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Well, it is clear that the army under Abhisit's command did shoot 90 unarmed demonstrators in the head. That is merely a statement of fact. The question is, is he culpable (yes, since he ordered it), and was it illegal (not in Thailand).

There were rules of engagement. The cases dealt with so far were killed outside those rules. The army then is responsible but will the government take them to court?

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Yes, but who made the rules of engagement (CRES), and in what other country does rules of engagement include "live fire zones" at domestic demonstrations?

Google "dead red shirts 2010" and click on "images". Then google "thai sniper 2010" and click on images. Notice all the images of soldiers with guns and red shirts with slingshots. They also had firecrackers...

Well, it is clear that the army under Abhisit's command did shoot 90 unarmed demonstrators in the head. That is merely a statement of fact. The question is, is he culpable (yes, since he ordered it), and was it illegal (not in Thailand).

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Could you please clue us in what you are talking about. Many of us were here in 2010 when Abhist had to stop an armed rebellion. We do not have a clue as to what you are talking about. I hope this is not another in 19 some thing the democrats did this story. I am getting tired of that. I wasn't here and when I arrived here Thailand was just starting into a period of attempted anarchy funded by a convicted criminal who for some reason or other choose to live in Dubai. probably to stay out of jail and avoid other charges he was guilty of.

Actually, I was here (and still am) and was at the demonstrations almost every day for work, and within sound of the gunfire as the army shot the unarmed demonstrators. There was no armed rebellion, only a massacre. If you don't believe me, look up the video, or ask the foreign and local reporters who were there and shot (those still alive anyway). I saw the signs for the live fire zone, and wandered across the army lines everyday, looking at soldiers armed with m-16s and shotguns loaded with buckshot (clearly buckshot as the cases were transparent plastic). But hey, believe whoever you want to. Even Suthep, who claimed the army didn't shoot anyone, and that the protestors ran into the bullets. Suthep, clearly a mad man, and the posterboy for Thai corruption long before anyone ever heard of Thaksin. Anyway, they are only buffalo...

Well, it is clear that the army under Abhisit's command did shoot 90 unarmed demonstrators in the head. That is merely a statement of fact. The question is, is he culpable (yes, since he ordered it), and was it illegal (not in Thailand).

Shame on you, trying to justify the usurpation of power by a rich aristocracy in the name of democracy. Shameful...

Well, I'm a Tea Party sympathiser, am not rural, have never been bought by a billionaire, am not working for a corporation, I'm not even fighting against big government (well, maybe I am, but not as part of TP). My only objective, and the only thing that unites the TP, is that government live within its means.

The number of Farang on this forum who believe Thailand's poor have no right to the political representation of their choice is simply astonishing. And disturbing.

Why should poor people, who pay´s ZERO tax, be able to have the majority of votes in the government, while the actual tax-payers are left with the useless minority opposition votes????

Its an interesting point. 50% (more or less) of Americans pay no federal income tax. Should they be allowed to vote?

The number of Farang on this forum who believe Thailand's poor have no right to the political representation of their choice is simply astonishing. And disturbing.

its astonishing that you believe "the poor" who have their government with its arrogance of power and being above the law and policies which will destroy the country if it's allowed to continue,How will that benefit Thailands poor?And it shows how out of touch you are thinking the poor support this government.huge numbers outside of Isaan are not so naive

Interesting. Are you unaware that a plurality voted in the current government? Should only the policies of the minority be allowed? Do you doubt that Thasin's policies (continued by the Democrats when they were in office) benefitted the poor?