Thai protesters spar with police in march on PM's residence

[bangon04]

On 8/13/2021 at 4:08 PM, sammieuk1 said:

The police aim is to maintain peace by shooting protesters by the look of todays wild west show ????

rubber bullets burn quite well, apparently....

[RubbaJohnny]

Cute sporty byline, spar sounds so much nicer than foohardy democrats are reminded by kindly refime if they ask for justice too loudly they will be maimed relentlessly.

[jacko45k]

16 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Good to know my wedding tackle is safe......thanks.

They are extremely inaccurate....

[JohnOFphon]

On 8/13/2021 at 8:00 PM, RotBenz8888 said:

Couldnt Anutin just come down to the streets and say "Everything is under control" as usual? I'm sure that would work.... 

Anutin will be the next PM.

[herfiehandbag]

11 hours ago, digger70 said:

Well what do you expect It suppose to be a Peaceful Protest.

If the protesters ain't Peaceful what then? .Just let it be ? 

In this C19 age ,No more than 5 people together what do they do? 

Hundreds together . The Government /Police/Army Must use their power to keep the crowd under control. 

if up to me No rubber Bullets they won't stop the Idiots .Start using the Real stuff they will soon get the message . Like they say fight fire with fire.

So, just to make sure that we understand you: you, from your username presumably a citizen of a country which elects it's government and which is not under a virtually permanent state of emergency, are suggesting that the police and army use live ammunition to put an end to these protests?

 

Are you " for real" as they say or just a frothy mouthed enthusiast for a massacre?

 

Edited August 14, 2021 by herfiehandbag

[ThailandRyan]

18 minutes ago, JohnOFphon said:

Anutin will be the next PM.

PM = Parsimonious Martyr

[Artisi]

25 minutes ago, JohnOFphon said:

Anutin will be the next PM.

Well that will be a step in the right direction, I'm sure at least one other by the name of Anutin will agree. 

[SomchaiCNX]

On 8/14/2021 at 7:57 AM, spidermike007 said:

Good on the protestors. Courage in the face of oppression must be applauded.

 

Nobody knows how high unemployment is right now. I suspect it is 30% to 40% nationwide. Alot of hurt right now. Alot of pain for the locals. I really feel for them. Where is the hope? Where is the promise of a rosy tomorrow? What is the future of the nation? Where is the result, of the constant promises of "happiness for the people"? Prayuth has rained nothing but misery down upon this nation. 

 

Seven years of suppression and regression, combined with a stunning degree of mismanagement, ineptitude, lack of vision, and inability to even get the vaccine program right, is leading to alot of desperation at this time.

 

 

 

A week or so you asked whos was thinking about leaving the country. Well in my extended family 80 % of the younger generation would. Even my wife and she was never interested in leaving Thailand. Hope these guys get more momentum and succeed and never have to use the tactics of the IRA, ETA, RED BRIGADE, CCC and many more, mostly leftist (so called  peaceful) organisations.

 

[spidermike007]

1 hour ago, SomchaiCNX said:

A week or so you asked whos was thinking about leaving the country. Well in my extended family 80 % of the younger generation would. Even my wife and she was never interested in leaving Thailand. Hope these guys get more momentum and succeed and never have to use the tactics of the IRA, ETA, RED BRIGADE, CCC and many more, mostly leftist (so called  peaceful) organisations.

 

In all the years I have been here, I have never witnessed such a sense of hopelessness and despair. And this was prevalent way before Covid. 

 

I think it is what they term "Prayuth brings happiness to the people". 

 

Loser! 

[internationalism]

sadly, one of the protesters injured on that evening 2 days ago has lost sight in one eye after being hit by police gas canister. That happen already after protest has ended. He was standing on a pick up van and talking to microphone 

 

Edited August 15, 2021 by internationalism

[digger70]

On 8/15/2021 at 6:51 AM, herfiehandbag said:

So, just to make sure that we understand you: you, from your username presumably a citizen of a country which elects it's government and which is not under a virtually permanent state of emergency, are suggesting that the police and army use live ammunition to put an end to these protests?

 

Are you " for real" as they say or just a frothy mouthed enthusiast for a massacre?

 

I am for Real,  What's the good of Pussyfooting around ? the protesters can't behave and make trouble and destroy public and private property. Fight Violence with Violence Get the Army if necessary They will understand in the long run. Must keep the Protesters under Control to stop them before it get worse. 

remember what happen in China?

[herfiehandbag]

1 hour ago, digger70 said:

I am for Real,  What's the good of Pussyfooting around ? the protesters can't behave and make trouble and destroy public and private property. Fight Violence with Violence Get the Army if necessary They will understand in the long run. Must keep the Protesters under Control to stop them before it get worse. 

remember what happen in China?

Yes, they shot an awful lot of protesters. 

 

You seem to be advocating the same thing.

 

Given the track record of police and military over the last 50 years or so you will probably get your wish - it is almost inevitable that they will start slaughtering the students eventually. That is the reality of your "not pussyfooting around"!

[robblok]

On 8/14/2021 at 9:15 PM, Mr Meeseeks said:

True enough, we saw what happened in 2010. 

 

Keep the momentum going and the pressure on with peaceful protests. 

 

However, it appears that both sides will provoke each other into violence as they have before. 

 

Add in the COVID situation Thailand is a powderkeg at the moment. 

Not a good situation my GF just had to pass them in the car and the protesters were lopping explosives (fireworks or something) to the police the moment cars would pass. So they could use the cars as cover. So both sides are violent. According to her it was a bit scary the explosions and the lasers from the rifles of the police. 

 

They should keep this peaceful, if they use real violence the police will have the upper hand. 

[digger70]

15 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

Yes, they shot an awful lot of protesters. 

 

You seem to be advocating the same thing.

