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^^^ yes, I was making a general statement about such new items and take your point.

Due to the long process if someone is indeed charged and appears in court, it may take months before any resolution and media do not seem to keep open on-going files on any case after the initial reports so don't hold your breath waiting for updates.

The event was not so much staged but was indeed organised by the police beach patrol in Orange who were out in force on Beach Road and they brought many revellers of various nationalities using those pipe guns into the station car park where things were explained and it turned into a photo op for the station chief and was all very friendly with no fines. During the day, some sellers were arrested.

I was regularly here down from Bangkok when I was under 40 but that was 30 years ago at least when things were very different.

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But then again, how many old traditional Thai festivals do Western nations have ?

Point being that Songkran has degenerated into exhibitionism and other things in parts of Thailand with it being an excuse for many lewd and non-traditional acts that authorities have frowned upon - and rightly so in my humble opinion.

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Can't argue with what you write but the police do not set the low fines for the things you mention nor stipulate what happens after people are released.

That is is all set out in current Criminal Codes etc and dictated by courts.

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