Jonathan Swift

Your overflowing compassion is admirable.

And in a subsequent post as you likely have done in the past you will no doubt complain about "racism" and discrimination directed at white westerners by Thai people, as you sit here literally promoting ethnic discrimination against darker skinned people.

So having a bit of a laugh isn't a positive? A little satire here and there to lighten up otherwise serious issues? I see no harm in this, either intentional or indirectly. Life getting too complex for you in your old age?

I would think that it would behoove themselves to have a sense of humor. Certainly this was done in a lighthearted spirit. Even the pope has a sense of humor, I'm sure he's get a chuckle if the same were done to him. And one might ask, what would Buddha himself think and say? Better to laugh than to cry, suffer, or hate.

What if they find out that it was the monks themselves who did it? Aren't they entitled to a little fun?

The Buddha Boys

And when you die we will all laugh, OK?

Telling the truth about American violence alert, again. I'm American. Seen shootings in my old neighborhood, 6 murders over the years. One shooting two houses from mine last year. All in the same block. yes, why DO I live in Thailand now? Ah yes. Violence is maybe 1% of what it is in the US.

Knackered depends on the caliber of the bullet, where exactly the bullet went, and the success of surgery. Surgery has advanced quite a bit in today's world. High powered rifle, very bad. Pistol, more like a puncture wound. None of which is good of course.

They live in the selfie universe - they don't exist unless they see themselves in a selfie. If you take their phones away they'll disappear. Hmmm, maybe not a bad idea.

So happy to know a person who never in his life made a bad decision even in hindsight. Be careful you don't fall off your high horse and end up like these people.

I dunno where you hide yourself but everywhere I go in Bangkok since last year I see renovation and new tiles being installed on major sidewalks. I was actually quite surprised and impressed. So, yes the sidewalks are bad in places, but the work is being done. Is that not good enough?

Angry at anyone and everyone who is happier than old "grumpy" will ever be.

How fortunate for the rest of us that you know so much about someone whom you've never met or even heard of prior to this story. You're no doubt an award winning biographer. Please do enlighten us with further details about this man's life and deeds. And your sensitivity and compassion are equally impressive and exemplary. So what have all the "greenie nutters" ever done to you to inspire such bile and venom? Did someone plant a tree in your yard without your permission? And what makes you so sure this man belonged to that particular club? Perhaps it's just a matter of you can't stand anyone who is of better character or might be enjoying life more than you are.

It was probably easy for the cops to trace the phone using the mobile network

Statute of limitations applies to time of arrest, not to people who have been already charged and escape. Otherwise anyone who ever fled prosecution could easily run out the clock.

Do you REALLY need this 'splained to you? Simple: Looks better in photos - more normal and less like an actual criminal. You know, doing the "perp walk" with or without cuffs?

Do you understand what a dictionary is? No, it's not racism. A nationality is not a race. Every country has laws that specifically regulate non citizen foreigners. There is no hate involved here. Thailand is not declaring any "race" to be inferior or undeserving of respect and decency. Foreigners are not broadly entitled to be treated the same as Thais under all circumstances. I've been here 10 years and have never seen or experienced any actual example of racism personally. I've seen Thai people who resent or don't like foreigners, but that's not racism, I can understand why they feel that way. Where I'm from, Hartford CT USA, racism abounds like an overflowing toilet splattering on everyone and everything. If you've never seen such things count yourself lucky. Maybe that's why you don't understand the meaning of the word - you've never actually seen the real thing. Thailand has the right to make laws as it sees fit, in spite of whiners who for some reason remain here in spite of all their complaints about imaginary racism. If laws are seen as two tiered or discriminatory, that doesn't mean they're racist. Again, consult your dictionary. It's how Thailand sees and deals with its problems regarding foreigners. I've seen way more dangerous driving by foreigners, way more accidents, Thai motorbike drivers actually know what they're doing even if it looks reckless to the uninformed eye (you). So with all of your nonsense, I'm thinking that you're likely an entitled white supremacist projecting your own venom and racism onto a culture you don't understand. No? Well that's what you sound like. Keep that in mind next time you want to cry "racism". When someone burns a cross or hangs a noose in your front yard then you can cry racism.

Sooner or later Darwin will take care of this guy. which is sad if in fact he is mentally ill.

Speaking of imagining things, your comment is pure baseless fiction. I'm from the US, 66 years. The cops in the US are actually attacking trans people and making their lives miserable. They're getting away with it. There is no predatory theft and violence being committed by trans people in the US like in Thailand, so there is no equivalency whatsoever. If it WAS a problem no one would complain about them being detained for probable cause. So the US cops ARE a problem. And cops who violate people's rights ARE getting sued, and rightfully so. Lawsuits aren't the problem. HUMAN rights are the problem. It's the right wing and white supremacists in the US who are threatening, ostracizing, assaulting, and murdering transgender and gay people in the US. The right wing congress is fostering and promoting malicious homophobia and violence against LGBTQ people. You might want to avoid commenting with your imaginary scenarios which are based on little or no real information, and certainly you ought not comment on countries which you haven't lived in and seen first hand. And if you happen to be American, then you should know better and ought to be ashamed. Meanwhile no harm is actually coming to these Thai ladyboys, unlike in the US. Hope I've clarified a few things for you, but I'm not holding my breath. I suggest you educate yourself a bit more, it might help.

A man in his 70s needing surgery. Right. Hard to believe.

Because it's how the game is played - for show. There are many layers to this, many players. Surely you don't expect them to be honest and above board?

Much worse than bad taste. You must think the holocaust is a regular riot. That you would even think, let alone write such a thing shows you to be a calloused, insensitive a------ . Do us all a favor and leave the country.

How do you know he hasn’t done that? You spoke to him or the police?

You have two Southeast Asian cultures whose leaders stole from them. From that you conclude "Asian people are blind to people that rob them". So it's because the people are stupid, is that it? Is that supposed to represent logic? 2 + 2 = 5? What, are those leaders supposed to fully disclose what they do? Seriously? Meanwhile most other cultures have had leaders who do the same thing, some a little more under the radar than others, most never get caught and are purposefully invisible to the general public. USA included. The US Supreme Court has recently been exposed as corrupt and beholden to billionaires. But it's because the American people are blind, right? You possess the classic mind of a bigot, to whom every conclusion is molded into your prejudices and favorite stereotypes. Nobody is "blind" if the corrupt leaders are simply expert con artists and able to hide their misdeeds, which means just abut all of them and not just your "Asians".