Bday Prang

I don't really care what somebody has "defined" it as and I have no inclination to "look it up " Everybody except a few who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths needs to earn a living, and for most people that involves working, the fact that most of us only work because we have to, pretty much means that most occupations are undesirable Coal mining, wagon driving, or door to door sales for example are not ways that most people would choose to spend their lives. However most people working those jobs do not consider themselves exploited and Very few puritanical social justice warriors get a bee in their bonnet about jobs like that screaming exploitation and describing those employed in such occupations as "exploited" But the fact that prostitution involves people having sex seems to rub a few religious zealots up the wrong way . So what brought you to Thailand, the abundance of cheap hookers like most here or was it your "charity work"

Most of the vehement opponents of prostitution seem to be men, I suspect sexual hangups are the root cause.

Not at all, just putting things into perspective for you,

of course they can and it obviously does

They do indeed

I doubt anybody using the services of prostitutes gives a flying <deleted> about your ex 's sympathy

It is a statement of fact, The root reason for prostitution is simple , supply and demand. As long as nobody is forced into it against their will its nobody's concern what arrangements consenting adults arrive at.

That's actually a ridiculous statement

If he is he's picked a strange place for his crusade,

Those who do it willingly are hardly "oppressed" There's one in the village here with 3 houses and two pickups Would you like her phone number so you can "save " her. She would probably have something to say to you if you tried, and I'm guessing the second word would be "off"

not wrong at all , I reckon it was purely a rhetorical question the purpose of which was purely to express righteous indignation at the behaviour of others. Not unexpected really considering the current media frenzy /crackdown on foreigners.Its quite contagious, There are a few on here who mistakenly believe that criticising foreigners sets them above all others and elevates their status with the Thais, so its basically a mixture of virtue signalling, whilst at the same time appeasing the ever present lynch mob. I'm just surprised there was no call for blacklisting or deportation His fictional concern for the other Thai family was truly heart rending and more than a little nauseating I'm starting to think it was a totally imaginary scenario

What has the presence of dope shops got to do with how she might be making money? or shouldn't I ask?

I prefer Amarinn personally , I some times watch the news on channel 8 as one of the Amarin "anchor men" has moved there

I think the Thai courts are to be praised for retaining a level headed sense of perspective in these highly publicised cases,

I think you are overreacting, you and a few others on here have been taken in by the media frenzy. The Thai mainstream and social media are in overdrive at the moment, This site is just as bad in fact its probably the worst of the lot. The outrage of those elderly "netizens" who rely on this as their only source of information is somewhat understandable but its only adding fuel to the fire. the endless screaming for deportation and black listing for every transgression no matter how trivial by a few on here is evidence enough of how easily people can be manipulated, as if the recent frenzy over covid 19 hadn't already demonstrated that. There was no shortage of lynch mob members turning on each other then either. In reality any increase in "misbehavior" is actually minute in the great scheme of things, but amplified 100 times or more by the media coverage. Good for clicks though so don't expect it to end on this site anytime soon But actually it all pales into total insignificance if you are capable of watching and understanding thai dally Thai TV news

what about the charges? I think some cards are cheaper than others but if you have one of the pricier ones you could end up paying more in fees than in tax

I think Gaza vs Israel could be added as a heavy weight contender

And a taser would not have sufficed ?

So presumably at the slightest hint of any threat from a Thai your default response would be to spread your cheeks and assume the position.

Everyone has opinions on other peoples bodies, Its perfectly natural. nothing creepy at all

hahaha I can see a few for sale signs going up in the gated communities, A reduction in the number of these sanctimonious holier than thou expats would be a good thing

Obviously he will be deported so there is no need for you to add your 2 bahts worth but what exactly is "the chop", something to do with sharia law?

I wasn't referring to any of "them" in particular ( who would dare to do that?) but yes I imagine that is the sort of place those types live. I personally would not live amongst people like that even if I was offered a fortune to do so

Is there really any need to even consider actually shooting a person for such a minor offence? Are you American by any chance There was really no need to turn up mob handed like that , he could easily have been apprehended discreetly by catching him off guard. Totally ridiculous operation and staged purely for the media, who were no doubt informed in advance

I am actually surprised there are people like that here, I didn't think people of that nature were even attracted to places like Thailand, I'm sure they didn't exist here years ago and I personally have never knowingly met anybody of that nature in real life, Where do they live? where do they socialise, do they actually have any real friends? How do their ex bargirl wives even cope with them? My guess is they can normally be found safely tucked away in their gated communities, splitting their time between shopping in "Tops" and the golf course or chairing meetings of their residents association . Then, in the evenings they retire to their "office" with their glass of red wine and scour websites like this looking for anything that they can vent their pent up frustrations on from behind the safety of their keyboards One such person on this thread has actually posted his own proposals for stricter immigration rules.! predictably consisting of" deportation and a ban" starting off for a mere 7 days overstay and gravitating to a " life time ban" sad but true Do these sanctimonious geriatrics, encouraging others to become police informants, understand that even cutting their own manicured lawns or trimming the roses could theoretically land them in the IDC as they themselves become a deportation statistic. The Thai immigration authorities will not consider them any differently from a Russian mafioso or a German overstayer despite their own perceived social status as quality expats What goes around tends to come around, people should be careful what they wish for