Bday Prang

I'm sure what you have written has its foundations in fact. Some of the anti cannabis brigade on here do actually seem to have mellowed in their opinions regarding the devils lettuce. and whilst common sense has prevailed with many not demanding an outright ban anymore, or even the death penalty for possession, they are still unable to accept the idea of people just enjoying it for its own sake, so they have now been reduced to whinging on and on about medical use as opposed to recreational use. To me there is nothing more pathetic than the, " I don't like people smoking it, but its ok if a doctor says so, however under no circumstances must you enjoy it " attitude that is now emerging I can just imagine the following , scenario based on what you outlined above. "A terminally ill cancer patient legally ingesting cannabis to alleviate the side effects of chemotherapy was today fined 60,000 baht and sentenced to six months in prison due to a concerned netizen who reported seeing him smiling as he dozed off one afternoon. In summing up the judge said he could not tolerate instances like this and whilst sympathetic to the plight of the defendant anything less than a custodial sentence would send out the wrong signals" Wasn't there / isn't there some puritanical religious movement, perhaps a break away catholic sect, that insists, that sex should only be for procreation purposes, never for the pleasure of either participant, and has issued "guidelines" to achieve that ideology ? Both schools of thought and those responsible for advocating such rubbish, deserve sending back to the dark ages where they truly belong . Its taken nigh on 100 years for many of even the most educated of people to overcome the reefer madness propaganda that's responsible for starting this incredibly sad state of affairs and that has seen people incarcerated and lives ruined. The country that started it all (USA) has all but changed its mind A completely open and free approach is now the only thing that people should be prepared to accept, Its happening all over the world at last, and the few who wish to impose their ridiculous and outdated views on everybody for whatever reason, should not be pandered to anymore Impose an age limit, (done) educate truthfully as to the potential side effects, ("sort of done") and restrict public nuisance (done) nothing else is required or wanted. As regards driving a vehicle speaking from personal experience I don't see a problem , but if the powers that be can't accept that, then lets have some proper research and not just a cut and paste from the existing drink driving legislation. alcohol and cannabis are two completely different substances with completely different effects and need to be treated as such And finally whilst I'm on a roll how about banning the urine and hair follicle tests for non psychoactive metabolites of THC . It serves no purpose to be able to detect 1 nanogram or impose a 20 nanogram limit of a non intoxicating substance which can be detected upto 90 days after someone has smoked a joint, its an irrelevant and intrusive scrutiny of lifestyle nothing else. Rant over time to skin up,

Yes actually I have, amongst my friends are people who speak only English and some only speak Thai , I often find myself discussing the same subject with both at the same time,I don't remembering using a wrong tone in English or a wrong tense in Thai and I don't consider myself a master at either

As far as i know all english dialects recognise the word pitiful, many would prefer to live to Australia, some of us were not wanted, hence my scathing remark, meant in jest I hasten to add. Some of my most loyal and trusted friends actually know a few Australians

Firstly lets just clarify something. There were not 70 million Thais,, of any age out last night at all. and those that were, were not all carrying knives. However, If you took some time to watch the Thai news you would see that violent crime by out of control teenage street gangs is actually not uncommon . Whilst it is predominately Thai on Thai ,that is only due to where is it is happening, not all Thai youths live in tourist areas. I'm not sure where @Bangkok Barry comes from but I can assure you in my country the UK knife crime is indeed a problem, and the fact that it is predominately black on black problem, the reporting by a predominately lefty media , is definitely skewed to say the least, and even more disturbingly, measures put in place by the police to combat this problem are predictably dismissed by the lefties as racist, further compounding the issue The simple fact of the matter, that appears to evade you, is that ANY group of Thai teenagers out on the streets armed with machetes at 3 o'clock in the morning are upto no good and should be automatically assumed by anybody who sees them, police or otherwise, to be up to no good. That also goes for lefty liberals who mistakenly consider themselves "down" with the kids Lefty liberal sentiments are starting to get a foothold here nowadays mainly due to the rubbish spouted in the hallowed halls of academia, as you stated in your first sentence Thai youths maybe ignorant regarding what that concept actually means , but they are more than well aware what they can get away with If you genuinely believe all that TAT rubbish about "the land of smiles" I suggest taking a walk on the streets at 3am in certain areas out side of the tourist ghettos Samut Prakan, Nonthaburi, or Aranyaprathet for example, you wouldn't last 5 minutes Just because an article may be uploaded here for its clickbait potential, does not mean there is no cause for concern

