Thai Police in position to retake Bangkok rally sites

[rickirs]

"RETAKE BANGKOK". For the sake of the city, its residents, employees, and businesses these protests need to end. Seeing as Suthep is not trying to overthrow the government, Yingluck is still the PM, the Feb. 2nd elections have taken place for 80% of the country, and the remaining elections will be complete before April, there is no further legitimate point for the illegal occupation of Bangkok public property and the government facilities. Whether the re-opening of Bangkok and government facilities happens without violence is Suthep's responsibility. Let's see him get his supporters peacefully OFF the streets and OUT OF government facilities. Happy Makhah Bucha.

[Ajaan]

More weapons uncovered as the Thai police FINALLY clear out the sites of the "peaceful protester" thug mob:

https://twitter.com/joe_black317/status/434165622251859968

[Mr Yim]

This is not how the Bangkok police will do it: South Korean Riot Police Training

Wow. That's coordination!

Yes, it's quite a show when it's a choreographed example of what's supposed to happen during a demonstration; however, that's not how it generally pans out. And it certainly wouldn't pan out that way in Thailand.

The police here have no deep-seated desire to get hurt, they are simply not paid enough to put themselves in harm's way, particularly when they know that they are fighting for someone else's cause. They would quickly turn and run if things started to heat up ... or else, they would simply lose the plot and start opening up with live ammunition.

Neither of those outcomes would look good for the police, for Chalerm, for Yingluck or for her brother, so why on earth are they even contemplating a crackdown at this stage? I do, of course, recognise that the end is nigh for this government, so no doubt Thaksin has ordered such a crackdown. Yet another major error on his part.

When this government falls, and reforms are put in place, there will be no safe hiding place for Thaksin anywhere in the world. He, his sister, and all of the muppet puppets who have been involved in the rape and pillage of this nation will get their comeuppance in the end...!

You seriously believe that????

[louse1953]

Old enough to know considerably more about Thailand and life in general than you are ever likely to.

I am sure the people of Bangkok are happy that you are not being affected by the ongoing right to peaceful protest- it has run it's course and needs to stop, and as I said peacefully but looks like you are hoping for violence?

Yesterday I had some business to do in Rajadmri Road. There is a corner shop selling new set of T-shirts for the Valentine's Day parade organized by PDRC. I observed what was going on in front of the shop for a while. There was a massive queue to buy T-shirts. They don't come cheap, 300 baht a piece. Yet hundreds of people were queuing up. My point is this weekend is/was going to get huge numbers out again. What's the best way to stop it?

As for violence. The only side who seems to be hoping for violence is this current government. Hence the riot police on one of the biggest Buddhist holidays. Anyway the Valantine's day parade organized by PDRC is clear and present danger as could potentially revive the protest so the best way to stop it is to try to intimidate people by sending out the police in numbers. Scare people off the streets. Let's see how it pans out. T-shirts are trendy, you should get yourself o

This mob will not intimidate easily,there is not enough police to control the lot of them.A political solution is the only way for mature people to act but i cant see that happening as it has gone too far.Army is the last resort,unfortunately.

[Ajaan]

You mean Thaksin's police are coming into a protest site that is trying to topple Thaksin. I won't be surprised if they find Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Now I am no megalomaniac like Thaksin, BUT if a groups of people wanted to remove my sister from power for abusing that power and my people went into their house I would tell them to plant weapons as well cause they want my sister out.

An element of the PDRC are no angels. Far from it yet with all these weapons found not one seems to be used against the police coming in. Strange isn't it? Why have all these weapons, but don't use them against the police unless it was for self defense against the red shirts.

So in light of the police being offered NO resistance by the protestors one could assume the weapons were;

• Self defense against red shirts
• Planted by Thaksins men (police)

Now if the police wanted to quell rumor and innuendo they would allow the army to come in with them as observers to keep the police "honest"

I won't even mention 2010. The comparison has been done to death.

As for Richard Barrows. The most politically polarized unbalanced blogger in Bangkok.

Are you implying Barrow is biased AGAINST Suthep's fascist mob?! He makes them sound like angels! I regularly criticize him on Twitter for pandering to those thugs and minimized their violent nature!

Edited February 14, 2014 by Sheryl
removed quote of deleted posts

[mrtoad]

There is a Mongolian proverb which say " Apply the stick and the carrot if you want your Yak to move"

Thank you oh wise one. It's nice to know that TV has it's very own version of Confucius.

[tingtongteesood]

SEND IN THE CLOWNS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnwJ5KIcKX4

[VegasVic]

Sutheps days are numbered, tic toc tic toc tic toc

[Jean Pierre Jacquot]

The Army needs to come in to protect peaceful protesters against the evil arm of fascist Thaksin regime!

Let's liberate Thailand from the fascist Red Shirts!

