7 minutes ago, geoffbezoz said:

Depreciation in Thailand ? they still sell 30 year old M-B bangers  for over 400,000 baht. Its a face thing. Similar to stupid.

It's nothing to do with face, how ridiculous.  The used price of a car here is relative to the new price just like it is in every single country in the world.  You do understand how that works right?

1 minute ago, josephbloggs said:

It's nothing to do with face, how ridiculous.  The used price of a car here is relative to the new price just like it is in every single country in the world.  You do understand how that works right?

Clearly you have no clue whatsoever.  Depreciation in say the UK  is very high compared to that of Thailand. Do you actually live here ?  If not just do some googling and educate yourself. And by the way "Face" is everything in Thailand  ( don't you read other posts in TV ?)  which is exactly why a M-B , BMW hold there value so well so please don't make preposterous statements about something you clearly do not understand.

24 minutes ago, geoffbezoz said:

Clearly you have no clue whatsoever.  Depreciation in say the UK  is very high compared to that of Thailand. Do you actually live here ?  If not just do some googling and educate yourself. And by the way "Face" is everything in Thailand  ( don't you read other posts in TV ?)  which is exactly why a M-B , BMW hold there value so well so please don't make preposterous statements about something you clearly do not understand.

Yes, I live here.  Been here for 24 years and have bought and sold many cars in that time (both new and second hand).  And no, I don't learn about Face (or anything else) by reading other posts on TV that are mostly written by grumpy bitter old men, although I am very aware of what it is and how it works (both "face" and TV), probably to a much greater extent than you are.

You are aware that a new MB or BMW can be up to three times the cost of the same in the UK?  This is due to a thing called "tax".  It doesn't take a great amount of brain power to work out that the second hand values of those same cars will also be proportionally higher than those in the UK.  

 

And of course, aspirational / luxury vehicles hold their value better than a Kia.  Why wouldn't they?  And with the price of new cars being so exorbitant here it also reasons that demand for used cars will be high, thus prices hold.  Second hand cars are expensive because of Face, really.

 

Anyway, this is going way off topic.  I just can't leave plainly silly statements hanging there.

Edited April 25, 20197 yr by josephbloggs

19 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

That guy hasn't taken his medication properly...

Or took the wrong medicine ????

7 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

Yes, I live here.  Been here for 24 years and have bought and sold many cars in that time (both new and second hand).  And no, I don't learn about Face (or anything else) by reading other posts on TV that are mostly written by grumpy bitter old men, although I am very aware of what it is and how it works (both "face" and TV), probably to a much greater extent than you are.

You are aware that a new MB or BMW can be up to three times the cost of the same in the UK?  This is due to a thing called "tax".  It doesn't take a great amount of brain power to work out that the second hand values of those same cars will also be proportionally higher than those in the UK.  

 

And of course, aspirational / luxury vehicles hold their value better than a Kia.  Why wouldn't they?  And with the price of new cars being so exorbitant here it also reasons that demand for used cars will be high, thus prices hold.  Second hand cars are expensive because of Face, really.

 

Anyway, this is going way off topic.  I just can't leave plainly silly statements hanging there.

Total nonsense post

1 hour ago, Ctkong said:

Grab?

No.

20 hours ago, notasmartassknowitallfarag said:

So the cops just let motorbikes drive right next to and past a guy with a machete and snakes in his hands. 

 

Not a clue how to adapt to a dangerous situation.  

Cop approaches man and says:-

"Stop doing that!"

"No!"

"Oh, OK"

Cop walks away

Sounds like the snake man will get royal pardon for showing his devoted loyalty!

News said that he is a very successful Thai Indian businessesman who owns a few hotels and resorts. That Benz might just be one of his new toys.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

42 year old ‘Kanetpitsanuthep’ or Kanthapong Jakkrapopmahadaecha.

Sounds like a Thai name to me , maybe half Indian ? 

6 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

I missed the part that named the snakes as cobras. Perhaps you could point it out to me. Thanks.

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Glad to be of help !
it is in the original post.
if it were green grass snakes, I guess no-one would be "boffered".
cannot make it out on the snapshots, but take the word of a well known radio station for it. 
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Edited April 25, 20197 yr by KKr

1 hour ago, geoffbezoz said:

Total nonsense post

No. His post actually makes sense. That's how used cars and their value work.

Sounds like a Thai name to me , maybe half Indian ? 

Imagine having to learn that spelling as a child - yikes!


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Man who released cobras in central Bangkok being tested for mental problems

By Kanathit Srihiranyadej 
The Nation

 

PHOTO: @annniex_

 

A man who caused chaos by stopping his Mercedes Benz in the middle of a busy intersection near the Central World shopping complex in Bangkok before releasing several cobras yesterday will be charged with littering.

 

Colonel Thawatkiat Jindakuansanong, deputy city police commander, identified the man as Kanetpissanuthep Chakkapobmahadecha, also known as K Roilarn or K 100 million.The suspect will also be charged with carrying knives in public and blocking traffic.

 

The suspect stopped his new vehicle in the middle of the Ratchaprasong intersection on Wednesday at about 6pm amid heavy traffic. He then released the snakes and walked around with a knife in one hand and a snake in the other. 

