NorthernRyland

well sure but you're the victim and it was your own choice. Quite a bit different to assault.

In the video it does actually look like they were trying to make an effort to restrain and get the gun instead of simply beating the cop. I find it hard to believe a Thai cop would pull a gun on tourists but maybe this guy was drunk or insane. Unless there's video evidence we may never know.

not even remotely comparable. We all know how Thai's see foreigners and it isn't the same.

fair enough. I'll be eager to hear his side of the story.

People are going to have enough of this nonsense if it keeps happening. You seriously think the officials aren't paying attention? They already have low tolerance for foreigners so this can only go one way.

Once you're in a fight on the ground with a gun involved than anything can happen. The question is why was he fighting with the police in the first place? In the US they will absolutely shoot you for this so the guy may have known and decided to take the gun once the fight started. At the most the police may have tried to detain him and of course when this happens you comply, not fight back.

Look at the video I posted. They took the gun from the cop and handed it to his friend. This clown would get beaten and probably shot if he did this in America.

Another blow to the reputation of Farangdom in Thailand. Unbelievably stupid move by this moron. Note the newscaster says "Farang again" and the word Farang is the video title. Not good at all.

If the spirit of the law is to prevent foreigners from owning houses why would they let you buy a house via a Thai national and have said Thai national waive their right to the house using a Usufruct? All these things seem dodgy to me if the authorities really decide they want to crack down for some reason.

yes, do you have some cheese for me?

I'm dubious of a usufruct between married people. I don't think those contracts can supersede the marital laws.

I thought you could lease land for 30 years, in which case the original owner would not change but you would simply have the right to live there for the duration of the lease. Owning through the wife? It's a martial asset then which belongs to both parties right? The law of marriage is that both people relinquish right to hold title. I assume a court would have you liquidate the property in the case of divorce though and divide it up with all other assets. That almost seems safer than making shell companies.

Thailand is a joke. They can't enforce basic emission laws. If they say they're care they're lying. It's been years this way and they haven't even taken the first steps.

Why wasn't the property a marital asset which you were entitled 50% to? Furthermore, why was the company needed anyways if you were married? Seems like you would just buy in the wife's name and that would be the end of it.

Sorry I had laugh at the first paragraph. Drugs are a victimless crime. Domestic violence, not so much. Very serious if you ask me.

These guys are in Chiang Mai near me and I started buying them. It's around 250-300 for 5 good sized sausages so 50 baht/piece. Not really that bad if you ask me. The breakfast sausage patty is easy to make yourself so if you're on a budget I'd make those yourself but the other ones are way beyond my skill and easily worth the 50 baht.

they didn't give up because they never even tried.

So the 30 year lease is illegal? That's the first time I heard this. Do you have a reference? If it's not illegal then selling the property was committing fraud.

that would obviously violate the terms of the lease.

can't the developer legally issue leases on the land they own?

damn, what happened?

Can someone explain this? Why must the land be degraded? Did the land office issue illegal deeds which don't comply with the regulations?

Why does everyone care about Thaksin anyways? It's been so long I forgot the details. He was corrupt? Yeah so are all officials in Thailand it seems. I don't really know why we should care at this point. I will admit though his square shaped skull kind of irks me but I'll survive.

Thailand has an extremely large peasant class and those are the people most prone to short term thinking and getting scammed. I agree debt and gambling are serious problems that affect Thailand. Hating on them is pointless and cruel though, they need serious help. Yes I know many Thai people in general are affected by this too so it's extends in to the middle classes also.

Which country has more open race baiting on the news than the US? Do other countries put the race of perpetrators in the headlines and intentional flair up tensions? I think the US is pretty unique here but anyone is welcome to give other examples.