ianpants69 Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 I am a student at one of Bangkok's many private universities. On arrival to my lectures today I was shepparded into an area full of other confused students and handed a small plastic beaker and frog-marched to the bathroom. The samples were them tested (with what looked like a pregnancy test) for drugs. Interestingly none of the local students though this at all strange, personally I was thinking more along the lines of invasion of privacy, human rights etc...... Can anyone shed any light on the dubious legallity of this event especially as there weren't any members of the police force present? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 (edited) Most probably not legal, without you parents consent. Unless you are already 20 and you consented. It was an entry requirement for my son's High School. My wife and I had no problems about it. Edited July 23, 2004 by astral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumonster Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 it might well have been a pregnancy test... as a foriegner in thailand your only recourse is to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianpants69 Posted July 23, 2004 Author Share Posted July 23, 2004 I have a feeling you might be right there although there are at least 150 foreign students at my Uni who recieved the same treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 invasion of privacy? human rights??? You do know you are in Thailand, don't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinN Posted July 24, 2004 Share Posted July 24, 2004 What is wrong with you? When people can be told not to voice neg. opinions,news papers are told what to print and you think that it violates your human right just cause you gotta piss in a bottle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianpants69 Posted July 24, 2004 Author Share Posted July 24, 2004 Probably lackadaisical attitudes such as that that prevent progress in Thailand. 'That's just the way it is' ....... well done mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinN Posted July 24, 2004 Share Posted July 24, 2004 If by chance you are a Thai,then take your best shot if you want to change something. If you are farang,keep your mouth shut,it is none of your business what goes on,either accept it and be happy or get your shit together and go home, why do you think that we are not really wanted here,not our business to change how they do things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexy Beast Posted July 24, 2004 Share Posted July 24, 2004 I agree with you Kevin, it doesn't sound right but who are we to dictate. But as long as they don't start testing the teachers I'll be just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marquess Posted July 24, 2004 Share Posted July 24, 2004 The law here is, arbitrarily enforced and re-interpreted on a daily basis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francois Posted July 24, 2004 Share Posted July 24, 2004 (edited) hi' Human rights ... does it have any many meaning in Thailand? like it has been said ... follow their rules (changed and updated on a daily basis) or leave ... this is what toxin means ... keep the f$ck shut up or go away from our wonderful country full of toxin rightness francois ps: mind you it's absolutly illegal, unless you are 20 years old or with parents's agreement. Edited July 24, 2004 by francois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyinkat Posted July 24, 2004 Share Posted July 24, 2004 If we're talking abuse of human rights, I'd say the rest of the 'developed' world has caught up with Thailand. Is it legal to tast for drugs in school? Is it 'legal' to gun down a couple of thousand alleged drugs traffickers? Course it is - 'all is fair in love and war', and Toxin has declared a War Against Drugs. Is it legal to round up, torture and incarcarate indefinately without trial alleged Muslims? Course it is - 'all is fair in love and war', and Bush has declared a 'War on Terrorism'. Human Rights, Freedom, Democracy - all notions that went out with Marxist-Leninism and other outdated ideals in the New World Order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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