South African woman gets life sentence reduced in Thailand

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Would you sign for and accept your neighbours' package if you knew that they were drug dealers?

Probably not, are they.?... They only just moved in and I need to know!

[Liverpool Lou]

22 minutes ago, prakhonchai nick said:

As a farang, better to murder someone and get 8 years, than life reduced to 33 years for merely signing for a package!

She wasn't prosecuted for "signing for a package", she was prosecuted for Class 1 narcotic possession and drug smuggling.

[MyFriend You]

I deleted my comment, anything else said on this is superflouous, the woman got 33 years for receiving drugs, not just signing for a package............the question remains is "How many other packages has she signed for??.  Sorry for her luck, but I doubt she will survive the entire sentence..................hopefully other evidence will come in and she will be cleared.  Like the Boyfriend being arrested and confesses??   Good Luck on that.         Peace

Edited August 20, 2022 by TunnelRat69

[Liverpool Lou]

1 minute ago, TunnelRat69 said:

I doubt she will survive the entire sentence..

Why?

[Neeranam]

3 hours ago, lujanit said:

If she was Thai there would have been no charges.  She would have paid off the cops just like many others do.

No, a Thai friend got 15 years for la crumb of cocaine. 

Foreigners can pay off the police too. 

[bradiston]

32 minutes ago, crazykopite said:

Maybe only 56 but she will look 96 I can only conclude you have never done a social visit to one of Thailands prisons I have and believe me it’s daunting and all I was doing was visiting Brits in Samui prison . Now your no longer to bring them food in case there’s a razor blade in there so that they can end there life in the hell hole 

I used to visit a mate in klong prem special wing. He got out after 2 1/2 from an initial 10 year stretch. Immediate deportation and into PTSD counselling. You're right. A very tough assignment.

[Neeranam]

16 minutes ago, 2 is 1 said:

Every Thai knows who deal drungs in they (soi,village). If foreigner is not "outsider" they know also! 

I disagree. I have no idea who deals drugs in my village, probably none as it's a respectable village in Hua Hin. . 

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, lujanit said:

If she was Thai there would have been no charges.  She would have paid off the cops just like many others do.

How come there are so many Thais in prison for drugs offences, then?

[ukrules]

Just now, Neeranam said:

I disagree. I have no idea who deals drugs in my village, probably none as it's a respectable village in Hua Hin. . 

Yabba is everywhere in Thailand, there's an almost zero chance that it's not in your village.

 

I've seen it sold on the streets of Khao Takiab, by Thais to foreign tourists.

[Simple Jack]

Finally. A thot being held accountable for her actions. Very rare these days.

[Neeranam]

15 minutes ago, ukrules said:

Yabba is everywhere in Thailand, there's an almost zero chance that it's not in your village.

Not in 80% farang moo baans 

[GiveMeAColdOne]

Young and dumb shouldn't result in 33 years lost.  I hope there's a compassionate pardon that will reduce this to the 3-4 years maximum it deserves.  Jails shouldn't lock up stupid, they should lock up evil and dangerous.  She's already smarter and should be given a 2nd chance to benefit society.

[Andylongtime]

As I know first hand that the Koh Samui police are corrupt from top to bottom. I’m sure the boyfriend payed for his escape and the police will resell the drugs. 

[Neeranam]

11 minutes ago, GiveMeAColdOne said:

Young and dumb shouldn't result in 33 years lost.  I hope there's a compassionate pardon that will reduce this to the 3-4 years maximum it deserves. 

If it is dealing in dangerous drugs, she should get what the law decides. There is not any reduction based on being stupid, of course. 

[hellohello123]

What a waste of a life, 32 years or life

 

You play with fire, you'll get burnt

[Harveyboy]

2 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Would you sign for and accept your neighbours' package if you knew that they were drug dealers?

good point 

[SS1]

6 hours ago, Chelseafan said:

What a waste of her life. Still better hers than those she was going to ruin 

And who's life was she exactly going to ruin? Those of some beach partygoers who now have to stick to Sangsom and Coke instead?

 

From earlier articles it was stated that the drug was MDMA (ecstasy). This is a relatively harmless party drug which if used correctly, results in a very good time for the user for a few hours with minimal side effects. If you ever meet a person high on MDMA, they might do dangerous things like want to hug you and tell you they love you. It's not like she was dealing meth or heroin... 

 

In some developed countries they have started using MDMA to treat PTSD patients with great success. 

 

 

[ukrules]

55 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Not in 80% farang moo baans 

You wouldn't know. Believe me, they're there.

 

[Millcx]

6 hours ago, BB1955 said:

I ve read her story and her claims . I find it very hard to believe she knew nothing about what she was signing for . Your boyfriends a major drug supplier and you know nothing about it ?   

Of course it’s a possibility .. Don’t be signing for a Lazard’s delivery for your neighbour who just moved in  

[Boyn]

Must have been a massive relief to know she only has to do 33 years.

[prakhonchai nick]

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

How come there are so many Thais in prison for drugs offences, then?

I understand that very many drug addicts commit other criminal offences to raise the cash to buy drugs. No money available when caught to pay off the police.

[ed strong]

2 hours ago, Orinoco said:

Legalize all  drugs.

Put the bad guys out of business.

You get control

You get to tax it all..

Win, Win, Win.

 

 

 

 

 

 

More money to be made by them by it being illegal, plus gives them soemthing to do.

[vandeventer]

Now let me see 33 years or death? Some how it just doesn't seem fair when murders do a lot less time. She will have plenty of time to think where she went wrong in life.

[shackleton]

Can't believe that she was that naive living /working in a restaurant of

Her boyfriend a alleged known  drug dealer who fled the country back to the USA ????

[bradiston]

1 hour ago, Simple Jack said:

Finally. A thot being held accountable for her actions. Very rare these days.

What's a thot?

[bradiston]

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

How come there are so many Thais in prison for drugs offences, then?

Can't raise bail/bribe/legal defense?

[bradiston]

1 hour ago, Neeranam said:

If it is dealing in dangerous drugs, she should get what the law decides. There is not any reduction based on being stupid, of course. 

Yeah, dangerous like fentanyl?

[Orinoco]

3 minutes ago, bradiston said:

Yeah, dangerous like fentanyl?

Very easy to OD on that stuff.

Prince and Tom petty, did just that.

If it had been legal, like all drugs should be. maybe, many people would still be alive today. ( Control on dosage). 

 

 

 

Edited August 20, 2022 by Orinoco

[UTH001]

1 hour ago, Andylongtime said:

As I know first hand that the Koh Samui police are corrupt from top to bottom. I’m sure the boyfriend payed for his escape and the police will resell the drugs. 

Would be interesting to know what actually happened to the 'boyfriend'...

 

[Nickelbeer]

7 hours ago, law ling said:

Yes, it was an uncomfortable case: "just signing for a delivery" ending in life, or 33 years (or worse).

 

Take away: don't sign for other peoples' deliveries.

Legalise ALL drugs…….NOW!!!!!