jaywalker

37 minutes ago, keep it real said:

huh....duh....what lady

This one.

22 minutes ago, beautifulthailand99 said:

Very well said - the hang em ,flog em , jail em  TV bar stool vigilantes are never far from a keyboard it would seem.

I agree.

When it comes to thugs on video stomping a guy's head 25 times, I say drag him to the nearest tree.

This lady theoretically had a minuscule amount of a white powdered drug, inside an M&M's bag (which is white inside).

She was denied a lawyer, and given a STUPID sentence.

2 minutes ago, wanderluster said:

the "people" on this forum dont live in the real world.  most have never even seen cocaine much less tried it.  they cant read between the lines of a so-called journalistic piece.  I honestly think that some of these people just look at the screen all day waiting for a new topic to come up so they can be first to reply and then see there name on the screen and maybe get some likes. wow.

this forum is for our amusement at how naive and just plain stupid some expats or tourists can be, with a little bit of good info thrown in.

And your point as related to this lady is what?

26 minutes ago, berybert said:

Air brakes on trucks. Brakes fail brakes lock on.

Brakes worn out, and or melted to mush, they don't work.

I've been in two vehicles when my brakes failed.

One was my fault, in a 1978 Chevy Monte Carlo, about 4:00 AM, in the rain...it needed a new brake booster & master cylinder.

Scared me half to death! I slammed it into low gear and stomped the parking/emergency brake.

I went slip-sliding all over the place, but (amazingly) never did hit anything.

2nd time I was in a one ton company F350 truck with a large (maybe 10 foot) trailer behind it, standard shift.

I went bouncing thru the ditch to keep from hitting the car in front of me, slammed it into low gear & somehow brought it to a stop.

I was about 18 both times.

Since those two incidents, I have replaced HUNDREDS of brake pads & shoes, rotors, drums, you name it on air and hydraulic sytems.

Brake cylinders, brake calipers, master cylinders, brake boosters, you name it.

I was born with a wrench in my teeth instead of a silver spoon.

My point is that brakes matter.

I was once asked to inspect 70 RTA HMMWV (Hummer) trucks on their way for a UN mission in Sudan.

Half had leaking brake calipers and almost no brake fluid in the master cylinders. The other half had their steering linkage about to fall apart, and or major fluid leaks from the fuel tanks to the oil pan.

I put together a one page report for each truck & turned it in to a full RTA colonel, who smiled & said thanks.

A week later they had the UN inspectors there, who saw the nice new white paint jobs, new seats in them and new tires on them.

They looked pretty good from the outside.

Every one of them was a rolling death-trap.

Just now, Blindedbythelight said:

It did not say Government Person. They were more referring to a Mafia type of person, I believe.

Anyway, thanks for the back and forth.

We agree to disagree.

Cheers.

Cheers Mate.

I fail to see your point though, whether it be mafia or government (which are one and the same BTW) that tossed this lady in the slammer, it's still wrong.

5 minutes ago, Blindedbythelight said:

555 yes you are 100 % correct. Not ! If they want to say something, they talk through Facebook.

Not sure which light you got blinded by, but they've been hauling folks off to jail the last several years for any and everything said that's in the least bit disparaging about the government.

8 minutes ago, monspencer said:

Who really knows the cause of the accident, could have been brake failure or incompetent driver.

 

Sad ending though with the deaths of 4 people including a little four year old girl whose life had only just begun. Now that brings tears to my eyes thinking about my little Thai granddaughter who is also just 4 years old.

Yeah my daughter is 11 now, but I remember when she was 4.

I'd probably go to Pattaya & do some balcony diving if had been her that was killed like that (or any other way).

20 minutes ago, Blindedbythelight said:

Think about the Thai culture for a second. They feed about a million soi dogs each day. They won't kill a mosquito if they are in a temple. If the 70 million Thai's people thought she was innocent. They would all be supporting her; not only a few 1000 or so. It is only the Farang , because of the White husband.

She looks a lot like my wife too is one reason.

They could pass as twin sisters.

The 70 million Thai people are like mushrooms, kept in the dark and fed sh&t.

If they say anything then the thugs w/ guns and badges will be banging on their door.

14 minutes ago, louse1953 said:

A lot of us grew up in the 60's-70's.and still have memories and empathy.

I know I went through a few 8-Balls in the 1980's.

Haven't touched the stuff since.

I'd feel HORRIBLE for 8-10 days after snorting.

Same with LSD. Weed just makes me want to sleep....even though I never inhaled :-)

I don't mind an occasional Valium just before a trans-Pacific flight though....Just sleep through the 15 hour flight.

Now, Viagra....That's a FUN recreational drug.

2 minutes ago, AlphMichaels said:

Will a day ever come when the canned excuse "brake failure" is either inadmissible or tied directly to vehicle maintenance (lack thereof) and/or driver error??  Hasn't happened yet and guessing it may never but It's time..., past time..., to remove this excuse in any highway accident investigation.   Statements made must be investigated and corroborated.

 

 

That would require logic.

Reminds me of Jim Bakker. 55555

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_PTL_Club

2 minutes ago, Blindedbythelight said:

Bangkok Post, gets money from the Discovery Channel; to advertise; so cannot believe this paper. 

Yeah....Just blindly believe every thing the corrupt cops and judiciary in Thailand say is safer I suppose?

1 minute ago, SOUTHERNSTAR said:

In most countries she would have walked because of the bungling investigation. The chance of her being framed is greater han 50%. They also never tested her for use. I think this was a mistake by the defence. 

She didn't HAVE any defense.

