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For those of you that dismiss them because theur businesses were "agains the law"
I would ask you to define Law.

If the police do enforce it, the city sanctions it and the community benefits from it, all in broad day light for year after year- is that really a functioning law?

What's the difference between that and any archaic law from bygone eras that is still technically on the books, but entirely unenforced and forgotten?

Laws are meant to protect people, not persecute them.

Like people that want to use a PUBLIC beach from stand over merchants.....

I totally agree. They should not have been there.
I'm just saying it's unfair to set up a system that condones this form of income for people and then abruptly leave them unemployed because you changed your mind.

We do not live in a black and white world.

I posed a question in my remark that you've ignored.

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If the police do enforce it, the city sanctions it and the community benefits from it, all in broad day light for year after year- is that really a functioning law?

How wrong can you be. The police does not enforce it, the city does not sanction it, and the community does not benefit from it.

A very few high city officials take illegal fees and pocket the money for their own benefit. Some money is spun off to keep the police happy. And the public community gets nothing from the money made, no taxes, no fees, no nothing paid into the official public coffers.

That is precisely what I meant by the police and city giving it the go ahead.
Now go tell the people that are out of work because of the bait and switch that they didnt benefit from it.
Assuming that the economy doesnt benefit because sales are under the table is too narrow a view.

Pro tip;
It isnt necessary to to like a bitch just because you disagree with someone's opinion.
How wrong could you be.

Nobody's going to make any difference going it alone.
You need daily stories like this for people to see.
Something for grass roots to grab hold of.

... then again, you're contending with life long conditioning to hero worship.
Questioning authority isn't in the curriculum. I dont hear a whole lot rabble in the street.
People seem happy enough to bow at the waist, no lube necessary.

Ohhhhh, it's sarcastic.
Gotcha.
Sorry I wandered in here.

For those of you that dismiss them because theur businesses were "agains the law"
I would ask you to define Law.

If the police do enforce it, the city sanctions it and the community benefits from it, all in broad day light for year after year- is that really a functioning law?

What's the difference between that and any archaic law from bygone eras that is still technically on the books, but entirely unenforced and forgotten?

Laws are meant to protect people, not persecute them.

&lt;deleted&gt; are you people talking about?
There are literally zero baht in this old ass photo.

This exact photo has already "gone viral" on a hundred different memes.

You cant arrest someone for that shamelessly stupid and vicious law and then expect me to believe anything else you say about the accused.

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Yeah, the items in question now appear to be museum pieces
- but the cops didn't know that at the time.
It's completely irrelevant to their escape.

I don't suppose we'll ever learn what punishment the cops received.
I assume they'l have to share the spoils.

This place is completely off the rails.

"I don't suppose we'll ever learn what punishment the cops received."

Punished for what? Read your own first paragraph.

All the cop knew was that the unidentified remains of several human beings were in the posession of two tourists- and they let them walk. What kind of police let a person walk in those cirtcumstances?

I'm not sure how my first paragraoh conflicts.

Jesus.
I was not aware of this particular hazard.

Yeah, the items in question now appear to be museum pieces
- but the cops didn't know that at the time.
It's completely irrelevant to their escape.

I don't suppose we'll ever learn what punishment the cops received.
I assume they'l have to share the spoils.

This place is completely off the rails.

I guess illegally overthrowing the entire government of a country by threat of violence and imprisonment doesn't cout as terrorism for some reason.

Meh.
Pretty sure the majority of those people have never seen his material and voted simply out of a prejudice against "pickup artists" because, reasons.

I didn't know they made so much cheese in Thailand.
heh

Yeah, let me just spend my entire life clawing my way to the top so that my children can be insufferable &lt;deleted&gt;.

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Questions asked-- no problem if they are legit, But who reported that he Quote " blew his top " ??? who decided to put this into a topic this way ??
inviting anger, and TVF are wanting to conform to no harsh criticism----- then blasts this heading here. This week there have been more and more invitation to the PM haters, but yet feed them fodder for replies.

Headlines need to be scaled down and fair. so as everyone no matter what opinion can comment without inflated topic headings.

Yes, after further research of the topic it seems that this issue is being used to tarnish the image of the new pm and most of the tarnishing is in anti coup media sites. Just goes to show that the divide in politics is still simmering and the need for reform is paramount to healing old wounds.

Anti-coup media?
Which Thailand are you referring to?
I live in the one where 99% of people rolled over and allowed themselves to be emasculated by a scheming army officer that failed to contain the south and decided to throw himself a coup to celebrate. Media are stepping over themselves to kiss ass on a daily basis.

I swear. If I had known there would be absolutely no resistance whatsoever I would have thrown a coup my damn self.

You live in one ???? # years of PTP failed the south-Thaksin did that before during his stint. Try throwing one, and not a tantrum.

You misread my comment, arbitrarily decided that my outrage at injustice was a "tantrum", and then presented a false dilemma: either Thaksin or a coup- which is at once childish and unimaginative.

Nevermind that you didn't even attempt to respond to the main point; that the media are lapdogs, as opposed "tarnishing" the good name of those very good gentlemen that so politely wiped their ass with the votes of millions of people and casually stole an entire country in broad daylight.

Does that pass for a logical argument where you're from?

This is the single best editorial I have read since I arrived in Thailand 3 years ago.
Well done.

Let me know if you need any help interrogating these gentlemen.

I hear politicians are big on science.
Religious nuts as well.
Huge on science.

This is a tragic story about the human condition of suffering and greed.

Sad you guys find such humor in it.

Gallows

LOL.
No. This is not common.
What this is, is retarded.

Makes you wonder where someone this stupid came up with his money to begin with.