Bob A Kneale

9 hours ago, seancbk said:

The third and most serious charge, reckless driving causing death, remains on the books until 2027.

He's not out of the woods yet.

That was the only charge remaining, the prosecutor has dropped the case, he's out of the woods

9 hours ago, rupert the bear said:

low life corrupt racist scum and we see on the same page thai govt assists WHO ha ha birds of a feather the mutually enabling BS club.

What's this got to do with racism?

"low life corrupt racist scum..."

Lowlife?  Scum rises to the top, doesn't it?

5 minutes ago, GAZZPA said:

2 hours ago, SePl said:

Finally free ! i'm so happy for him !

 

But it's so funny to see how the world is full of small people who cannot think further than their nose, as on this thread !

 

I am sure that if he was your son, you would love to have him jailed for 10 years right ? How can people cannot be able to imagine a different life than their poor man life is really incredible !

 

Anybody would pay or escape if he could, and only liars would tell the contrary !

I think it would be pointless trying to explain to you why this is wrong on so many levels...

He didn't say that it wasn't wrong, I think the situation that he described was accurate.

9 hours ago, saminoz said:

Too true.  You'd think that they'd pursue the killer of one of their own but...no honour amongst thieves eh?

Nothing to do with "honour among thieves", the police did pursue it, the decision to drop the case wasn't theirs.

10 hours ago, newnative said:

Disgusting.  And no reason given for why the charges were dropped.  Well, of course not--the reason is disgusting.  Hopefully karma will catch up with the murderer soon.

"Thanawuth [RTP] said prosecutors who handled the case informed police last month of their decision to withdraw the last remaining charge.

“Yes, they [the prosecutors] had informed us of their opinion to drop all charges. They are citing the fact the family members (of the police officer) have been compensated” by Vorayuth's family, Thanawuth said".

https://thepublicsradio.org/article/thai-police-charges-on-red-bull-heir-dropped-from-12-crash

10 hours ago, newnative said:

Disgusting.  And no reason given for why the charges were dropped.  Well, of course not--the reason is disgusting.  Hopefully karma will catch up with the murderer soon.

"Thanawuth [RTP] said prosecutors who handled the case informed police last month of their decision to withdraw the last remaining charge.

“Yes, they [the prosecutors] had informed us of their opinion to drop all charges. They are citing the fact the family members (of the police officer) have been compensated” by Vorayuth's family, Thanawuth said".

https://thepublicsradio.org/article/thai-police-charges-on-red-bull-heir-dropped-from-12-crash

1 minute ago, Don Mega said:

4 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

No, it’s not an accident. Otherwise I could get drunk, hop in my car and just run someone over I don’t like and kill them. Sorry, officer. I was drunk. It was an accident. 

Yeah you nailed it, it was an accident... accident can still land one in some serious expensive trouble though.

He didn't nail it, the premeditation that he was describing would make it murder.

1 minute ago, rkidlad said:

4 minutes ago, Bob A Kneale said:

Yes, you may not like it but it was.

No, it’s not an accident. Otherwise I could get drunk, hop in my car and just run someone over I don’t like and kill them. Sorry, officer. I was drunk. It was an accident. 

Yes, it was an accident and no, you can't do that with premeditation, that would be murder.

3 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

I’m just asking a question. A prosecutor dropping charges in a case that’s clear cut isn’t against a billionaire who was allowed to leave the country. 

What?

13 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

Ah, so running someone over and killing them while speeding under the influence of cocaine and alcohol is an accident? 

Yes, you may not like it but it was.

12 minutes ago, sambum said:

Accident? And why did it take 5 YEARS to issue an arrest warrant? And why did he miss 8 (EIGHT!!!) legal summons(es)?

 

So many unanswered questions!

Yes, it was an accident; are saying that he did it wasn't and that he did it deliberately?

"And why did it take 5 YEARS to issue an arrest warrant? And why did he miss 8 (EIGHT!!!) legal summons(es)?"

The answers to those questions have been repeated, ad nauseum, in the media, so there's no mystery or unanswered questions there, but, just for you, his lawyers delayed all those meetings, each time with the agreement of the police.

