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8 hours ago, colinneil said:

Police chief screams bad people will look down on Pattaya

That man is a clown, people already look down on seedy Pattaya, sex capital of the World.

..happens in any public swimming pool anywhere in the world..big deal.

10 hours ago, Get Real said:

But before they said Thailand would be spared? 

get real...this is Lie-land....haha.

3 hours ago, RotMahKid said:

and off he goes and for sure will enjoy some of the millions somewhere abroad.

..join RB heir at the F1 and party on..sorry to the Finnish complainant hope he gets his money back ok.

15 hours ago, cyberfarang said:

The finalising of Brexit is, March 29 2019. So we may get 41-43 at least for the next 7 months. I personally don`t believe a Brexit no deal will happen, the UK government simply cannot afford for this to happen. I take most of the media doom and gloom predictions with a pinch of salt.

 

Time will tell, but in the meantime I`m going to have another few beers while I can still afford it.

..at my age with senility setting in, i can convince myself quite easily i already had one beer.

15 hours ago, Lungstib said:

I was out on a quiet road bringing my wife back home and sneaked through an amber light feeling a little guilty. A look in my mirror showed that the next 5 cars all came through behind me. The last 2 causing the lane that now had a green to wait. Daily stuff.

..see what you started.

5 hours ago, worgeordie said:

When on the roads you normally  have to look right,left,back and front,

for people trying to kill you,now from above,they were very lucky .

regards worgeordie

..she was being reminded she didnt subscribe to YouTube.

1 hour ago, brain150 said:

Maybe you should learn about the Smithsonian Institute and

what kind of criminals they really are !!!

...and liars, and withholding information, and barring the public from viewing pieces.

4 hours ago, worgeordie said:

The Smithsonian is a Museum, Bangkok’s Dusit Zoo in Pathum Thani  is a Zoo,

Think the Governor is getting carried away,just a bit.

regards worgeordie

..i predict due to neglect most of the animals will become stuffed museum pieces, so maybe he is correct!

8 hours ago, kannot said:

Gawd help EVERYONE!!!

..sure come on in, but dont damage any important buildings..and whilst you're here can you teach us how to drive safely.

17 minutes ago, Bonobojt said:

she'll be asking herself that for the rest of her life, wishing she could go back in time, blaming herself for the death of her young daughter...she's gonna need therapy or some kind of help  

..it is probable that even if the mother did a u-turn to drop off her daughter; this speeding pick-up would have killed them both on the mum's motor cy..obviously the pick-up came out of nowhere and struck her..at 16yrs of age (RIP) her ability to assess the speed of an oncoming vehicle was probably not fully developed..a terrible thing.

15 hours ago, Esso49 said:

Firstly rest in peace to this poor girl.  Whilst it is a sad event the headlines could well be misleading as it states it was a speeding pick-up, came from nowhere yet stopped 15 meters from the incident. Below are some OZ stopping distance based on average reaction times for both wet and dry road conditions.  Coming from nowhere would indicate the driver would have only have seen the victim at the last minute. Based on this it indicates a vehicle speed far far less than the speed limit and far less than 40 KPH,  the minimum speed correlated in the chart.  Now given the fact that most Thais reactions are ,  what should we say,  delayed,  the vehicle was under no circumstances speeding.   Now given that Thais generally drive with less than average due care and attention,   what are the bets (if it were legal) that the driver of the pick-up was not speeding but most probably on the phone talking or possibly sending SMS.  No excuse of course and in a civilised country he would get a life driving ban and possibly 7 years inside by causing death through dangerous driving.  I fear however that as usual the sickner will be for the Mother to accept some payment in return for her daughters death,  the driver will get a 500 baht fine and give a Wai all around before he goes back to driving as "business as usual".  

Typical total stopping distances

We already know that a huge number of factors affect this, but let’s assume a medium-sized car with good tyres on a dry road:

Speed	Reaction distance	Braking distance	Total stopping distance
40km/h	17m	9m	26m
50km/h	21m	14m	35m
60km/h	25m	20m	45m
70km/h	29m	27m	56m
80km/h	33m	36m	69m
90km/h	38m	45m	83m
100km/h	42m	56m	98m
110km/h	46m	67m	113m

And now if we take the same car on a wet road:

Speed	Reaction distance	Braking distance	Total stopping distance
40km/h	17m	13m	30m
50km/h	21m	20m	41m
60km/h	25m	29m	54m
70km/h	29m	40m	69m
80km/h	33m	52m	85m
90km/h	38m	65m	103m
100km/h	42m	80m	122m
110km/h	46m	97m	143m

The figures above are from the Queensland Government Department of Transport and Main Roads as NZ Transport Agency does not give any definitive figures.

