jonclark

8 minutes ago, Sandboxer said:

Very generally speaking, based o my observation over a decade:

 

Germans - crimes that involve being naked and making asses out of themselves, sometimes get in trouble for being arrogant complainers

 

Brits - violent drunk hooligans, will try to fight locals, other falangs and/or water buffalo. The worst of all blue collar segments world wide

 

Americans - ignorance of the world often gets them into trouble with cultural aspects, with an occasional true homicidal psychopath appearing in the news

 

Aussies - too dumb to really get noticed and more often than not make the news because they Darwin'd themselves to death in some sort of stupid manner. 

 

Russians - a less harmless combination of Brits/Aussies with equally bad sense of fashion

 

Chinese - criminal behavior at buffets and often annoying, but otherwise harmless. More of a danger to themselves.

 

Japanese - the best tourists on earth.

 

Koreans - goofy, keep to themselves, not really noticeable

 

Indians - the only crimes they commit are not using deodorant and overhaggling/cheapassing.

 

Malaysians - better/more sophisticated Indians minus the BO problem

 

Africans - 80% drug dealers/freelance hos

 

 Scandinavians - pretty chill and relaxed when they're not kicking locals in the back, can get a bit too "Viking" when drunk but seem to keep actual bad physical behavior in check

 

French - the "real" French tourists/expats are pretty cool. The diversity hire passport holder are a menace to everyone.

 

Missed off Thais from your list?? I mean in terms of numbers and frequency they must top the list of criminals in Thailand, mustn't they for obvious reasons - So  lets add them to the list as well...for the sake of balance. 

Thais - Ping-Pong firing Hookers and Meth dealers sums them up right? I assume we are playing to National sterotypes? 

The culprit here clearly takes lesson on 'face-saving' from the esteemed Maj Gen Dr Rienthong Nanna, the director of Mongkutwattana Hospital. I do hope the Maj Gen will also be subject to stringent checks to ensure future public safety at his hospital. 

30 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

Instead of victim blaming, let's consider the victim.

Just one scenario - She is being held captive somewhere and the guy says 'send this message to your folks - or else'.

We do not know what is happening.

I just hope that she is found alive and well.

 I am not victim blaming, but to marry a person who you meet on a dating app after three days and then move to another country is insanity. People need to engage their brains before making such rash decisons, and understand the potential consequences for themselves of not thinking things through. I can only go on what is reported in the OP, (as opposed to fictional scenarios). I too hope she is found safe and well and that this serves as a learning experience. 

Married after meeting a stranger on a dating app im three days.  This woman carries a certain amount of responsibility for her actions tbh.  I mewn seriously wtf. Three days.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

In 2000, Holly, then aged 29, was caught trying to mail a parcel of heroin to her family in Perth

What?  Was it a Christmas present? 

'Happy Christmas dad I've got you 1 kg of smack, and its In the post'. 

I am utterly gobsmacked that so much has been revealed about this poor young lady's medical conditions in the press - surely all the conditions and ailments she was suffering from are confidential and cannot be reported by the media under threat of legal action. Remember this?

Report on Thaksin's illness 

Sadly it seems she was returned to the corrections department hospital as it was thought her life was not under threat...unlike Thaksin whose doctor claimed his life was at threat if he returned to the corrections department hospital. So he who lived it up in the VIP room of the Police hospital returned home cured as soon as parole was granted and then showed great energy and vigor rushing around Chiang Mai and Phuket meeting and greeting one and all, before trying to get involved in solving Myanmar crisis. 

Expect his daughter / PTP spokesperson to say it is unfair to Thaksin to compare the cases as he had nothing to do with the decision the dept of correction made and is allowed to keep medical information confidential...

35 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

 

 

Maybe she should have eaten regularly, like most of us.

Why should the prison care for people who don't eat and obviously want to die?

Its called a duty of care. 

16 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Of course, RIP.

However, one must wonder what goes on in the head of these people? Do they not understand that the government nor hospitals are to blame for this. The choice to hunger strike, is only a thing that is going to hurt one self. There are probably better ways.

Better ways....such as? 

