I think it would be interesting to learn of any previous history of histrionics. That the family quickly relocated her out of the building after the event indicated to me that they knew or at least suspected she was capable of the accusation.

If she  went to that extreme because she was "annoyed" I hate to think what she could do if really angry !

18 minutes ago, crazykopite said:

You would think working from that height the workmen would of been in a metal cradle not dangling from a bit of rope . Health and Safety in Thailand is zero it’s time the government issued stringent rules for workers protection

What difference between cradle or harness if someone cuts the ropes or something else happens?

 

45 minutes ago, Almer said:

Never liked the word “spastic”

Don't use it then

A Thai Karen

5 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

Two of them in harnesses and with painting gear, would hardly seem suspicious.

Unless of course well disguised burglars

Yep, looks like they were trying to avoid a brush with the law.

This lady didn't take time to think about walking moment in the 'other guy's shoes', as my mother taught me......... In other words: take a moment to think about the 'OTHER PERSON'S ' side of the situation.... As if she was out there on those ropes.....

So many years ago my mother taught me to think about what it is like to walk a mile in that other person's shoes for a day -- attempt to think like them.... To figure out 'THEIR' reasoning....

Often when doing that you can understand how they were right and YOU were wrong.... A lesson for us all.....

My mother tried to teach me many valuable lessons, Rest Her Soul.....

15 hours ago, steven100 said:

depends,  if he's a 25yr old hanging of a rope painting my building I would give him sandwiches & tea.

Sandwich with a sausage?

As a punishment, I would throw her down from the 32 floor. The last words I would say to her: I don’t have any intention to kill you, dear.

16 hours ago, steven100 said:

depends,  if he's a 25yr old hanging of a rope painting my building I would give him sandwiches & tea.

And of course sympathy.

Do they have the insanity defense here?

Annoyed = unhinged !! Mentalist ????

6 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Well it should be..... a notice simply posted somewhere, or slid under the door, that some goon will be peering in through your window! (Which is not a frequent occurrence on the 26th floor.)

we do get notice of any type of work to be done..from pool cleaning to interior and exterior painting ...one good thing about our place

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

confessed to the crime, saying she was “annoyed” by the handyman

Give her enough rope and maybe she will hang herself!!!!

Anyone else notice this part of the story?

 

"The handymen survived the fall after being rescued by another condo resident, who happened to be near the balcony at the time."

 

I wasn't aware anyone had fallen?

The workers are said to be Burmese, nothing will happen to this wack job Thai.

4 hours ago, Almer said:

Never liked the word “spastic”

I agree also it's totally misused in this context as it refers to a physical disability usually in mobility, nothing at all to do with this persons mental difficulty. 

2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Do they have the insanity defense here?

Only in respect to political proclamations ????

Attempted murder from ignorance 

5 hours ago, crazykopite said:

You would think working from that height the workmen would of been in a metal cradle not dangling from a bit of rope . Health and Safety in Thailand is zero it’s time the government issued stringent rules for workers protection

Will not happen in my lifetime and I suspect not yours either .

20 hours ago, NancyL said:

I don't think it's standard practice for condos to notify residents when workers might show up outside their windows.  Certainly don't do it in our condo building.  Yes, they do give more than adequate notice about planned outages like maintenance on the elevators, electricity or water outages, etc, but not when someone is dangled off the roof to fix a leak or do painting.

No justification for this appalling act, but when renting 2 previous homes in Thailand, the landlords' assumed that they and their workmen could enter my garden/yard at any time without even asking or any previous notification. One landlady used to come in regularly to tend a shrine, and, before I noticed,  the other's workmen came in and used my external power sockets for their power tools without even asking. But I soon pulled the plug on that one....scuse the pun....555.

21 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The handymen survived the fall after being rescued by another condo resident, who happened to be near the balcony at the time.

Er.......what fall?

6 hours ago, soalbundy said:

Don't use it then

I don’t, i leave it for other uneducated tossers

On 10/27/2021 at 12:23 AM, bbko said:

She's lucky the guy didn't plummet to his death.

She's lucky??? I'd say he's the lucky one!

49 minutes ago, srowndedbyh2o said:

She's lucky??? I'd say he's the lucky one!

Yeah she's lucky as she's off the hook for any charges related to actual murder.

13 hours ago, Almer said:

I don’t, i leave it for other uneducated tossers

never liked the word tosser

3 hours ago, soalbundy said:

never liked the word tosser

Don’t use it then

22 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Do they have the insanity defense here?

I think there's a 'Sanity Clause' but mummy always told me there wasn't one.