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Alternative solution guys. Anyone you find with drugs make them take the lot in one go. If they get over it then send them home. If they dont who cares

You and Mr. Rogers up there (buddy,can you spare a cardigan?) have become The Problem...

The tipping point was reached a few years ago and we're just waiting for more dominoes to fall.

Five years from now, if you are lucky (and young) enough to be here, you will be crying in your beer (hypocrite!) about how the world has gone to pot!

I'm shaking my head reading the posts on this thread...

The pros and cons regarding ladyboys (see sig. below)

Repeat criminals are criminals whether wearing a frock or not...

No "official" tolerance for aggressive behavior, theft, and assaults on tourists is the only common sense strategy. It's in the city's best interests.

I have lived here 13 years and the problem has grown out of control...

^^

New news to me, and sad if legal problems put the icing on the cake of this over-hyped fight...

And yes, Mayweather fighting under MMA rules. Just like the original premise of UFC. You brought your fighting style and and put it the test. There are many fighting styles and the early days saw fighters from many disciplines. Now there is a more sameness to the style as fighters have adopted styles that win. And wrestling is a major component, along with Muay Thai and conventional boxing. Brazilian Ju- jitsu also after Hoyce Gracie showed how submission holds could neutralize a physically stronger opponent.

There are several fighters in the 145lb. division of MMA who would quickly make mincemeat of Mayweather and his undefeated record...

The discussion over the points scoring in the "Big Fight" misses the point. We tuned in for a fight, not figure-skating.

Checkout Youtube for the very recent UFC Johnson-Horiguchi fight. Though they are 125lb. class, I would put my money on Johnson over Mayweather.

Boxing is dead after this fight. What a snoozer.

MMA. Way more exciting than boxing.

https://youtu.be/Caeslg_wYOs

Of course this all depends on the fights you're comparing it to. MMA has a great deal of snoozers too, and they do it laying down LOL.

That "laying down" is called "wrestling", and is arguably an older sport and "activity" than boxing. When two unarmed humans go at it for real, they often end up grappling on the ground.

MMA is still, after 20 years, in it's early development stage. An earlier poster asked who could name a famous MMA fighter. A fan of MMA could name several, and there are a lot more current fans of MMA than there are of boxing. The world-wide media hype of the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight created a lot of interest among non-fans of boxing. UFC regularly sells out venues around the world and will continue to develop as aspiring fighters develop their skills and enter the octagon.

It's unquestionably a more exciting "blood-sport".

The fight in question did nothing for the reputation of professional boxing. Witness the booing of the audience, who paid big money to be there.

At least Manny seems to be a decent, though now very rich, human being. Unlike "Money", who seems to reserve his best shots for the women in his life......

oops...

Yes the "missing millions" sort of takes the edge off my post, but you get my drift...

Dana White must be salivating at the prospects for his franchise.

That fight was as entertaining as a Michael Buble concert.

MMA all the way......

Really. 36 minutes and the two of them walk away with over US$200+ to split between them...

More power to them but come on...

I have no idea if she will succeed, though I suspect she has the will-power to complete a one-way version.

That bike is flying home.

The pictures were a very pleasant surprise. Love the cat-suit, and the one-arm push-ups are impressive.

Go girl!

I had Michelin Pilot Street radials put on my CBR300 last Wednesday. There was less than 700km on the original IRC bias-ply tires, but that was enough to form an opinion of them. That opinion was not unfavorable, but I wanted to get on upgraded tires as soon as possible.

The radials definitely "turn into corners" more quickly,as another poster with experience of them noted.

However, the ride is now noticeably more bumpy, contradicting Michelin's own advertising re Pilot Street bias-ply vs. Pilot Street radials. If I had not seen the Maxxis shop guy add air using a gauge, I would think they had been over-filled. I'll probably still check for myself...

In the States a lot of stores have a penny jar (small plate) by the till & people often leave their odd pennies of change there for anyone to use if they're short a penny or two on another occasion

There used to be containers of pennies(also often some nickels and dimes as well) like that in Canada. Then they discontinued the use of pennies, which I understand Australia did before Canada.

On a visit there last year, the stores roundedup in their favour so often that I eventually became annoyed enough to ask one clerk if the stores in Canada ever rounded down in the customer's favour...

Got a deer in the headlights look in return.

Prayuth is definately not the sharpest knife in the drawer and one who certainly should not have ultimate power. It is just like giving and arsonist a can of petrol, a box of matches and saying use it wisely.

While he isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer he has good intentions.....I remember the arsonists downtown Bangkok and Thaksin when he tried to gain power of army, police and courts.......That is the arsonist you are looking for.

Our not so sharp Prayut is just cleaning up the mess 14 years of Shinawatras did to Thailand.

Absolute power would be good because it is just for a very limited time.

OMG! Have you been drinking retsina with Costas?

If they stop shooting people it might work......

How transparent and futile. Horse. Barn. Door.

I used to enjoy masturbating in the shower...

But then the other guys at the gym started to get annoyed.

RIP

It's shocking how much damage that Fortuner sustained!

Hi Dave

Sorry to hear you are feeling burnt out...

You are the Spock(RIP) of this forum. We need logic here as much as passion...

Bah Humbug....

Philippine rum sells here almost as cheap as Thai but much better.....

You don't seem to be a very sophisticated shopper......