 

The 44-year-old was shouting and approached bystanders and traffic police, who ran away. The man’s head and shirt were covered with blood and some news agencies claimed he chopped off the snakes’ heads.

 

People videoed the incident until police arrested him.

 

Thawatkiet said Kanetpissanuthep showed signs of stress and rambling, and he could not breathe and had a tight chest.

 

Police then sent him to Chulalongkorn Hospital, fearing he had been bitten by a snake.

 

His mental condition was examined at Somdet Chaopraya Institute of Psychiatry, with the results yet to be released. 

 

He told police his actions were out of respect for Buddha and religion. Thawatkiat quoted the suspect as saying that he was told by his monk to receive power from the sun to help the world escape from disaster.

 

The cobras were bought from villagers in Nakhon Sawan province and not intended to harm anyone, Kanetpissanuthep told police.

 

His wife told police that Kanetpissanuthep had been under stress as his mother died late last year and his sister was diagnosed with cancer.

 

Early this month, his monk died, adding to Kanetpissanuthep's anxiety.

 

Police checked into his prior record and found that the man sprayed his car to show support for General Sonthi Bunyaratklin, a coup leader in 2006.

 

Last week he caused a scene at a shopping mall in Pathumwan district by shouting at people, Thawatkiat said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30368361

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2019-04-25

2 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

It's nothing to do with face, how ridiculous.  The used price of a car here is relative to the new price just like it is in every single country in the world.  You do understand how that works right?

Don't be silly, a 30 yo Benz in Europe costs max. 4000 euro if it's a nice one...

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11 hours ago, Lupatria said:

Mentally ill, on drugs, who knows? The next scary thing is, he will probably keep his driving license...

Think it's a prerequisite....

 

57 minutes ago, Youlike said:

Don't be silly, a 30 yo Benz in Europe costs max. 4000 euro if it's a nice one...

I know.  I never said they were expensive in Europe.

Just reading the latest news on here about this poor man, & I do feel compassionate towards him.

 

His Mum died, then his sister has cancer, that would I'm sure mess up a lot of people's mind.

 

When my mum died, I understood profound grief, & was able to cope: Just.

 

Really hope the charges are dropped, receives proper Psychiatric help, & recovers.

 

19 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

That video was taken just as the situation was starting to develop, right after he'd stopped his car and started waving things around.  A couple of cops were there and one tried to approach him.  Consider that nobody knew right then what was really going on. 

 

Look at photos from a couple of minutes later and the entire road was blocked off.

 

I think the situation was handled very well to be honest.   Road quickly closed, man arrested.   No-one was hurt, no-one was shot.

 

Of course the moment someone stopped their car in the street you (or the police in your Utopia) would have immediately cordoned off the area, got paramedics on stand by, warned people on Facebook to avoid the area, then disarmed him with a karate kick to the groin and taken the snakes to a zoo.  Well done you.

 

 

 

 then disarmed him with a karate kick to the groin

 

They did

 

 

 

 

14 hours ago, faraday said:

'Joseph' seems to be very passionate about all this. ????

 

I didnt think the Police handled this serious & unpredictable situation very well. They seemed scared & looked as if they didn't know what to do.

 

The outcome appeared more like luck than judgement.

 

Should've Tased him. Twice.

 

As a side note, he most probably was on ya ba; are some of you 'pro druggies' really sure about blanket legalization?

 

Enjoy your day, everyone.

 

 

 

The first person to tackle him was a shopping mall security guard - not the cops - according to one of the videos of the incident.  Initially, the cops just stood around doing nothing.

10 hours ago, colinneil said:

Exactly correct, as i posted police should have shot him, as can be read in my post i never said shoot to kill.

Yet a few people on here getting their knickers in a twist, without reading my post correctly.

Doesnt matter Homey, you dont shoot to wound, you shoot to kill......

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

From thr article: "He told police his actions were out of respect for Buddha and religion. Thawatkiat quoted the suspect as saying that he was told by his monk to receive power from the sun to help the world escape from disaster."

Told ya thats why the cops hesitated

There is a curse deep in the heart of centuries-old Thai culture involving dead snakes - maybe somehow the 'curse' of this story infected his febrile mind. First Prayuth and the black cat and now this I see great foreboding ahead. 

Charged with littering? I guess the old payoff negotiated settlement with cop on the beat was rejected.... though I suppose they needed some charge to get him off the street. Beats shooting him.

I suppose if he needed a defense his lawyer could say he was releasing cobras to take care of rat problem....

snakes & knives..pretty much deadly weapon, but he will get littering as offence ?

 

and how they test here for mental problems ?  blood test ?

I think that someone who is brandishing a large knife, & cavorting with snakes in a densely populated area, should be subdued immediately.
 
If that involves shooting him, however extreme that might be, it minimises potential injury to others.
 
 

... except of course that gunfire in a densely crowded situation...


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13 hours ago, IslandLover said:

The first person to tackle him was a shopping mall security guard - not the cops - according to one of the videos of the incident.  Initially, the cops just stood around doing nothing.

Saw the same clip, second security guard helps the first one before the police join in.

 

Edited April 26, 20197 yr by nahkit

"..... before releasing several cobras yesterday –

– will be charged with littering" (Littering?)

 

I have seen warning signs here in Thailand that proclaim an enforcable fine of 

฿2,000 for littering in the case of a discarded cigarette but.

 

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