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19 hours ago, charleskerins said:

Much better to let the fascists have there way without a ripple of opposition or trouble.

I never said that! He should've stayed away from Russia and led his fight from someplace else because he surely won't be doing anything from his grave.  So all the hard work he's put in and his life went to waste because his death achieved literally nothing. 

On 2/17/2024 at 1:20 PM, uttradit said:

Must have been depressed. Basically suicide.

Apparently after he got poisoned he said if he gets killed he wants his supporters to rise up. Sounds very much like martyrism to me. Either way, senseless waste of his life. 

On 2/15/2024 at 9:20 PM, mikebike said:

No one is asking for another prohibition. It doesn't work for alcohol, cannabis, or guns. That is well established, as you noted. 

 

But you, and many others, fail to take the next logical step - what did and does work? 

 

Surprise! When alcohol prohibition ended, laws and regulations were enacted to control the industry. 

 

Do you currently feel overly restricted in purchasing alcohol in the USA? 

 

Is there a logical reason the same solution won't work for guns? 

Of course there need to be tougher restrictions in the US when it comes to gun ownership and especially on how to keep them. No doubt about it! That's not my issue, though. All I'm saying is that prohibition never works, which is what the opposition always says. They think by prohibiting guns the gun crimes will stop, which is deluded wishful thinking! Especially in the US with their wild west attitude where they've had the constitional right to bear arms for 200 plus years and everyone and their dog has one. Getting rid of all those guns is literally impossible and a prohibition would also not stop gun crimes. 

A lot of the gun crimes in the US are crime related. Gangs dealing drugs fighting over turfs.  They need to fix their internal issues. Free health care, free education all the way through university and legalizing drugs. They should produce all drugs themselves, sell it cheaply through pharmacies to anyone who wants them over the age of 21 and tax it. Offer better quality and a cheaper price than the gangs and they won't have any turf to fight over literally over night because no one would buy their overpriced and cut up <deleted> anymore. 

Well, I guess he got what he wanted - becoming a martyr. 

If they try to kill you by poisoning you and you decide to still go back ro Russia then you have to have a death wish. 

He could've lead his fight against Putin from literally anywhere in the world. Germany would've granted him asylum in a heartbeat. 

Also, he knew he would get arrested for "violating his parole" by leaving Russia to get treated for the poisoning in Germany because the responsible bureau issued a statement to that regard after he announced his plans to return to Russia. 

12 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

When will the US ever learn?

Too many politicians are on the NRA and gun manufacturers payroll.....

Ban guns, this will all stop or at the least make difficult to even own a gun.

Look at the countries around the world that have done this.

They have all reduced gun violence....

 

Right! Like prohibiting alcohol in the US totally got rif of alcohol! If you ban guns all that does is strengthen the already existing black market over there, but it won't stop gun crimes! It most likely wouldn't even put a dent in it.

They need to strengthen the laws and make changes to how guns are being kept in the US because most guns used in crimes were stolen from vehicles and broken into homes because they leave their guns laying around in their houses and cars, which makes for easy access. 

2 hours ago, daveAustin said:

Lol, I love this kind of denial, esp from so called learned folk. It is somewhat akin to the moon landing debunkers because of the Van Allen belt or whatever other daft confirmation bias reason, or the funny folk that think the stromatolites are an impossibility because the earth is only 6000 years old. Dear me. 
 

The pterosaur was in fact a super light flier (much more so than a feathered bird of today, which scaled up in kind would unlikely get off the ground), with an airy bone structure and membrane-type wings based about cartilage. They may have been as light as 200kg or so despite being ginormous. 

Don’t waste your breath! They’ll never learn, just like conspiracy theorists. No matter how much hard evidence you present to them they won’t go for it because they’re the gurus, the enlightened ones, the one who know and the rest of the world are just stupid sheep. 

On 2/2/2024 at 7:43 AM, richard_smith237 said:

 

Not even any need for that....    the initial criticism was stupid, everyone knows that, it can just be ignored - not even worthy of comment or response.

 

Instead, Thai Airways have managed to turn an 'non-issue' into an own goal and managed to secure negative publicity out of thin air...  

 

... This is known as the Streisand effect...    Where attempting to limit and censor what they see as a negative information back fires and generates greater negativity... 

 

 

I seriously hope it will backfire on them! 