There is a 7 day exchange policy at Tesco. The phones are covered by the manufacturer/importer, usually for one year. There is no need to retain sales slip as warranty is determined by when the phone went into service. This information is on the imei(?) bar-code which is recorded by Tesco or other seller.

It is correct that Tesco seems to be seller of last resort for overstocks. They are sold at good discounts though.

Many of the posters on this thread, and the one one about the Australians facing execution, would fit right in to the crowds of simpletons watching avidly as "justice" is delivered to adulterers, apostates, and enemies of the people by the fanatics of Isis............

I'm interested Bob, in the world you describe there seems to be no social issues with use and abuse of these drugs.

As for the 40 year thing I will have to take your word for it, I won't be around to see the mess created thankfully.

Of course there will be social issues. But they will pale in comparison to the social carnage that has resulted from the Prohibition Policy.

But... there will no longer be millions of criminalized people. There will be no drug cartels, except the legal and taxed corporations that arise in the marijuana business. For the pharmaceutical drugs, they will be produced, profitably, by the current pharmaceutical corporations. There will be no adulteration, thus improved safety. Perhaps "lite" versions will become available.

There will be no gang-related violence related to the drug business. In fact, I would expect that the gangs, as with the glorified multi-national versions, will, for the most part, fade away through non-significance.

Last but not least, we can not realistically expect to save everyone from themselves. There will be casualties, as there are with alcohol, tobacco, prescription drugs and gambling. But..... There will be ample funds available for education and treatment options, due to the savings from no longer prosecuting the drug war, and also the tax revenue available to the State.

On the 40 year thing, I won't be here either, so there is no fear I'll be saying "I told you so!"

Weak people ruin their lives with drugs.

Governments would be wise to snuff out all life associated with drug production, drug sales, drug transportation, drug use.

Simple.

NeverDie, you and I discussed this issue many years ago in a similar (tragic) topic. IIRC, we eventually politely agreed to disagree. Honestly though, your arguments have become more fundamentalist. A defensive posture perhaps, given that the winds of change they indeed are a blowin'. Your strategy is a failed strategy. Was before. Is now. People and our elected (finally) officials are no longer fearful of social or career suicide by openly expressing doubt about the current drug policies. Even Thailand is proposing more treatment and less prison time for drug offenders, who currently make up approx. 78% of the prison population.

Hello bobBIn,

Yes. We will have to continue to agree to disagree, especially in this case where young smartA. Australians thought it was ok to gamble with the lives of so many by attempting to transport a reasonably large quantity of heavy drug to Australia for more death and destruction to be released on their unfortunately fellow countryman. They did it for money. They gambled and now they lost. Soon they will lose the main game and they only have themselves to blame.

This is not a case of $2 worth of pot. It has been alleged that both these two grubs were involved I. Previous importations of drugs.

No pity and as an Australian I completely disagree with the suggestion that they be transferred to Australia so that Australian tax payers can pay $1000 per week per prisoner to have them housed in Australia prison 5 star hotel.

I for one applaude the Indonesians, although I recognise what a grubby dung hole indo is, especially when one considers how they have handled various issues around matters involving Australians and Australia.

If Tony Abbotts govt pulls anything out of indo, I hope it's the millions and millions of dollars worth of assistance before anything else.

We can talk about proportionality with regards to punishment, even if we accept that the Bali 9 are guilty. How many heroin traffickers are arrested every year world-wide? What percentage are executed, outside of Iran, Saudi Arabia, and now Indonesia?

40 years ago, these SEA nations that are so strict on drugs did not have these policies. Ganja and opium were part of their societies and enforcement was not a high priority. They all jumped on the bandwagon led by the USA, coerced in many cases by the offers of aid and the threats of withholding same aid.

Now the USA has 4 states with legal recreational use of marijuana and more predicted to join them next year, most importantly California. That would make the entire West Coast a Prohibition-free zone, at least as far as pot is concerned. Two months ago Congress passed a law forbidding the DEA from operating in any State which allows either recreational or medical use of marijuana. Last week, in a policy change, the federal government will no longer accept assets forfeited by people who were not even indicted much less convicted. The bandleader is changing his tune...

All of the proscribed drugs will eventually be removed from the criminal justice system. And if you don't like paying $1000 a week to house drug offenders, just stop arresting them.

40 years from now, if you were alive to read them, history books will show that your approach was, and is, a sad time for human rights and that you were on the wrong side.

Drugs ruin lives. They knew that.

Drugs dont ruin lives.

People ruin lives.

Weak people ruin their lives with drugs.

Governments would be wise to snuff out all life associated with drug production, drug sales, drug transportation, drug use.

Simple.

NeverDie, you and I discussed this issue many years ago in a similar (tragic) topic. IIRC, we eventually politely agreed to disagree. Honestly though, your arguments have become more fundamentalist. A defensive posture perhaps, given that the winds of change they indeed are a blowin'. Your strategy is a failed strategy. Was before. Is now. People and our elected (finally) officials are no longer fearful of social or career suicide by openly expressing doubt about the current drug policies. Even Thailand is proposing more treatment and less prison time for drug offenders, who currently make up approx. 78% of the prison population.

The only solace I can take from reading the comments from the "hang 'em high" brigade is that these people are on the wrong side of history.

They are the modern counterparts of the witch-burners.

Haters....

She's a total babe..from the neck up.

Pure coincidence, I had a Thai regular who was a dead ringer for Beyonce. Until she stopped the yaba and gained 15kg in 3 months, at which point her butt was the same size as Bee's!