TheWalkingMan

Kasokorn hit me up for 250 baht a couple of weeks ago. I received notification through their SMS system.

Notice how all this is coming fast and furious after the latest election.

I agree, some sentences are racially unfair, and biased against the poorer population.

The very first reply to the topic and you have to play the race card. How quaint.

I do not agree with mandatory sentences for non-violent drug offenders, but just where do you come off saying that the laws are racially biased? The law is the law and if you are caught selling crack on the corner, then you are charged with the crime. The law is color blind. Or is you problem with the fact that most drug offenders in jail today in the US are black? If that's the case, then your assertion is baseless.

One of the issues with some drug laws, which appeared to be aimed at the African-American community, was the disparity in sentencing for those caught with cocaine vs those caught with crack. In the 80's the ratio was like 1 gram of crack was equal to 100 grams of cocaine with regards to allocated jail time. This was changed in 2011(?) to a ratio of 1 to 18.

That 1 to 100 ratio made people sit back and say... this is essentially cocaine so why the huge difference. Some felt that because crack was used mainly in black areas and cocaine was not, it was confirmation of a racially biased law with 1 gram of something being given the same rate of something 100 times bigger.

The way he ignored the other two in the room suggests that something had been brewing for awhile and on that day he just said forget it. That little dance at the end looked like one of relief now that something big was completed.

I recall watching The Amazing Race Asia and on two different seasons they had Thai competitors. One set was a couple of babes (I think they were models or some type of entertainment people) who did not like roughing it and the other was a guy and girl who, I believe, were just friends.

Anyway, the girl of the guy and girl team pretty much quit, but the guy wanted to fight it out and continue. The babes whinged a lot and did not put in any effort and were relieved to be eliminated.

Overall, I thought it was pretty weak of them to come on to a show where they know the circumstances and then either quit or not put in an effort.

I thought this was a nice story. This guy is obviously a small fish and seems friendly to all the locals so the people in charge probably don't worry about him. If people have a problem with this guy, why don't they go after some of the bigger fish rolling through other areas.

I remember way back in the 80's watching a pro wrestler, Dusty Rhodes, give his spiel where he said, "I was wearing dark glasses in nightclubs before it was fashionable. I was dating two women at the same time before it was fashionable." lol Why that stuck with me for 30 years is a mystery.

Japan next to last? That I do not believe. I see people on the train reading books, newspapers etc all the time. There are new and used bookstores all over the place and they seem to do a good trade.

Sounds like this guy is on the ball.

No Pikachu?

Sharks and Jets?

50k baht for a life... I can only shake my head.

I kept thinking "Sexual Healing"

Gotta love the classics

Many a man has cashed in everything for a chick. Situation normal.

That was funny.

wow

The Kindle Paperwhite is an excellent machine!

This is why people need a circle of friends who know their movements.

Teleportation?

I thought the article would be about the old folks homes. There are about five or six within a 5 minute walk from my apartment.

They must have confiscated the goods held in storage on the upper floors. Always wondered why the rent was so high there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PAxIrNys9M

She gave up the goods on the first night and is complaining because the guy didn't marry her? lol. Silly cow.

Why does anybody care about OJ? Do you really think he didn't do the murders? Is it because he was a big JOCK that gives you sympathy for an obvious murderer? Yes I know he got off. But that doesn't mean the public actually believed he wasn't guilty or that he wasn't guilty.

I thought he did the murders but got off because he was monied up enough to afford a defense team.