Just now, impulse said:

Here's something to ponder next time you're landing at Swampy:

 

Results demonstrated that "92% of the bills were positive for cocaine with a mean amount of 28.75+/-139.07 micrograms per bill, a median of 1.37 μg per bill, and a range of 0.01-922.72 μg per bill. Heroin was detected in seven bills in amounts ranging from 0.03 to 168.5 μg per bill: 6-AM and morphine were detected in three bills; methamphetamine and amphetamine in three and one bills, respectively, and PCP was detected in two bills in amounts of 0.78 and 1.87 μg per bill. Codeine was not detected in any of the one-dollar bills analyzed".

 

(Source:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contaminated_currency)

 

Any one of us with a few $100 bills in our pocket could be next.  She had 200-250 micro-grams on her.

 

Wonder how the members of the hang-em-high, they know the rules would feel if it was their loved one?

Yep.

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In a study reported in Forensic Science International, A.J. Jenkins, at the Office of the Cuyahoga County Coroner (Cleveland, OH), the author reports the analysis of ten randomly collected one-dollar bills from five cities, and tested for cocaine, heroin, 6-acetylmorphine (also called "6-AM"), morphine, codeine, methamphetamine, amphetamine and phencyclidine (PCP). Bills were then immersed in acetonitrile for two hours prior to extraction and subjected to Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. Results demonstrated that "92% of the bills were positive for cocaine with a mean amount of 28.75+/-139.07 micrograms per bill, a median of 1.37 μg per bill, and a range of 0.01-922.72 μg per bill. Heroin was detected in seven bills in amounts ranging from 0.03 to 168.5 μg per bill: 6-AM and morphine were detected in three bills; methamphetamine and amphetamine in three and one bills, respectively, and PCP was detected in two bills in amounts of 0.78 and 1.87 μg per bill. Codeine was not detected in any of the one-dollar bills analyzed". The study confirmed that although paper currency was most often contaminated with cocaine, other drugs of abuse may also be detected in bills.^[4]

2 minutes ago, Blindedbythelight said:

They should have tested her for drugs in her blood; or did a swab of her hands to cocaine. Then we would know if it was planted or not ? Also search her home.

bangkok-post/20150621/282797830013543

Google it.

She REQUESTED that the cops drug test her, but they refused.

They also refused to allow her an attorney, AND did not/could not present any physical evidence in court.

1 minute ago, Blindedbythelight said:

I wonder who will rescue her kids ?

Same folks that would take care of them if she'd been run over by a bus I guess, as that's basically what has happened.

Google bangkok-post/20150621/282797830013543 to read the full story.

It'll be the top link.

Basically she rescued some wild animal that was destined for Europe, and the cops wanted her to pay 400,000 baht.

She didn't pay so they framed her.

7 minutes ago, joepattaya1961 said:

I recently bought an AIS Mobile hotspot at the AIS shop @the basement of Central Pattaya Beach. 

It's 4G compatible and fed by a dat-SIM-card. 

The device cost THB 1,990 including a data-sim with 2Gb 4G data transfer. 

 

I used it as a back-up connection in a rental and according to the guests it worked fine. 

 

Only down-side......if you like to download movies, music or like to watch streaming vids, you'll run out of gigabits in no time and you will be 'downgraded' to 128kbps. 

I've had two USB dongles from AIS....Still have them & it was unlimited data for 1,000 baht/month. They were pretty fast & came with a SIM card (as you say).

They worked pretty good in BKK & Pattaya and a bit slower in Korat. The coverage was horrible/non-existent in the sticks just outside Surin.

I haven't used them for a long time, so maybe things are different now.

14 hours ago, dcnx said:

They need to put them on kid sized tricycles and big wheels, it would be fitting. 

This is what they need.

I got a moto-taxi ride once & the guy told me 80 baht.

I had to run in a Tesco for less than 5 minutes & asked if he'd like to take me back. Sure, he'd be happy to wait.

Got back to starting point & watched him almost break down (in his head) trying to add 80+80.

It was so entertaining that I gave him 200 baht.

4 minutes ago, wprime said:

Not necessarily, ever driven a truck down a hill? Could easily just be an incompetent or lazy driver.

I've driven some huge rigs, at night, in the rain when I was in the military.

I'd get a different truck & trailer every time I turned around.

The FIRST thing I'd do, was test the brakes in a safe area & I was in my early 20's.

I recall being 8 or 9 years old, with my Dad in Kentucky (very hilly, about like the Mae Sot area), going downhill in a 1976 Lincoln Continental & he told me he had dropped it out of "D" into 2nd so he could keep his foot off the brakes. I never forgot that lesson.

I'm just surprised the driver made it to be 64 years old.

They have them in Tesco & Big C for 900-1,000 baht back in the mobile phone section.

Pre-paid service at any AIS kiosk (just outside the entrance to any Tesco or Big C) is about 1,000 baht for a month.

I used mine for Skype in BKK and Pattaya...a bit of a jerky video, but streamed Youtube nicely.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The driver of the truck - Warit Sukhonthanitkun, 64 - was heard to cry out as his brakes failed coming down a hill.

Sad story for sure all around, but especially about the little girl.

Thailand, the "hub" of brake failures.

7 minutes ago, geriatrickid said:

include wear & tear, maintenance

Maintenance, sch-maintenance. The "M" in Thailand stands for maintenance.

59 minutes ago, webfact said:

muscles bigger and facial hair thicker.

Will it be a new tourist attraction? 24 kilos of weed...Rather stupid when it's illegal.

Got nothing against weed, nor anybody's lifestyle, but they'll probably have the bearded "ladies" in a ring, boxing in bikinis next week to attract busloads of Chinese tourists.