I was sickened to read the following in today's Bangkok Post;

Girls in close escape from kidnap gang

Surachai Piraksa

Four girls narrowly escaped abduction by a gang while returning home from school in Buri Ram's Muang district yesterday.

The girls later told police they had heard children cry for help from a van while running for their own safety.

Sunan Leummaimit and Suchada Karb-oi, both 14, Sukanya Saikanok, 13, and Sunisa Poonprakhone, 12, all Mathayom 1 students of Pattaraborpit school, said they were walking home when a white van with tinted windows stopped behind them.

They saw four hooded men dressed in black shirts and trousers in the van. Three of the men got out and started running towards them. The girls ran away. The men chased them for about 500 metres but gave up when the girls got close to houses.

The girls' parents reported the incident to police.

The girls told police they believed about 10 other children were inside the van. They had heard them cry when the van door was opened.

Police immediately set up checkpoints on various routes to intercept the van. Officers in other districts and nearby provinces were also told to be on the lookout.

Police said child abduction gangs were reportedly active in the Northeast, particularly in Buri Ram and Nakhon Ratchasima provinces.

Although the story made the frontpage, it wasn't the 'headline'.

I'm amazed at the condensed reporting  -just a few inches of space- and at the Police remark that child abduction gangs are reportedly active. It all seems to add up to 'regular' news with a limited amount of importance.

Our belove Royal Thai Police must ask some Motorcycle taxy for that.

More seriously, my dream is to meet one day one of this kind of pevert, 5 mn in a ring would be great, a tatatmi will be a plus. That me make upset.