Thai musician out on bail after stabbing a singing American to death on Krabi

[dudu]

He will be on bail until this is forgotten,unless there is outside pressure from family and so on, if they give up,he will be free!

[ESDinBKK]

Sometimes it seems that our US Ambassador is more focused on fashion and embassy employee morale than what's happening to Americans outside the embassy compound . American tourists and expats need her support also. Seems no real pressure is being put on the Thai govt to eliminate the tourists scams and physical harm to US citizens. It's really too bad, as she seems to be one of the most active Ambassadors we've ever had.

[CIHUAHUA]

They will end up saying its the worst suicide they have ever seen.

[maximillian]

Just look at them and the way they do things in general, i.e. driving...

They couldn't care less wheather they hurt or kill others or even themselves.

Maniacs !

[maximillian]

Sometimes it seems that our US Ambassador is more focused on fashion and embassy employee morale than what's happening to Americans outside the embassy compound . American tourists and expats need her support also. Seems no real pressure is being put on the Thai govt to eliminate the tourists scams and physical harm to US citizens. It's really too bad, as she seems to be one of the most active Ambassadors we've ever had.

Homecountries don't even give a damn of their soldiers, serving in Afghanistan or Iraq, when they get killed or crippled.

Why should they care of civilians ? Would be too much of a hassle.

[maximillian]

I mean....what happened to just punching the guy out? Don't think most people would have a problem if a few toughs from the bar smacked him around a little and kicked him out of the bar......what is up with the random killing??????

As I said before: they couldn't care less. Cannot think ahead of the possible conseqences. And kill or not kill ? So what ?

Maniacs.

[barryofpattaya]

This whole thing will just disappear. Money talks in Thailand

[Markaew]

Just look at them and the way they do things in general, i.e. driving...

They couldn't care less wheather they hurt or kill others or even themselves.

Maniacs !

I will step up and make the obvious statement.

If you don't like Thailand you should get out. Go back to your own country.

But that is ridiculous so I won't say it, but someone else will.

[razer]

cup-O-coffee posted a good link. Change can be brought about with this kind of publicity (Mail Online) because it will embarrass the government and threaten Thailand's image as a tourist destination.

[elzach]

"The 3 men were charged with causing death by physical attack, an offense punishable of up to 15 years in prison."

Thailand: 15 years

China: capital punishment (usually administered within 1-2 years)

I think Thailand especially needs the Chinese form of justice.

[ttthailand]

I wonder how many Thais have been murdered in America this year or over the last 20 or 50 years ? I would guess that more Americans have been murdered in Thailand in the last two months than Thais in America in 20 or even 50 years. only a guess.... any stats out there on this number ?

[technologybytes]

Bail is not about innocence or guilt.. and most countries have a "presumption of bail", which means that most people are bailed unless there is a very good reason to refuse bail.

[LivinginKata]

All posts about US politics have been removed. Let's stay on the Krabi topic, thank you.

[ttthailand]

I wonder how many Thais have been murdered in America this year or over the last 20 or 50 years ? I would guess that more Americans have been murdered in Thailand in the last two months than Thais in America in 20 or even 50 years. only a guess.... any stats out there on this number ?

Just did a little search on google for "Thais murdered in America" and could not find one. It did however list pages and pages of Americans MURDERED in Thailand. The killing fields for farang...sad but true !

[Payboy]

Thai musician out on bail after stabbing a singing American to death on Krabi

The show must go on.

[balo]

^{So when can we see this musician , or killer if you like , back playing with his band ?}

[phantomfiddler]

Only in Thailand ! How does it go ? Money, gold, family, land, thai beggar, thai beggar,s dog, the fleas on a thai beggars dog, ending up with us

[tomacht8]

Yet another killer out on bail. Murderers belongs in jail. If a society / legal system not realized this taut,
then these senseless killings will never stop. In this case, it is clear that 27-year old Ratikorn Romin stabbed carter to death.
I do not understand for what reason the court granted bail.
He have to do his time in prison anyway, so the time in remand prison until his court trial starts, will be counted.
But he is now out of jail and can ride free around in society.
Now every musician should be careful to take part in a music jam session.
The risk to sing a wrong song and are stabbed to death for this, still exists due this granted bail.

[Doc46]

Same ol Same ol not wasting a breath or talking about

[SOTIRIOS]

.......not murder..........

...not homicide......

...causing death by physical attack........

...........a much less severe and excusable charge allowing bail......only applicable to Thais that murder non-Thais.....

[ttthailand]

Why is this not listed under Thai news ???

This should be available for all to see and find. I closed Thaivisa and reopened and had a hard time finding this topic. I even did a search for American Murdered and a few others but could not find. I had to go to my Thaivisa email to find

People need to be aware of the dangers in this country so please be responsible and post this as news....which it is.

[ttthailand]

How many of you think this is important enough to be posted in general or Thai news ?

I for one think it is....any others ?

[johnlandy]

Incredible...in any other country!!

And, Thailand is going further downhill every day that the sun rises.

Further, more the cretins cannot see it. I have more respect for a soi dog than I do for anyone from the BIB or the Thai judiciary.

Like the old Cree saying "only after the last fish has been caught" or would say here "only when the last farang has left", and they are left to rot on their 1 or 2 rai rice holding will they realize

that they are not "the supreme or master race" as they are taught from the day they started to shyt yellow, only then will they come to their senses. the lot of them.

[LotusBoy]

Another sad day in The Land of S...........(fill in the blanks as you wish).

[oldsailor35]

Typical of the RTP. The self confessed murder is allowed bail and escapes to 'wherever' his three mates held in jail for a short period and are then let go because they are not guilty of anything because the other guy admitted to doing it. Problem solved........for a consideration i dare say.

This is known as Thainess or Thai justice which can all be blamed on the corrupt, lazy RTP.

[klauskunkel]

Cartoon Country

[khunken]

.......not murder..........

...not homicide......

...causing death by physical attack........

...........a much less severe and excusable charge allowing bail......only applicable to Thais that murder non-Thais.....

Good observation that is quite revealing.

Untrue observation and only revealing an anti-Thai bias.

If both of you would take the trouble to even read some of the earlier posts you would learn that Thai killers of Thais get bail even when convicted.

This guy hasn't been convicted and very likely hasn't appeared before a court yet. Police have the power to grant bail before a court appearance.

Having said that, the system (if you can call it that) stinks. We know what the police are like here and there's no telling how much was paid in bail money & how much 'extra'.

[EyesWideOpen]

Perhaps time for a new Evil Man From Krabi song.....

[BKS22]

Even if he was sentenced to the maximum. It says his charge could only give him 15yrs.

15yrs....for taking someone's life. Hmmmm...sad indeed.

[bangon04]

What's the chances of this guy ever appearing in court, being convicted and serving time?

Only hope is for the victim's family to keep pressure on though the US Embassy and government. Otherwise will simply fade awa. Thais get away with murdering other Thais so what chance for justice when its a farang.

Not much the US Embassy can do. Many similar cases but the embassy can't do much.

The only hope is the (bad) press