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6 hours ago, jacko45k said:

It is perhaps like controlling rats in a big City.... numbers are kept to a tolerable level, But to stop would mean they would take over. 

Take over what?

Has legal alcohol taken over society to the point everyone is drunk all day?

Why do you think any other drug is any different?

Because "they" told you -one hit and your hooked?

It's absolute bollicks! 

Here's an idea.

Start a drug register, and make and sell clean dose controlled taxed drugs to adults from licensed pharmacies.

That way, all the loonies and real addicts can be observed, traced, and removed or treated before they go totally insane, kids will be protected from pushers, as they will be suddenly out of business, and the jail's will be full of real criminals instead of 97% recreational weekend users who just want to spice up their dull lives.  

Or is that too sensible?

Again?

What's the winning plan this time?

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1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Kind of defeats the object of a visa system, don't you think?   

Does your own country allow anyone in with no checks as long as they've got a couple of quid to pay each month?

Seems to work in the UK a treat. 

Especially if the couple of quid is backed up with six or seven zeroes. 

While I support Ukraine, I see no reason for Thailand to get involved and condemn Russia. 

It's not diplomatically necessary or of much benefit to Thailand, or Ukraine. 

In any case, Thailand can't point the finger at Russia, as both have a corrupt oligarchy, buying up football teams and UK assets,  dodgy elections, a fake democracy, even a Crimean style historical and questionable land grab of Malaysia, which is the cause of the southern troubles, and lastly, they're both doing military conscription.  

Even the flags are similar! ????????????

The headline sounds like it was written by Benny Hill. I was expecting a laugh...

On 9/25/2022 at 6:52 AM, Joe Farang said:

Think back to the UK scenario again. If there is a dispute regarding a will and the exact meaning of it. The legal people, Judges etc need to be able to read and understand what the original says. Judges or any legal system cannot be expected to deal with documents in 100 different languages. Why not just get married  then she will get everything when you die, maybe even a widows pension from UK

The UK legal system retains qualified translators in almost every significant language spoken worldwide. 

The issue here is more to satisfy the legal requirements in either country.

In Thailand that means a certified translation into English. The OP need not worry that the translator will "gyp" them, and in any case his phone can translate Thai, I use my phone for google photographic translations at the supermarket all the time! ???????????? 

In many countries, a will beneficiary cannot also be an executor, I recommend you have that legally confirmed rather than rely on the net.

Do not be tempted to do wills on the cheap, you'll be gone when it inevitably goes pear shaped, and the exact opposite of what you intended could easily befall your grieving loved ones.   

Like the crackdown on people trafficking that led to none other than, General Prawit? 

Good luck with that!

Here's the evidence...

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.facebook.com/101East/videos/thailands-fearless-cop-101-east/534749904670720/&ved=2ahUKEwiB6OaK49f6AhUXyDgGHU0jCt4QwqsBegQIChAE&usg=AOvVaw3QaIG7WE9xoKYC2yUIz29b

Time to ban alcohol!

I use this story to illustrate that

if she was on illicit drugs, the moral panic would be off the scale, as we have seen in recent days.

One homicidal maniac, and everyone blames yaba, instead of a busted system.

Maybe if they issued controlled meth doses to registered users on a government database, the murdering frootloop would have been flagged by a pharmacist and put away long before the tragedy. 

If we insist on criminalising drugs, then criminals will be only too happy to take care of business, thus also ensuring teens get hooked, whereas, pharmacies could control that too.  

On 10/10/2022 at 12:45 PM, blazes said:

 

Good for a few extra votes in the hippie demographic....(although they might not notice the generous act through the fumes).

So if it's good for a few extra votes in the "hippie" (are you serious?????????) demographic.

America doesn't have a drug problem then. Just a few old Ben & Jerry VW Kombi dwellers who don't know what day, month, year, century it is?

You can't have it both ways, "bud".

Also, you've missed a lot of the deeper, richer, more sublime human experience, if all you've ever done is get drunk, or get laid.  

And yet, in the land of 63 million + smartphones...

No a single shred of video, or even the usual blurry ghost pic, to back up her buffalo dung story. 

Some people will try to get attention from almost anything, no matter how vile. 

What a sad loser.

Owning the Republicans -one drug at a time. 

The ending to Butch & Sundance.

Nothing has hever come close since. 

With all the fanatical rules around cinema going here, I wonder why foriegners even bother?

I've only been three times in my entire long visit. 

The last time was to see Fury about ten years ago. 

I skipped the obligatory nationalism, and waited in the foyer with a beer hidden in a soda cup, until the charade was over and the main feature began.  

Since the forever war on drugs failed to prevent this tragedy, and in fact probably allowed it to happen (I'll explain exactly why if asked). 

