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25 minutes ago, Eligius said:

the autocracy under which the Thais have allowed themselves to live for the past three years.

3 year!

What about the time since Piboonsongkram?

This is not good journalism. Where are the facts? Where is the public outrage? Just a made up story, fighting a losing battle.

Mostly it is by foreigners who refuse to accept the society in which they live!

MOST Thais are not outraged, they accept that there are over 100,000 people approx. in the country that are above the law, and guess what, they are OK with it!

Koh Tao, has been forgotten.

The Blue Diamond affair, has been forgotten, but not by the Saudis!

Anyone remember Duangchalerm, the son of the ex-deputy PM?

He allegedly shot a policeman, with 22 eye witnesses in a night club. Guess what, yes, he was aquuitted and is now a police officer! Are the Thai public in outrage - NO, they move on.

I suggest we do to and not believe this false news. Anyone who really thinks justice will be done or the Thais are outraged needs their head examined.

22 hours ago, jaltsc said:

In this case, people will continue to do what is convenient for them. Perhaps the only law that will affect them is that of natural selection. Unfortunately, there will be many innocent children who will affected by their elders stupidity.

It's amazing the overall view from many posters here that Thais are stupid. This really is arrogant. Just stop for a moment and remember that you come from developed countries and Thailand is a developing one, and not long ago was a 3rd world one. 

To the poster who said the above, I have a question. Did your parents allow you to ride in their car with no seatbelts on? 

Did the have adequate baby seats in their car? If your answers are yes and no, then do you agree that in your thinking, they were stupid?

Thailand is developing so get off your high horse and stop the self-righteous judgement of the Thais as a nation. 

I'm sure your countries have much wrong with them too, corruption etc.

We only know we were asleep when we wake up - my father gave me hell for smoking in my house with children there, even though I was in another room. he used to smoke when we were in the car! He didn't know then -was he stupid? No, I don't think so but everyone did it. Many people in my town drove drunk. We didn't wear m/c helmets and most still would rather not.

Ultimately, it's up to the Thais to decide. Ever heard of Democracy? But let's lay of the "holier than thou" insulting of the Thais. Rather ironic as most of the foreigners that I know around my area take advantage of Thailand's "developing status" by living cheaply, taking advantage of poor country girls, marrying for the subservient nature of them etc etc