Thaksin Might Be Detained In Hospital Or Nursing Home Instead Of Prison: Academic

[webfact]

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Photo: Matichon

 

By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

DEPOSED PRIME MINISTER Thaksin Shinawatra might probably be detained in a hospital or nursing home instead of being imprisoned in jail after he has returned home from self-exile abroad, according to a noted academic.

 

Thanaporn Sriyakul, head of Kasetsart University’s Political Science Association, remarked that Thaksin who has earlier offered to put himself behind bars immediately after he has returned home from 16 years of self-exile overseas might probably be taken care of by a Pheu Thai-led coalition government following the May 14 general election to the extent that he be practically detained at a certain place such as a hospital or nursing home instead of a prison where he would otherwise serve a 10-year term due to a few convicted lawsuits.

 

That Thaksin has made a surprise by offering to return home and go straight into jail was primarily a desperate ploy to woo popularity for the Pheu Thai which has repeatedly heralded a landslide victory in the nationwide election, according to the Kasetsart academeic.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/03/28/thaksin-might-be-detained-in-hospital-or-nursing-home-instead-of-prison-academic/

 

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[2baht]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

a desperate ploy to woo popularity

Another war on drugs....more mass murder?

[RichardColeman]

36 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Another war on drugs....more mass murder?

If he is wiping out drug dealers I would quite support that

[2baht]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

If he is wiping out drug dealers I would quite support that

But he also killed innocents, women and children, do you condone that?

[RichardColeman]

3 minutes ago, 2baht said:

But he also killed innocents, women and children, do you condone that?

Daft question of the day. (but its still early) ????

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

DEPOSED PRIME MINISTER Thaksin Shinawatra might probably be detained in a hospital or nursing home instead of being imprisoned in jail after he has returned home from self-exile abroad, according to a noted academic.

BS.

He would get house arrest at best and live in comfort with his family.

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, 2baht said:

Another war on drugs....more mass murder?

Thailand has at the moment a huge drug problem, more so than 10 years ago.

30% or more of the population use drugs daily.

The youth in particular.

Anutin added cannabis to the mix to keep it rolling along for personal and political party reasons, which had nothing to do with helping the public.

He stated from the start it would be for medicinal use only, that was laughable.

Before the law was enacted he'd had it decriminalised and allowed the public to start a free for all in the vacuum.

So how come thousands of shops have sprung up nationwide, thousands openly use it as a recreational drug.

A certain resort just had a cannabis competition.

 

 

[OneMoreFarang]

59 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

If he is wiping out drug dealers I would quite support that

Would you also support if he wipes out lots of other people and calls them suspects?

[OneMoreFarang]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Thaksin Shinawatra might probably be detained in a hospital or nursing home instead of being imprisoned in jail

I like to suggest an alternative:

 

[tubber]

49 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

 

30% or more of the population use drugs daily.

 

 

 

Would you care to provide anything to substantiate that? What are you classifying as drugs?? Caffeine, Nicotine, Alcohol etc???

[hotchilli]

29 minutes ago, tubber said:

Would you care to provide anything to substantiate that? What are you classifying as drugs?? Caffeine, Nicotine, Alcohol etc???

Just look around at the number of drugs confiscated on the streets... a mere few percent of what's in circulation.

Look at the youth of today and their drug habits.

Look at the venues that are raided and always drugs are found.

Open your eyes man.


 

[Tropicalevo]

1 hour ago, tubber said:

Would you care to provide anything to substantiate that? What are you classifying as drugs?? Caffeine, Nicotine, Alcohol etc???

That's a poor deflection.

Caffeine, Nicotine, Alcohol etc - none of these are illegal and never have been.

[OneMoreFarang]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Just look around at the number of drugs confiscated on the streets... a mere few percent of what's in circulation.

Look at the youth of today and their drug habits.

Look at the venues that are raided and always drugs are found.

Open your eyes man.

With that logic everybody in Thailand is a gambler.

Look at all the illegal casinos. Look at all the people who get arrested in those casinos.

100% get arrested in those places, that means 100% Thais must be gamblers. Or maybe not? 

[Mr Meeseeks]

2 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I like to suggest an alternative:

Your alternative to the Yingluck administration - the military coup and subsequent junta didn't turn out too well for the people of Thailand unfortunately. 

 

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

If he is wiping out drug dealers I would quite support that

The one who cannot be named and the vast majority of the Thai population did at the time too. 

[hotchilli]

30 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

With that logic everybody in Thailand is a gambler.

Look at all the illegal casinos. Look at all the people who get arrested in those casinos.

100% get arrested in those places, that means 100% Thais must be gamblers. Or maybe not? 

