11 minutes ago, Datsun 1200 said:

Only cops and criminals should have access to hand guns. 

and professional van drivers

21 hours ago, redwood1 said:

In America a payout for something like this could very well also be for one million...........One million dollars that is....

 

Payouts for terrible things in Thailand also very often seem to be for one million.......One million baht that is........

 

One million baht is a whopping 1/30th of 1 million dollars.......

The US already has something like this although it is administered by the individual states and is capped.  The average cap is about US$25,000 (twenty five thousand dollars).  It might or might not be available to foreign tourists depending on the particular circumstance.

 

https://ovc.ojp.govp

15 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

What is the relevance of US compensation settlements in Thailand?   Are you claiming that the US government pays $1m compensation to shooting victims' families without a suit in court being filed?   In which cases has that happened?

Yes, they started off this compensation culture we now have where government (mostly) is responsible for everything and the taxpayer has to fork out for those who are victim. It appears to have got out of hand!

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On 10/6/2023 at 10:29 AM, scubascuba3 said:

Victims of crime, families sometimes lose their earners\pensions. Not sure 1m means much to the Chinese involved

Yes, but shouldn't this be paid by the parents of this trigger happy 14 year old kid, instead of letting the tax payers have to pay for it?

2 minutes ago, watchcat said:

Yes, but shouldn't this be paid by the parents of this trigger happy 14 year old kid, instead of letting the tax payers have to pay for it?

Can use the money in a civil court and sue the parents