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It’s a cop out…. Laziness, just an announcement, media lip service !! 
 

The only solution for DUI is to arrest them all, in the cells until arraignment - charges & bail applied.

 

Unfortunately, they would keep the courts too busy… so the path of least resistance is taken & that is to do very little unless an accident is caused…

 

… “there is no law until something happens”

 

 

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  On 4/11/2025 at 3:56 AM, richard_smith237 said:

It’s a cop out…. Laziness, just an announcement, media lip service !! 
 

The only solution for DUI is to arrest them all, in the cells until arraignment - charges & bail applied.

 

Unfortunately, they would keep the courts too busy… so the path of least resistance is taken & that is to do very little unless an accident is caused…

 

… “there is no law until something happens”

 

 

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That is right Richard.

Problem is also people such as yourself boast about getting your own friends off these charges by putting pressure on your police friends.

 

  On 4/11/2025 at 3:56 AM, richard_smith237 said:

The only solution for DUI is to arrest them all, in the cells until arraignment - charges & bail applied.

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If you really believed what you are sprouting why would you go out of your way to get your friends off after they have been arrested? 
 

 

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  On 4/11/2025 at 2:34 AM, JackGats said:

Jail visits would be even more efficient.

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Should be both:

 

- taken into a room at a jail where no beds and not enough floor space for everybody to lie down. And no bathing privacy.

- look at 10 dead bodies, each one for 5 minutes, all killed in traffic accident and perhaps 6 or 7 marked to indicate killed by a drunk driver now in jail for 10 years. 

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Why only drunk drivers? Should take kids also, and take them around the ICCU in the hospitals I was in there last year and they would be bringing people in during the night, most lying there waiting to die, 

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  On 4/11/2025 at 4:05 AM, MalcolmB said:

Problem is also people such as yourself boast about getting your own friends off these charges by putting pressure on your police friends.

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Yip, loves the " do you know who i am" card.

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  On 4/11/2025 at 4:05 AM, MalcolmB said:

Problem is also people such as yourself boast about getting your own friends off these charges by putting pressure on your police friends.

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I’ve explained this to you before & you twist it every chance you get.

 

Out with a mixture of Thai & Western friends… Driver had 2x glasses of wine. 
 

Police stop - wanted driver to blow into the ‘wand’ which recognises the presence of alcohol but not the level.

 

If presence of alcohol on the breath is identified the BiB want a bribe - or the driver waits (however long - >1 hour) & is taken to the station for a proper breathalyser measurement.

 

The ‘bribe’ is to avoid the song & dance.

The ‘phone call’ is to avoid the game.

 

This has happened twice - both drivers no longer drink at all when they drive.

 

 

So - for BJ71 - wanna know who I am ?

’someone who happens to have friends & will help a friend’….. 

 

 

 

 

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  On 4/11/2025 at 4:43 AM, richard_smith237 said:


I’ve explained this to you before & you twist it every chance you get.

 

Out with a mixture of Thai & Western friends… Driver had 2x glasses of wine. 
 

Police stop - wanted driver to blow into the ‘wand’ which recognises the presence of alcohol but not the level.

 

If presence of alcohol on the breath is identified the BiB want a bribe - or the driver waits (however long - >1 hour) & is taken to the station for a proper breathalyser measurement.

 

The ‘bribe’ is to avoid the song & dance.

The ‘phone call’ is to avoid the game.

 

This has happened twice - both drivers no longer drink at all when they drive.

 

 

So - for BJ71 - wanna know who I am ?

’someone who happens to have friends & will help a friend’….. 

 

 

 

 

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Sounds like an excuse to justify the action

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  On 4/11/2025 at 3:20 AM, hotsun said:

Pointless

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Absolutely nailed it.

 

There is no point trying to convert the stupid and selfish.

 

How many years does this go on and yet the native adults still WON'T change. 

 

You're preaching to those that know the dangers yet CHOOSE to drive like idiots. You can take horses to water and all that, but in this case swap the horse for a cow looking creature whose name we cannot mention....

 

Pointless indeed. They'd be better off saying....2024 X amount dead. 2025 how many will die YOU DECIDE! Get on with it.

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  On 4/11/2025 at 1:08 AM, webfact said:

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In a bold move to raise awareness and reduce road accidents during the Songkran festival, Thailand's Department of Probation under the Ministry of Justice has launched the campaign "Drink and Drive, Visit the Morgue, Be Responsible to Society."

