Bangkok: Online Furby doll seller gets 75-year jail term

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Online Furby doll seller gets 75-year jail term
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- The Criminal Court Thursday handed a 75-year jail term to Chonnikarn Taichilasoonthorn, an online seller of Furby doll.

She was charged of deceiving others of the availability of low-priced dolls, which led to the transferred payments of over Bt5 million to her bank account.

Thanks to her cooperation in the case, the jail term is reduced to 37 years and 6 months, on top of a fine of Bt62,500.

As this is her first criminal offence and all affected buyers are compensated, a 3-year probation is put in plce. She still has to pay the fine and honour a 30-hour social service order.


-- The Nation 2013-10-24

[fritzzz25]

It will be interesting to see what happens to the "Red Bull heir" who killed a cop. If Thai sentencing were proportionate to the crime committed (taking this case into account) he should get 12,000 life sentences. However we all know what money can do in Thailand, and he might get off with a week of double secret probation......

[JoeThePoster]

75 years - wow. My faith in the Thai justice system is fully restored now.

[Commander Tamson]

75 years - wow. My faith in the Thai justice system is fully restored now. 

Read again. 75 years reduced to 30hrs community service. Now that's a Wow!

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[NomadJoe]

So actually the headline should read "Online fraudster scams B5 million, gets only probation."

The Nations copy editors should be shot.

[soi41]

Are Thai judges getting soft?? Clear to everyone, it should have been the death penalty!!

[Bluespunk]

"As this is her first criminal offence and all affected buyers are compensated, a 3-year probation is put in plce. She still has to pay the fine and honour a 30-hour social service order."

So, does that mean she isn't actually going to gaol at all?

Edited October 24, 2013 by Bluespunk

[Commander Tamson]

75 years reduced to 30 hours community service - wow! My faith in the Thai justice service is.........

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[siampolee]

Fine example of fine swift Thai justice for the lower orders.

A Hi So is in a fatal hit and run yet he can't be brought to trial.

Surely not a case of one process of law for one and one process of law for another is it?

Seems a mighty odd interpretation of equality in the eyes of the law to me and no doubt many others too.

The good thing is of course the final sentence probation , community service and compensation.

One can but only presume that the poor Ferrari driving hit and run piece of presumed humanity along with his family are buying awaiting a similar verdict outcome.

Edited October 24, 2013 by siampolee

[lemoncake]

From 75 down to 37 then down to probation and 30 hours community service.

That's what you call super down sizing

Edited October 24, 2013 by lemoncake

[Kerryd]

Apparently the punishment is tied to to the crime, just not in the way you'd expect.

Steal lots, deny everything, get off lightly.

Steal a little, co-operate with authorities, get 75 year sentence ! Trying to figure out how the reduced sentence (37.5 years) got further reduced to 3 years probation, a fine and 30 hours of community service.

[bigbamboo]

Sounds like the original judge was biased.

Or a Furby.

[A1Str8]

It will be interesting to see what happens to the "Red Bull heir" who killed a cop. If Thai sentencing were proportionate to the crime committed (taking this case into account) he should get 12,000 life sentences. However we all know what money can do in Thailand, and he might get off with a week of double secret probation......

He might get off...he got off already.

[fab4]

No doubt all those Starbuck supporters on the forum will be clamouring for this level of sentencing in the "Starbung"case.

[johnsuma]

75 year in prison to sale doll !!! Are these people completly mad ?

[Bluespunk]

No doubt all those Starbuck supporters on the forum will be clamouring for this level of sentencing in the "Starbung"case.

Why? There is no similarity between the two cases.

[JoeThePoster]

I woulda sentenced her to 1 week in a locked room with a Furby.

[LuukKoeyKorat]

"...hereby sentence you to 75 years..."......(shock and awe)......."...reduced to 37.5 years and a fine..."....(eye brows lifting, hint of a smile)......."...further reduced to 3 years probation..."....(grin)...... "...and 30 hours of community service"......(high fives all round and a cheeky wai to Exhibit A on display (Furby - blue colour). Ridiculous sentencing and waste of time on behalf of the sitting judges.

[patayayaya]

we need to get furbys off the streets all furby dealers will be shot on sight.

[Doc46]

<deleted> is wrong with the sick judges here ,give a jail sentence than put the bastarts in jail and trow away TF key don't let them of with just a fine,,,,,,,,,,,

[GirlDrinkDrunk]

75 year in prison to sale doll !!! Are these people completly mad ?

perhaps you should re-read the article, methinks you are missing the point. Entirely.

[Bluespunk]

I woulda sentenced her to 1 week in a locked room with a Furby.

Now, that is cruel and unusual punishment.

[soi41]

No doubt all those Starbuck supporters on the forum will be clamouring for this level of sentencing in the "Starbung"case.

If Mr Starbung is not beheaded, we will consider it a miscarriage of justice!!

Sorry for the short post, but I am off for another $6 cup of cat-piss.

[ratcatcher]

75 year in prison to sale doll !!! Are these people completly mad ?

Please try and pay attention.

[LuckyLew]

Why do they bother having courts here?

[teatree]

Title should read 75 year SUSPENDED sentence.

[lemoncake]

Why do they bother having courts here?

how else would you justify crazy salaries for knowing not much

[meatboy]

going on what the owner of the santika night club got,she must have put a smile on the judge's face furby and a freeby sir

[Greer]

<deleted> is wrong with the sick judges here ,give a jail sentence than put the bastarts in jail and trow away TF key don't let them of with just a fine,,,,,,,,,,,

What!?!?

SEVENTY FIVE YEARS JAIL for selling Furby dolls and then all the scammed customers got their money back anyway... what I want to know is where the hell is the judges sense of balance and JUSTICE?

If she had killed someone she wouldn't get 75 years, but for selling a doll she does - that is insane.

I don't condone the scamming of people of course, but balance is due here. Maybe a 1 or 2 year sentence and then on appeal make it less, but taking a ridiculous 75 year sentence that should not have been in place to start with and then commuting that eventually to 30 hours community service makes the whole thing laughable.

[worgeordie]

75 years must have been the first figure that popped into the judges head,

then hes realized what hes said and to save face reduced it to community

service, one thing about Thailand there is always something to Amaze and

at the same time confuse.

regards worgeordie