Red-Shirts Commemorate 13-Month Anniversary Of Rally Crackdown With 'Planking'

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Red-shirts Commemorate 13-Month Anniversary of Rally Crackdown

Yesterday evening the red-shirt group gathered at the Ratchaprasong Intersection to commemorate those who lost their lives during the crackdown on the group's gathering 13 months ago.

Several red-shirt group factions gathered yesterday evening at the Ratchaprasong Intersection to conduct activities to remember those in their group who were killed during the dispersal of their protest 13 months ago.

One of the activities was planking, intended to serve as a reminder of the victims who lost their lives in the dispersal and as a way to encourage Thais to go out and vote on July 3.

For those of you still new to the latest fad, planking is when a person lies flat on his or her face in a private or, many times, public places.

There were also speeches, musical performances, and poetry recitals on stage before the group finally dispersed at around 8 P.M.

The Pheu Thai Party had earlier coordinated with the red-shirt group, asking that it not hold activities on June 19, as it may dampen the party's election campaigning in the lead-up to the election.

The group compromised by limiting its activities, keeping them to a smaller scale.

-- Tan Network 2011-06-20

[lannarebirth]

Classy!

[animatic]

Planking? Such foolishness.

[nigelnigel]

Can there be a more stupid, asinine fad as planking?!! Any suggestions on a new fad to create? It has to be as "cool" as planking...that is the only criteria.

[anterian]

Can there be a more stupid, asinine fad as planking?!! Any suggestions on a new fad to create? It has to be as "cool" as planking...that is the only criteria.

Pole sitting used to be popular..... perhaps street lights could be used.

[dickyknee]

I thought there were only 12 months per annum.

[LivinLOS]

Can there be a more stupid, asinine fad as planking?!! Any suggestions on a new fad to create? It has to be as "cool" as planking...that is the only criteria.

Teapotting, takes on planking as new internet craze

I kid you not !!

Edited June 20, 2011 by LivinLOS

[steveyinasia]

Mindless sheep

[MunterHunter]

Didnt the Thai mental health department declare that Planking was a mental health problem?

Figures the Reds would employ such a demonstration of their mental state... and Thailand wants to elect these fools into office... dark days ahead if that ever happens.

[dasy]

Can there be a more stupid, asinine fad as planking?!! Any suggestions on a new fad to create? It has to be as "cool" as planking...that is the only criteria.

Teapotting, takes on planking as new internet craze

I kid you not !!

My father was right (for once): find a job and work more than 40 hours per week and you will not even think about "Teapotting" or "Planking" : what an utter waste of time.

[ToffeEFCpower]

Are the red shirts trying to convince themselves that 92 people died from Planking? lol

[IAMSOBAD]

Monkey see...monkey do!

I notice they never mention Central World looted and burned...hospitals raided...burning tires and bamboo...people losing jobs...I could go on forever!

[Richard Hall]

Planking? Such foolishness.

Not necessarily. Just see it positively. A clear indicator for a shit for brain individual. Be grateful for the openness.

[arthurwait]

Well planking makes a change from them lying passed out on their backs pissed I suppose.

[Phuket Stan]

Classy!

They are very classy...their beloved leader shops at Louis Vuiton in Paris ....he was just there getting ideas to pass on on how to use the govt sponsored credit card when all the taxi drivers etc etc gain them

Edited June 20, 2011 by Phuket Stan

[merlen10002]

Can there be a more stupid, asinine fad as planking?!! Any suggestions on a new fad to create? It has to be as "cool" as planking...that is the only criteria.

Teapotting, takes on planking as new internet craze

I kid you not !!

It all started in Australia ??? how embarrassing,, I am a Aussie, small things for small minds

[dickyknee]

Can there be a more stupid, asinine fad as planking?!! Any suggestions on a new fad to create? It has to be as "cool" as planking...that is the only criteria.

Teapotting, takes on planking as new internet craze

I kid you not !!

I thought you meant teabagging, until I clicked the link...

[Buchholz]

Didnt the Thai mental health department declare that Planking was a mental health problem?

Figures the Reds would employ such a demonstration of their mental state...

Most of the red-shirt supporters in jail are garbage collectors, homeless people, and the mentally ill who cannot seek legal help or find enough money for bail. The People’s Centre for Information (PCI) revealed its initial investigation on the April-May crackdowns yesterday.

It collected information about 169 red-shirt protesters who are now under detention in the provinces of Maha Sarakham, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Khon Kaen, Mukdahan, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai over charges of taking part in illegal gatherings as well as arson or terrorism.

PCI discovered that most of the detained red shirts could not find lawyers or enough money for bail. Most of the detainees are garbage collectors, homeless people, and people with mental health problems.

The Nation / 2010-11-19

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2010/11/19/politics/Most-red-shirt-detainees-too-poor-to-seek-release--30142601.html

[JohnAllan]

13-month anniversary? Are we working with the lunar calendar?

[eezergood]

Can there be a more stupid, asinine fad as planking?!! Any suggestions on a new fad to create? It has to be as "cool" as planking...that is the only criteria.

Teapotting, takes on planking as new internet craze

I kid you not !!

I thought you meant teabagging, until I clicked the link...

LOVE IT!!! thats the funniest retort in ages

[FOODLOVER]

idiots

[R10wota]

Classy!

Yes indeed....

I hope they all have their parents there to "Supervise Planking" as advised by the Mental Health Department.

Edited June 20, 2011 by R10wota

[koto]

Mindless sheep

The mindless sheep from what I understand started in Europe.

Many mindless things start outside of Thailand and we introduce it to the Thai people,

telling them it's the thing to do, eat or drink, mirror, mirror on the wall.

[kgncc]

I thought there were only 12 months per annum.

me too - bad luck or good luck ?

[tominbkk]

It's all so fun! After they finished planking did they threaten to burn Bangkok to the ground again?

[Madivad]

Can there be a more stupid, asinine fad as planking?!! Any suggestions on a new fad to create? It has to be as "cool" as planking...that is the only criteria.

Teapotting, takes on planking as new internet craze

I kid you not !!

I thought you meant teabagging, until I clicked the link...

ROFL

[sprq]

Anniversary mania -- for this headline writer for sure -- gets more and more insane.

N.B. "Anni" means "year", and there are only 12 months in a year.

That's why the recent invention of phrases like "1-year anniversary" or "10-year anniversary" is also very stupid.

[OzMick]

Thick as 2 short planks?

About 6 weeks ago a drunken idiot did it on his balcony railing back in oz. they got a great photo just before he did a 13 (?) storey nose dive, with the expected result. Improves the gene pool if nothing else.

[Madivad]

I read the one the other day about the mental health and planking. Both that and this article refer to planking being a new craze. But it's not. Reading about it on wiki it's been around for years. Some say originating in Aus (which embarrasses me too!) others in England. I suppose with Thailand only just about to go 3G, and being so far behind the times with everything else, it's no wonder they've only just picked up planking. Maybe in the coming years they'll start having 12 month anniversaries too!

[normac44]

What makes this idiocy worse is that people are losing their lives and jobs over such a stupid act.