Being smart in this country is a crime, I'm waiting for BJ to settle the matter and make a big colorful board with his picture explaining how he solved the case of the century.

This news is utterly nonsense and childish, absolutely ridiculous !

I feel sorry for both the buffalo ( I hope it wasn’t his last smile ???? ) And the man needless to say..

There are major issues which need immediate attention in this land of confusion and insecurity to take care of instead what they do ?! Focus on this frivolous story, Whats wrong with these people, are they ever going to act their age ? 

This country just making it more ridiculous than it already is...

100,000 for a buffalo...?  Most I ever paid was 10,000...

The guy needs to crowdfund money for a defense team.  I'd chip in.  The charges against this man are an absolute travesty of justice and utter nonsense.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

crimes punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a 200,000 baht fine,

 

I guess he will have to crowdfund for the 200.000 Baht fine

It seems that the smartest one in this whole saga is the buffalo.

 

an easy target, not being a red bull owner

A picture says a thousand words and so here is my opinion on this shambles ................

 

 

 

.................... that bullshit, for those of you who don't understand. ????

5 minutes ago, tifino said:

 

an easy target, not being a red bull owner

not even a brown bull owner. ????

I think this case proves that we as a human race are doomed.

 

The buffalo seems to be the adult here.

1 minute ago, khunpa said:

I think this case proves that we as a human race are doomed.

 

The buffalo seems to be the adult here.

 or at least he has bigger b@lls than everyone else combined

A class act ?

5 minutes ago, khunpa said:

I think this case proves that we as a human race are doomed.

 

The buffalo seems to be the adult here.

Surat is now thinking "the more I learn about (some) people, the more I love that buffalo".

The seller is the one who should be charged with a crime, lying to the police. He said that the buyer posted false information on the internet, yet it doesn't seem to exist. Other people embellished the buyer's story. This falls into the category travesty of humanity, something all too common in Thailand. I thought it was called buyer's remorse, not seller's remorse.

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I hope the law makers and enforcers look at the intent of the laws against Surat's intentions.  Surat was open and honest and not covert and dishonest.  The sentences Surat could receive do not fit the alleged "crimes".  Good luck Surat I hope common sense prevails.

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One law for rich none for poor 

Just now, riki said:

One law for rich none for poor 

 

I'd have thought it is the other way around?

3 hours ago, neeray said:

This story belongs in THE RIDICULOUS FILE.

Like 9 out of 10 things in Thiland.

That is absolute bloody bullshit ...give him back his buffalo and the previous owner should

 get a life

4 hours ago, simon43 said:

What happened to the 100,000 baht that he gave to the farmer?  Sounds like farmer will end up with both money and buffalo...

Maybe yes, disgusting, but the farmer is also a Puyabaan that changes the whole story, I hope the Thai media will react so strongly they will be obliged to go backwards. 

1 hour ago, tifino said:

 

I'd have thought it is the other way around?

Right! It seems to fit better. 

What the ..... is wrong with this country and the people ?

Can nobody just be happy for another any more ?

The retard owner got money for his buffalo , so whats his problem ?

I hope the other people of the village will make him feel ashamed, but most likely he will not feel anything like a buffalo.

So who is the real buffalo here ?

7 hours ago, ukrules said:

 

I'm really failing to see the crime here.

 

His only crime is not inviting the mayor into the money making scheme. It’s what mayors do best. Rort the system like it’s a milking cow. I’ve seen it all too often. 

6 hours ago, Briggsy said:

He is an ordinary person who finds himself in conflict with a mayor of a sub-district. A mayor of a sub-district may not sound a big deal but it is several notches of social status above and a net worth of perhaps 100 times that of an ordinary Thai.

 

Under Thai culture, the police and courts will always give far greater weight to the concerns and complaints of the side with the higher social rank and wealth. In fact it is enshrined under a system called sakdina.

 

From your comments you are approaching this from a Western or British perspective, looking at the facts and the law and using judgement and ethics. You need to put all that to one side here. It is the side with the higher social status, connections and wealth that will be listened to.

This comment is sad, but so true. 

7 hours ago, lamyai3 said:

Indeed, nicely staged photos with a definite resemblance must have bought a smile to a few people. And no salacious bovine related depravity involved either. 

Not very clever and totally inappropriate.

7 hours ago, lamyai3 said:

Indeed, nicely staged photos with a definite resemblance must have bought a smile to a few people. And no salacious bovine related depravity involved either. 

Not very clever and totally inappropriate.

"He also claimed that Boonlert has forgiven him and wants Thong Kham to be left under his care."

 

I hope this part of the OP is true - although I see no reason why he should need to be 'forgiven' and also don't understand why the buffalo should be "left under his care" - as the defendant is now obviously the rightful owner!

 

Hopefully it's just a translation problem.

8 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

He did not commit any crime if the buffalo is not pointing at him!