Red Bull Heir Escapes Cocaine Charge, Only Reckless Driving Charge Left

[Bob12345]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The lawsuit would now be solely on the charge of reckless driving leading to death but the statute of limitations on this too is expiring in September 2027.

What a misuse of the statute of limitations.

 

The idea should be that it pressure the prosecutor to not hold a possible prosecution over someone's head for decades. Hurry up with your work or its too late.

 

Here rich suspect use it as a way to see how long they should stay out of the country before they cannot be prosecuted anymore. A atatute of 5 years means you need to live abroad for 5 years and you are fine again. They use it to avoid the law.

 

Start the trail, let him defend himself or continue in his absence. And if he returns in 1, 5, or 50 years shouldnt matter; the day you walk into prison is the day your sentence starts.

[Bday Prang]

1 hour ago, 2baht said:

I think most TVF members would be smart enough NOT to crash their Porsche into a police officer on a motorcycle in a drunken, cocaine fueled stupor in the first place!

But would they be smart enough to escape if they did ?

[lujanit]

The BIB and associates have made a fortune out of this.  It will be interesting how they will extend this income when the statute of limitations draws near.

[farangroby]

As an Italian, I know very well the prescription of the offense, created ad hoc to favorite the "vip", berlusconi teach

[2baht]

1 minute ago, Bday Prang said:

But would they be smart enough to escape if they did ?

Hyperthetical! It does'nt matter.

[lujanit]

1 minute ago, Bday Prang said:

I think most TVF members would be smart enough NOT to crash their Porsche into a police officer on a motorcycle in a drunken, cocaine fueled stupor in the first place!

Read the article.  It was a Ferrari.

[2baht]

Just now, lujanit said:

Read the article.  It was a Ferrari.

Got me, how long should I stand in the corner?

[crazykopite]

That’s why they advertise the country as Amazing Thailand nothing ceases to amaze !!!!!!!

[Bday Prang]

1 minute ago, crazykopite said:

That’s why they advertise the country as Amazing Thailand nothing ceases to amaze !!!!!!!

That's the appeal for me  

[tomacht8]

The defendant deliberately caused the delay in the verdict by fleeing for several years. Logically, this would then also have to cause the duration of the statute of limitations to be interrupted. Unfortunately, this causal logic does not apply in Thai jurisprudence.

[jesimps]

2 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

Its always fun to see the self righteous and outraged  TVF  members getting their knickers in a twist over this story, 

But I wonder, how many of you , if involved in a similar situation, and with similar wealth and options available. to you would actually behave any differently 

If I killed someone because I was high on drugs and alcohol, rich or poor, I would willingly face the music. I wouldn't be able to live with myself otherwise. I take it that you'd do the same as Boss? I'd hate to have your karma.

[Swampy999]

How I wish it was rat poison and not cocaine.

[Spock]

35 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

with such terrible government and such a sickness in society how can you bear to live here?  If I took such offence at miscarriages of justice involving  people I don't know I would leave tomorrow .  But where would I go ?   its the same everywhere, just that some places are better at hiding it

Nonsense. Western democratic countries do not hide anything of the kind we are witnessing with the Reb Bull saga. And I don't any longer live in Thailand. I am not even all that keen at visiting the country now, despite having some Thai friends from the 6 years I lived there. 

[jesimps]

"The lawsuit would now be solely on the charge of reckless driving leading to death but the statute of limitations on this too is expiring in September 2027."

 

That was the whole object of the exercise.

[connda]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The lawsuit would now be solely on the charge of reckless driving leading to death but the statute of limitations on this too is expiring in September 2027.

The kid will return to Thailand in September 2027 and thumb his nose at the Thai public while patting his proponents in high places on the back. 
That will be a big celebration of how the obscenely wealthy can p**s on the legal system which they are all above.

[SuwadeeS]

Question:

How much did they have to pay???

[PeachCH]

Why complaining? People living in Thailand should know that clock's ticking differently. Just accept. 

 

[Bday Prang]

8 minutes ago, jesimps said:

If I killed someone because I was high on drugs and alcohol, rich or poor, I would willingly face the music. I wouldn't be able to live with myself otherwise. I take it that you'd do the same as Boss? I'd hate to have your karma.

I wondered how long it would take before somebody would make that claim  

[Bday Prang]

6 minutes ago, connda said:

The kid will return to Thailand in September 2027 and thumb his nose at the Thai public while patting his proponents in high places on the back. 
That will be a big celebration of how the obscenely wealthy can p**s on the legal system which they are all above.

that is correct

[Bday Prang]

1 minute ago, PeachCH said:

Why complaining? People living in Thailand should know that clock's ticking differently. Just accept. 

 

exactly 

[spidermike007]

None of this really matters. I don't think they ever made an earnest effort to pursue this guy. That much seems obvious. He is above the law. Any and all laws. 

[dallen52]

Nothing to see here.

Move along..

 

Hardly unexpected was it?

 

[aussie11950]

Jail the grandson of Red Bull.
He is a murderer.

[Bday Prang]

28 minutes ago, Spock said:

Nonsense. Western democratic countries do not hide anything of the kind we are witnessing with the Reb Bull saga. And I don't any longer live in Thailand. I am not even all that keen at visiting the country now, despite having some Thai friends from the 6 years I lived there. 

Your faith in western democracies is astonishing

[Ralf001]

40 minutes ago, connda said:

The kid will return to Thailand in September 2027 and thumb his nose at the Thai public while patting his proponents in high places on the back. 
That will be a big celebration of how the obscenely wealthy can p**s on the legal system which they are all above.

Nice to be filthy rich aye.

[Ralf001]

15 minutes ago, aussie11950 said:

Jail the grandson of Red Bull.
He is a murderer.

Doubt he the son of Red Bull....Fairly hard for a company to fall pregnant and pump out children

[Brick Top]

This tragic accident occurred more than 10 years ago , a Thai passport lasts 5 years if I am correct. How is it possible this guy can fly around the world unless he has renewed his Thai passport. How is it therefore possible to renew a passport with outstanding warrants against you.

[Ralf001]

1 minute ago, Brick Top said:

This tragic accident occurred more than 10 years ago , a Thai passport lasts 5 years if I am correct. How is it possible this guy can fly around the world unless he has renewed his Thai passport. How is it therefore possible to renew a passport with outstanding warrants against you.

same way he flys in and out when he pleases... on his non Thai passport.

[Sydebolle]

It just leaves me wondering, how thick, wide and long those massive manila envelopes must have been to keep this pristine example of "Thainess" away from the "mother of all tickets". 

Interesting is though, that he is accused to have made one of their own ranks disappear via a coffin through the chimney. Some call it unfortunate accident, others might call it manslaughter, yet others call it first degree murder as everyone knows, that being under the influence of much less than cocaine handicaps any driver ....... and well, boy, I remember vividly the trace from the crash site into the residence left behind this car, for which the accused could not even pay the highway toll or a tank of petrol from money he never earned. 

This is Thailand and if Thais think, that this is in order - well, their call. Despicable farçe in other societies and legal systems - me thinks! 

[tomacht8]

7 minutes ago, Brick Top said:

This tragic accident occurred more than 10 years ago , a Thai passport lasts 5 years if I am correct. How is it possible this guy can fly around the world unless he has renewed his Thai passport. How is it therefore possible to renew a passport with outstanding warrants against you.

He simply bought a new passport from another country. For example Macedonia or a Caribbean country. Dual citizenship doesn't even cost $1 million.