Hi,

I understand that you do not manage a country as China with more than 1 billion people as a "normal" contry, so its ok to execute prisoners there.

I can even accept it for US.

But how can a small country as Thailand where people are good buddhists accept to execute prisoners whatever they have done ?

I'm wondering after reading this:

http://www.thaiprisonlife.com/books/the-last-executioner/

And it's so cheap in Thailand to keep prisonners in jail, even if it's useless, so why killing people with a so small population ?

I do not want this post to become a pro/cons death penalty, but just would like to understand how Thai think...

Thanks for your ideas.

I would to understand how you think ?...

Its ok to execute in China and US...but question why Thailand do it ?....up to them..

BTW and I stand to be corrected..the population of the US is less than China, and they execute more people per annum than China, so kinda throws your theroy about size of population out the window.

What has "religon" got do with this....Christianity has executed millions, as has Islam, and both profess to believe in a lovering your fellow man etc etc

I would to understand how you think ?...

Its ok to execute in China and US...but question why Thailand do it ?....up to them..

BTW and I stand to be corrected..the population of the US is less than China, and they execute more people per annum than China, so kinda throws your theroy about size of population out the window.

What has "religon" got do with this....Christianity has executed millions, as has Islam, and both profess to believe in a lovering your fellow man etc etc

Sorry to be the one to correct you, at least you knew it was going to happen

http://bit.ly/IA2Ipz

As you can see here China executes FAR more people than anywhere else. Even "per capita" this is higher. China's population is about 4 times that of the States yet they execute nearly 13 times as many people.

Whatever the stat it is still pathetic that developed countries resort to this measure when it does NOTHING and it is far worse to suffer your remaining years forgotten in a rotting cell (and probably more of a deterrent).

I would to understand how you think ?...

Its ok to execute in China and US...but question why Thailand do it ?....up to them..

BTW and I stand to be corrected..the population of the US is less than China, and they execute more people per annum than China, so kinda throws your theroy about size of population out the window.

What has "religon" got do with this....Christianity has executed millions, as has Islam, and both profess to believe in a lovering your fellow man etc etc

Sorry to be the one to correct you, at least you knew it was going to happen

http://bit.ly/IA2Ipz

As you can see here China executes FAR more people than anywhere else. Even "per capita" this is higher. China's population is about 4 times that of the States yet they execute nearly 13 times as many people.

Whatever the stat it is still pathetic that developed countries resort to this measure when it does NOTHING and it is far worse to suffer your remaining years forgotten in a rotting cell (and probably more of a deterrent).

I will withdraw my remarks re that statistic I stated...China does execute more, as I dont not wish to be branded Anti-American by "Kerryk"

I was watching

Edited May 5, 201214 yr by kerryk

Do You Feel That Thailand Will Execute Prisoners Again ?

Of course they will

What makes you think they stopped ?

If Chalerm Yubamrung has his way they will do it to drug dealers immediately after arrest ?

And extra-judicial killings are even more common, whether "execution" or "assassination"

Hardly meaningful to try to distinguish whether it's by criminal mafia organisations or police/army/government officials or well-respected leaders of the business community, since they are all equivalent and interconnected.

And of course most of them don't get much media attention as accidents or suicide.

Edited May 5, 201214 yr by BigJohnnyBKK

I was watching

So I shouldnt expect a visit from gentlemen in dark suit's wearing dark sunglasses and driving blacked out SUV's today ?, and dont need to pack a bag for my rendtion ?....

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Do You Feel That Thailand Will Execute Prisoners Again ?

Of course they will

What makes you think they stopped ?

If Chalerm Yubamrung has his way they will do it to drug dealers immediately after arrest ?

i dont think they have ever stopped ,last time i saw a documentary of a thai prison ,it had a "death row " and there were some somchais in it

one of them even gave an inteview and talked about his conditions and the lack of information provided (he knew he would be killed but no idea when

etc )

Of course Thailand will execute more prisoners - but only if they are poor and have no 'connections' to get them off - or even prevent them from being sent to prison in the first place.

Goodness, if you have the right connections you can shoot a police officer in the head at point blank in front of a crowd of witnesses and get away with it.

And in this, Thailand gives the best argument against capital punishment there is.

An irreversible punishment handed out on the basis of a fallible legal process.

