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Making it to 90 is huge. Many don't. Suggest things to him and let him decide. Nothing wrong with having company of a lady at any age, especially since he lost his lady. The body ages but the mind stays strong much of the time, unless encumbered with dementia. This doesn't seem to be the case so let him have as much fun as he can while he's still around. A bucket list is what we all should have. I waited many years raising children (still am) and haven't traveled like I wanted to. If you don't do things, you can't do them when you've passed. Time waits for no one.

I was responding to your statement," Why would he give money to some drunken British pub knob?"

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Maybe because he stabbed him with a bottle? You can get compensation from some government agencies also, in the UK and America.

A person can murder and still get bailed out, so this isn't unusual.

As can this..............https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/15/climate/why-extreme-cold-during-global-warming/index.html

This might explain it to those that believe as you do...................https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/climate-change-colder-winters-global-warming-polar-vortex

This is exactly why most locals think all farangs are rich. Fact is, most farangs are alike. They get by monthly and have to pay bills which eat much of their pay, even while retired. Building houses, meaning huge out of proportion to the local area, makes the locals jealous, and isn't a good thing for relations between. Gossip here is as huge as anywhere on earth, and much gossip is derived from jealousy. If the locals knew the truth about most farangs, they wouldn't be talking negatively about us and realize we are a lot like them. Some more money and things, but the need to pay more for them, so our higher pay balances out the same. Many Americans, and this does mean many, live paycheck to paycheck, and have huge credit card bills monthly, or they wouldn't have what they have in possession. many lose their homes and autos daily. This isn't news to the locals here, as I hear myself from my girlfriend, who's pretty smart on things farang and knows how much many of us make. It isn't what a lot of her friends think, as some of them get cash monthly from farangs overseas, and they brag about getting this free money, many times with no intentions of ever meeting the men who send it. The ones who don't have contact directly with an idiot sending money think we all have a lot of money to throw around. People building huge houses where the rest of the area has old, mainly wooden structures which leak air, have bugs and vermin running around, no AC and where most of them sleep on the floor on mattresses, aren't helping with the thinking of these locals but furthering their attitudes that we're all wealthy. This leads to jealousy between friends here, when some have farang mates who give them everything, the rest just get by on 300 baht a day, and the gossip never ends. It's always better to fit in . having a nice house is fine, with AC, so you live the life you used to back home, wherever that was, but being extravagant just to show off isn't a good thing. A lot of farangs had jobs that ruined the environment, hurt others, developed areas that didn't need development, or moved money around just to benefit the rich. The rest of us worked many years to get to where we could retire, in jobs that helped out the world and it's people. People here brag daily on what they have. Many are liars, and some are these types, who didn't do much with their time besides hurt our world. Again, better to fit in than stand out. Jealousy comes easy for the majority of the world's population, who either just get by, or struggle to make ends meet.

I posted one link that shows the violence. I saw many others, including one that's not supposed to be posted here, if you know which that is. That will show the 70%. This is just one....................https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/thailand-has-a-gender-violence-problem/

This is one case where an underage driver caused a fatal accident and was ordered to pay. I'm assuming this follows your Thai law question.........................https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/30374272

You have to read all of the words a member posts or you'll miss something. And I'm not one to use a word salad, as I know what I'm talking about by research on subjects. It seems you are the one confused though.

I don't care if anyone takes me seriously. I don't make opinions. They mean nothing. I have posted links here and in other threads. All you have to do is look up violence towards women in Thailand and you'll see what I have for many years before I even moved here. I also see it in the way a girlfriend and an ex live their lives, as I have before back in America. It affects every relationship a woman has with a man in her life, and her self esteem is hit with it, as a victim and also if she didn't do anything to prosecute the perpetrator.

I have many times in many posts regarding this subject. If you're the kind that doubts everything you read, I can't help you.

Try google search. It might open your eyes.

True, but past history is usually a huge factor in future actions, so I'm assuming this might be still valid, but you never know. People saying America is such and such don't seem to realize that America is comprised of all countries in one place, some countries having more individuals living there, but everyone's predecessors are from somewhere else. This is why I'll never understand the bashing that goes on. Every country has idiots and good people, and most depend on others for trade purposes, so are needed. In America you can google where convicted pedos live. I haven't checked if this also goes for other countries but it's something people should be aware of, as pedos, serial killers, molesters and the like, all live next to someone, although serial killers aren't usually let out after conviction.

Video was on TV. Looks like self defense from what you can see. Carrying a gun off duty I assume is allowed here. If someone came after me with a knife or machete, I would use anything I could to stop him. If I was carrying a weapon, like in the US where it's allowed in many places, I would aim for a shoulder or leg if I had the chance, especially if it was only I involved and not a family member who was at risk of death. He did go to the house to retrieve a phone, as it's said, and brought his weapon for whatever reason he came up with. Going to the victims home is why he was held without bail, under Thai law. The victim was the boyfriend of the policeman's driver, his stepdaughter .

Click the Thaiger link, and read it. The aunt was guilty as well. The child is only 11, and no matter her actions, they are of a child, who was obviously not being protected well until something happened. The aunt left her in a truck with the perp, which is something no one should ever do with a girl of any age.

