Jonathan Swift

A line stolen from Frank Zappa.

OMG a Thai person being prosecuted! So, all you complaining Brits claiming that farang/foreigners are singled out and persecuted, what do you have to say about that? Oh you'll find some excuse to rationalize your bigotry.

They're very happy that you volunteered to assist.

But wait, Thailand is prosecuting Thai people? I thought it was only the poor picked on farang who got picked on, persecuted, and prosecuted, according to the usual boneheaded whiny UK commenters. But those commenters will ignore and soon forget this story the next time they feel like whining and complaining, because that's what they do, wherever they are. Ignore the facts in favor of their own bigotry, which ironically is exactly what they accuse Thais of.

Nope. But wait, Thailand is prosecuting Thai people? I thought it was only the poor picked on farang who got picked on, persecuted, and prosecuted, according to the usual boneheaded whiny UK commenters. But those commenters will ignore and soon forget this story the next time they feel like whining and complaining, because that's what they do, wherever they are. Ignore the facts in favor of their own bigotry, which ironically is exactly what they accuse Thais of.

Good chance of that.

IQ of about 70 maybe. He's not a young guy either, when he gets out he'll be in rough shape. Maybe he'll get lucky and get deported. Chances are he's already seen the inside of a jail in his home country, and chances are he's an addict, in which case IQ doesn't matter.. If he's an addict he deserves a modicum of sympathy. Addicts have no control over their addiction, just ask any smoker/nicotine addict who has tried to quit. My brother died of his addictions, at least jail would have kept him alive. This guy should be glad it isn't Russia and facing the gulags.

IQ of about 70 maybe. He's not a young guy either, when he gets out he'll be in rough shape. Chances are he's already seen the inside of a jail in his home country, and chances are he's an addict, in which case IQ doesn't matter.. If he's an addict he deserves a modicum of sympathy. Addicts have no control over their addiction, just ask any smoker/nicotine addict who has tried to quit. My brother died of his addictions, at least jail would have kept him alive. This guy should be glad it isn't Russia and facing the gulags.

The question is, how are they going to know what's in your bank account? Will banks be required to report all transfers to the tax dept? I think I will ask my bank about that.

Why don't you go online and actually find out from the tax department rather than cluelessly insinuate? Or is that too much work and not as much fun as whining about how unequal and unfair it is here?

Oh come on. Do you know anything about Thailand? Anyone can get a gun here, doesn't matter if you're a 5 year old or 100. Same in most any country. And you don't know anything about this lady, who her friends were - both French and Thai, or French people in general, obviously. And then, why should anyone mention or care where the gun came from? It's irrelevant and really nobody's business. There's no crime committed with the gun, if you don't consider suicide a crime. She had the right to take her own life rather than suffer and die of cancer.

I think that fortunately there are more good than bad, except maybe in the US, where it's about 50/50. I grew up there and watched the decline over a 40 year period. But the bad people stand out more and get more media coverage. So this is a good story, a change from the usual tabloid crɑp.

You can't have educated conversations with clueless uneducated people who don't want to learn anything.

yeah, well, a lot of us are just as sick of you people's whining and complaining, only we're not the police, so we just shake our heads wondering why you came here, and why you don't just leave.

No! Ya think? You mean that the locals are not in awe of Mr. Muscleman's physique, as he surely expects? These guys have egos bigger than their muscles. If they only knew what people really thought.

Yeah, sure, anything you say. Must be true, because you said it. The reality is actually much more complex and nuanced, therefore over your head.

You need to read up. I have. And spoken to activists from groups like Human Rights Watch, whose vise president is a friend of mine. It's a constitutional monarchy, not a democracy, but its constitution does not provide the same rights as other countries. The police have a freer rein to enforce laws that are subject to interpretation, yes bribes figure in. There's no thing as a "soft" dictatorship. Just because the government exerts more control and enforcement regarding certain issues does not in and of itself define it as a dictatorship, unlike, say, its communist neighbors to the North and West.

Truth. If anything is a detriment to Thai life it's the complaining Brits - they're the ones who should leave or be deported.

Witch hunt. Where have I heard that before? Oh, that guy? The guy who is on trial for multiple felonies, and who was sued for defamation countless times, now owes more than a half billion dollars in penalties? Twice impeached? You're clueless.

Hardly. These headlines have been going on for the entire ten years I've been here, and long before. Thailand's reputation is untouched. Look before you speak.

Good for you, live long and prosper friend

So comments are offered as proof? Good thing you're not a lawyer, you'd be disbarred.

MAYBE. Most people like this don't learn and don't change, sadly. If he was a learning kind he would have come here with a better attitude

I'm American, and amen brother! You will never hear me complain about this life. If there is a problem I address it directly, ask for help resolving it, or let it go. All with the most courtesy and respect, and I receive the same in return

So the problem is, and was, that you didn't use common sense and do your due diligence before you came here, and now you join the chorus of disgruntled Brits that do nothing but complain about a country that you yourself chose to relocate to. Your criticism should be directed to the guy in your mirror because that is who is to blame. I researched Thailand for 5 years before I came here, and fit right in with no complaints - now 10 years. You miserable complaining Brits are worse that my mother used to be - she used to complain so much I used to say she wasn't happy unless she was miserable. And to all of the very nice, personable, and great brits, who are the majority and whose company I always enjoy over a pint, you probably know what I'm talking about,