How does woodsome think doubling down on a failed strategy is going to do anything but burn more cash, as cartels enrich themselves? 

He's a moron. And a felon at large. 

11 hours ago, Hummin said:

New fighter jets  from Sweden and  USA and Subs without engines from China, as well High Speed railway. 

 

What can possible go wrong? 

 

We have discussed many times That Thailand follow the wind, and most likely will choose the future strongest partner. 

 

 Choose Thailand as your only home at the moment is risky. 

I can confidently say, that will not be China. 

17 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Not that we would expect any more out of the RTP, but it is a bit surprising that nothing in the way of a background check is done, before someone is hired. I guess since they are expected to work the franchise, rather than practice law enforcement, this should not be shocking. 

 

What is incredible, is that this guy could get away with such atrocious behavior, over a period of so many years. And even though he was a constant annoyance to the other cops, and even though he was obviously a very poor performer, he was kept on. It is as if they have no standards, and one has to really go out on the limb to get fired. Many of us have long considered the RTP to be a very toxic force within Thailand. Is this even more confirmation of that?

It's not just a Thai thing necessarily.

In the 1980s a Friendly London copper once told me, and I quote: "To get fired from the job, you've got to practically rape the Queen!"

There's a lot of bad apples the world over. 

But yeah, Kalaland is on a whole other level. 

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Wonder who gets the call sign 'Maverlick' ? 

I'm sure "iceman" won't be quite as popular, but you never know, meth tendrils stretch farther in Kalaland than anyone wants to think about. 

Fun fact: US Navy pilot Callsigns are almost always bestowed as a humiliating reminder of a bad screw-up or disciplinary issue in training or on early active duty. 

The callsign however, must be approved by the C/O and then it's with them for their Navy life. 

11 hours ago, monkfish said:

There's more going on here than meets the eye but this is in international news and damages Thailand's reputation so there will be a big cover up for sure. Not long ago since the Korat shooting. Why is it always cops and soldiers killing people in Thailand. Very sad.☹️

Because apart from being crazy, they're both trained to defend "Thailand" against ordinary Thais, not against big shot crony criminals, or outside threats, which don't really exist, and haven't since the Vietnam war. 

Wouldn't be so bad at all if he went to Bangkok and selected a few Jurassic Park targets, but no, big guy had to go for women and toddlers, typical grovelling P.O.S and true enemy of the people. 

15 hours ago, jingjai9 said:

Once positive thing could come out of this. Perhaps a crime this tragic and so highly publicized is enough to affect change in the RTP. It seems as though this shooting can be traced to police mismanagement, or better yet corruption because they wanted to keep the perpetrator's name out of the news when he caused trouble while a member of the RTP.

 

One thing that would help is if the media did not continuously publish pictures of the shooter. It makes bad people famous. This I think invites copy cat actions. In America some shooters make videos before they commit their acts so they can be shown on social media. The media in the US constantly flashes pictures of the shooters again and again on the 24 hour news cycle. They even seem to keep a tally of who has shot the most people. To me this just entices other unstable people to shoot for the record (no pun intended this is very serious).

These shootings are quite often committed by people with suicidal tendencies who want to take other innocent people with them when they die. For want of a better term, a suicide party of sorts. Check how many times this pattern has occurred in the US in recent years.

 

You are spot on!

The Thai media  are antiquated and clueless in these cases.

In the west now, even celebrity suicide is not reported as suicide. 

And domestic terrorists like this guy are now name and photo suppressed, because they have learned the hard way, that it's really NOT in the public interest to show his ugly mug, since he's dead meat anyway, and this will lead to another copycat tragedy as night follows day. 

15 hours ago, jingjai9 said:

Once positive thing could come out of this. Perhaps a crime this tragic and so highly publicized is enough to affect change in the RTP. It seems as though this shooting can be traced to police mismanagement, or better yet corruption because they wanted to keep the perpetrator's name out of the news when he caused trouble while a member of the RTP.

 

One thing that would help is if the media did not continuously publish pictures of the shooter. It makes bad people famous. This I think invites copy cat actions. In America some shooters make videos before they commit their acts so they can be shown on social media. The media in the US constantly flashes pictures of the shooters again and again on the 24 hour news cycle. They even seem to keep a tally of who has shot the most people. To me this just entices other unstable people to shoot for the record (no pun intended this is very serious).

These shootings are quite often committed by people with suicidal tendencies who want to take other innocent people with them when they die. For want of a better term, a suicide party of sorts. Check how many times this pattern has occurred in the US in recent years.

 

Nothing will change in the RTP in any meaningful way whatsoever.  They may make big media shows next week, with the usual silly banners with cartoon kawaii cops on it, then go back to business as usual once the journos leave the building.