MP debunks claims about PM’s alcohol spraying gestures

[Pilotman]

4 hours ago, colinneil said:

Playful, playful, absolute nonsense, just plain stupid idiotic actions by the man child.

aren't all politicians like children, or at least like spoiled brats? 

[Pilotman]

1 hour ago, robertson468 said:

In the UK this could be deemed as inflicting "actual bodily harm" and is a criminal offence.  Remember, if the alcohol gets in to the eyes, it hurts and hurt is bodily harm.  Does Thailand have a similar law?

not for the PM 

[JonnyF]

1 hour ago, robertson468 said:

In the UK this could be deemed as inflicting "actual bodily harm" and is a criminal offence.  Remember, if the alcohol gets in to the eyes, it hurts and hurt is bodily harm.  Does Thailand have a similar law?

Yep, not to mention some people have quite serious allergies to alcohol including breathing difficulties and swelling of the lips, tongue and throat.

His tantrums are embarrassing for all concerned.

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, robertson468 said:

In the UK this could be deemed as inflicting "actual bodily harm" and is a criminal offence.  Remember, if the alcohol gets in to the eyes, it hurts and hurt is bodily harm.  Does Thailand have a similar law?

It probably does buried  somewhere deep in the bowels of "never to be used by the riff-raff" meaning no, it doesn't have. 

 

[overt2016]

Will she invite him up to her ranch to spray her chickens?

[ThailandRyan]

Going to call the show "Myth Busters" and see if they can debunk his actions as just being playful.  Should be a good watch on television when they imitate life with art.

[KannikaP]

9 hours ago, Misterwhisper said:

Man's got no style. If he feels compelled to spray alcohol, it should be a good single malt.

No no! what a waste!

[Sujo]

Im sure he will laugh out loud at the next news conference when the journalists spray him as they walk past.

It would be fun.

[Taswegian23]

What a lot of arrant nonsense. The problem that most supporters of Prayuth have is this. They volunteered to ride the tiger, and now they dare not get off lest the tiger decide to eat them.

The next 2 years is going to be interesting for Thai-watchers. I doubt that Mr Oranges or Mr Watches will survive the next 2 years, and i suspect both will decide to flee the country before horrendous charges of corruption are laid at their doors. I guess we'll see what the tiger-riders will decide to do then. My money's on a sudden change of heart in true Thai fashion.

 

[Artisi]

20 minutes ago, Taswegian23 said:

What a lot of arrant nonsense. The problem that most supporters of Prayuth have is this. They volunteered to ride the tiger, and now they dare not get off lest the tiger decide to eat them.

The next 2 years is going to be interesting for Thai-watchers. I doubt that Mr Oranges or Mr Watches will survive the next 2 years, and i suspect both will decide to flee the country before horrendous charges of corruption are laid at their doors. I guess we'll see what the tiger-riders will decide to do then. My money's on a sudden change of heart in true Thai fashion.

 

Don't bet the family jewels...... 

[FarFlungFalang]

7 hours ago, Artisi said:

It probably does buried  somewhere deep in the bowels of "never to be used by the riff-raff" meaning no, it doesn't have. 

 

I'm sure they would quickly come up with some laws if a reporter "playfully" sprayed him in the face with sanitiser.

[Artisi]

15 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

I'm sure they would quickly come up with some laws if a reporter "playfully" sprayed him in the face with sanitiser.

As I said, probably already there and available to those special  people who need to use it, but certainly not you or I. 

[2530Ubon]

Another attempt at re-writing history? Grow up. This is getting pathetic

[internationalism]

turn of events - he said sorry, sort of.

he was ungry again - at thai journos, who recorded is behaviour and made it to an international media.

"Usually I joke around with reporters like this. I won’t do it again and will follow the rules. Sorry, I guess,” he said.

When pressed on the fact that international news outlets picked up on the story, the general changed his tone to a ngon one – a mix of pouty disappointment.

“Well, who was the one who distributed that footage? I was just teasing you. I’ve resolved never to joke around with you again. End of story,” he said angrily."

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2021/03/12/prayut-sorry-for-spraying-reporters-with-alcohol/

So he did shot himself at foot - at time of writing about his antics, media did mention his military coup, political repressions and prisoners, abuse of lese majeste law and similar. Democracy is coming to thailand through national and international media, having it's toll in the ruling class

[jak2002003]

Well let's see how he and his security people react if the next lot of journalists spray him with alcohol as playfully as he did to them. 

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, internationalism said:

turn of events - he said sorry, sort of.

he was ungry again - at thai journos, who recorded is behaviour and made it to an international media.

"Usually I joke around with reporters like this. I won’t do it again and will follow the rules. Sorry, I guess,” he said.

When pressed on the fact that international news outlets picked up on the story, the general changed his tone to a ngon one – a mix of pouty disappointment.

“Well, who was the one who distributed that footage? I was just teasing you. I’ve resolved never to joke around with you again. End of story,” he said angrily."

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2021/03/12/prayut-sorry-for-spraying-reporters-with-alcohol/

So he did shot himself at foot - at time of writing about his antics, media did mention his military coup, political repressions and prisoners, abuse of lese majeste law and similar. Democracy is coming to thailand through national and international media, having it's toll in the ruling class

What a load of red bull dust, the body language, facial expression and general demeanour was anything but a joke. He deserves everything he gets plus from this little escapade that just adds to his stupid antics, luckily this time  it's been picked up and viewed world-wide. 

[Sunderland]

The media sucks and the one they suck up to also.

[tgw]

journalists and the media are not neutral and are very much engaged in politics and report news in a biased manner, even when they choose to not report. Western media/journalists are no exception.

Pretty impossible to get unbiased news nowadays unless you are on the distribution list of a paid information service (expensive!).

[brianthainess]

They were laughing AT him not with him, big difference. Body language and facial expressions said it all.

[Taswegian23]

19 hours ago, Artisi said:

Don't bet the family jewels...... 

I won't. My experience-based faith in Thai psychology is such that I will never make assumptions of 'normal behaviour' on their part unless one counts dishonesty and venality as normal behaviour. It's one of the reasons so many folk lament that Thailand draws unto itself the dregs of other cultures, who seem to find a natural resonance with Thai society. It could so easily be a  sub-tropical paradise (and perhaps once was until the grifters moved in)  but it isn't now, and will likely never be again.

Thanks for the caution though, you're pretty much spot on with it.

[Taswegian23]

"MP debunks claims about PM’s alcohol spraying gestures"

Nice to see our elected representatives doing their job so assiduously well. there were always people like this gathered around the playground bully when I was at school, I suppose it's nice in a way to see so many of them graduate with honours.  Human nature doesn't change very much, it just morphs into the next lamentable iteration.