Quite possibly... another type of addiction.

[LukKrueng]

5 hours ago, 2baht said:

Another war on drugs....more mass murder?

Or he might have realised that there's enough money in the country's coffers four him to rob, again 

 

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Just look around at the number of drugs confiscated on the streets... a mere few percent of what's in circulation.

Look at the youth of today and their drug habits.

Look at the venues that are raided and always drugs are found.

Open your eyes man.


 

His "war on drugs" didn't eliminate not reduced the problem. All he was fighting against was the big money around it (as well as the big money behind the illegal lottery) so there won't be any power big enough to remove him from absolute power.

 

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

That's a poor deflection.

Caffeine, Nicotine, Alcohol etc - none of these are illegal and never have been.

Cannabis used to be legal before, as was kratom. Cannabis was put on the illegal list of hard drugs around the world due to American pressure, and in America it was done for political reasons only. Lots of lies and misinformation was published to make cannabis seem as bad as addictive drugs such as Coke, heroin and all the other opium based drugs.

[tubber]

3 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

That's a poor deflection.

Caffeine, Nicotine, Alcohol etc - none of these are illegal and never have been.

It was a genuine question as to what the OP was calling drugs. The statement that "30% or more of the population use drugs daily." doesn't state whether they are illegal drugs or not. 30% or more of the population on illegal drugs, Yabba, Ice, K etc would appear to be on the high side, would it not?

[JingerBen]

1 hour ago, tubber said:

It was a genuine question as to what the OP was calling drugs. The statement that "30% or more of the population use drugs daily." doesn't state whether they are illegal drugs or not. 30% or more of the population on illegal drugs, Yabba, Ice, K etc would appear to be on the high side, would it not?

Yes it would.

Drug warriors pushing an agenda don't usually let facts get in their way.

[Andycoops]

The current bunch of Muppets should also be detained in, a mental health facility...

[NoshowJones]

9 hours ago, 2baht said:

But he also killed innocents, women and children, do you condone that?

Did he?

[h90]

10 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

If he is wiping out drug dealers I would quite support that

There were a terrible amount of deaths that had nothing to do with narcotics. Beside that you can't fix drug problems with shooting problems. The root is a society problem and to reduce it, you must take the money out of it, not increasing the profit. Beside of being a crime shooting people doesn't fix the problem

[h90]

53 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

Did he?

yes it was terrible

[NoshowJones]

14 minutes ago, h90 said:

yes it was terrible

Could you be more specific?

[RichardColeman]

42 minutes ago, h90 said:

Beside that you can't fix drug problems with shooting problems.

First time I came to Thailand, way back in 2001 I think, there was a big electric digital moving sign at the old airport 'Trafficking drugs carries the death penalty'. (or something) I liked it then, i like it now. Death penalty should always be used for large amounts - you think killing say 1,000 people with a batch of the latest Chinese/Mexican moving drugs should not result in death to the supplier ? I think most rational people can see the difference between a few ounces and a truck load of something. 

[Purdey]

It seems like this thread got hijacked by drugs.

Thaksin was popular with common people for introducing universal healthcare and halving the poverty rate. That's why they liked him. 

[DeaconJohn]

1 hour ago, Purdey said:

It seems like this thread got hijacked by drugs.

Thaksin was popular with common people for introducing universal healthcare and halving the poverty rate. That's why they liked him. 

Like him they did... and still do in many parts of the North and Nòrtheast.

He has hardcore support from battle-hardened old geezers from former violent clashes in Bangkok.

The degree of their appeal to the wider population could only be known if Thaksin himself were on the scene leading his forces.

This beats comic opera.

[billd766]

14 hours ago, 2baht said:

But he also killed innocents, women and children, do you condone that?

How many innocent people did Thaksin actually personally kill.

 

Can you explain that please?

[2baht]

9 hours ago, billd766 said:

How many innocent people did Thaksin actually personally kill.

 

Can you explain that please?

Do the research .....Thaksins war on drugs! Approx 2500+- extrajudicial killings carried out by RTP under the orders of the PM! 2005/2006!

[2baht]

On 3/28/2023 at 5:46 AM, RichardColeman said:

If he is wiping out drug dealers I would quite support that

Are people not innocent until proven guilty? The dead cannot defend themselves! Do you support that?

[Artisi]

On 3/28/2023 at 9:46 AM, RichardColeman said:

If he is wiping out drug dealers I would quite support that

So would I, but draw the line at all and sundry that were removed as being in the way of this despot and others using it to eliminate anyone in their way.

But guess when you have a convicted drug dealer (or was that a flour salesman) acting as a politician, just about anything is ok in LOS.