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8 hours ago, Enoon said:

 

"It was a heart-wrenching scene at the......."

 

Heart rending.

 

Gut wrenching.

 

Sorry.....finally got so fed up with the constant demeaning of tragedy by such blatantly ignorant (repeated) errors, that I decided to risk being labelled (and snipped) as "grammar police".

 

If they insist on using cliched (cheapening, sensationalist) expressions at least make a start on using the correct cliched expressions.

 

Heart-rending and Gut-wrenching - Daily Writing Tips

 

 

You sure got your priorities right. Just when you think you've seen it all on Thaivisa there is always one more that raises the bar. I'm not lost for words but I just want you to know that you truly disgust me. And it seems for one gesticulating on grammar it's clearly not your best subject as I've no idea what your talking about.

21 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Thailand really needs to get its house in order with child custody laws. A parent running off with the kids, leaving the one with technical custody able to do nothing to get them back, is really sad. I wish the kids the best in recovery and hope the father is somehow able to resolve this horrible situation.

I am going to hold back on my comments about the mother, to avoid having my post deleted.

I think Thai custody laws are fair and are not unlike most other countries in that the children's well-being is paramount and the judges are almost guardians. I suspect the father is being economical with the truth?  The mother by law has sole custody and in order for the father to have custody she must have mistreated the children and essentially signed over custody to him. And if she has broken the courts custody agreement a half decent solicitor would quickly get a court order to return the children to the father. If the mother has sole custody then as the father he is by law permitted to spend time with his children. That said it's a tragedy for all concerned no winners all losers.

44 minutes ago, alant said:

and the UN did what???

I met two fellow countrymen who worked for the UN one night having a few drinks. I asked them what they did in the UN? They looked at each other smiled and replied "Nothing in unison. 

2 hours ago, thhMan said:

Pity many parents have no clue about raising kids and teaching them morality, respect and how to deal with problems...
Maybe this girls didnt have the confidence or respect to talk to her mom/sister etc...

Pity your parents did not educate you in empathy and understanding. Your post is as shocking as the child's death. 

21 minutes ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

Unless someone sponsors him this taxi driver is typically potless living only for his daily ration of som tam and M-150 and quite probably unable to afford to sue Danny for defamation. 

There are any number of Thai Lawyers only too happy take a slice of Danny no foal no fee because Danny will loose for sure.

1 hour ago, Bill Miller said:

What heat? Only a very few utterly insignificant individuals have been giving Danny Mac any criticism over this.

You clearly have no idea how the defamation laws work. Even if the taxi driver is guilty under Thai law the video posted is defamation. Which will cost Danny a lot of money in legal fees and settlement costs and his passport will be held by the court. Even the BBC cut their losses perhaps 3 million Baht when they published a video with the lawyer admitting his crime.

1 hour ago, Bangkokfunny said:

Just check who's account number it is.
What I know of Bangkok Bank account numbers is that they never will start with 628.

Conclusion ... 
Fake extortion !!!

Indeed I had a thought that perhaps this was a convenient way to take the the heat off Dan the Man? 

2 hours ago, balo said:

 

That was posted last year , in June. Doesn't explain anything . Where is he now?

 

I've no idea. If you look at his You Tube $hite it seems that he's back in Chiang Mai. Adored by the gullible and detested by the rational. Everything about this guy sickens my #ole. He killed his supposed girlfriend and unborn child and his attitude was .... Dust myself down and start all over again... He did not give a rats @ss.

2 hours ago, balo said:

Is he still operating from Thailand ?  Not deported ?  

 

4 hours ago, evadgib said:

Lawyers or translators projecting themselves into an investigation should be treated with a great deal of caution if they appointed themselves or aren't on the list given to families by their Embassy. Lists aren't always foolproof but where possible the companies/people on them are registered with the MFA/appropriate local authorities.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/thailand-list-of-lawyers

'Buyer Beware!'

HTH

 

There is only one rule of thumb with regards to Phuket lawyers. Avoid them at all costs. If they are not corrupt then the ones that are will silence them. Foreigners simply do not win in Phuket Court and if they do most likely they used little brown envelope was bigger than the other guys. 

I lived in Thailand for 17 years and 10 years ago there was an attempt on my life. I was poisoned intentionally. The first thing that came to mind when I became lucid was if I had died that it would have been recorded as suicide or natural causes. The other thing of grave concern pun intended is that the people thrust forward at accidents or deaths of foreigners are tourist police volunteers and translators provided by the police. Don't trust any of them they are, not all but the vast majority of them paid police operatives. The worst location for these scum artists is Phuket. Its like the police safe house in Thailand is a safe house for the police.