Sorry , Lou correction needed The onslaught of the self professed AN intellectuals has begun

I think the word "Skool" was superfluous

I have pity on you, in fact I consider most Australians worthy of pity or as we real English speakers say "pitiful"

If they have mastered several languages they would not be easily confused by grammar would they

I much prefer to know the identity of all emoji posters, as it enables me, if I so wish to make a targeted response, either positive or negative.. Ie if somebody is confused I may attempt to explain things to them a little better. If an anonymous person is expressing themselves its hardly worth worrying about

The behaviour you refer to is , in my opinion just plain childish , Emojis and or comments should reflect only the content of the specific post they are directed at and not the person who wrote it. I can go at it hammer and tongs with anybody regarding the debate of a specific subject. but can also find myself in total agreement with the same person regarding other matters and always comment in line with this. Although I never bear grudges there are a few on here, less than half a dozen, with whom I find it impossible to find any common ground whatsoever. I imagine most members share a similar experience and probably in regard to the same half dozen posters

not sure about that but there is a definite and increasing lefty ideology starting to appear, mainly amongst the ranks of the university educated enlightened types, If the rest have not noticed the dire situation prevalent in western countries it does not bode well for the future here. These universities have an awful lot to answer for, and its sad to see it starting here

As long as they are subject to full military type discipline and are never , under any circumstances, allowed to ever come into contact with firearms

Doesn't matter they can still be dealt with, in the same way a young bull can be "treated" to ensure it won't grow horns before the horns appear, Or simply remove their empty scrotums, removing the future potential for aggression and the ability to further their flawed genetic lineage, that's got to be a win=win situation

Be honest its anytime after 11 am which it always is , somewhere in the world

Well spotted laa, nice one !

Is it not a rather worrying concept , that merely the absence of some parental discipline means that this is the sort of behaviour a disproportionate number of kids these days revert to as a sort of "default setting" Are they all just inherently evil until taught otherwise ? Could be time for a cull

Regardless of what it said in the OP it just doesn't happen. Don't believe all you read in the papers, Furthermore, "Investigative police" do not undertake routine patrols

Completely agree, grandparents are generally out of touch with the activities of kids and often pretty much incapable of administering any sort of effective discipline, It is clear that kids can understand , and should be taught, the difference between right and wrong at relatively young age pre school even , but, a bit like a vaccine, a booster or three is required around the time of adolescence. If they are out of control to the extent that many of them are by the age of 14 , what will they be like at 21 ? the future is rather worrying for those of us approaching old age.

What "nearby police patrol" that does not exist here , even as a concept

Considering the number of police, and the nature of extended families here the is a very good chance that at least one of them will be related to a police officer somewhere along the line. and that is all it takes

These sort believe all foreigners to be rich and somewhat beneath them and as such all are legitimate targets

You are a "progressive liberal" ? If so you should take this opportunity to apologise , as its the lily livered liberal policies that are pretty much responsible for this sort of behaviour

Somehow I doubt it will remain this way, recent events in Sa Kaew and elsewhere have received extensive media coverage highlighting a common issue with out of control feral teenage gangs, many of their own "promotional" "tik tok" video clips have been broadcast on national TV. Effectively giving them the fame and notoriety they seek and indeed feed off These gangs, all basically bullies, have no reservations in attacking elderly and other such vulnerable members of their own communities, and it is doubtful that foreigners would be afforded ot treated with any more "respect" A senior police officer in Sa kaew even said that it was wrong to call these groups "gangs" as they were merely groups of disorderly youths that was on TV a few days ago. With that attitude, and the usual "conflicts of interest" there is little hope of any effective police intervention, so until some sort of vigilante action , Ie somebody kicking the $hit out of a few of them (and getting away with it) is made public, I fear we will be hearing plenty more stories like this one especially in the short term

Its far worse than that, they learn that their actions are considered worthy of a twisted "respect" from their peers, and will garner them much coveted "likes" on various social media platforms, Not to mention the financial rewards from robbery. All pretty much symptomatic of society in general failing due to modern "progressive liberal attitudes"

As opposed to starting a thread to show how much smarter one is compared to rest of the knuckle draggers, The OP deserves all he has received on this one Although I do agree the use of the confused emoji is a bit pathetic and evidence of laziness