Picture: Naew Na

 

The deputy spokesman for the Royal Thai Police has told the Thai people not to copy behavior shown in streaming platform Netflix's Korean drama Squid Game.

 

The hit series trending at the top of Netflix ratings in Thailand depicts hundreds of South Koreans desperate to solve their financial woes vying for billions of won (1.2 billion baht) by playing a series of Korean children's games.

 

Pol Col Krissana Pattanacharoen said the show depicts violence and mutilation and could lead to real-life copycat crime. 

 

He said he feared for youngsters who might watch the series without their parents' guidance in particular, reported Naew Na.

 

Many kids have been glued to the violent series in lockdown, he noted. 

 

The series, that has been critically acclaimed, contains unsuitable scenes, he warned. 

 

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12 minutes ago, webfact said:

Pol Col Krissana Pattanacharoen said the show depicts violence and mutilation and could lead to real-life copycat crime. 

 

"In other news a jilted Thai man used a machete to cut up his ex and her lover"  Now back to regular moraility police edicts.

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Pol Col Krissana Pattanacharoen said the show depicts violence and mutilation and could lead to real-life copycat crime. 

Just for a minute i thought he was on about Thai soap operas.

TIT.

I read on Wikipedia that the series is about the social inequalities in South Korea, with players who are highly indebted. - Now, what country exemplifies these two circumstances like no other?

 

Seriously, I'm not surprised that a few influential families, and also the cops, whose task it is to defend the riches of the top 1% in this feudal society, are getting a bit nervous...

31 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

I read on Wikipedia that the series is about the social inequalities in South Korea, with players who are highly indebted. - Now, what country exemplifies these two circumstances like no other?

 

Seriously, I'm not surprised that a few influential families, and also the cops, whose task it is to defend the riches of the top 1% in this feudal society, are getting a bit nervous...

It's not surprising that Squid Game is popular with the Thai youth! Good luck to them.

Many kids won't watch Squid Game because they're on their PCs shooting, stabbing people and stealing cars. 

Just now, garygooner said:

Many kids won't watch Squid Game because they're on their PCs shooting, stabbing people and stealing cars. 

"Red light"!

6 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

7 minutes ago, garygooner said:

Many kids won't watch Squid Game because they're on their PCs shooting, stabbing people and stealing cars. 

"Red light"!

I've watched some highlights on YouTube. "Red light/Green light" and 'jumping on the glass panels' are great!  

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

It's not surprising that Squid Game is popular with the Thai youth! Good luck to them.

It's  the bit where they push the squid through that ribbed roller mangle which makes me shudder.......

 

Great show. Now to  tool up and go and confront the missus about that  money she owes me.

1 minute ago, BostonRob2 said:

Great show. Now to  tool up and go and confront the missus about that  money she owes me.

Sorley no Hab.

How ironic. Another warning not to copy the antics of Joe Ferrari from the videos freely available on the internet beckons as well.

More deflection from the buffoons in brown, their hypocrisy and false platitudes are amazing coming from the most corrupt entity in town, tossers...

The Thai kids can better watch the news in Thailand... There they will see and hear how, when , and for what tiny problems will be killed for nothing. 

denounce violence and mutilation - try this cream instead:

 

 

you  mean like  plastic  bag  suffocation right?

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The hit series

The  minute  I see words like this I  know its  going to be tripe

2 hours ago, Orinoco said:

Just for a minute i thought he was on about Thai soap operas.

TIT.

Or real life scenarios.

Hearing alot about this show past 2 days. Definitely on my "Shows To Watch" list.????

If the Authorities are concerned about the TV Series then why don't the censor it like they do to so many others ?

3 hours ago, Hamus Yaigh said:

How ironic. Another warning not to copy the antics of Joe Ferrari from the videos freely available on the internet beckons as well.

Speaking of which, whatever happened to that guy.  All quiet...

5 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

It's not surprising that Squid Game is popular with the Thai youth! Good luck to them.

Squid game has become a world wide phenomenon now. 

2 hours ago, cracker1 said:

If the Authorities are concerned about the TV Series then why don't the censor it like they do to so many others ?

Can they censor Netflix?

53 minutes ago, CartagenaWarlock said:

Squid game has become a world wide phenomenon now. 

Understandably.  It's great TV.

the government can't win this war with kids. They are outnumbered.

And that is another good and detailed article in english

"Thai police warn children against watching Squid Game"

https://prachatai.com/english/node/9490 

2 hours ago, cracker1 said:

If the Authorities are concerned about the TV Series then why don't the censor it like they do to so many others ?

The even censor stab wounds etc- they are not real ones so what's the point?

11 hours ago, webfact said:

The deputy spokesman for the Royal Thai Police has told the Thai people not to copy behavior shown in streaming platform Netflix's Korean drama Squid Game.

Perfect example of precisely how the RTP, government, and elite, view the average Thai person.

20 hours ago, StayinThailand2much said:

I read on Wikipedia that the series is about the social inequalities in South Korea, with players who are highly indebted. - Now, what country exemplifies these two circumstances like no other?

 

Seriously, I'm not surprised that a few influential families, and also the cops, whose task it is to defend the riches of the top 1% in this feudal society, are getting a bit nervous...

I've watched it, its brilliant.

 

Its not really about equality, all of the players are in financial trouble. Some through gambling, fraud. One left a Casino in PI owing a ton. Another lost millions in his job as a futures trader. The main character had gambling debts, borrowing money to bet on horses.

 

So poor, yes. Also their own doing. So somewhat more complex than just them and us.

 

Of course, the people running the game are ultra wealthy but the game is optional. 

 

Its way more sophisticated and layered than "them vs us"

 

As for copying scenes. No idea why they think this would happen.

13 hours ago, internationalism said:

the government can't win this war with kids. They are outnumbered.

And that is another good and detailed article in english

"Thai police warn children against watching Squid Game"

https://prachatai.com/english/node/9490 

This is brilliant

17 hours ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

The  minute  I see words like this I  know its  going to be tripe

Yet it is truly amazing.