Everyone knows how fines are paid here with it being settled on the spot for half the real fine and the money gets passed up the chain.

Recently a very high cop who was part of our extended family died. He had been 2ic in the second largest city in the province before transferring elsewere. I have on met him a couple of times when he was at family funerals paying respect. He allways spoke politely with me and even initiated a wai when becausee of his status he would be higher than me except for age.

I understand people in the family got one and only one get out free card. Second he may stand bail but the cases went through. I am aware of a member of the extended family who was on the increasing scale of yabba addiction and drug dealing. Other police ended up letting him off for 100000baht but as a last warning and 2 months later he was caught and is now doing 6 years. This system does not seem that unfair to me.

Our street was probably the safest place in Thailand during the funeral. I have never seen so many high ranking cops in one place for 6 days before.

He was 55 years old. In his carrear I think he a reasonably good hard working cop who progressed to near the top.

When he died his estate was 10 million baht and this included probably a million of inherited family land. Not that much for a lifetime of work.

Not everyone is like a certain policeman in Dubai it seems.

Lovely story.

Zzzzzzzz.

And the point is ?