webfact Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Online Furby doll seller gets 75-year jail termThe NationBANGKOK: -- 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fritzzz25 Posted October 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2013 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...... 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoeThePoster Posted October 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2013 75 years - wow. My faith in the Thai justice system is fully restored now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Commander Tamson Posted October 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2013 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! Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NomadJoe Posted October 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2013 So actually the headline should read "Online fraudster scams B5 million, gets only probation." The Nations copy editors should be shot. 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post soi41 Posted October 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2013 Are Thai judges getting soft?? Clear to everyone, it should have been the death penalty!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 (edited) "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Commander Tamson Posted October 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2013 75 years reduced to 30 hours community service - wow! My faith in the Thai justice service is......... Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post siampolee Posted October 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2013 (edited) 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 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lemoncake Posted October 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2013 (edited) 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 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bigbamboo Posted October 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2013 Sounds like the original judge was biased. Or a Furby. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1Str8 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fab4 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 No doubt all those Starbuck supporters on the forum will be clamouring for this level of sentencing in the "Starbung"case. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsuma Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 75 year in prison to sale doll !!! Are these people completly mad ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoeThePoster Posted October 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2013 I woulda sentenced her to 1 week in a locked room with a Furby. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LuukKoeyKorat Posted October 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2013 "...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. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patayayaya Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 we need to get furbys off the streets all furby dealers will be shot on sight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc46 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 <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,,,,,,,,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirlDrinkDrunk Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I woulda sentenced her to 1 week in a locked room with a Furby. Now, that is cruel and unusual punishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soi41 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 75 year in prison to sale doll !!! Are these people completly mad ? Please try and pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LuckyLew Posted October 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2013 Why do they bother having courts here? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teatree Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Title should read 75 year SUSPENDED sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemoncake Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Why do they bother having courts here? how else would you justify crazy salaries for knowing not much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greer Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 <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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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