Bangkok protests: Thousands of marbles and slingshots seized by police in park next to Central World

[webfact]

Picture: Daily News

 

Met region six and Pathum Wan police seized 90 packets containing 9,000 marbles and 80 slingshots, reported Daily News yesterday.

 

The items had been left on a walkway along with a black bag in the Pathumwananurak Park that is next to Central World in downtown Bangkok.

 

The items were taken in at 1.30 pm as anti-government protesters in the "Car Mob" gathered. 

 

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[pseudorabies]

Ouch.  It's all good fun until someone loses an eye.

 

I once shot down a pigeon in a warehouse, mid-flight, with the type of slingshot that uses a wrist brace.  The steel shot went straight through the pigeon.  Those things are no joke.

[jvs]

12 minutes ago, pseudorabies said:

Ouch.  It's all good fun until someone loses an eye.

 

I once shot down a pigeon in a warehouse, mid-flight, with the type of slingshot that uses a wrist brace.  The steel shot went straight through the pigeon.  Those things are no joke.

Rubber bullets are better?

 

[robblok]

10 minutes ago, jvs said:

Rubber bullets are better?

 

No they are not but it does show that both sides are responsible for the violence. Unless this is false flag of course dropped here by the government. 

[norfolkandchance]

15 minutes ago, jvs said:

Rubber bullets are better?

 

With AA Batteries.

[ikke1959]

marbles for playing in the sandbox.. Good that there are answers for the exceptional violence of the police... If you are being hit than you hit back. 

[KannikaP]

40 minutes ago, pseudorabies said:

Ouch.  It's all good fun until someone loses an eye.

 

I once shot down a pigeon in a warehouse, mid-flight, with the type of slingshot that uses a wrist brace.  The steel shot went straight through the pigeon.  Those things are no joke.

But these are glass marbles and a bit of elastic. They'll still hurt, but go through a pigeon, I think not.

Edited August 11, 2021 by KannikaP

[khunPer]

33 minutes ago, jvs said:

Rubber bullets are better?

There are to my knowledge no rubber bullets used against peaceful protesters.

[Gottfrid]

Wonder with what right they seized the products. They where just standing there. Marbles are not illegal and neither is sling shots of what I heard. 

Don´t take me wrong, I do understand why they seized the products, but not which part of the law they can use to defend themselves.

Edited August 11, 2021 by Gottfrid

[Gottfrid]

18 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

But these are glass marbles and a bit of elastic. They'll still hurt, but go through a pigeon, I think not.

It all depends on the speed I guess. ???? 

[KannikaP]

2 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

It all depends on the speed I guess. ???? 

What, of the pigeon, the marble, or the amount you've ingested?    LOL

[Gottfrid]

6 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

What, of the pigeon, the marble, or the amount you've ingested?    LOL

All three. I am guilty! ???? 

[CrunchWrapSupreme]

Sounds like a setup. Oh, look what these evil criminals had. Why just leave them there like that?

 

You know, like back in the States, cops would search a car, then drop a bag of coke.

[ikke1959]

15 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Wonder with what right they seized the products. They where just standing there. Marbles are not illegal and neither is sling shots of what I heard. 

Don´t take me wrong, I do understand why they seized the products, but not which part of the law they can use to defend themselves.

In Thailand the police decide what is law and what is not... Of the real laws they have no clue

[NicholasTH]

Seems a few people have lost there marbles ... That's what she said .. 

[actonion]

Some of those Government ministers  were complaing about  losing their Marbles ????

[internationalism]

even in post office boxes with addressee and sender.

It's just a set up.

In the camera shot they even futured nice bum and legs of a senior female police officer responsible for all this 

Edited August 11, 2021 by internationalism

[Tropicalevo]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The items had been left on a walkway along with a black bag in the Pathumwananurak Park that is next to Central World in downtown Bangkok.

Strange that the police, who were manning the roads, just happen to 'trip' over the black bag and look inside.

Unless, of course, they were told where to look by the Royalist supporter who planted them there?

Just a thought.

[NicholasTH]

4 minutes ago, actonion said:

Some of those Government ministers  were complaing about  losing their Marbles ????

 

[trainman34014]

Next thing you know any Kid carrying a few Marbles in their pockets will be arrested for being 'Terrorists' !

[Gottfrid]

1 hour ago, NicholasTH said:

Seems a few people have lost there marbles ... That's what she said .. 

Right, didn´t think about that. Quite ordinary situation, then. 

[robblok]

1 hour ago, trainman34014 said:

Next thing you know any Kid carrying a few Marbles in their pockets will be arrested for being 'Terrorists' !

Its all about context, if you have a big wrench in your toolbox as a plumber its ok, if you bring it to a protests its a weapon.

Its not that hard to understand. Marbles + slingshot + protest = weapon

Kids with a slingshot and marbles far away from protest sites = being naughty / having fun

[kingstonkid]

If the protestors can show that they are not using these things fine but I am sure based on past protests that there are idiots in the protest group that are doing it.  Let's face it there are always going to be people that use a peaceful protest to create mayhem and break laws.

 

Smart thing for the protestors to do is turn in people they see using them to the police.

[kcpattaya]

3 hours ago, robblok said:

Unless this is false flag of course dropped here by the government. 

Interesting thought...

[ikke1959]

7 minutes ago, robblok said:

Its all about context, if you have a big wrench in your toolbox as a plumber its ok, if you bring it to a protests its a weapon.

Its not that hard to understand. Marbles + slingshot + protest = weapon

Kids with a slingshot and marbles far away from protest sites = being naughty / having fun

Police and peaceful protest using teargaz and rubber bullets what is that??? exkaaskop  forgot the problems in Amsterdam ?? Using streetbricks is better, but not available in Thailand

 

[robblok]

1 minute ago, ikke1959 said:

Police and peaceful protest using teargaz and rubber bullets what is that??? exkaaskop  forgot the problems in Amsterdam ?? Using streetbricks is better, but not available in Thailand

 

Not sure what you mean as you sound confused. 

 

 

[ikke1959]

3 minutes ago, robblok said:

Not sure what you mean as you sound confused. 

 

 

probably before your time ????

 

[Burma Bill]

4 hours ago, robblok said:

Unless this is false flag of course dropped here by the government. 

My thought exactly - to discredit the anti-military, anti government and pro-democracy protesters? 

[Tropicalevo]

5 hours ago, khunPer said:

There are to my knowledge no rubber bullets used against peaceful protesters.

Please cast your mind back to last year.

Most protests were peaceful. Certainly for the earlier protests.

The police used rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon (shooting liquid containing 'irritants') from the very first large protest.

After a few peaceful protests (police still using rubber bullets) Covid and the emergency laws stopped further protests.

When the protests restarted, they were mostly peaceful but quickly turned into less peaceful as the police, again, became more violent.

This does not take into account the Royalists that were not peaceful. At least one was carrying a loaded weapon and he discharged it. Then there were the undercover police/military that were mixing with the peaceful protesters. All in T shirts and trousers but with military haircuts and boots.

 

Yes, some protesters have become less peaceful. As I said earlier, kick a peaceful dog often enough and it will eventually bite you.

The best people to keep the protests peaceful (the leaders) are now all in jail.

Sadly this is going to get worse.

 

[EVENKEEL]

Wonder when the looting will start to happen. That's how they protest in the US. Burn and loot.