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Absolutely ridiculous situation, and just one of those reasons why Thailand will never be taken seriously by the West as a potential "World Player" (Whatever that is?) And did I not see recently that Thailand has dropped down the charts as a potential holiday destination for many people? Also, I wonder whether we would have heard if the money/bribe had been accepted? I think not! 🙂

Of course, sir! "O", or "I"?

We have a word for people like you (apart from "troll" in my old "home" country which is unprintable here, but I think you will get the gist - if you are as educated as wot you fink you are - "g*b****te". P.S. You are now an Honorary Member on my "Ignored" list - there are not many of you, but it is a select list of well qualified "g*b****tes" like yourself, so you are in good company!

"Everyone knows that you aren't allowed to criticise anything about Thailand unless everything about your home country is perfect." "You can not be seeerious, man!"

You seem to have great difficulty in choosing a descriptive adjective other than "pathetic" in your replies to posts - that in itself is pathetic! And accusing people of not being capable of giving an answer when it would appear that they are far more capable than you are of posing an original question!

I've been on here /ThaiVisa for many years (8 years longer than you) and am peed off with comments like yours that don't even deserve an answer as the replies have been given many times before. Pathetic Apologist!

"If it is so much better in UK I wonder why you're here???" Not another? - Yawn!

" raised concerns about Pattaya’s image as a tourist destination" Copy and paste for imminent future use! Why aren't these security guards licensed as in the UK and other countries? Any misbehaviour like that mentioned in the post as in the post should mean loss of licence - hence loss of job!

"UK former mercenary, living in Thailand for 22 years, fined and warned by Udon Thani police after assault at PTT station. Man agrees to pay full compensation and apologises to the Thai victim’s family..............." "A UK man, a former mercenary who has lived in Thailand for 22 years, was fined and warned by Udon Thani police on Friday. It came after he was summoned by police for being involved in an assault at a PTT station in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The UK man also agreed to pay full compensation and offered his apologies to the family of the Thai man he assaulted. Police, it is understood, declined to revoke the 44-year-old man’s visa due to his previous cooperation with the Immigration Bureau on Ko Samui and the fact that this was a first-time offence." The foreigner who assaulted a 25-year-old service station employee in Udon Thani in the early hours of Wednesday morning has been fined and booked by police. The man was identified by Udon Thani police as 44-year-old Mr Davis. In brief, a UK national who has lived in Thailand for 22 years. Mr Davis is reported to be a former mercenary or soldier for hire. Do we really need to be told 3 (Three!) times in 3 paragraphs that he has been fined and warned/booked by Police? Or 4 (Four!) times that he is a UK national who was a former mercenary?

😆 I think in this case "school" doesn't mean a school - it means a "school of thought/law" e.g. I got this from Google - I don't know anything about Muslim/Islam rules/laws:- "The Jaʿfarī school,[a] also known as the Jafarite school, Jaʿfarī fiqh (Arabic: الفقه الجعفري) or Ja'fari jurisprudence, is a prominent school of jurisprudence (fiqh) within Twelver and Ismaili (including Nizari)[1] Shia Islam, named after the sixth Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq.[2" P.S. Jurisprudence is "the study, knowledge, or science of law."

"The Quran only teaches violence for self defense" ??? "Death penalty is the traditional form of punishment for both male and female apostates for leaving Islam. Jaʿfari or Imāmī school – Male apostates must be executed,

And just see what happens if you become a Muslim and try to leave:- "Death penalty is the traditional form of punishment for both male and female apostates for leaving Islam. Jaʿfari or Imāmī school – Male apostates must be executed, while female apostates must be held in solitary confinement until they repents and return to Islam." Peace and love? Right!

Sorry about your grandfather - hence the "Like"

I've made mistakes, like leaving an ATM card in a machine etc, but I've never had 2 million's worth of baht of gold to carry about, and if I had, I don't think I'd have carried it about in a bag on the back of a motor bike taxi! But it sounds like she's never had any problems before, so she could have been doing it on a regular basis, and got a bit lax?

With the post about e-cigarettes yesterday, and then only buds to be illegal, and today now apparently all except cannabis for medical use, no wonder Thailand's "politicians" (Inverted commas on purpose!) will never convince the rest of the World that they should be taken seriously. "One forward - two back!"

I remember reading once a very apt description of the Muslim and Christian beliefs. "It's like two schoolchildren arguing in the playground about who has the best imaginary friend." Whoever said it was spot on!

"Thailand Set to Recriminalise Cannabis Amid Expert Outcry" Misleading headline - it reads like the experts are complaining about it being recriminalised!

She had a bad day, and some bad luck, and that's it. bad planning.

And this is to do with education? Well, I suppose it is in a way if you are talking about educating yourself on Thai cuisine!

The Thai elite don't want the plebs to be educated - look what nearly happened at the last election!

But...but... it all happened so long ago and he's a changed man now - honest!🙄

You doubt? But these things do happen and just because "you doubt" doesn't make them not happen!

OK - you are entitled to disagree, but I am sure that many others will agree - I personally know of at least 6 who have first hand experience, and will agree with what I say. Allow me to retell a story which I have posted on here before, but it is worth repeating to illustrate how the 'Justice System" worked in one particular instance a couple of years ago. During the Covid "lockdown", a few friends of mine were drinking illegally at a bar that was supposedly owned by a "High Up" local policeman, and hence they were told it was OK to have a drink there, but no loud music to draw attention to the place, just have a couple of beers, and a bit of a chat and all will be OK. Unfortunately, a girl at a massage parlour opposite the bar decided to have a birthday party with a few friends, and one of her "rivals" grassed her up - not to the local police but to the area "main police" HQ. Consequently, her party was raided - not by the local police but by the main police, who noticed that the bar opposite had some farangs drinking there so they decided to "nick them" as well (Farang = Baht!) They were all arrested and spent a night in the cells (which apparently was not a pleasant experience - concrete floor - no beds - no blankets - no water or food - just a pot in the corner to pee in!) In the morning they were taken to the local court, but because of Covid, it was to be an appearance in front of a Magistrate by video link. An interpreter explained the procedure, and said "When asked you will stand up, state your name, and plead guilty to the charges, which they had already been notified of. (i.e. drinking illegally during lockdown) One guy said, "I was not drinking at the bar, I was sitting at a table just down the street, and didn't have any drink in front of me, so I am going to plead "Not guilty". He was confident of being able to prove his innocence because prior to the raid, 2 undercover cops had cruised past on a motor bike videoing the whole shebang - birthday party and guys drinking at the bar. The interpreter said, "OK, you are entitled to plead "Not Guilty", but I GUARANTEE that this is what will happen. You will be remanded in custody for about 2 weeks (on the concrete floor!), you will have to get an expensive lawyer to represent you, and you will come back here and I GUARANTEE that you will be found guilty, and will be given twice the fine/punishment that you would have got if you'd pleaded guilty to in the first place" So he decided to plead guilty! (There is even more to tell regarding this particular event, but I fear it may not be a good idea to air it on here so, if you like, I could PM you?)

"An alcohol test is pending to determine the driver’s level of intoxication at the time of the accident." Do they not usually do an alcohol test at the time of the accident? (Or thereabouts?) Maybe it should read "the result of an alcohol test is pending to determine the driver’s level of intoxication at the time of the accident."?

Perhaps?