 

Given the track record of police and military over the last 50 years or so you will probably get your wish - it is almost inevitable that they will start slaughtering the students eventually. That is the reality of your "not pussyfooting around"!

It's not Slaughtering as you put it .If the stupid protesters behave themselves instead of making trouble and resorting to Violence . They Must be stopped.

To me that's pretty normal and should be done.

If they don't listen to reason and resort to violence  so be it  . if rubber bullets don;'t stop them use the real thing. wound them and Lock them up.

[herfiehandbag]

1 hour ago, digger70 said:

It's not Slaughtering as you put it .If the stupid protesters behave themselves instead of making trouble and resorting to Violence . They Must be stopped.

To me that's pretty normal and should be done.

If they don't listen to reason and resort to violence  so be it  . if rubber bullets don;'t stop them use the real thing. wound them and Lock them up.

 I was referring to the Thammasat University "event" ( massacre) of October 1976 ( the clue is in the phrase "50 years") in which over 100 student protesters were killed by Police and what have been euphemistically described as "right wing bystanders". Freely available footage even shows a rather optimistic policeman attempting to use a M18 recoilless rifle ( a US made Korean War era anti tank gun) in the riot control mode, as well as a number of lynchings and victims of indiscriminate shootings and fatal beatings.

 

Any reasonable person would describe that as slaughter, maybe you would consider it as reasonable chastisement? Read up on the tactics used against protestors throughout the last 5 decades by a succession of governments of shall we say the same "political hue". You may even find it quite gratifying given your expressed enthusiasm for using live ammunition on unarmed protesters. 

 

If you read Thai ( I don't) or have a teenage daughter who does (I do) it is not difficult to discover the views of the younger generation on the whole business. They know full well what they might be facing. Knowing what they do it takes real courage to do what they are doing.

 

If you regard ideas such as "shooting to wound" as " pretty normal" well then, forum rules prevent me from truthfully and accurately describing what I think of your views. I very much doubt whether you have ever seen what a high velocity rifle bullet does to a human body, I can assure you there very often isn't a lot left to " lock up"!

 

You are frankly, a disgrace.

Edited August 17, 2021 by herfiehandbag

[robblok]

8 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

 I was referring to the Thammasat University "event" ( massacre) of October 1976 ( the clue is in the phrase "50 years") in which over 100 student protesters were killed by Police and what have been euphemistically described as "right wing bystanders". Freely available footage even shows a rather optimistic policeman attempting to use a M18 recoilless rifle ( a US made Korean War era anti tank gun) in the riot control mode, as well as a number of lynchings and victims of indiscriminate shootings and fatal beatings.

 

Any reasonable person would describe that as slaughter, maybe you would consider it as reasonable chastisement? Read up on the tactics used against protestors throughout the last 5 decades by a succession of governments of shall we say the same "political hue". You may even find it quite gratifying given your expressed enthusiasm for using live ammunition on unarmed protesters. 

 

If you read Thai ( I don't) or have a teenage daughter who does (I do) it is not difficult to discover the views of the younger generation on the whole business. They know full well what they might be facing. Knowing what they do it takes real courage to do what they are doing.

 

If you regard ideas such as "shooting to wound" as " pretty normal" well then, forum rules prevent me from truthfully and accurately describing what I think of your views. I very much doubt whether you have ever seen what a high velocity rifle bullet does to a human body, I can assure you there very often isn't a lot left to " lock up"!

 

You are frankly, a disgrace.

If the police shoots peaceful protesters or uses more violence then needed its a disgrace and bad. But if protesters are lobbing explosives at the police (ping pong bomb things) and they get shot they have only themselves to blame.

 

The protest my GF went through (stupid the road was not blocked by the police) was not peaceful. Using cars as cover to lob those explosives at them and in doing so endangering the people in cars too. Sorry but those kind of tactics should be seen as disgraceful too. 

 

Im pretty sure the police is the more violent party right now, but those idiots that bring violence to the protests are responsibility too. I am all for the peaceful protest and such. I actually welcome them. Its good that they show the displeasure that people have with this government. But at the same time they should try to avoid violence to keep the moral high ground.

[digger70]

6 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

 I was referring to the Thammasat University "event" ( massacre) of October 1976 ( the clue is in the phrase "50 years") in which over 100 student protesters were killed by Police and what have been euphemistically described as "right wing bystanders". Freely available footage even shows a rather optimistic policeman attempting to use a M18 recoilless rifle ( a US made Korean War era anti tank gun) in the riot control mode, as well as a number of lynchings and victims of indiscriminate shootings and fatal beatings.

 

Any reasonable person would describe that as slaughter, maybe you would consider it as reasonable chastisement? Read up on the tactics used against protestors throughout the last 5 decades by a succession of governments of shall we say the same "political hue". You may even find it quite gratifying given your expressed enthusiasm for using live ammunition on unarmed protesters. 

 

If you read Thai ( I don't) or have a teenage daughter who does (I do) it is not difficult to discover the views of the younger generation on the whole business. They know full well what they might be facing. Knowing what they do it takes real courage to do what they are doing.

 

If you regard ideas such as "shooting to wound" as " pretty normal" well then, forum rules prevent me from truthfully and accurately describing what I think of your views. I very much doubt whether you have ever seen what a high velocity rifle bullet does to a human body, I can assure you there very often isn't a lot left to " lock up"!

 

You are frankly, a disgrace.

Thank you for your Frank Answer, Different people  different Views/believes. 

As what you think of me ,,,,I don't Care,,,, Its My view /thoughts/Believes 

As for a Bullet The army in the wars had Piercing  bullets Not mush damage they go straight true , the intention was too wound the  other soldiers not to Kill per say.

If  they  wounded one  it takes 2 to help him , one Shot 3 out of action .