6 minutes ago, proton said:

 

Three old friends who kept it up daily all their adult life's are long dead, all with brain hemorrhages.

sorry mate but I am calling BS on that one. 

Ahh mental health issues is it -

Let's add social media to the mix as a leading cause of mental health issues amongst the young,  as a source let's add the highly respected journal (The Lancet Psychiarty) - oh that's the same one as the OP used, excellent!

So social media is a leading cause of mental health issues amongst people, especially the young. I look forward to the banning and rescinding of all forms of social media to protect the public. I hope the government will pursue this outright ban along with cannabis to protect the public from foreign interference and ideas and preserve their mental health. Anything less would be a gross violation of their duty of care. 

Point being. There are a huge range of things that can cause mental health issues in people. Pinning it solely on one 'drug' is utter folly. And let's not forget cannabis will still be freely and openly available if it is every recriminalised, just as it was prior to its decrimilization. It will now be solely for the profit of criminal organisations rather than the government (although you could argue that there is not too much difference between either i guess).

The quality of the OP is utter tripe and is just a wish list of things that government wants the public to accept as truth without any further discussion or debate. 

On 5/11/2024 at 8:19 PM, advancebooking said:

So the government is rightly doing a backflip on the mess caused by Mr Auntin. Its been a balls-up from the start but what do you expect from him. 

 

The solution to the problem is to only have medical cannabis distributed by clinics in Thai government hospitals throughout the country. Close ALL other retail shops

 

Its the only viable solution. The government should pay compensation to retail shops when closing. End of story. 

 

Thoughts?

Firstly - Your facts are not correct - This mess (lack of regulation) was not (surprisingly caused by Anutin).

September 2022 The house of representatives withdrew cannabis from the agenda to be debated in parliment. As a result there was never any legislation passed to control the use of cannabis. This was the fault of all MPs. The MPS felt there were too many unknowns, so rather than trying to fix it, they left it in a legal gray area and moved on. 

As for your solution being the only viable one - again in correct. Cannabis can be sold at shops - which must be conseraive in appearence, so as not to appeal to the young, and photo ID must be provided by all customers (even 70 year olds like me) and all customers must be over 20. There can be no direct advertising of cannabis (just like alcohol and cigerretes) and no cannabis can be smoked in public, with 10'000 baht fines for those who do. 

If you ban it outright ( and remember there is a huge oversupply issue) it will just go back on the black market for sale and society will receive no benifit at all. 

He had asked for permission to visit myanmar...are people on parloe allowed to visit other countries????

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3 hours ago, 1happykamper said:

Says you! 5555. It's an eyesore... Neon signs and Ganga signs everywhere in Pattaya.. Hua Hin.. Phuket... Its more visual pollution. Many coffee shops now are selling the stuff... and smoking it. I don't like cigarette smoke of ANY kind. Why should I breathe in that sht? 

 

 

 

 

I think you'll find its not just weed shops with neon signs in Pattaya. Hua Hin and Phuket - The non-weed shop neon signs 9restaurants, bars, petrol stations etc)  are probably far greater in number. Do you find those offensive as well?  Please remember that just because you find them offensive, it doesn't mean the signs are offensive to everyone. 

As for not wanting to breath that sht - Mate - everyone who lives in Thailand breaths sht far, far worse than weed smoke - but i get your point. As a courtesy to other people all smokers should be discreet and smoke in private areas away from people who do no wish to inhale second hand smoke. 

1 minute ago, Pouatchee said:

 

yet he outmaneuvered move forward. a dangerous man he is -- dont sell him short, yet.

But that was because MF stuck to its principles and would not drop its election pledge 112. Whereas PTP despite promising to never join with the uncle parties during the election campagin turned coat and joined the uncle parties. 

1 hour ago, Pouatchee said:

only one reason for this

 

Tax-sin (taksin)

 

Ah taksin. The self deluded man who thinks because a few old ladies remember him in Chiang Mai, the whole nation loves him. PTP glory days are a distant memory and all of Thailand is wise to the lies of the shin clan.  PTP and Takain a 2nd place party.

1st April right? This government has shown it is very bad at sticking to self imposed deadlines. Digital wallet anyone?