The Latest on Bangkok: Police say suspect may have escaped

[Trouble]

Dear Thai Bash Department:

It is duly noted that in Farangatopia in those rare cases where crime occurs, they are quickly solved 100% of the time, the correct person is convicted, and the justice system is flawless.

Criminals in Farangatopia never really work out in detail how to execute a crime,and rarely consider an escape route, which is why 100% of the time they are apprehended almost instantly.

We also acknowledge that accidents never happen, the rich, famous, powerful and influential are treated exactly the same as everyone else, and are never afforded any special treatment.

All politicians are altruists whose only purpose in life is to ensure the well being of the common man, and who are ethically above reproach.

Even when tragedies like 9-11 in the USA occur, and two super structures collapse within thier own footprint, and buildings nearby, hours later, also fall into their own basement, we know it is "just one of those things" and perfectly understandable.

Conversely, in the Kingdom of Thailand, despite the fact that criminals sit patiently at the scene of the crime, making no effort to disguise themselves or escape. despite that, the Police can not catch them.

There the criminals sit, out in the open with a "I did it sign" around their neck, and if it were not for the expert work of the Thai Visa Detective Unit, the fact that the authorities have, and always will .. bungle each and every easily solvable case .. such as the bombings ... would not be duly noted.

Congratulations ladies, once again you have managed to solve a case from bar-stools, recliners and brothels ... having no access to all the evidence, no input from Interpol or other cooperative parties, no training or back ground ... but because your skin contains less Melanin ... you are just plain smarter ... yes?

So, enjoy this glorious day, which I think we should set aside as "Bash Day" since Hooray! The bombers are on the loose and of course, the Police are HAPPY about that!

This is one of those days, being a Farang with 90% of my friends being Thai ... sucks .. because they go on this site, and read this tripe. I know, because they ask me .. in so many words .. "Why are these people in my country?"

It is quite possible that the reason people on the forum make so much fun of Thai Bashing is because in almost every case the upper echelon of the government, in this case the police, make such fools of themselves by the statements they make. Everyone is trying to get in front of the camera to make a statement and most do it without the slightest knowledge of what they are stating. Can you imagine the Director of the FBI stating that if we are lucky we will catch him but if he is lucky he will get away. Pretty stupid ass statement in my opinion. Sure in this case there are a lot of people working behind the scenes who probably have very good qualifications but their leader, who is just appointed by political powers with questionable qualifications, makes the entire police force look bad. Just makes for good sport bashing the RTP in this case, who everyone knows is mostly corrupt top to bottom.

[Brer Fox]

Don't they still have a "network" of "at least ten" others to catch? Or did they all escape together?

All wearing the same yellow inscribed shirts.

[bheard]

As soon as the police chief heard of this event, before moving his arse to scratch it, he would have picked up the phone and closed all entry/exit points around the country.

He would have done that, wouldn't he?

[phoenixdoglover]

Police say suspect may have escaped.

I would say, in fact, he has escaped.

It's not like the Thai police are hunting him down. More likely, they are just casting a wide net and hoping to get something useful.

[Prbkk]

They only got the Iranians because the Israelis gave them everything but ( maybe even including) names and addresses and even then they almost got away but one of them blew his legs off in the attempt to flee.

[newcomer71]

Unbelievable. Utter incompetence, tragic and unbelievable ...

[todlad]

Another raft of stupid comments from our resident dunderheads with just a couple of exceptions.

Can anyone tell me how often a bomber hangs around and makes it so easy for the plods to catch him?

Here's the news, boys, even the smartest cops and the smartest intelligence agencies get caught out.

Of course this lunatic disguised himself and of course he knew how much time he needed to melt into the background.

Since you are all so smart why don't you just skip down to police headquarters and take over? We'd see this madman in handcuffs in, let's guess, never in a million years.

[DevZerO]

National police chief Somyot Poompanmoung, speaking to reporters early Sunday morning, says "we need some luck. If the police have good fortune we might be able to make an arrest but ... if the perpetrator has good fortune maybe they can get away."

I think this guy have mixed up "Police Work" and "Luck" ... Maybe he still have Casino´s on his mind or could be the Lottery ... Horrible that such an incompetent person can lead a Policeforce ...

I see no difference between him saying need luck and Americans saying God Bless America. Where luck has an attainable probability, but the latter i have no clue.

It's important to respect words used in each culture. Everyone here are always the expert on every subject matter. But reality could be much far.

[pookiki]

If my memory serves me correctly, I have been to one border crossing with no cameras to process persons exiting or entering the country -- even if one were to assume the person was in the country legally. Not to mention the possibility of crossing the border in many places where no one would ever know such crossing took place. If the bomber was a foreign national, my feeling is that he/she is long gone. In my estimation, such an admission is preferable to finding an innocent scapegoat.

[slipperx]

The point is not that the Thai police have not yet caught the coward who blew up hundreds of people. The point is that the public deserve a little more than a bit of luck to catch the criminal. I am sure the police are working hard to catch the culprit and that they are not clueless and they also have at their disposal much of the technology used by other forces to solve crime. It would be better if Kn Somyot referred to every effort being made rather than we hope we are lucky. It is so much less comforting for the public with the idea, I am sure the wrong one, that the police rely on luck to solve crime.

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[wvavin]

So these blokes finally realized they forgot to consult the astrologists & Fortune tellers enabling the suspect to escape! These policemen are really a great liability to the society.

[jaapfries]

There's a lot more detailed info. here: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bangkok-blast-mohamad-museyin-identified-prime-suspect-bombings-by-thai-police-1516611

Also a picture

[metisdead]

Off topic posts and replies have been removed, O.J. Simpson has nothing to do with this topic. Some troll posts have been removed as well.