[h90]

More weapons uncovered as the Thai police FINALLY clear out the sites of the "peaceful protester" thug mob:

https://twitter.com/joe_black317/status/434165622251859968

where are weapons on that photo?

[geriatrickid]

SEND IN THE CLOWNS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnwJ5KIcKX4

Oh dear. I sense sadness. Are you;

- Disappointed that the police are doing this peacefully?

- Disheartened that the millions of protestors are only a few hundred squatters?

- Despondent that the Democrat party demons dedicated to the disruption of daily life are doomed?

I am delighted that peace and order are being restored. Congratulations to the public safety officers for a job well done (so far).

[Suriya4]

..."We will re-take wherever we can and arrest protest leaders," he said. "It's not a crackdown on the protests -- it's enforcement of the law over the protest sites."

He said there was illegal assembly and possession of weapons at the sites....

And when someone dies will they get the same treatment for

the same actions as Abhisit and Suthep are getting for the EXACT SAME REASONING.

Charged with murder for 'clearing out an illegal rally'?

Only difference is police vs army doing the cleaning out.

Hypocrisy 101.

It's OK when you do what your enemy did, because you believe you are better people.

It's OK to charge your enemy for a crime for doing what you are doing because you are in charge now.

EXACT SAME REASONING?

You seems to forget the main differences.

Mark/Suthep's Army declare "Life Firing Zone" and did shoot people with M16 & Tavor (proven), and use APC.

Yingluck police clear the place un-armed. Not even baton. Confirm: "Not even baton".

Edited February 14, 2014 by Suriya4

[h90]

Sutheps days are numbered, tic toc tic toc tic toc

I heard that so many times...and even before with Sondhi and the PAD......Still people want to get rid of Thaksin.

[Mr Yim]

At this point the police are just glorified street cleaners, there's no one at the protest sites!

The police are cowards. They won't do anything that will risk their comfort. Unless, the risk/reward ratio strongly favors reward.

Last year I attended two funerals of policemen in villages near where I lived, killed in the line of their duty. Both left young families. I am sure the wives, daughters and sons would like to hear you say their husbands and fathers were cowards.

Edited February 14, 2014 by Mr Yim
civility

[wealth]

More weapons uncovered as the Thai police FINALLY clear out the sites of the "peaceful protester" thug mob:

https://twitter.com/joe_black317/status/434165622251859968

don't even think for a moment that this is from protesters. Why would they abandon the weapons when there was no emergency for them? Did they escape quickly and left it behind?

Edited February 14, 2014 by wealth

[Suriya4]

More weapons uncovered as the Thai police FINALLY clear out the sites of the "peaceful protester" thug mob:

https://twitter.com/joe_black317/status/434165622251859968

where are weapons on that photo?

Toy of spiderman. Spider Web.

[Sheryl]

The Flamefest stops NOW.

Flaming posts have been deleted along with replies to them. Any further flaming will lead to "time outs" in terms of posting privileges.

[spidermike007]

About time.

Hopefully it will go off smoothly without any problems.

Exactly. About time. Whether of not one is supportive of the protest movement is irrelevant here. The point is that you cannot be allowed to shut down the nations capital, and cripple its economy. Time to end this madness. The fact that Suthep has not been arrested yet is enough of a travesty. This cannot be allowed to continue, without at least making an effort to shut down, the shut down! Make an effort. Show some courage. Do what needs to be done. Man up.

[Suriya4]

The Army needs to come in to protect peaceful protesters against the evil arm of fascist Thaksin regime!

Let's liberate Thailand from the fascist Red Shirts!

And no more rice subsidy please.

A waste of my tax money.

[rametindallas]

Thai Visa....the hub of drivel

You must enjoy drivel as you are on the forum contributing your own drivel.

[brewsterbudgen]

About time.

Hopefully it will go off smoothly without any problems.

Exactly. About time. Whether of not one is supportive of the protest movement is irrelevant here. The point is that you cannot be allowed to shut down the nations capital, and cripple its economy. Time to end this madness. The fact that Suthep has not been arrested yet is enough of a travesty. This cannot be allowed to continue, without at least making an effort to shut down, the shut down! Make an effort. Show some courage. Do what needs to be done. Man up.

Good post. And sentiments that hopefully all rational and clear thinking members of ThaiVisa would agree with.

[theslime]

More weapons uncovered as the Thai police FINALLY clear out the sites of the "peaceful protester" thug mob:

https://twitter.com/joe_black317/status/434165622251859968

Plainly, you have not been watching Thai news. The peaceful protesters are peaceful, not like the Red bomb throwing Arsonists thugs.Try going back over related stories on TV, and you will see, that where ever you got your information from is arse about face.

[patjem]

will this be before or after they have arrested Suthep ?

Waiting for television coverage of the pink Bentley arriving to be broadcast, as he personally carries out the arrest.

