Jonathan Swift

Every professional performing musician knows about the necessary work visas and work permits required to perform in foreign countries. This was an incredibly stupid and avoidable mistake on their part. I'm a musician and I knew all about it as of the first time I came here. I knew about it when I performed in Norway and Iceland. If a foreigner is going to entertain here he has to make sure he is at a safe place and under the radar, necessary brown envelopes exchanged, otherwise someone will report them, often a Thai person who feels that they are taking jobs away from Thais. I wonder if these guys were misled by some unscrupulous "sponsor" or agent?

Of course he does, but he's not telling

“blew the lid off Brown’s alleged misdeeds. ” Love the 1940s pulp fiction cliches

Yes, dead people are known for murdering their widows after the fact. Where do you think the money came from? You might want to read the linked story

This is about generating revenue for the gov't. He'll pay a "fine" and be let go. Just my useless opinion

Ignorant entitled backslackers got what they deserved

What's not to like? False and ignorant statements like yours, utterly detached from reality. None of those things have ever been liked to Marijuana. Do you think your comments are taken the least bit seriously? Guess again.

There have been hundreds of studies, which you could easily have found were it not for laziness on your part. Most of your questions could have been addressed online with a little research. Too much actual work though, right?

Quote the studies. Which ones? Copy paste from them the evidence. Let's see it. You don't know what you're talking about. Marijuana is nowhere near the same league as other substances. It has dozens of positive and medicinal benefits. And these points ARE backed up with research, and were that not the case it would not be getting legalized at warp speed throughout the world BASED ON THE RESULTS OF ACTUAL RESEARCH.

Isn't racist hate speech and bigotry against community standards? Such sentiments are far more offensive than any "odor" coming from any source. Personally I think you should go back where you came from and stay there, was it America? You'd fit right in.

If you want to meet courageous journalists I suggest you attend an event at the Foreign Correspondent's Club of Thailand. There are in fact quite a few, including a Thai woman who sustained a lacerated eyeball from a broken bottle tossed at her by Thai police while she was covering a protest with her press ID clearly visible. I met and spoke with her in person. The problem is not the existence of courageous journalists, the problem is where they are getting published or suppressed. You won't find quality reporting in this amateurish tabloid. They absolutely butchered a story I gave to them a few years ago.

I've heard them called both, depending on location

You mean we should actually carefully read stories before commenting? You're no fun

Using this accident and its drama to promote her bottom line. Bet she's a lousy orthodontist. Egocentricity does not go well with medical professionals.

More illiteracy in journalism, which then contributes to the same public illiteracy plague. She wasn't "electrocuted" regardless of the rampant misuse of the term. Electrocuted means you died. Etymology: "electro-execute" to execute by electricity. Duh. She was shocked. Shocked, I say (clutching pearls). But you can't fix stupid, can you? Even in journalism. Nonetheless, every time those of us who made it past high school hear someone misuse this we think "there goes another dropout ίdίot butchering the English language". But who cares, really. I'm just another English major curmudgeon.

The arrest warrant was illegally issued for a crime she didn’t commit. There is no doubt that the warrant is considered null and void. Thus the slate is now cleared. Reasoning skills are required here.

As far as Thailand, maybe yes, but don't visit the US or read any US news - that's much worse plus you're liable to get shot for no reason but being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Even with all this Thailand is still the best place to be. (An American)

I've observed a lot of alcoholics, including myself and many in my family (I'm recovered, don't have more than a few beers once in a while) . With some drunks behavior like this is just more of the same, like you say, self centered obnoxiousness. But with others a major Jekyll/Hyde personality change occurs, and a person who is perfectly nice when sober wiII turn into an insufferable god awful human being. It's like flipping a switch. Strange to watch. So this guy could be either one, but one thing for sure - he shouldn't be allowed to drive. No disparagement to those who drink responsibly, but alcohol is a scourge on civilized culture because of the way people behave when drinking.

A Blit.

That's a great idea. Refreshing, since most people come here to endlessly complain about a place where they nonetheless continue to live

This is the second time I read something like this in Pattaya. The first time it was some Russians, sometime last year. Take heed as to why your own government tells you to never surrender your passport to anyone. Each time you do you are a hostage to that person.

Absolutely. That's what I did. Even if the risks are minimal, the consequences are too high. None of it is that hard to do, you just have to get through a learning curve like anything else, no more complicated than registering a car in your home country.

Dabba doo?

He was short a few thousand baths? So they tracked him down by following the smell?

"people" who "lost" their lives? These were the worst of the worst violent dregs of society. Trafficking in human misery and suffering. They weren't selling joints on a street corner. They opened fire first, that's literally attempted murder. How many other people do you think these people may have murdered in the course of their daily business? They were justifiably shot dead as they attempted more murder. Their lives weren't "lost", they were put down like the animals they were, and they deserve no rest, no peace, but an eternity of burning in heII