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1 hour ago, connda said:

I've been caned in both in both UK and US schools.  Rite of Passage in many ways, but it seems Thais go overboard on the corporal punishment.  "Fighting" is only a 500 THB fine, so if my own grandkids came home black and blue, I'd consider decking the person responsible as there doesn't seem a be a legal recourse. My father threaten that approach in England and I was never hit again (leave the Yank kid alone).  I was in High School in the US and simply laughed it off - I don't ever remember telling the parents as we got "The Paddle" for a reason.  <laughs>
It seems it is not 'illegal' in Thailand and seems to be implicitly condoned by school admins.  Very young kids getting caned.  Yeah - I'd put an end to that with if it was my own family members affected.

Seems to me you both see caning as acceptable and a rite of passage but would oppose it if it was your own young kids being punished. It's this kind of ambivalence that allows corporal punishment to continue despite being abolished.

On 3/19/2023 at 2:43 PM, scorecard said:

Years back a police colonel was at my condo door with his Thai wife. I opened he door they quickly came inside, with a teenage boy lackie who quickly closed the door. Never seen him before, he and his wife asked me to help him improve his English.

 

Later discovered he and his wife approached me because I was the only farang she regularly saw at the local supermarket.

 

In fact the policeman spoke excellent English. It soon became obvious that:

 

- His wife wore the pants.

- She came from a very wealthy family. She spoke English at Native speaker level.

- She sought out and married the cop because there was a history of high ranking military and police in her family. 

- At her insistance the colonal cop had a personal uniformed chauffeur who was not a cop, and his car was the biggest/most expensive Benz*. An enterage followed in another smaller car with fresh Thai food and 2 teenage boys assigned to continuously keep the Benz clean and keep extra sets of shoes highly polished for the colonel cop.

- The wife openly told me the reason for all of this -  she was ready to pay the big money to buy hubbie his general rank, but wanted to be able to say he brought something valuable to the table - perfect English. 

- They were offering big money for English lessons (which I wouldn't attempt partly because I have no knowledge of how to structure any lessons at his current English level and because I'm not intersted in teaching English, I already had a very good position in a consulting firm.) Even in the first discussion in my condo the wife was already ordering me what to do.

- I had to politely insist NO thanks, she was angry that her 'orders' were being challenged. She approached me again the next day and the following day. Her attitude was polite but insistant that she should have what she desired.

 

 

* At that time Benz was the much preferred European luxury high quality car.

 

 

 

As someone who 25 years ago spent 7 days in Pattaya lock up and a day in jail before the oiling of squeaky wheels took affect, I have never had any respect for the Thai police. I have strong memories of the gold jewellery and expensive watches worn by lowly police officers. Not to mention the party they held at my expense.

On 3/16/2023 at 12:23 PM, Cricky said:

Yes, that would give the moaners and complainers something to moan and complain about. 

 

Yep and you can be rest assured that I for one would be among the first in line to complain.

On 3/16/2023 at 9:35 AM, JoseThailand said:

I am one of the Russian war refugees. Will be happy to answer your questions and bust some myths.

Which country do most Russian refugees support in this war? How are the Russians dealing with visa requirements to stay in Thailand? What is likely to happen to you when you go back?

13 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Today at lunch my partner and some other people were talking with wifes of policemen who had lunch too. The wifes claimed that policemen are ordered to take bribes to hand over to their superiors, and many will quit when they are 25 years in service. But nobody dares to stand up against their superiors.. It is all over Thailand according to the women... Just to say, and apparently the Government knows it, but don't care 

If dining at an expensive restaurant this would suggest that the wives are quite happy to reap the benefits of the bribes taken by their husbands. Also if not working, they are obviously comfortable enough on the one source of income. Me thinks maybe they protest too much.

11 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

But quite true in this case.

Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia are virtually big fireplaces.

CM approx. at the center of this map:

Yeah but it's a lot easier to express an opinion if you don't allow facts and maps to get in your way.

3 hours ago, Nicholas Paul KNIGHT said:

Typical overkill knee jerk reaction from Tha authorities in a xenophobic rant targeting tourists. Instead of actually seeking to minimise the problem by targeting the shops re-selling old uniforms.

19th century laws dealing with 21st century actions again. 

So long as the group being targeted is these Chinese who live in a Peter Pan world of fashion, I am happy.

13 hours ago, Dan O said:

All the worry about the possibility of tarnishing a schools image by wearing a school uniform with a name on it but no worries about school staff tarnishing the school image by physically and sexually abusing school students.  We are truly living in an upside down universe in Thailand.

Arrest both the teachers and the Chinese. 

On 7/18/2022 at 3:43 PM, bamnutsak said:

Same for me, from a different supplier though. Totally awesome product.

 

 

Not in the cheapest weed category though.

So how much did it cost?

2 hours ago, jesimps said:

 

I've been in Thailand for 16 years and been stitched up by the traffic police three times. It was only 200 baht each time, but still a stitch up. Twice it was for "spending too much time in outside lane" whilst overtaking a line of cars and the other was when the BIB showed me a small wrinkled piece of paper with "120 KPH" written on it when I was actually well within the limit.

I payed up each time rather than surrender my license and drive to find some obscure police to pay the fine and obtain a receipt. Yes, I know, it just encourages them.

There is a difference between paying a bribe to ignore a misdemeanour or crime you haven't done as opposed to one they have pretended you have done. Both are illegal and regrettable actions by people paid to keep order, but the latter is a far more reprehensible action and should not be tolerated or encouraged.

35 minutes ago, proton said:

Police Station is nothing like a prison, that is another world with 40 crammed in cells meant for 20. knowing a lot of piggies makes no difference.

In fact guys who have been in prison and return to society via a police station cell claim that the latter is luxury compared to prison. Still crowded but able to get food from outside and have visitors who are not seated behind glass screens or yelling at you from maters away.

40 minutes ago, proton said:

Are you claiming to have been in a prison cell in Thailand? other than a visit from the outside.

I have been inside one and can testify that cells are hideously overcrowded but surprisingly clean. 

1 hour ago, Artisi said:

Many would disagree about doing the right thing about marijuana....... 

I was expressing a personal opinion. I wouldn't dare to express an opinion on behalf of all posters.

23 hours ago, Thailand said:

"But he said that the caretaker involved had been spoken to about excessive punishment and would be disciplined. " ?

 

Out of a job surely?

Should be out of a job and prosecuted. What a petty little Hitler he is. The Thais never deal decisively with this type of person whether in schools or the police force. 

2 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

She doing 20 years as we speak.   In prison.  There is seldom so much false informtion and unjustified generalised Thai-bashing as is found on Thaivisa.

As a general rule, the poor go to jail and the rich do not. That is not Thai bashing, it's a fact.