[Blackmirage2013]

This is a silly operation.... should have TRASH COLLECTORS instead of policemen clearing the rally sites. That way, you can really give the streets a good scrubbing and clean up the city.

It is nonsense that the police are "retaking the protest sites" on their Valentine's Day Clean up. A typical DIMWITTED plot by Chalerm.

Everyone knows that after the police retake the protest sites, the protesters will come back. Maybe not immediately, but what is preventing them from returning? Station police companies at each rally site? What a waste of our hard earned tax baht.... and the police are too lazy and incompetent to stand guard anyway...

What an AMAZING waste of time with ZERO upside.

[wxpwzrd]

At this point the police are just glorified street cleaners, there's no one at the protest sites!

The police are cowards. They won't do anything that will risk their comfort. Unless, the risk/reward ratio strongly favors reward.

Last year I attended two funerals of policemen in villages near where I lived, killed in the line of their duty. Both left young families. I am sure the wives, daughters and sons would like to hear you say their husbands and fathers were cowards. I have said it before, but it is worth saying again.

LOL Someone had to edit out that "id**t" comment. I don't mind.

So you attended a couple funerals for those killed in the "line of duty" - without details, who knows what the LoD was. I will say it again with a small change to appease you - the OVERWHELMING MAJORITY of police are cowards. And their families know and reap the rewards from it.

The belief remains. Everyone knew the police were coming. Those 'violent protestors' could have chosen to be violent. They didn't. At least not yet.

[djjamie]

..."We will re-take wherever we can and arrest protest leaders," he said. "It's not a crackdown on the protests -- it's enforcement of the law over the protest sites."

He said there was illegal assembly and possession of weapons at the sites....

And when someone dies will they get the same treatment for

the same actions as Abhisit and Suthep are getting for the EXACT SAME REASONING.

Charged with murder for 'clearing out an illegal rally'?

Only difference is police vs army doing the cleaning out.

Hypocrisy 101.

It's OK when you do what your enemy did, because you believe you are better people.

It's OK to charge your enemy for a crime for doing what you are doing because you are in charge now.

EXACT SAME REASONING?

You seems to forget the main differences.

Mark/Suthep's Army declare "Life Firing Zone" and did shoot people with M16 & Tavor (proven), and use APC.

Yingluck police clear the place un-armed. Not even baton. Confirm: "Not even baton".

So what you have inadvertently highlighted is the res shirts were terrorists that were extremely violent towards the soldiers to make them have to carry weapons. Then today we have peaceful protestors which the police knew because they came in unarmed. But apparently they had all these weapons, but didn't use them against police that came in with no weapons. Now if the protestors had all these weapons and the police knew it they would not send in unarmed men to be slaughtered. They would have come in at least with a hand gun to defend themselves.

If you were told the protesters are very violent and liable to shot you would you send in unarmed police? Especially when the supporters of "one principle of democracy" on TVF painted them to be extremely violent criminal fascist thugs. So what happened?

Thanks for highlighting that the terrorists in 2010 were very dangerous while the protestors in 2014 were very peaceful. You highlighted it and the police through their actions of being unarmed knew it.

Well done and thanks.

Edited February 14, 2014 by djjamie

[Blackmirage2013]

For Ratchprasong and Asoke and Patumwan rally sites... have all the lingering few protesters temporarily go to Saladaeng/Silom.... let the police go in there, scrub up the streets, replant some old flowers, fill in some holes in the pavement.... and then in a few days, the protesters can return to a nicer newer "home!"

[wxpwzrd]

This is a silly operation.... should have TRASH COLLECTORS instead of policemen clearing the rally sites. That way, you can really give the streets a good scrubbing and clean up the city.

It is nonsense that the police are "retaking the protest sites" on their Valentine's Day Clean up. A typical DIMWITTED plot by Chalerm.

Everyone knows that after the police retake the protest sites, the protesters will come back. Maybe not immediately, but what is preventing them from returning? Station police companies at each rally site? What a waste of our hard earned tax baht.... and the police are too lazy and incompetent to stand guard anyway...

What an AMAZING waste of time with ZERO upside.

A government-planned propaganda show by Charlie. Send YL out so she has plausible deniability (as usual) and can 'know nothing.'

Everyone knew they were coming.

[animatic]

How to take Valentines day and stand the concept on it's head and shove a truncheon where the sun doesn't shine..

Another 'St. Valentines Day Massacre' coming? Gangsters at play.

[Neurath]

So there's Chalerm on tv right now briefing his officers. In a red polo shirt. Surely not necessary. Could be seen as provocative.

Anyway, even if you have sympathies with what the protesters are protesting against, it's really quite impossible to say that the government and throught them the police don't have both the right and the responsiblity to open the roads and the government offices closed over the last few months. The protesters of course have the right to continue the protest in other places.