Impunity for the rich and powerful undermines Thailand’s democracy

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Although not all were accused of grave offenses, the message is clear: if you have the right connections, the law may not apply to you in the same way it does to others.

A global scourge.

[Mavideol]

that's nothing new, we all or the majority of us knew it when we moved in, this is the same in all banana republics, money and contacts make/run the law, not justice

[retarius]

2 hours ago, CDG931 said:

I love Thailand but at the core, the institutions are corrupt. That's the whole problem.

 

 

 

 

It is like looking for hen's teeth looking for an institution free from corruption and very few are effective....the police, the courts, the government, starts there and goes into all of Thai society. 

[Marco51]

5 hours ago, Phulublub said:

You talking about Thailand?  Or the USA (to name but one)

 

PH

Cambodia, Hungary ....etc. If 1 or so people own the place who needs laws except for the riffraff?

[Dogmatix]

Thailand has the best justice money can buy.

[Tequila makes me happy]

Yes, it's all unfair.

However, this is the same system that allows us foreigners to be elevated above the average Thai, be treated preferentially and of course for a small cost make many legal and other problems go away.

I shan't be throwing to many stones from within my house of glass.

[bamnutsak]

Holding a 15 year old woman for 50 days in prison with no bail option on spurious charges, for holding three fingers up, while allowing convicted seditionists (Suthep Gang) out on bail after 30 hours, highlights another disparity in Thai "justice".

 

 

[StayinThailand2much]

6 hours ago, 2baht said:

..................and Buddha said........................!????

Thais are as Buddhist as soya milk is dairy...

[brianthainess]

5 hours ago, Jeff the Chef said:

I'm thinking of opening a brown envelope manufacturing plant, could this be a good investment?

I know a few dinosaurs that could be boiled down for the glue.  

[off road pat]

4 hours ago, MrMojoRisin said:

Impunity for the rich is the very reason why the rich have supported the suppression of democracy in Thailand.

 

The fact that it is now being so frequently called out is proof of progress…, Thailand continues to move forward.

 

 

..."Impunity for the rich is the very reason why the rich have supported the suppression of democracy in Thailand".... Absolute BS.!! The rich and powerful don't care what kind of government rules, They make sure that they have the right connections with any kind of Government !!!

[kingstonkid]

2 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

Whatever happened to the cop who used plastic bags and killed the kid in the police station? You know the guy they had millions of dollars with the cars in his garage what ever happened with him TIT

The challenge around the world is that the media does not investigate or follow up.

 

We all see the headlines but do we ever see any follow up

 

Used to be that reporters would get a good story and follow up.  Now unless it is Trump the media doesn't care 

Here it is the sensation headlines but we never hear what happened after.  Look at all these so called sexual abuses.  We see the headlines but do we know what the outcomes were

[Shocked farang]

7 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

The rich and powerful get away with lots of things all over the world. They can afford expensive lawyers and tax consultants and all that. And they can make donations to the right people and organizations, etc.

It's not just Thailand.

Do I like it? No. But that is reality. And often the rich and powerful can do what they do within the laws.

It is real life - if we like it or not.

Yes, and we farang will never have a say into this anyway... 

[OneMoreFarang]

43 minutes ago, Shocked farang said:

Yes, and we farang will never have a say into this anyway... 

Really?

It seems there are lots of rich farang criminals in Thailand. Sometimes we read about them in the news. Sometimes they are smart enough to stay under the radar.

[Surasak]

8 hours ago, JoePai said:

To be fair, what can one expect from a 3rd World Country ?

Just how many thirds is that?

[xeniv23]

Not much new here.  More or less this way all over the world.  I'm trying to put myself into the place of the elite and understand the stress that they must experience.  I mean:  What is the point of owning everything and everyone, especially in the government, and someone comes along and tells you that you can't do that?  What was the purpose of all the trouble I, and my ancestors, went to and all that money we have invested over the years?  Try to have some compassion and see it from their point of view.   It's gotta be tough.  

[curlylekan]

3 hours ago, SiSePuede419 said:

 

Filed his taxes late and did coke before he bought a gun.

That's all you got?

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You're in a cult, Bubba. 

 

You've been brainwashed by an Australian Bogan.

 

Report: Jared Kushner’s $2 Billion Saudi Check Appears Even More Comically Corrupt Than Previously Thought

The reason this smells so bad is that there is all sorts of evidence he did not receive this on the merits.”

 

 

For a gun while on coke. A federal offense in the usa

[DrPhibes]

Ya, after this sham of an election and what may come of it and having a now 5yr old, we have decided to move to another country next June and sit out a couple of years before making the decision to move back.  We did this before with our much older kids back in 2006.

[Thingamabob]

Corruption exists world-wide with the exception, by and large, of Scandinavia.

[Bangkok Barry]

11 hours ago, stoner said:

democracy....is that what they're calling it ? 

 

good one. 

There are many English words that Thais do not understand. Mansions that are blocks of one-room apartments. Small-time crooks who are called Mafia. Resorts that in reality are short time rooms along major roads. And, something I've recently discovered at a number of hotels, suites that are simply rooms. One manager told me that suites is just a word, not a description. Saying things as they are is not favoured by Thais.

[stoner]

47 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Resorts that in reality are short time rooms along major roads

2 water please. 

[MangoKorat]

Yes and if you are not careful, you can get into a lot of trouble for even talking about this inequality.

 

Interesting that the article fails to mention ex Prime Ministers and reduced sentences - wonder why?

[malibukid]

maybe in Thailand but not so much in America.  the rich still go to jail

[trainman34014]

9 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

Whatever happened to the cop who used plastic bags and killed the kid in the police station? You know the guy they had millions of dollars with the cars in his garage what ever happened with him TIT

Last i read he got 20 years in the slammer !

[Dave1954]

23 hours ago, JoePai said:

To be fair, what can one expect from a 3rd World Country ?

Actually it's not a third world country, it's a first world country with the third world mentality

[tkramer]

On 9/7/2023 at 8:05 AM, JoePai said:

To be fair, what can one expect from a 3rd World Country ?

Which only goes to show, that you take the Thai out of the jungle,

 

but you will never be able to take the jungle out of the Thai…

[Mickmouse1]

On 9/7/2023 at 10:11 AM, OneMoreFarang said:

The rich and powerful get away with lots of things all over the world. They can afford expensive lawyers and tax consultants and all that. And they can make donations to the right people and organizations, etc.

It's not just Thailand.

Do I like it? No. But that is reality. And often the rich and powerful can do what they do within the laws.

It is real life - if we like it or not.

Very true , in USA & UK where I witnessed such abuse of power

[Shocked farang]

On 9/7/2023 at 6:59 AM, OneMoreFarang said:

Really?

It seems there are lots of rich farang criminals in Thailand. Sometimes we read about them in the news. Sometimes they are smart enough to stay under the radar.

True, there are a lot of them. Even movies have been made showing their lifestyle in the Kingdom. In the movies they always have an affinity with the police... 

[metisdead]

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[anchadian]

How very true:

Thaksin may be released on October 13th - Thai Examiner Reports say former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra may be released from prison in the coming weeks possibly as early as October 13th.

 

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2023/09/08/thaksin-may-be-released-on-october-13th/

[fusion58]

On 9/7/2023 at 9:11 AM, OneMoreFarang said:

And often the rich and powerful can do what they do within the laws.

And even purchase the lawmakers.