Royal Thai Police orders officers to stop revealing nationality information of foreigners arrested to the media

[nigelforbes]

Just now, dallen52 said:

Let's face it.

It is incrimination/discrimination. 

 

Suppose it will apply to thaisas well?

We wait to see.

It already does, Burmese. Laos and Cambodians are second class citizens here.

[JoePai]

24 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

I thought the Embassies are not allowed to comment or act on internal affairs of Thailand....

They are not - apart from China 

[Foghorn]

Name shame and pictures , do the crime pay the price 

[JoePai]

11 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

Can't say 'yellow' its racist?????

Agree but better than 'slitty eyes' ?

[HuskerDo2]

Just now, nigelforbes said:

Remember this:

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/video-appears-show-georgia-man-shot-while-jogging-lawyers-call-n1201301

Yea, that was very unfortunate. The attackers were rednecks. They are a different breed. Mostly inbred. 

 

That has nothing to do with this story and the RTP tho.

[nigelforbes]

1 minute ago, HuskerDo2 said:

Yea, that was very unfortunate. The attackers were rednecks. They are a different breed. Mostly inbred. 

 

That has nothing to do with this story and the RTP tho.

True, but it has a whole bunch to do with your mindset when you wrote:

 

"That's a weak argument. If you are a black male, 200 pounds, wearing jeans and a white tee-shirt and are running from the scene of a crime there is an incredibly strong chance you are who the authorities are looking for". 

[HuskerDo2]

Just now, nigelforbes said:

True, but it has a whole bunch to do with your mindset when you wrote:

 

"That's a weak argument. If you are a black male, 200 pounds, wearing jeans and a white tee-shirt and are running from the scene of a crime there is an incredibly strong chance you are who the authorities are looking for". 

Except that there were no authorities involved and no crime committed. Just a truck full of rednecks doing the wrong thing. My point had to do with proper and descriptive information regarding the description of someone who committed a crime.

[wwest5829]

4 hours ago, ukrules said:

China ????

My immediate thought after reading the headline but then Russia, India and the US came to mind also.

Edited December 26, 2022 by wwest5829

[nigelforbes]

22 minutes ago, HuskerDo2 said:

Except that there were no authorities involved and no crime committed. Just a truck full of rednecks doing the wrong thing. My point had to do with proper and descriptive information regarding the description of someone who committed a crime.

Keep digging!

[HuskerDo2]

Just now, nigelforbes said:

Keep digging!

Enjoy your day Nigel!!

[phetphet]

1 hour ago, nigelforbes said:

Which announcement is more likely to lead to bias and prejudice against innocent people?

If it makes it more likely to catch a criminal, I don't see that it would cause any prejudice.

 

Male, Caucasian, approx 200lbs, wearing blue jeans and a white t-shirt would be more effective than just male blue jeans and t-shirt. In fact it could prevent wrongful arrest.

 

Far better to give as much information as possible to catch an offender.

 

 

[klauskunkel]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

the order is after “requests” made by unidentified countries’ ambassadors who felt reports of their citizens allegedly committing crimes hurt what they called the positive image of their respective countries

Yes, the positive image being tarnished, Thailand can sympathize. 

[cnx101]

Meanwhile Swedish man arrested with gun

[jesimps]

It's almost as though the authorities don't want the criminal scum to be caught when the most obvious means of identifying them is taken away. Here, it's mentioning nationality, in the west it's ethnicity. Seems the only ones who don't have rights these days are the law-abiding.

[brianthainess]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

ambassadors who felt reports of their citizens allegedly committing crimes hurt what they called the positive image of their respective countries.

Now we will have to wait until they are convicted, before we can slag off various nationalities, although not law, so example; if someone is found fast asleep & drunk on the footpath and the cops help him home, = no conviction, we will just have to speculate and take wild guesses as per the norm, what fun. 

[jacko45k]

6 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

Any guesses as to which countries are not happy when their citizens are reported as suspects in crimes 555.

 

I suspect you are correct. Complaints from other countries have so far generated little concern. 

[WHansen]

1 hour ago, Foghorn said:

Name shame and pictures , do the crime pay the price 

Ageed

[seajae]

4 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Swedish tourist arrested for wandering on Pattaya Beach with a loaded gun and crystal meth

By

 Tanakorn Panyadee

 -

Sunday, 25 December 2022, 12:33

 

   Someone never got the memo ????

he wasnt chinese so doesnt matter, they must obey their masters as it only applies to those that must be obeyed

Edited December 26, 2022 by seajae

[MRToMRT]

Quite a few of you are raising the "racist" word, but this is about nationality not race. 

[alex8912]

3 hours ago, HuskerDo2 said:

Just like in the US when a crime was reported they can no longer use the color of the criminal's skin in their news report.

 

Now..... "he's wearing blue jeans and a white tee-shirt"

 

Before... a black male 6'2" approx 200 pounds wearing blue jeans and a white tee-shirt.

 

Which announcement would make the person easier to identify?  

You mean " blue jeans pulled down below his butt" 

[alex8912]

55 minutes ago, MRToMRT said:

Quite a few of you are raising the "racist" word, but this is about nationality not race. 

Oh dear! 

[alex8912]

2 hours ago, phetphet said:

If it makes it more likely to catch a criminal, I don't see that it would cause any prejudice.

 

Male, Caucasian, approx 200lbs, wearing blue jeans and a white t-shirt would be more effective than just male blue jeans and t-shirt. In fact it could prevent wrongful arrest.

 

Far better to give as much information as possible to catch an offender.

 

 

Then someone will call out it's " profiling " so I guess those same people don't care if another crime is committed by the exact same person. 

[stoner]

2 hours ago, JoePai said:

Agree but better than 'slitty eyes' ?

i cant believe you actually pressed enter and submitted this comment thinking it was a good idea. 

[Davedub]

Resisting the urge to judge the Asian concept of saving face as an archaic, emotionally immature impedence to truth and justice becomes more challenging by the day

[nigelforbes]

1 minute ago, Davedub said:

Resisting the urge to judge the Asian concept of saving face as an archaic, emotionally immature impedence to truth and justice becomes more challenging by the day

I see that your mind is nicely open to different cultural traits and customs whilst resisting the urge to be judgmental.

[Venom]

3 hours ago, HuskerDo2 said:

Just like in the US when a crime was reported they can no longer use the color of the criminal's skin in their news report.

BS everything in the Us is divided in to categories of race, sexual orientation, political party affiliation, etc. etc. etc. 

[BananaStrong]

New thread:   Guess the country!       0.0000000001% from the Land of the free, Home of the brave!  If you guess my country, class action defamation!     
 

in 20-years, stories will “an apparent living organism ……”.   PC for life!   I identify as non-living!  

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

Any guesses as to which countries are not happy when their citizens are reported as suspects in crimes 555.

 

I'm guessing one is north of here and starts with a C

[Scouse123]

6 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Swedish tourist arrested for wandering on Pattaya Beach with a loaded gun and crystal meth

By

 Tanakorn Panyadee

 -

Sunday, 25 December 2022, 12:33

 

   Someone never got the memo ????

Just made it in before the deadline!

[alex8912]

3 hours ago, HuskerDo2 said:

Yea, that was very unfortunate. The attackers were rednecks. They are a different breed. Mostly inbred. 

 

That has nothing to do with this story and the RTP tho.

Don't disagree with him too much or he will announce you are on his " ignore list" It's a very mature action some habi's do on this forum.