rooster59 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Authorities reassess strategy to arrest Dhammachayo now By Piyanuch Tamnukasetchai, Anan Wichitpracha The Sunday Nation Phra Sanitwong Wuthiwangso, public relations director of the Dhammakaya Temple, talks to reporters at the temple yesterday. Given report that extremist disciplines may cut themselves if temple raided National security agencies have ordered a rethink on the strategy to search Dhammakaya Temple for fugitive former abbot Phra Dhamma-chayo, a source at the Justice Ministry said yesterday. Authorities would take a step back and examine “weak points” in the plan before proceeding, the source said. An initial four-day search warrant for the temple in Pathum Thani’s Klong Luang district expired on Friday. Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30302327 -- © Copyright The Nation 2016-12-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 ' Reassess strategy ', is that a euphemism for thinking up new excuses for continued inaction ? The authorities have allowed this situation to get to where it is and it reflects no credit on them whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docshock13 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Self-harming to protect their leader sounds like cult behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 By the look of things, it seems that the authorities doesn't have a viable and workable strategy with good exit to minimize casualties, not by force anyway, that ship has sailed long time a go, the best way will be to shutdown all financial and banking activities of the temple and it's leaders and freeze their accounts while denying basic services and utilities until such time they will let the authorities do their job.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Step back and examine weak points in the plan !! What plan !! All talk and no action. Followers saying they will self harm Wrong, should read cult members threaten self harm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 It is always good to re-assess the reassessments in order to assess the viability of reassessing any reassessments that need to be assessed in order to assess how those reassessments were assessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 1 hour ago, docshock13 said: Self-harming to protect their leader sounds like cult behaviour. Sounds like a good idea to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 "Yesterday, Dhammakaya Temple’s media relations officer Phra Sanitwong Wuttiwangso dismissed claims of such an extreme plan of action as untrue." So it looks like the threat of self harm was made up by the authorities,as an excuse to do nothing", so now it looks like its going to be plan G, regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smutcakes Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Noticeable how big gobs in the NCPO are mysteriously silent on this..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatalot Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) Everybody should be free to cut themselves as they please - just make sure no payment for their traetment by the public - or better no treatment and no "coup de grace" Edited December 18, 2016 by sweatalot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 13 minutes ago, smutcakes said: Noticeable how big gobs in the NCPO are mysteriously silent on this..... Safety First perhaps so still ' not meddling ' and leaving it to the relevant agencies ? A lack of leadership, not upsetting vested interests etc ? Absolutely Not ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitker Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 5 hours ago, rooster59 said: Authorities would take a step back and examine “weak points” in the plan before proceeding, the source said. Remove the word "plan" since there's none As for the weakness, it doesn't seem to come from "points" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinthehat Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 5 hours ago, docshock13 said: Self-harming to protect their leader sounds like cult behaviour. Stop the manufacture of the lemonade through Section 44. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinthehat Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Or let them all bleed out and than less resistance in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveat Emptor Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 6 hours ago, NongKhaiKid said: ' Reassess strategy ', is that a euphemism for thinking up new excuses for continued inaction ? The authorities have allowed this situation to get to where it is and it reflects no credit on them whatsoever. This lot have more stories than an after dinner speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexlowe Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 5 hours ago, Somtamnication said: It is always good to re-assess the reassessments in order to assess the viability of reassessing any reassessments that need to be assessed in order to assess how those reassessments were assessed. Sorry, but you've got it assessed-about-face. Time is running out -- only 14 years and 358 days until the statute of limitations is enforced (which appears to be the only law that will be enforced in this case). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeCross Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 6 hours ago, ezzra said: By the look of things, it seems that the authorities doesn't have a viable and workable strategy with good exit to minimize casualties, not by force anyway, that ship has sailed long time a go, the best way will be to shutdown all financial and banking activities of the temple and it's leaders and freeze their accounts while denying basic services and utilities until such time they will let the authorities do their job.... i would have probably said the same a week or so ago but now looking at it i think all it would accomplish is 1000+ monks on hunger strike.. an absolute PR disaster for thailand on the world stage, not to mention the obvious human tragedy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) 5 hours ago, Somtamnication said: It is always good to re-assess the reassessments in order to assess the viability of reassessing any reassessments that need to be assessed in order to assess how those reassessments were assessed. Somtaminication, could you summarise with a summary of the main points in your summarisation Edited December 18, 2016 by smedly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardrunner Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 37 minutes ago, GeorgeCross said: i would have probably said the same a week or so ago but now looking at it i think all it would accomplish is 1000+ monks on hunger strike.. an absolute PR disaster for thailand on the world stage, not to mention the obvious human tragedy Why would it be a tragedy, it would only be a tragedy if any of the monks took the starvation to the extreme and if any were doing that their is always force feeding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 7 hours ago, NongKhaiKid said: ' Reassess strategy ', is that a euphemism for thinking up new excuses for continued inaction ? The authorities have allowed this situation to get to where it is and it reflects no credit on them whatsoever. Agree. I suspect it's just delaying tactics, or just a bluff. IMHO if any followers do 'cut' themselves then I don't believe they could convince any serious investigation that their 'cut' was justified. In fact I suggest it would be interesting to ask these 'cutters' (if it happened) to explain in detail why they support the rogue, now removed, thieving monk (who already has a history) and why, in detail, they believe it's OK to ignore and/or break numerous laws of Thailand, laws which are standard in any country in the world to build and maintain a civil society. And also why they think it's all OK to steal hard earned money from the poor depositors to the credit union. And ask if the followers believe the philosophies of this monk / temple are aligned with the principal teachings of the buddha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 4 minutes ago, yardrunner said: Why would it be a tragedy, it would only be a tragedy if any of the monks took the starvation to the extreme and if any were doing that their is always force feeding And if that really happened, an inquiry to see whether (given the whole scenario) a hunger strike is even aligned to this case or is a beat up by a group of immoral monks and followers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 47 minutes ago, smedly said: Somtaminication, could you summarise with a summary of the main points in your summarisation But before that please outline the main content areas of you investigation, with appropriate flow, before making a summary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 4 hours ago, smutcakes said: Noticeable how big gobs in the NCPO are mysteriously silent on this..... Why should they be vocal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 This scenario is now the stuff of science fiction or comic books! Where there is no will, there is no way - the "corrupt" will be protected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimay1 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 1 hour ago, GeorgeCross said: i would have probably said the same a week or so ago but now looking at it i think all it would accomplish is 1000+ monks on hunger strike.. an absolute PR disaster for thailand on the world stage, not to mention the obvious human tragedy 1,000+ monks on hunger strike...no problem. Have at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 7 hours ago, Somtamnication said: It is always good to re-assess the reassessments in order to assess the viability of reassessing any reassessments that need to be assessed in order to assess how those reassessments were assessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tominbkk Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 If they all kill themselves in protest to the raid, well, their choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 17 hours ago, GeorgeCross said: i would have probably said the same a week or so ago but now looking at it i think all it would accomplish is 1000+ monks on hunger strike.. an absolute PR disaster for thailand on the world stage, not to mention the obvious human tragedy A PR disaster? Hardly. Any good media spokesman for the government could easliy turn it around and lay the blame squarely at the feet of the 'abbot' and the rest of the cult. As for 'human disaster', again, HARDLY. Especially if said 'human tragedy' is SELF INFLICTED. And for what purpose? The support of a CRIMINAL. Not a tragedy at all. Just a bunch of brain dead cultists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehard71 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 i think it should go on TIME magazine's most amazing news story of the world in 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retiredandhappyhere Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 2 hours ago, GeorgeCross said: i would have probably said the same a week or so ago but now looking at it i think all it would accomplish is 1000+ monks on hunger strike.. an absolute PR disaster for thailand on the world stage, not to mention the obvious human tragedy If the world has been following this saga, they would undoubtedly be wondering why the police are not doing the job they are paid to do and would feel no sympathy whatsoever for so-called monks going on hunger strike to support a criminal in their ranks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now