8 hours ago, lanista said:

KORAT....where  else!

Is that her husband standing next to her? What is she pointing at?

Another old English guy with worn out '30 something' street scrubber.

She doesnt care about their phoney relationship. If he leaves so does his wallet and ATM  card,

Thats why she's pissed.

These old farangs never learn.

They keep their embassies busy thats for sure.

Just when you thought the Thaivisa know it all and know nothing commentator has taken a breather you appear in all your presumptive glory. She stabs him in the stomach then you stab one of your own in the back. I guess with so many showing their disgust at your inane post you must be feeling a bit of a rusty tool yourself.

1 hour ago, Roel said:

Last week I met a friend of mine who is a retired professor in mathematics and I was surprised to see him wearing a big amulet around his neck. What happened to you I asked. You always said that superstition was for the ignorant and uneducated. True he said, but the monk I bought this from told me that the amulet also works if you don't believe in it.

Ha Ha ... My father was highly intelligent. A font of knowledge, a man people turned to for advice and up to the day before he died an athiest. Yep the night before he died he covered his options and was baptised.

27 minutes ago, Thongkorn said:

Yes usualy a person who scavenger who leaves there shit everywhere after they leave and don’t give a dam that the tax payer has to clean it up. Because they don’t pay any taxes. Most can’t speak English. They think themselves above the law. Mostly drive Round in untaxed and tested vehicles. Most have problems with there hands because they cannot help lifting other people property. Yes I know because I have had dealings with them.

I actually meant the origin of the name Pikey but your not wrong. A blight on the landscape and all unfortunate to come in contact with them. 

19 hours ago, Thongkorn said:

Hope this pikey is banned for life . He should have stuck to tarmacing drives. The mans unstable.

Do you even know what a Pikey is? 

11 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Is that the culture whereby state officials embezzle money from childrens and impoverished people funds.

Indeed the Culture of Corruption.

16 hours ago, MrJohnson said:

Road rage is an increasing phenomena in many countries unfortunately.

But perhaps nobody does it better or more often than a misjudged poorly educated Thai ego. I ran out of excuses to subject my children to being brought up in a once charming country that is careening out of control. 

11 hours ago, PremiumLane said:

Connect 4 was an April Fools joke and do you really see violence on a daily basis? More than any other country?

Yes and Yes .... I lived in Thailand for 17 years and finally gave up last year and returned home as did each and every one of my friends who had no wish for their children to be educated in life and learning in Thailand. It was fun for a while of course until I realised it's not only the goods and smiles that are fake. 

7 hours ago, Oziex1 said:

Good point it is unusual that we see no pic of 27 of Thailands finest crammed into the frame with the evil doers sitting stone faced at the table.

Hmmn?

I would hazard a guess it was a Thai Police man who invented the wide angled lens.

4 hours ago, mcdiddly said:

The definition of defamation is; the action of damaging the good reputation of someone; slander or libel. Slander and libel is based on the legal primis that the statement is false. An opinion is subjective. 

Your absolutely right. But this is Thailand and the courts consider ... "Be the accused innocent or guilty is immaterial the fact is the man has been defamed" The might of the BBC accepted this in Phuket Court and when there was an opportunity to expose the law they ran scared of a two bit corrupt back street lawyer.... The defamation laws are a tool for the corrupt and guilty . .  indeed a get out of jail card.

8 hours ago, petedk said:

Unbelievable! 

Why wasn't he dismissed immediately and charges brought against him?

 

60,000 pills cannot be for own use. 

 

 

'60.000 pills cannot be for his own use' You got it in one. Just like in Phuket when the Tourist Police assistant in Chalong police station turned free lance. Sharing is Caring. 

18 hours ago, colinneil said:

After reading this an old saying comes to mind....all wind and p++s.

Indeed my grandmother used this old saying often .... Like a barbers cat all P!$$ and Wind... Not sure what the barber's cat had to do with it? Another was .... He's a merchant banker.... 

1 hour ago, canopy said:

It was believed from the beginning it wasn't his voice. But why is this grounds to drop charges? Why does no one care that the other 3 are equally guilty and one of them should be charged with bribery? The media, forestry people, and public seem to care less about saving the leopards. It's all about lynching the rich guy and ignoring the other 3 poachers. Why aren't they searching the houses of the other three? This is so strange. The repeated message from the handling of this case is if you are rich, we will throw the book at you. If you are poor, take what you want.

 

Dear God man have you learnt nothing. It was not a bribe he was simply repaying a loan.