 

On 10th April, Pol. Lt. Col. Suriya Singhakamol, Director General of the Department of Probation, appointed Nopadol Nomraks, an Inspector with the department, to inaugurate the campaign at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok.

 

This initiative, spearheaded by the Bangkok Probation Office 1 and its Director, Nontachit Netpukkan, aims to instil a sense of responsibility and raise awareness about the consequences of drunk driving—a significant cause of road accidents during the festive period.

 

Over 100 participants, including probation officials, partner representatives, volunteers, and individuals currently under probation, attended the campaign's launch.

 

 

 

The initiative is part of a broader road safety effort themed "Safe Driving, Accident-Free Thailand," working towards sustainable accident prevention and reduction.

 

The Department of Probation is committed to advancing preventive justice and promoting social responsibility. This campaign is a part of the Ministry of Justice's road safety policy, designed to minimise loss of life and property among the public in the long term.

 

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Based on a story by Daily News

 

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Good idea. Maybe helps a bit

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  On 4/11/2025 at 4:28 AM, PJ71 said:

Yip, loves the " do you know who i am" card.

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Indeed, if anyone should be taken to the morgue it is Richard.


I am very skeptical it actually happened. 
Third different version of the same story.

Sounds very far fetched. 
Especially since he acts so opposed to anyone else drinking driving.

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  On 4/11/2025 at 5:41 AM, richard_smith237 said:

He hates & criticises the actions of foreigners who behave poorly in Thailand, yet does exactly ‘just that’ when DUI without any regards for the safety of those around him -

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That not true.

i have regards for others which is why I am a big advocate for driving safely and carefully after having a few. 
And as a result I have probably driven after having a few, as do 75% of expats in Thailand do, at least 600 times in my life without any incident.

The problem with some drink drivers is they go a bit silly and drive less safely after having a few, which I strongly oppose.

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  On 4/11/2025 at 4:32 AM, richard_smith237 said:

admitted to taking drugs on this forum - you drive after the consumption of narcotics, too ??

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Again like 75% of members on this forum.

The same rules apply to drink driving as drug driving, drive safely and take a lot of care. 
 

I don’t really know where the law stands in Thailand as regards to driving after having 10-15 bongs? 
I don’t believe they test for it? Is it illegal? What is the limit? 
 

Some people should never do it, some people are more than capable and will never have an incident.

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  On 4/11/2025 at 1:08 AM, webfact said:

In a bold move to raise awareness and reduce road accidents during the Songkran festival, Thailand's Department of Probation under the Ministry of Justice has launched the campaign "Drink and Drive, Visit the Morgue, Be Responsible to Society."

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Employ them as a cleaner in an emergency operating theater for 6 months.

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  On 4/11/2025 at 6:24 AM, MalcolmB said:

That not true.

i have regards for others which is why I am a big advocate for driving safely and carefully after having a few. 
And as a result I have probably driven after having a few, as do 75% of expats in Thailand do, at least 600 times in my life without any incident.

The problem with some drink drivers is they go a bit silly and drive less safely after having a few, which I strongly oppose.

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Yawn - quoting your own flawed poll as a factual statistic highlights your unlimited idiocy…

 

…. [ “A big advocate for driving carefully after having a few” ] (10-12 beers)…

 

…. So we’re so many other drunk driver killers !!!! 

Are you also a big advocate for drunk driving with ‘one eye closed’ so you cut your double vision & have a better chance of avoid killing motorcyclist & pedestrians ??? 🫣
 

 

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  On 4/11/2025 at 6:38 AM, richard_smith237 said:

Are you also a big advocate for drunk driving with ‘one eye closed’ so you cut your double vision

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Do you have double vision when drunk?

Classic example of somebody who should never drunk drive. 
You probably shouldn’t drink at all and get same help.

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  On 4/11/2025 at 6:24 AM, MalcolmB said:

That not true.

i have regards for others which is why I am a big advocate for driving safely and carefully after having a few. 
And as a result I have probably driven after having a few, as do 75% of expats in Thailand do, at least 600 times in my life without any incident.

The problem with some drink drivers is they go a bit silly and drive less safely after having a few, which I strongly oppose.

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People who drink then get into a vehicle to drive are a menace to the rest of society. Everyone who has done that believe they are capable of driving a vehicle whilst the number of road deaths by drunk drives says the opposite.

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