3 hours ago, wgdanson said:

If the car is confiscated, how will the driver then get to where he/she was going and subsequently return to pick it up again. Dooooh.

In the US if you are caught driving drunk you are arrested and you vehicle is impounded and towed the an impound lot.  When you manage to get out of jail it's totally on you to go and retrieve your vehicle and when you get to the impound lot you must pay for the towing and storage of the vehicle before it is released to you.  That's how it should be so what's the difference, do you expect them to write you a ticket and then let you get back in /on your vehicle and go about your merry way? Duuuuh!

SOOOOOO BS the army is involved. Unbelievable. That there sums up the Government right there. No different form N. Korea.

1 hour ago, Thian said:

Since the police won't do their job i'm happy that the army does it.

I know of 3 people who are doing / have done jail time for crimes they comitted. Who arrested them? I'll give you a clue: It wasn't the army.

Are you saying the police never arrest anyone for any reason whatsoever?

RE - Army will confiscate drink-drivers’ cars

 

Ok, this means that the motorbikes will used for the pub trips...;)

54 minutes ago, wayned said:

In the US if you are caught driving drunk you are arrested and you vehicle is impounded and towed the an impound lot.  When you manage to get out of jail it's totally on you to go and retrieve your vehicle and when you get to the impound lot you must pay for the towing and storage of the vehicle before it is released to you.  That's how it should be so what's the difference, do you expect them to write you a ticket and then let you get back in /on your vehicle and go about your merry way? Duuuuh!

UK same. and daily charges are pretty expensive. my mate messaged me back around august i think and he got done for DUI. had a half decent car, couple of thousand UK pounds worth, and he let them crush it as the cost was too much to get it back bearing in mind his fine from the court for the offence. lost his job too as needed his licence to work. lesson learnt then i told him. i learnt that lesson and most of mine in my late teens. just don't drink and drive

9 hours ago, baboon said:

It isn't good. The army granting themselves the right to enforce civil laws is the same as the army granting themselves the right to run the country: they have neither the expertise or the mandate to do so.

 

Indeed. And once again the police get away with not doing their job. 

 

The Army stepping to do what the police should be doing isn't the answer.

2 hours ago, baboon said:

I know of 3 people who are doing / have done jail time for crimes they comitted. Who arrested them? I'll give you a clue: It wasn't the army.

Are you saying the police never arrest anyone for any reason whatsoever?

 

No he never said that at all. He generalized that the police don't do their job. Given the multitude of posts on this forum which seem to indicate a lack of interest in doing their jobs, a lack of ability in doing their jobs, a high level of selectivity in the way in which they do their jobs, and lack of consistency in enforcement, that seems a reasonable generalization, don't you think?

 

There are some professional and competent police officers but there are also some that aren't so good. The general lack of enforcement of traffic laws is a significant factor in Thailand being names as having the world's most dangerous roads.

2 hours ago, holy cow cm said:

SOOOOOO BS the army is involved. Unbelievable. That there sums up the Government right there. No different form N. Korea.

"No different from N. Korea."

Really? Are you sure that just didn't roll off your fingers onto your keyboard? 

Does Thailand have nuclear weapons aimed at its neighbors?

Can Thais freely leave the country and go where they like with proper visa?

Do Thais have a wide selection of quality food to eat?

Do they have internet and connectivity with the rest of the world?

Thailand..........So like North Korea   .

 

 

Edited December 28, 20178 yr by ratcatcher

7 hours ago, mikebell said:

That's his problem.  You do the crime; you pay the fine.  The FIBs have patently failed year after year; anything that takes drunken idiots off the road is OK with me.

Repeat offenders should have their vehicles crushed.

Yes and repeat rape offenders should have their nuts crushed . Sorry I might be going off topic a tad.

" Confiscate my car , do you know who I am ". Again sorry , should be under famous people in LoS.

10 hours ago, baboon said:

It isn't good. The army granting themselves the right to enforce civil laws is the same as the army granting themselves the right to run the country: they have neither the expertise or the mandate to do so.

 

 

 

 

You must JOKE.     

 

 

 

THE ARMY does run the country!

8 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

I can't argue with you; you are correct.

 

However, they gave themselves the power to enforce civil laws a while ago. So, in this situation, given that hundreds will die and thousands will be injured, I am willing to look the other way if it reduces the carnage.

 

Yes, I will freely admit it is a case of situational ethics, but I really, really hate drunk drivers. REALLY, REALLY hate them.

 

I'll march in the streets holding a placard after they are done; I promise!

 

Happy New Year and stay safe!

Drunk drivers are a scourge, he is right and so are you. Personally i rather see the police do it but they dont, then let the army do it. 

 

Problem is that its mostly people on motorbikes that get their bikes confiscated, the cars take too much space and harder to move ect so its usually motorcycle drivers that are taken of the roads while the real killers are car drivers (more potential for damage).