On 2/3/2024 at 11:20 AM, proton said:

 

Its the nationalistic exaggeration which is the problem, pretending it's all a Thai achievement when that appears to be very far from the truth.

I highly doubt that the astronomers phrased it like that. And if indeed they were the first ones to discover them then they deserve credit for it. Having said that, the phrasing could’ve been a lot more humble. 

14 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

Have killed about 5 this week in the house, but one bit me on my toe while I was on the toilet. Never been bit by one before, unbelievably painful, I would say twice as bad as the White Face hornets back home in the USA, and still slightly painful almost 2 hrs later. Don't want my 7 yr old to experience that, any recommendations for safe poisons? I have a dog, so don't want anything too toxic. Thanks!

Just get mosquito screens and screen doors for your place and they can't get in. Poison is always tricky, especially when you have other pets and a child. 

That's way over the top in my opinion! A simple statement to clarify the situation would've been more than. Unless the post in question contained insults. 

8 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I hope there will some follow up news on this.

It seems lots of Thai females grab knifes to win arguments. I always wondered how that will play out when someone gets hurt, and the police arrives.

Will the husband be prosecuted for injuring her with the knife?

Will she be prosecuted for taking a knife and threatening him with that?

Possibly he would never have injured her if she wouldn't have grabbed that knife. (yes, I know that is just a speculation)

 

I think from a "western" perspective only few people would grab a knife in an argument if they don't try to defend their life.

In Thailand there seems to be almost no barrier from a few words to grabbing the next available knife.

It depends.  Normally as soon as the threat is eliminated you're not allowed to use deadly force anymore, as far as I know. Since he took the knife from her, the knife wasn't a threat to him anymore, if he then cut her intentionally, he can be held responsible. If it's true what the article says and she continued to physically attack him while he had the knife and she got accidentally cut during the struggle then he can't be held responsible. At this point it's he-said, she-said, though, and now it depends on whom the judge will believe. Since she's already admitted that she attacked him with the knife, it's not looking good for her. 

6 hours ago, Henryford said:

A person would fall 290 feet in under 4 seconds. Is that enough time for a parachute to deploy AND slow you down.

A regular parachute used for skydiving wouldn't be suitable for such a low jump, that's why they use special base-jumping chutes that are smaller and open a lot quicker. From that height you'd have to pull the chute immediately, though. Any delay for whatever reason will most likely be fatal.

Guess who won't get voted for next time around!

13 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

 

So it is an island colony of the US, as I alluded to earlier. 

No, you alluded to laws not being applicable on a private island, which isn’t true. 

22 hours ago, youreavinalaff said:

No, it isn't.

 

It's sex with a minor, which the named female was not.

 

Rape is unconsensuel sex. Sex when one of those involved has said NO. I don't recall seeing anything about the female in question saying NO.

If it had been consensual fhen why did he settle with her?

11 minutes ago, youreavinalaff said:

No. It isn’t.

 

Minor? I'm yet to see any proof that Andrew had sex, unconsensual sex, with a minor.

Yes, it is. Even if an underage person consents, it's still legally considered to the statutory rape. 

23 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

Yes they did. London.

You're right. I always only heard about the island stuff. Still, the issue is about lack of consent.

23 hours ago, BritManToo said:

You'd have thought his 24/7 armed police security detail would have noticed and stopped a rape.

Surely they should also be questioned and facing possible charges?

Not necessarily. That place is huge and if their job was to guard the perimeter they might not have even been in the house. 

7 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

She was 17 and the age of consent in the UK is 16.

 

No law was broken, even if he did sleep with her (which he denies and is completely unproven). 

 

You've got nothing. 

Yeah, well, the allegations didn't take place in the UK, though, now did they? Although the age of consent on his island is also 16, but according to the victim, she didn't consent and therefore the age of consent is irrelevant. 

"Hey sweetie, wine bottles just got 300 Baht cheaper in Thailand. Let's spend 2000 bucks on two return tickets so we can enjoy the discount!"

I've never seen more children than I did in Thailand. Unless there's been a dramatic change since 2014, I find this somehow hard to believe. 

21 hours ago, JimTripper said:

Was it her son?

No, I'm pretty sure it was her boy toy.

How delusional can one be?!

Many moons ago I took a songthaew in Pattaya to the beach. Somewhere along the way a white women who seemed to be in her early 70s got off and then walked off hand in hand with a Thai guy who was maybe 20, 25. 

To each their own I guess.