Zack61

8 hours ago, stevenl said:

Isn't deportation a standard punishment for working illegally?

Not if they are going to be accidentally pushed off a balcony on the 30th floor of a Moscow high rise. 
This Thai government has no concern about human rights and would be a classic case of kowtowing to Poo Tin. 

The genie is out of the bottle and now they are trying to put it back. 
If we are going to be honest with the situation we have to admit the current laws were passed without a lot of thought of consequences. Whilst I love a puff as much as the next guy I do concede the current situation is only going to lead to more pain for many in the form of irresponsible use and behaviour leading to more road deaths and accidents as well as other long term health affects from blatant abuse of the stuff. 
I do believe in the up side regarding health benefits but getting stoned and then getting behind the wheel or handle bars is not a health benefit for anyone. I gave it up 5 years ago after smoking it for 40 years and I can’t say I regret it. My memory was being f##ked over and I was doing some silly things. 
I appreciate the investment ploughed into the grass business but I do believe the current laws need to be amended to at least try to protect innocent lives that may be inadvertently affected by some irresponsible users. These laws were passed in haste for political and financial advantage and now need to be reconsidered. 

18 hours ago, webfact said:

to allow convicts to serve their terms outside prison, saying that a regulation on the same matter was issued three years ago

How many of the average Joes have been afforded this privilege of passage out of the penal system and into medical care with such lavish trimmings? 

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Did they expect doing nothing was going to achieve something.

Asking the public to "please don't drive drunk" is the way to success?

…….. and countless police checkpoints. I believe we underestimate just how effective and meaningful these are in bringing down the road toll. 
 

NOT!!!!

If I remember correctly it was about the same time last year that the Thai naval vessel went down off Bang Saphan. 
RIP

This is simply a resurrection of the Good Guys In, Bad Guys Out program. Looks like the meeting of minds was unable to come up with any constructive new ideas so they’ve simply repackaged this old chestnut to justify their love-in. 

15 hours ago, BritScot said:

Unbelievable people on here. She was ousted by what is the most serious criminal act in a democracy  "a military coup". She did the right thing and called an election and the opposition went into meltdown and tried to stop the ballot knowing she would easily win so some land was purchased and a coup was bought. The country again dragged down with Unbelievably high levels of coruption and incompetence. The real criminals walk free with justice pushed aside and any who protested thrown in prison.  Temple murders, gold mine, toyota shack down, military corruption, slavery one could go on and on. However, these are not crimes but currupt officials who stole in the rice pledge scheme are the then serving pm fault, oh what happened to all the money when the rice was sold off? 

Here here. I second your assessment. She had been arrested, detained and charged by an illegal regime. Why wouldn’t she flee? The real criminals are still in our midsts living without fear of retribution. 
What this whole episode highlights is that the Supreme Court is in the pocket of whoever is in power and is not there to make any decisions based on the point of law. They are only there to add legitimacy to decisions of corrupt government. 

There’s a lot of probing going on. This investigation is going to have to relocate to Pattaya if any more probing is required, in which case a thorough job will be done and the truth will be, no doubt, revealed. 
I look forward to the findings. Thaksin will be beside himself I’m sure. This is like one of those Carry-On movies. Carry on probing. Until there is no one left to probe. 

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the end of the probe. 

The probe will be done with a very soggy, single rolled sheet of toilet paper I’m sure. Probably not even 2 ply. 
The sort of thorough investigation anyone in a position of influence gets. I bet he’s trembling in his boots. 

Let’$ $ee how long they keep him locked up before he elope$. 

I suspect he’s had a brain transplant himself except they forgot to replace the one they took out.