Check out this interesting Al Jazeera interview with an American prisoner on death row. For the less squeamish you can read the follow up article covering his death just the other day. The interview, however, is interesting as this prisoner seems very clued up about what is going on and has no ego about what he did.

http://aje.me/K3urcS

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Do You Feel That Thailand Will Execute Prisoners Again ?

Of course they will

What makes you think they stopped ?

If Chalerm Yubamrung has his way they will do it to drug dealers immediately after arrest ?

i dont think they have ever stopped ,last time i saw a documentary of a thai prison ,it had a "death row " and there were some somchais in it

one of them even gave an inteview and talked about his conditions and the lack of information provided (he knew he would be killed but no idea when

etc )

The last execution in Thailand was a double execution in 2009. Those were the first since, I believe, around 2002 or possibly earlier. Despite Chalerm's posturing, I can't see the rate increasing much more than current rate.

As for per capita execution rates, I think Singapore executes more people per capita than even China, Saudi Arabia or Iran.

The OP obviously doesn't follow Chalerms cunning plans to execute people within a few days of being given the death sentence.

As a side note Wifey says Murderers, Drug dealers and Rapists should all be killed as they are useless to Thailand and just cost money to keep in prison. I said 'Why Rapists?'; she said, 'because many Father and Uncle rape their own family and they are very bad people'.

As for Thai's being good Buddhists; well, only when it suits them and they think it's going to do them some personal good, bring them luck or whatever.

The OP obviously doesn't follow Chalerms cunning plans to execute people within a few days of being given the death sentence.

That is not true. Chalerm's proposal is that convicted prisoners on death row should be executed within 2-3 weeks of the FINAL APPEAL being rejected. That is nothing like what you are suggesting.

For the record, I am vehemently against the death penalty.

The OP obviously doesn't follow Chalerms cunning plans to execute people within a few days of being given the death sentence.

That is not true. Chalerm's proposal is that convicted prisoners on death row should be executed within 2-3 weeks of the FINAL APPEAL being rejected. That is nothing like what you are suggesting.

For the record, I am vehemently against the death penalty.

Whatever; each to their own opinion about what should happen to people who are useless to society as a whole. I am not a 'Hang 'em High' merchant but perhaps 'Hard Labour' would be appropriate.

Nobody is useless to society. Nobody, except a dead person.

Nobody is useless to society. Nobody, except a dead person.

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Do You Feel That Thailand Will Execute Prisoners Again ?

Of course they will

What makes you think they stopped ?

If Chalerm Yubamrung has his way they will do it to drug dealers immediately after arrest ?

i dont think they have ever stopped ,last time i saw a documentary of a thai prison ,it had a "death row " and there were some somchais in it

one of them even gave an inteview and talked about his conditions and the lack of information provided (he knew he would be killed but no idea when

etc )

The last execution in Thailand was a double execution in 2009. Those were the first since, I believe, around 2002 or possibly earlier. Despite Chalerm's posturing, I can't see the rate increasing much more than current rate.

As for per capita execution rates, I think Singapore executes more people per capita than even China, Saudi Arabia or Iran.

Per capita they are certainly the most ruthless rulers.

One really has to ask: what is criminal?

Not the system of punishment or incarceration.

A better guess would be that 75% of prisoners aren't "truly" criminals.

One really has to ask: what is criminal?

Not the system of punishment or incarceration.

A better guess would be that 75% of prisoners aren't "truly" criminals.

so 75% of inmates just couldnt afford the tea money to dance out of jail ?

I would to understand how you think ?...

Its ok to execute in China and US...but question why Thailand do it ?....up to them..

BTW and I stand to be corrected..the population of the US is less than China, and they execute more people per annum than China, so kinda throws your theroy about size of population out the window.

What has "religon" got do with this....Christianity has executed millions, as has Islam, and both profess to believe in a lovering your fellow man etc etc

yes if every religion would just read their own book, there wouldn't be any war....

One really has to ask: what is criminal?

Not the system of punishment or incarceration.

A better guess would be that 75% of prisoners aren't "truly" criminals.

so 75% of inmates just couldnt afford the tea money to dance out of jail ?

Missing the picture.

One really has to ask: what is criminal?

Not the system of punishment or incarceration.

A better guess would be that 75% of prisoners aren't "truly" criminals.

Well that's right. And I agree. But at the end of the day this stuff happens. But that don't make it right.