Senator’s black Mercedes parked in hospital’s ER zone creates furore in social media

By The Nation

 

 

A senator’s car, which was parked in a prohibited zone and blocked other people’s access to the area on Thursday morning, has won a lot of backlash on social media.

 

Photographs of a black Mercedes Benz parked near the entrance of Ramathibodi Hospital’s emergency ward posted on Twitter by "TransportTH" have gone viral and had been retweeted nearly 30,000 times as of press time.

 

The driver was reportedly scolding the photographer for taking a picture of the licence plate, which revealed that the car belonged to a senator.

 

The #WhyDoWeNeedSenators? was the top-trending hashtag on Thursday, with many netizens saying senators were an unnecessary part of Parliament.

The opposition and pro-democracy activists have been fighting to “switch off” the power of senators selected by the junta regime.

 

The opposition has submitted motions to amend the charter in order to make this possible, but the motions have yet to be added to the House agenda.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30395838

 

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Why did they blur the license plate, keep the lucky number to themselves? 

Just shows that Senators here are an arrogant lot.

I am  a Senator i can park where i want, i dont really care what the peasants think.

The better question is why was he there in the first place.  Was it time for a collection to be made in light of using the hospital as a possible Covid testing center. Or, was he visiting a Mia Noi.

do you know who I am

54 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Why did they blur the license plate, keep the lucky number to themselves? 

I think it was RB 8888 ????

2 hours ago, AbeNormal said:

do you know who I am

Yes, a right <deleted>. 

1 hour ago, colinneil said:

Just shows that Senators here are an arrogant lot.

I am  a Senator i can park where i want, i dont really care what the peasants think.

Ultimately yes...  the sense of entitlement is present through every facet of Thai society and grows with wealth, with which comes power and a greater sense of entitlement...   and its not just Thailand. 

Edited October 8, 20205 yr by richard_smith237

What does a country need senators for. It's for countries stuck in the past.

Edited October 8, 20205 yr by DrTuner

really I don, understand tou peasants. I am a privleged member of society so get back to the fields.

Spelling mistakes are intentional

Edited October 8, 20205 yr by overt2016
explain

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

The better question is why was he there in the first place.  Was it time for a collection to be made in light of using the hospital as a possible Covid testing center. Or, was he visiting a Mia Noi.

STD clinic?

59 minutes ago, AbeNormal said:

do you know who I am

Abe Normal? 

Nothing new here. Just another self-entitled <deleted> in a country full of self-entitled <deleted> who think the rules are for everybody else but themselves.

 

But as long as the incident enrages "netizens", I guess that's a good thing.

1 hour ago, DrTuner said:

What does a country need senators for. It's for countries stuck in the past.

 

The US has Senators ????

23 minutes ago, Chelseafan said:

 

The US has Senators ????

Exactly.

13 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

Exactly.

But we Brits have LORDS!   LOL 555 PML

 

Edited October 8, 20205 yr by Wiggy

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if he files a defamation case against the photograher

14 hours ago, colinneil said:

Just shows that Senators here are an arrogant lot.

I am  a Senator i can park where i want, i dont really care what the peasants think.

He's important, he's entitled because of his status (his perception of his status). 

I think the idea of having senators has some merit...unless of course they were installed by a puppet government who did not consider the citizens may want choice in who represents the Bangkok elite.

15 hours ago, DrTuner said:

What does a country need senators for. It's for countries stuck in the past.

 

13 hours ago, Chelseafan said:

 

The US has Senators ????

 

Exactly. 

16 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

The better question is why was he there in the first place.  Was it time for a collection to be made in light of using the hospital as a possible Covid testing center. Or, was he visiting a Mia Noi.

Picking up in person an envelope in a dark car. Nobody can see me.

 

10 hours ago, Wiggy said:

 

First I give you a BJ

Than we go for a 69

Later, to relax, we go to KFC

13 hours ago, Chelseafan said:

 

The US has Senators ????

And they represent states rather than people!  The US would be better off with just the House of Representatives, which actually represent people.

Pretty cheap Charlie and crappy Merc for a senator. Was expecting at least an S300.

24 minutes ago, AlfHuy said:

First I give you a BJ

Than we go for a 69

Later, to relax, we go to KFC

I would never have guessed what the original poster was meaning. Thanks for the explanation.

36 minutes ago, Brigand said:

Pretty cheap Charlie and crappy Merc for a senator. Was expecting at least an S300.

Possibly a governmental perk and given to him for his position to drive around.

16 hours ago, DrTuner said:

What does a country need senators for. It's for countries stuck in the past.

As good an example of "hypophora" as I will read today 

Evidently he was not the only one parked in a zone, that should be used by ambulances only.

BUT.... of course the Mercedes gets singled out, because of jealousy and envy of the peasants