1 minute ago, Don Mega said:

Actually my dates are way off, I only googled it and saw all the results... this one made me think it was a few months ago but opening it and it was May 2017 they revoked it.

 

I stand corrected.

9 hours ago, pineapple01 said:

The same posters that stand for a lefty society, student riots, anyone whoes made it, and even dislike ferangs here that are happy, you never make one inquirery such as the loss and hurt to the Policeman's Children , Wife etc......

I get your point but there was no wife or children.

4 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

So obviously my next question is; why did the prosecutor drop the charges? 

Better ask him that, not me but nowhere have I disputed the financial assertions that everyone else is making here, and I assume that's what you're getting at?

2 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

Fair enough, I was asking as it was all over the Thai news outlets 2 months ago they had revoked the passport.

Fair enough, surprising that it wasn't mentioned here, though, imagine the clicks Thaivisa would have got for that as well as this thread.

7 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

What was an accident? 

The situation that involved Vorayuth and The police officer, what else?

11 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

Yes, so I’m asking you - if the police can press charges (which they of course should) then why would they drop them? 

I'd guess because the prosecutor has told them to drop the charges, it's his decision once the police have passed the case to him.

8 minutes ago, LomSak27 said:

58 minutes ago, Bob A Kneale said:

10 hours ago, LomSak27 said:

Yinn this is a Thailand news web forum, about Thailand. If you want to talk about Amerika, many places on the WW web to find them.

It's up to you what members post here, now, is it?  Geez...

Up to me, no, but of course I did not say that did I? 

Yes, you did, what else does this mean?...

"Yinn this is a Thailand news web forum, about Thailand. If you want to talk about Amerika, many places on the WW web to find them. Make it so!"

9 hours ago, Sujo said:

Lucky he wasnt caught picking mushrooms or it would have been really serious.

Vorayuth isn't part of an illegal logging gang so there's no chance that he would have been "picking mushrooms".

9 hours ago, luckyluke said:

9 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Drunk driving with cocaine in his system! Accident?

Is accident for Yinn and many Thais, when perpetrator is rich. 

Are you saying that if he wasn't rich he would have been charged with something more serious than being the perpetrator of the accident that it was?  If so, what could he have been charged with?

9 hours ago, Don Mega said:

So when do they give him passport back ?

It was never taken way from him.

9 hours ago, todlad said:

I read recently that he paid the family 1 million Baht. All warrants and red notices were a sham.

Where did you read that?  

It's well-know, and has been publicised, that his relatives were paid B3m, years ago.

4 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

Let me get this straight. Victim’s families can drop charges if they’re compensated and agree. This is legal and common as you state. The family agreed to this legal precedent so charges were dropped. The police under pressure thought they’d press their own charges even though they had no legal grounds to do so. And if they did, then why did they drop them? $$$

And now 8 years later the police have just worked out they can’t press charges because, well, the law is the law. You’d have thought the Red Bull billionaire’s lawyers would have shot down these charges in seconds. 
 

Will you say anything? 
 

 

"The police under pressure thought they’d press their own charges even though they had no legal grounds to do so".

I did not say that the police in that situation would have no legal grounds to do so, you're the one who said that.

"And now 8 years later the police have just worked out they can’t press charges..."

It's the public prosecutor that decides if the charges that the police make can proceed to court,.  The police recommend charges, the prosecutor decides if they should go ahead (or be dropped!).

9 hours ago, actonion said:

Drops the charges,       I'd like to know the official reason why

And if Thai police had to answer to anonymous foreigners I'm sure you'd be the first to know.

1 minute ago, Mike k said:

5 minutes ago, Bob A Kneale said:

Yes, paying compensation to injured parties is common and legal here.  In cases such as those the victims family may decide that they do not want the accused charges and the case can be closed.

 

The police were pressured by public opinion, I believe, I think it was reported once or twice.

Most civilized countries vehicular homicide is prosecuted by the courts it's not left to the family of the deceased

This case was in Thailand so only Thailand's laws apply, what happens in other countries is irrelevant.

He was charged with reckless driving causing death, he was not charged with "vehicular homicide" even though Thaivisa posters like to misdescribe it that way because that makes the offence sound even worse.

Courts do not prosecute in any country, civilised or otherwise, the prosecution does that.