 

..we all know Thai roads are very fickle and can vary greatly when they drive on their surfaces.

21 hours ago, johng said:

There is a naked man....!!!!!!   outrageous.....

it also says the foreigners will be fined 2000 baht,  where as other reports see Thais fined 500 baht for public indecency...so more double pricing.

..double pricking.

..i know how he feels..i lost $500.00 once on some shares.

1 hour ago, RBOP said:

I test drove one back in 2006. Comfy but found it was too underpowered.

..a carrot !

6 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

What a whiny little girl.

 

If you can't handle some (very reasonable) criticism, go home.

 

Jesus wept...

 

...Buddha sighed.

8 hours ago, mok199 said:

i noticed at Tesco the higher priced Forienger items like olive oil have those antitheft devices attached ...in HCM Vietnam, the SPAM was under lock and key...

..i just move mine to TRASH.

16 hours ago, Crossy said:

There's no ban on drinking, just buying. I will consume as I do on most days, with my lady in front of the telly.

little ma/pa shops owned by devout Buddhists sell regardless.

35 minutes ago, AboutThaim said:

I asked myself that question and then I answered myself.  Why would anyone make a fuss only to have it dealt with in the way it was for the first complaint.  Who knows what the student was put through after the complaint?  Word gets around between students and they would be very reluctant to say anything to their parents knowing that the teacher responsible would be treated so lightly and then giving them hell at school because they complained.  It's well known in Western countries that a lot of rape cases are not reported because of the way the complaints are dealt with and claims that it was consensual by the perpetrator.

..for sure..all your points are valid..there is the fear factor, the embarrassment factor, the lying factor, ridicule factor..thats why bit is so difficult to build a strong case and really need corroborating evidence to get anywhere.

I just wish that ThaiVisa.com stop publishing such topics for a forum to discuss and just let the matter be dealt with according to law..all this speculating does nothing for the children involved...thanks.

7 hours ago, colinneil said:

 A committee WAS SET UP!! What the hell, the man is a rapist and should be in jail.

Fined 2 days pay, then allowed to carry on raping, bloody hell what is wrong with his seniors not responding properly after the first complaint.

..the man is an 'alleged' rapist..not proven..the first incident there was not enough reliable evidence to proceed..always extremely difficult to investigate any case of a sexual nature and to get enough creditable evidence to put before a court.

Ask yourself this question..why didnt the next person come forward and the next as it happened..no mention of this..until a ground-swell of alleged victims decided to speak out via social media..bottom line..they went about it the wrong way..the authorities were there all the time..just need to make yourself heard.

1 hour ago, upena said:

Spelling mistake to make it more authentic

..like the MANCHEATER UNITED ciggy lighters..?

2 hours ago, james.d said:

Try corrupted officials maybe...

..high time they issued new stamps and changed the colour every so often.

8 hours ago, ezzra said:

Sharing those images on public domain exceeds his 'personal use ' claims, as such this man should be removed from the normal surroundings and dealt with swiftly...

...no such thing as 'personal use' when it comes to possessing images of an underage person.

6 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

Wouldn't it be great, at times like that, to just pull out a 9mm and smile at the jerk ?

 

..if it was F1 she would have got a 10 second stop-go penalty for not letting him in..why push the guy when his car was obviously in front and at such an angle a collision would have occurred had they continued..stubbornness in my opinion..the weapon part of the incident is obviously a serious matter..but you can see how some drivers get antagonized quite easily.

5 hours ago, Topdoc said:

Well, the heavy sedation worked didn't it. Mission accomplished successfully. Congratulations again to the rescue team!

..why say 'he admitted'..to me implies he was lying before or holding back the truth..Im quite sure they freely stated the information..once again poor reporting...IMHO

6 hours ago, Radar501 said:

With the inevitable influx of rubber neckers and opportunists wanting a piece of the cave's new-found celebrity status, I fear the park will forever suffer from over-tredding and over-consumption.

 

The title 'Eco Tourism' can be such an oxymoron.  Individuals who flock to such places for the natural beauty often contribute to the erosion of the very thing they seek.

..just what the movie-makers want..peace and quiet.