"Murder suspect says victim stole drugs; sister says killed for refusing loans"

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Murder-suspect-says-victim-stole-drugs;-sister-say-30173327.html

The police here in Thailand are some of the most incompetent outside of Burkina Faso, Guyana, Surinam, and perhaps only a few other places on earth. I have read accounts of British pros, who were brought in to consult on high profile crimes, like the David Carradine incident some time ago, and they tell of a shocking lack of talent in the top departments here, and terrible resources in terms of crime labs, equipment, forensic experts, blood splatter analysis, etc. So, what do we expect? Combine that with corruption, and we never know what we are dealing with, but 98% of the time we can assume it is either incorrect, or misleading, or that the result was paid for. That is a fact. The reality is that the police do not have the talent, resources, expertise, nor motivation to do good work, when it comes to investigation, detective work, forensic work, etc. Wish it were different, but many, many outside experts have testified to these facts. Thailand has a long way to go, when it comes to police work.

Who were these British pros? Did you meet them in one of the drinking establishments here?

I'm not disagreeing with your main point though. We have all known Thai police are worth than worthless. This is something that hasn't been news for decades.

Edited January 8, 201214 yr by wintermute