[Christopher83]

id be checking the airport footage and passenger names on departing flights around that time

[jimky]

Firm believer that unless is strong reason not to, release what you know on the internet honest and truthfully as quickly as leads dry, or value of being classified slims and let people go to work. Threats and encouraging people not to post is beyond counterproductive. What is this about foreigners coming to Thailand of unknown nationaity in 2011 and teaching how to make this type of bomb? You can find out how to make a TNT bomb with ball bearings on Google search. Forensic forums commenting on this linked to them pointing out how easy it is to learn. So what makes this one unique, perhaps something does so it is a valid question. What is the reason for saying it took a month to plan? What is the reason for a network of at least 10 involved. Statements do nothing without detail. Sure some people scare monger and provide false leads but hundreds of thousands of minds are better than a few. Tell what you know and sift and process what turns up. This isn't the 80s. Internet is an incredible tool that only a fool wouldn't fully embrace.

[givenall]

I guess police should just heir the good luck charm since they cant do anything else except hope for luck

The west by now knew where the bomb was manufactured and would follow the money to the source and had drones hovering above them

[Tamoio]

I just hope that the whole World will help to catch That Maniac (Interpole), and bring him to justice!

if they can find Mafia Members, Drugdealers etc.......they sould be able to locate a Massmurder!?

[sammygood]

final conclusion: we don't know who did it, but it is surely not a thai

[ToddinChonburi]

I am speechless.

[Jingthing]

OK, so we might be back to speculation as the only thing. This big bomb happened. It wasn't done by an amateur. Credit was not taken and I think it's fair to assume it probably won't ever be. So which faction or factions gain from doing what they did without taking credit?

[louse1953]

No surprise here. The police in Thailand are not a security and intelligence gathering organisation. They are a rent collecting and revenue generating organisation.

Then why don't they issue traffic citations and generate billions of baht?

Actually enforcing laws is an untapped goldmine in Thailand.

Because they don't want the public hating them too much.

[stickylies]

So the next step is going to a temple and pray for luck?!

Jup. That is not uncommon. And the concept of "luck" is very important here so that makes sense too. Choke dee.

I appreciate the police admits they need luck. It's the truth. Many crimes eventually get solved through luck...

[loonodingle]

Considering they don't know the reason for the bombing. Who it was or what organisation it was. The nationality of the person.

But did I read it wasn't terrorism?

I viewed the pictures on documenting reality and having seen the results I can assure you it was terrorism. If that wasn't designed to instill a sense of terror into people well the word should be scrubbed from the dictionary

[Jingthing]

I have read all the theories and given they aren't catching the perp and no credit is being taken, I think the most likely is that it is related to the Southern Thai Muslim separatist movement perhaps with help from Al Queda / ISIS, or similar. It is historically known they are capable of big bombs in the south and also ... there was a more recent sign they were moving out of their normal deep south area when there was the event in Samui. It might not serve the purposes of either their movement or the Thai government for this to be explicitly known. From the terrorists POV ... they would be crushed in the south by taking credit while from the government's POV they would have to crush them and that would be both very unpleasant and draining. Really, the current Thai government already has too much on their plate. This way such terrorists might feel they are strengthening their regional South Thailand movement without that much blowback risk.

In such a scenario especially with Al Queda or ISIS involvement, sure the actual bomber(s) could easily be foreign nationals.

Edited August 23, 2015 by Jingthing

[stickylies]

OK, so we might be back to speculation as the only thing. This big bomb happened. It wasn't done by an amateur. Credit was not taken and I think it's fair to assume it probably won't ever be. So which faction or factions gain from doing what they did without taking credit?

Maybe it was a distraction maneuver. Everything is possible. Bangkok is also the hub of Asian/SEasian crime cartels/mafia. Rocketeering? A warning which will be understood by the right people? Etc... Everything is possible.

[TPI]

The question is.....why should they bust a gut trying to catch the bombers? What's in it for them? Who is going to pay for the investigation? What if they're friends with some Hi-So, we could get into trouble!!!

[Kannikapor88]

National police chief Somyot Poompanmoung, speaking to reporters early Sunday morning, says "we need some luck. If the police have good fortune we might be able to make an arrest but ... if the perpetrator has good fortune maybe they can get away."

I think this guy have mixed up "Police Work" and "Luck" ... Maybe he still have Casino´s on his mind or could be the Lottery ... Horrible that such an incompetent person can lead a Policeforce ...

I see no difference between him saying need luck and Americans saying God Bless America. Where luck has an attainable probability, but the latter i have no clue.

It's important to respect words used in each culture. Everyone here are always the expert on every subject matter. But reality could be much far.

Are you wearing a uniform on that avatar-pic ... ? You could look like the uniformed criminal that tried to extort my wife earlier today with some made up traffic offense ...

I you believe this guy is doing a good job, oh well up to you ...

[diehard60]

I would bet he was long gone on Monday.

[schlog]

OK, so we might be back to speculation as the only thing. This big bomb happened. It wasn't done by an amateur. Credit was not taken and I think it's fair to assume it probably won't ever be. So which faction or factions gain from doing what they did without taking credit?

Easy to answer.....CIA!

Have a look at the bombings in China and you will see the pattern.

[KarenBravo]

Hmmm......I suppose hotels, guest-houses and private residences reporting the names of any foreigners staying with them within 24 hours to immigration, has just been proved useless.

Edited August 23, 2015 by KarenBravo