1 hour ago, Baerboxer said:

 

No he never said that at all. He generalized that the police don't do their job. Given the multitude of posts on this forum which seem to indicate a lack of interest in doing their jobs, a lack of ability in doing their jobs, a high level of selectivity in the way in which they do their jobs, and lack of consistency in enforcement, that seems a reasonable generalization, don't you think?

 

There are some professional and competent police officers but there are also some that aren't so good. The general lack of enforcement of traffic laws is a significant factor in Thailand being names as having the world's most dangerous roads.

I know what you are saying, but that also applies to doctors, schoolteachers, power station workers... Shall we just get squaddies in to do their jobs as well?

4 minutes ago, baboon said:

I know what you are saying, but that also applies to doctors, schoolteachers, power station workers... Shall we just get squaddies in to do their jobs as well?

"........doctors, schoolteachers, power station workers."

Well, the squaddies might not be interested in feeling up the womens tits in a physical, or beating the crap out of naughty 6 year olds in schools or  causing power station outages.  

I have just removed my tongue from between my cheeks.

1 hour ago, ratcatcher said:

"No different from N. Korea."

Really? Are you sure that just didn't roll off your fingers onto your keyboard? 

Does Thailand have nuclear weapons aimed at its neighbors?

Can Thais freely leave the country and go where they like with proper visa?

Do Thais have a wide selection of quality food to eat?

Do they have internet and connectivity with the rest of the world?

Thailand..........So like North Korea   .

 

 

... and to not forget the limited range of hairstyles...;)

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2014/apr/24/north-korean-hair-cuts-in-pictures

 

I am not happy the army is doing this but i think hey if it saves one life i will be happy If i was a police man today i would hold my head in shame and resign

I find it amazing that people seem to think the army personel are any different from the police.

 

I am in the army so i am therefore not corrupt and will in no way take backhanders/cash payments to let motor offences slip.... utterly ridiculous.

 

They are every bit as bad as the police just traditionally less public facing so they get the benefit of lower profile.

 

 

11 minutes ago, Happyman58 said:

I am not happy the army is doing this but i think hey if it saves one life i will be happy If i was a police man today i would hold my head in shame and resign

Because staging coups, unusual wealth and beating recruits to death really captures the moral high ground.

2 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

"No different from N. Korea."

Really? Are you sure that just didn't roll off your fingers onto your keyboard? 

Does Thailand have nuclear weapons aimed at its neighbors?

Can Thais freely leave the country and go where they like with proper visa?

Do Thais have a wide selection of quality food to eat?

Do they have internet and connectivity with the rest of the world?

Thailand..........So like North Korea   .

 

 

And your point as in taking my statement to a comparative extreme? Military should stay out of domestic public dealings. and it doesn’t. 

2 hours ago, robblok said:

Drunk drivers are a scourge, he is right and so are you. Personally i rather see the police do it but they dont, then let the army do it. 

 

Problem is that its mostly people on motorbikes that get their bikes confiscated, the cars take too much space and harder to move ect so its usually motorcycle drivers that are taken of the roads while the real killers are car drivers (more potential for damage).

 

 

 

 

 

Good God.

 

 

Crush them  be they cars or motos.

 

 

Stuff the Hiso and Mercs or BMWs.    Crush them all if the evidence and courts prove guilt.

 

That will bring about a needed change and without it, "meet the new boss,  same as the old" ...

I hope they wash them before they return them

On 12/28/2017 at 7:33 AM, wgdanson said:

If the car is confiscated, how will the driver then get to where he/she was going and subsequently return to pick it up again. Dooooh.

He calls his drunken cousin to pick him up, of course.

osofers  need new cars 

 

On 12/28/2017 at 7:27 PM, smutcakes said:

I find it amazing that people seem to think the army personel are any different from the police.

 

I am in the army so i am therefore not corrupt and will in no way take backhanders/cash payments to let motor offences slip.... utterly ridiculous.

 

They are every bit as bad as the police just traditionally less public facing so they get the benefit of lower profile.

 

 

The Army cannot be any worse than the police.

Yesterday at 4.30 I was in our local minimart. The cashier was upset, she told my wife the army manning the check point outside the store had repeatedly demanded she sell them alcohol before five o'clock. When she refused to sell them alcohol they had been abusive to her.

 

Anyone who thinks the army are any different to the police needs to get out more.

3 minutes ago, mick220675 said:

Yesterday at 4.30 I was in our local minimart. The cashier was upset, she told my wife the army manning the check point outside the store had repeatedly demanded she sell them alcohol before five o'clock. When she refused to sell them alcohol they had been abusive to her.

 

Anyone who thinks the army are any different to the police needs to get out more.

The Army just trying it on. Had she sold she would have been arrested. Good on her for sticking to the rules.