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Abused either way. Sickening. And heart breaking.

At least the Swiss violence has some sort of creativity about it. The Brits're usually just drunken yobs (of all ages) scrapping on Walking Street or getting their heads kicked in by the bouncers. No real class or originality at all.

Heard about it recently didn't realize it was out. Definitely not to be missed by me anyway. Seen a making of recently I think.

When I think what happened in UK 'care' homes for children over decades I'd rather not consider those poor little kids' fates in a Thai institution.

Protected profession.

Maybe. Or perhaps influential parents were involved? Just as likely.

That's true, but then again I used to smoke fags in the school bogs at age 11. My point though was ref the bullying. That the victim was moved and relocated not the perp. Staggering.

Am I alone in having difficulty getting my mind around this?

One of these days one of these slabs is gonna collapse onto a busload of people. And even that won't change anything.

Really?

Certainly they're in for some interesting experiences to yarn about with the grandkids ...

Buy on bad news, sell on good ...

Somebody with so little self control in such a minor incident in which noone was hurt and nothing damaged has absolutely no business behind the wheel of a car. Getting cut off is a normal part of everyday driving. Especially in Thailand.

The real question the public needs to know is did they put in false claims for repairs not carried out that were unnecessary? Or did they claim for work that was necessary but not carried out?

Aah the good ol' days. Sick buffalos are so much more romantic. They conjure up bucolic village scenes of the family wiping it down with damp straw to cool it by gaslight, with a small fire of buffalo turds smoking in the corner to fend off the mozzies. The stricken family looking on like the adoration of the maji, mama moaning, monks chanting ....

Could be done more ornamental - worth a fortune!

Seriously, what hope is there for humanity when well fed people go to war with each other over a bleeding shopping cart in a consumer cathedral of plenty?

Oh we're on the same sheet there. My point is that it goes far deeper than Thaksin. The last election and what happened to the MF party broke my heart yet again. But it's all of a piece with a deeply entrenched, military backed power structure which also bred Thaksin. He's not in jail because of the people in those structures who colluded to let him back and let him out. He's been forgiven by them because it's in their interests now. Especially with MF lurking in new clothes and not going away. They shifted the goalposts previously because he threatened the establishment power structures as a whole, both by his supervillain wealth, his popularity, and his relationship with he who shall not be named. Now they've been shifted back. And he has been pardoned or reduced sentence or whatever. Focusing on Thaksin is all of a part with the establishment's 'divide and rule' policy. And it works. Every time. Yet he's a symptom not the problem. He is just as much an expression of the country's culture as green curry or Khon dancing. Or Chinese submarines ... or tuktuk scams .... TIT

Sad as I am to have to say it it actually smells of Thailand. It's been like this since way back into the 20th century and way beyond that as well. Thaksin was no different to all the others who've taken/usurped/been elected to power here. He was arguably better than most in what he did for the people in general for the first time. His War on Drugs death toll may well have provided a blueprint for Duterte. But was it worse than Thamassat University in '76? Or Democracy Square in 1992? Or the odd 'disappearances' today? True, his corruption was staggeringly giganormous even by Thai standards. Selling Shincorp and the country's entire satellite assets to Singapore's Temasek, after getting laws passed to exempt him from the CGT is real James Bond supervillain grade corruption. But is it really worse or different to everyday Thai political corruption or even street life? Was it worse than the perfidy that led to the Tom Yum collapse? He was just the biggest, the smartest. He cultivated it to a high art form. Actually impressive seen in that context. Then the military shifted the goalposts to shaft him and the country has struggled with incompetent and corrupt military juntas pretty much ever since. Since like 1932. TIT

Well, most of the international community ... or maybe some of them. Apparently the US is sanctioning the ICC because it dares to investigate Netanyahu. I believe the US is not even signed up to the ICC.

I carry one all the time where I can access it quickly and unseen ... not only to write with. Be prepared.

Oh they'd get it for free off the social security ... they're just too far gone to even see how bad they are or feel too ashamed or don't trust even hospitals .... Sooner or later they end up in hospital for some reason or other (usually alc) and then they get treated. Rinse and repeat. Die early.

They'll all be queueing up and fighting to use the toilet ('bathroom').

We'll have to print them out from our phones.

Obviously over the years I've had the odd difficult issue - most in the early years based on my misreading of a situation or person and my insecurity as a newby. But I always managed to defend my position effectively and mutually resolve it without going ''full throttle up'' on confrontation. Thais will u s u a l l y want to compromise and tend to abhor confrontation. Nearly every Thai, private and business, I've ever met or dealt with has been exceedingly accommodating and helpful. I've been given loads of space for mistakes as a farang as long as I remain respectful without being a douchebag. It IS their country ... (Perhaps also because I never hung around on Beach Road after 9pm, or pushed bouncers around on Walking Street 555) And yes I rent, finished with a couple of Thai girls when it got too silly for me, and would never invest anything I couldn't walk away from. But I say that without the slightest bad feeling. It is what it is and I love the people, the place, the way of life, the food and the way it's been so far - despite the occasional (rare) knot that's needed untying.