National park officers drink to prove their innocence over elephant death

[Jonathan Fairfield]

National park officers drink to prove their innocence over elephant death

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN PROVINCE: Officers from Kui Buri National Park and Koonchorn (Elephant) Project held a ceremony cursing people who were involved in the recent death of bulls and elephants in the park.

Officer also took part in ceremonial water drinking in order to prove that they are innocent of any wrongdoing.

Over the past 2 years, a number of bulls and elephants have mysteriously been found dead in Kui Buri national park, the cause of death in each case remains unknown.

However, after this most recent fatality, officers have now decided to run a autopsy to try and establish exactly the cause of death, the results of which will be announced next week.

Source: Talay Hua Hin

-- 2014-05-14

[Always18]

Drinking water to prove one's innocence? - well, that should save a whole lot of Court time if it catches on.................................<deleted> is that all about?

[Showbags]

Think its a reverse psychology kinda thing...

[Seismic]

Meanwhile in Bangkok several convicted criminals who were due to be executed for the severe crime of attempting to access a website that showed naked Thai girls, were all pardoned after they performed a mexican wave in front of the site for the controversial new incinerator plant.. next door to the PTT refinery.

[AoChalong]

personally, I hope the curse works....

[Payboy]

Water ! I won't believe them until they drink some hard stuff.

[I Like Thai]

Drinking water to prove one's innocence? - well, that should save a whole lot of Court time if it catches on.................................<deleted> is that all about?

It can be more powerful than you could imagine.

[ggt]

ceremonial water drinking in order to prove that they are innocent of any wrongdoing.

Why wasn't Thaksin given this opportunity to prove his innocence...? I feel sure he would have been found...not guilty...

[JSPS]

It may very well work. Psychology plays a large part in the so-called "superstitious rituals."

It will work because they believe it will work.

[belg]

prisons will soon be empty in thailand... you only have to go drink some water to prove you are innocent...

wow

2014 !

[allan michaud]

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Drinking water to prove one's innocence? - well, that should save a whole lot of Court time if it catches on.................................<deleted> is that all about?

It can be more powerful than you could imagine.

Sweeping statement, evidence please.

[tubby johnson]

That's conclusive proof of innocence. Impressive! I apologise for having had the temerity to suspect them in the first place.

[Benmart]

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Drinking water to prove one's innocence? - well, that should save a whole lot of Court time if it catches on.................................<deleted> is that all about?

It can be more powerful than you could imagine.

Sweeping statement, evidence please.

Somethings don't require evidence. One's faith in a deity, religion, ceremony, etc., is based on the individual's beliefs.

In this instance, it may be that the participants believe that the ceremony is testimony and verification as to their innocence.

The "power" may be the participants faith in the ceremony and the symbolism of innocence.

As to their true innocence, I'm not God and will leave it at that.

[davidmann]

Thailand seems to get madder by the day

[bluebluewater]

I drank some water today but baby, I ain't innocent!

[Doc46]

This is not worthy to comment to BS

[stickylies]

oh well, as long as your imaginary friend the buddha approves, everything is ok'ish in thailand, land of superstition and illusions...

[outsider]

After two years, after "a number of bulls and elephants have mysteriously been found dead", they decide to run an autopsy. Brilliant.