This is only to verify what he said, and not an opinion of mine, as there are quite a few pedos in every country. Why some countries lead others is noteworthy, but this was from 2014.............https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/child-sexual-abuse-top-5-countries-highest-rates-1436162

Also true, because justice, especially in other countries, is dealt out. Mayhem is what we have daily worldwide. A lot of what happens much of the world never hears about, especially the news here. Some people are given the death penalty being innocent, and many are set free who are guilty. Money, corruption and irresponsible officials are the cause for this.This is why many take the law into their own hands, like in Haiti recently with the vigilante justice on gangs there. Something has to change and most of us know what that is.

I'm very active on daily worldwide news , and never make anything up. facts are the only thing one should go by. There are various posts online you can find, including one from that unnamed source. Over 31,000 cases last year, and that's just ones that are reported.....................https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/general/40031638

True, but how many times does money circumvent the law and how many who rape and molest daily here are incarcerated? 70% of girls in Thailand are victims of sexual assault yearly. Most never come to trial, mainly because of shame faced by the victim for standing up for herself and making sure the predators get put away. Letting these scum get away with assaults lets others know they will also have a good chance of never being arrested, let alone convicted. Thailand is a very unsafe place for girls and women to live, but a lot of what happens never gets punished. I know many women in my 6 years plus living here, and most of them haven been victims and those are the ones who have let on about the assaults. In a country where corruption ranks high, things don't go as they should, and will never until that corruption is brought down to a very low level.

This. This is exactly what should happen to these kinds of animals. Anti socials like this have no place on our earth, just like the narcissists we deal with everyday, and the only way the world will improve is the elimination of these types, so the rest of us, especially our women and children, are allowed to live safely without fear of being harmed by vermin that weren't taught by their parents that life is precious, and you don't prey on the weak and innocent. A justice system that puts people in prison for doing the job they should be doing also needs to be improved and radically changed, as lawyers and judges who are paid to let animals free also are in places they shouldn't be. Anyone does this to my child will be dealt with in a way that they wouldn't be able to hurt another ever again. I wouldn't expect any less from anyone who calls themselves parents. Waiting for a justice system to do what is needed to permanently stop individuals like this from further mayhem will be a long wait.

I didn't say worse in any way besides the mass shootings. Everything else is the same. Difference here is a huge lack of respect for life, starting with the animals an continuing with the people. Boys here have babies one after another with young girls, and aren't held responsible for taking care of those kids. In the US, if you don't pay support, you go to jail. Ask my ex. It happened to her. You don't see teens running after people with machetes or sticks in the US. Of course it might happen occasionally, but nowhere near like it does here. Fathers take much more responsibility for their children back home. Yes, there are deadbeats, including moms, but nowhere like here, a lot for the before mentioned reason. The justice system doesn't make dads pay for the kids they make. The breakdown of the family unit is the major reason problems occur in this world. It all starts at home, and when dads aren't home, this happens. A mom cannot teach a boy to be a man. She can try her best, but without a dad there, they look to their peers, who are clueless also.

I lived there for 62 years, and was a gun salesman for the last 6 before I moved here. I see daily news of what goes on worldwide, and so I know. People who commit crimes in America are punished at all ages. No exemptions like there is here, and there isn't a lack of prosecution there like there is here. They might not get 5 years there for this crime, especially if it's a first offense, but they will be held accountable in some way. There is a lot of gang activity in the big cities here like anywhere else, and human trafficking is huge, and many law enforcement personnel are involved here. Look at the news. I knew about corruption here decades before I moved here, and it is one reason I will be taking my daughter to live in the US as soon as possible.

My country is the US, and I'm well aware of what has gone on there for the last 67 years, but here it' s as bad or a lot worse regarding wayward children. Gang activity here is abundant, as well as gun crime. It starts, as always, with a lack of fathers around teaching the children respect for life, and moms who make the lie that they need to go to Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket, Chaing Mai or any other large city to get work, while the children are left with grandparents, many times just one, and these "parents" let the children drive scooters at 8 years old, stay out late at night, and aren't aware or look the other way when the children get involved with drugs, crime, or manipulating clueless young girls by the hundreds of thousands into having sex with them, and when they have the inevitable babies, guess who gets them? Look at how animals are treated here and you'll get an idea how humans are subsequently treated by these same individuals when they get older. My ex's mom had 11 children. Who does this? People who are, like mentioned, looking for someone to take care of them when they are older. Funny thing is, only three are left back at the house. One daughter who has a smaller house there next door, and contributes little. One who was in a scooter accident and only can gather firewood and such, at 46, because that's about all he can do. One, who's a very disturbed 25 year old "man" who still sleeps with mom. The other's only come around during holidays. My ex now lives there, with my daughter (part time) and hates her mom, because she knows what I know about how narcissists are created. Having 11 children with very little love involved, and only for attention and maybe a future care taking position, is dead wrong. Crime here, again because fathers aren't around much to teach the kids different, is pretty high, especially for a country where country is huge. This is but one link to see what goes on Many are available if you look...................https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Thailand