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Good question, except we know how insane the defamation laws are. Otherwise, it would seem that any legal accusation is a public matter and should be able to be published. I would sure hope they'll publish it if there is a conviction!

I was thinking the same thing. "Transwomen", "Transgender", & "Ladyboy" all used in the same article to refer to mentally whacked men. I guess some people are just as confused as they are about themselves!

Exactly what it is, is a generalization. Of course, every generalization has exceptions. That is the nature of such! That doesn't make it a poor generalization with a LOT of truth to it.

Use your own 10 seconds.

I could be wrong, but I think that since the contact is claimed to have been unintentional, then it wouldn't be considered assault/battery. And there is no clear evidence to show one way or the other, so..... a "he said, she said" argument won't gain traction. But, as I mentioned in my comment a moment ago, I believe he could still be convicted of simple assault. There is no need for physical contact to be guilty of assault. And from everything I read about it, he appears to be as guilty as ever for that charge.

If you ever end up, through whatever sort of unfortunate event, being accused of something, you'll appreciate very much the idea of needing your guilt to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Although this guy appears to be a genuine scumbag, the evidence is not as clear as one would hope in order to convict this guy (on the charge of physical assault/battery). I don't know how a juror/judge could convict on the evidence that we've heard here. It is plausible that he could have slipped and struck her by accident that way, and the real time apology stating as much lends some credence to the idea, even if one is reluctant to believe it because of his character. The fact is, that could have been what happened. It is not beyond a reasonable doubt. His inability to control his anger and ego doesn't make that an implausible event. But other than the disputable accusation of kicking her, I don't see why he shouldn't be charged with assault. There may be no battery, but I believe there absolutely is a case for simple assault (if such a charge exists in Thailand) in his aggressive and threatening demeanor toward her and her friend. I think that should be VERY easy to convict him on. Sometimes lawyers go for charges that require a higher bar of evidence and end up losing, when they could have gone for a lower charge and won. That's what this appears to be IMO. Of course, all of that is assuming no brown envelopes were floating around....

I'd have guessed more like 55, at least!

It's such common knowledge these days, it would take a whole 10 seconds on Google to find myriad papers or reports on this topic. Amazingly, it appears you didn't know about it already.

Or maybe Canada's Betraying Cronies

I'm glad you enjoy friendship with some Chinese. On the other hand, I'm not sure why it "SHOULD be" that one only has non-farang friends, even though there are several thousand farang living in the area and in the course of life, it isn't unlikely to come into contact with any given number of them and maybe even strike up a friendship. In the decade+ of living in Japan, when there weren't many white foreigners around at all, I did end up with a Swedish friend and a couple of other non-white expats. In the 20+ years in Thailand, I have likewise ended up making a few farang friends in the course of life. It actually seems odd to me that one would think it SHOULD NOT be this way and by inference, farang should be shunned. Some of my Thai friends (not in the tourism industry) have more farang friends than I do! Why SHOULD this be, or not be? I can't figure out what your reasoning behind this could be. You aren't one of those woke "white privilege" crap believers, are you? That could explain it....? If that is the case... well... whatever suits you and makes you happy, then carry on, but hopefully it's not with the judgement that comes across here toward others who actually do have farang friends and who don't find it abnormal.

You saw the picture of their shop, right? I don't hardly know what would look anymore Muslim than that. It doesn't mean that there was some kind of exploitation directed at any other particular religion.... It is interesting though.....

There was a movie, Lost in Thailand (2012?), that for some reason made the Chinese fanatical about coming....

It has already been over a decade since the Chinese started flooding Thailand with massive numbers of tourists and their companies VERY quickly came in snapping up that business. Now it's gone beyond the Chinese because "officials" did nothing but line their drawers with brown envelopes instead of dealing with the problem when it arose.

"possible"? How about the "obvious". It's not possible, it is obvious. The only question is: Who exactly are the people whose heads need to roll? Nobody cares if a "state body" would face legal action. Not a whit. Specific heads need to roll. Personal responsibility is the only way this crap will ever end. 🤣😂🤣😂 If you believe that, DM me about a bridge I have for sale in Brooklyn! Unless the "official" is some lowly inspector at some bus inspection place.... Not that I think inspectors are lowly in their person or even position. I'm speaking in relative terms, compared to the levels this needs to go on a genocidal hunt for. (I shouldn't need to explain, but with the insane level of woke idiocy these days, I should mention that I am speaking with metaphoric hyperbole and not calling for violence) Like major CYA operations.... "integrity"? I don't think they know what that word even means. Yeah... investigations continue... I recall particular "investigations" that have continued so vigorously, for years, regarding a wealthy heir killing a policeman, all the while he dodges justice as he enjoys his elite lifestyle hopping around the globe to anywhere except Thailand.... yep the investigations continue... NOTHING is to be believed until these corrupt criminals masquerading as elite and important people are removed from society and spend some years in prison.