Jonathan Swift

Those prices wouldn't exist if people weren't willing to pay it. So someone's buying them.

Well that was an incredibly intelligent and educated statement. And well thought out. Are you a law school graduate and legal scholar? Truly a stable genius.

I had a case in Patong where we identified a thief and the police even had her ID and phone number from previous crimes, but they dropped it. So maybe it's 50/50

Sex change is in order as a treatment

"Once these tests, conducted in collaboration with AOT, are successful, the new gates will also cater to foreign travellers."

That's probably what will happen after serving jail time, then he will be forced to fight in Ukraine like other criminals.

There should be a sign on the beach: If you're going to walk on this beach make sure you have pepper spray and/or a dog bigger than Mr. Mario's.

Yeah, like driving a tuktuk or taxi and overcharging tourists

By their very nature they can't control their compulsions or behavior.

Oh so unfair to you and your bigoted white friends, wahhhhhh.

As far as stupid goes, your comment rates #1 on the stupidity scale. You weren't there. End of story. Blaming the victim is never legitimate, but men, courts, lawyers in rape trials do it to women all the time. Like telling a woman it was her fault she was raped because she was wearing suggestive clothes. Not being familiar with acts of violence doesn't make you stupid. It just means you're an average person leading an average life not expecting to be assaulted for no reason. It was actually a good idea to film the guy, she just failed to consider all possible outcomes. It was an unpredictable situation, unpredictable behavior by a drunk, but no, she was not in any way to blame. Shame on you for even suggesting it.

You can look to extensive studies in other countries. You're right about THC levels. I would think that rather than illegalizing it they could assert more control (theoretically) over what is being sold legally. As opposed to more manpower (theoretically) wasted trying to enforce an unenforceable law. If I were a seller I would be happy to submit samples for testing, it would enhance sales to be able to say it was tested and approved.

Hear hear. It was good to read that piece of common sense.

Ignorant anti Thai comment of the week. If they caught the guy how is it a failure? Wherever you're from I guarantee it's exactly the same - the majority of offenders don't get caught. It's a very difficult crime to track and prosecute. Look at the Catholic church. So you're just using this as yet another excuse to bash Thai people and Thai officials. Thai government and police deserve some valid criticism, just like every other country, but tell me where else in the world can you walk down the street and have the occasional police officer salute you without being prompted or spoken to? ... If you find it that hard to respect Thailand warts and all then do us all a favor and leave.

That's about as ignorant a comment as I've seen all year. You don't read or get out much, do you? The current climate in the US is quite hostile to immigrants. US beggars aren't "sent" anywhere. Aside from drug addicts and the mentally ill and others who fall through the cracks for various reasons, US beggars choose their own lifestyle because they have no other options. For those who seek help there is help available. And some, very few, beggars make more money doing that than they would at a job. That is the case in every country. As to beggars in general, in the US a very small percentage of them are foreign. They don't beg on the streets because they would be picked up by immigration and deported. That's the real world, as opposed to the one you imagine based on your racism and bigotry. Oh, and BTW, Credit cards are issued by banks who determine a person's creditworthiness over a period of several years. So explain how a bank is even going to find a credit history on an immigrant who has no bank accounts or assets in the US? Why don't you write your own book, you're pretty good at fiction.

She may have passed out for unrelated reasons and then died of the heat. She may have fallen asleep, but that's unlikely since the pain of the burns would likely have woken her. It may have been heat exhaustion, which would not have been anyone's fault. She may have lost track of the time. Nobody here is a doctor or pathologist, so none of the opinions about this have any merit, other than speculation. Having said that, cameras might be a good idea.

She may have passed out for unrelated reasons and then died of the heat. She may have fallen asleep, but that's unlikely since the pain of the burns would likely have woken her. It may have been heat exhaustion, which would not have been anyone's fault. She may have lost track of the time. Nobody here is a doctor or pathologist, so none of the opinions about this have any merit, other than speculation.

I wouldn't even do the 800,000 baht. That is the crazy way to do it. I just show income of $65,000 per month. That is money I can spend and live on, rather than park a huge amount of money uselessly in a bank.

Whippets used for whipped cream require a permit to legally be sold. It is illegal for them to be sold and used as a recreational drug, however commonly they may be actually used. If someone buys legal food grade nitrous whippets and serves them for intoxicating purposes in a bar they are breaking the law. Here's what you didn't bother to read: "Nitrous oxide is a prohibited substance under the Narcotics Act, and those engaged in the production and distribution of such substances without proper authorization face imprisonment for up to five years and fines not exceeding 10,000 Baht.". It's primary use in other countries is as a dental anesthetic/sedative. It's not used for that anywhere in Thailand. So before you next embarrass yourself with baseless comments you might want to take a minute to look things up.

It's relatively harmless in the form used in bars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrous_oxide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrous_oxide_(medication)

Yes, it is milder than alcohol, as long as you don't breathe it in pure enough form to asphyxiate yourself. Besides the cartridges made for aerosol whipping cream, It's primarily used as a mild dental anesthetic with sedative properties, although not in Thailand. It's also used in hot rods as a power boosting agent, as well as a rocket fuel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrous_oxide

They probably are, since this operation is a joke and they will get off with small fines.

It seems you may have flunked science. Cause of death means the specific medical cause of the death such as blunt trauma to the head or body, fractured skull, collapsed lungs, fractures, multiple contusions, internal bleeding, heart failure, external bleeding, etc. See if you can remember that next time you feel like denigrating and disrespecting the dead. Oh and like your mama said it's never too late to go back to school and take a science and physiology class. Unfortunately they don't teach respect, either you learned it by age 21 or you didn't.

I don't know where you're from, but in civilized countries disorderly conduct does not carry the death penalty. I suppose you're one of those perfect people who has never behaved badly while drunk, or not drunk.

So what. The US names nationalities when it's appropriate. It depends on which media, on what the police report, and there are hundreds of both mainstream media and on youtube. Did you happen to notice that there are a great many differences between Thai and western cultures outside of this event, or has that escaped you? I happen understand agree with the importance of distinguishing between crimes that Thai people commit and the ones committed by farang. On the other hand they blur out faces and often don't name full names. Readers can judge the stories on their merits. It's their country and their business how they conduct themselves.