Pirate-goods sellers protest being ‘exploited’ through alleged government extortion

[belg]

pot & kettle working at its best

but at least they could express it was somehow the farangs fault, for buying it...

farong no here, no sale

[KarenBravo]

i bet all you "holier than thou posters, who go spouting off, you are all ,rich farangs,dont live in a tin shed with no electric or water, haven't got a clue what it is like to wonder where the next baht is going to come from to put food in the kids mouth, so get off you high horses, i have actually got an insite into this,

In other words, it's OK to turn to crime if you're poor.

What total rubbish.

"What total rubbish." - try telling a hungry man that.

Wouldn't you steal food, if you were starving????

Not even remotely connected to the subject. They aren't starving. They are running an illegal business. Not exactly the same, is it?

[Emster23]

Now that army have gotten fingers on the police rivals, er force, another layer of bureaucrazy has been added to the food chain, so of course costs will go up. So many mouths to feed. Hard these days for a dishonest person to make a living. Bring back that old time corruption they probably hope.

[monkeycountry]

“Did not sell ya bah [methamphetamine], why do they think we commit a crime.”

“We know the goods are illegal, but tourists like them,” the protester said.

Thai logic at it's best

[Jonmarleesco]

'The protesters demanded that relevant officers fix the problem.'

There's irony in there, somewhere.