Authorities reassess strategy to arrest Dhammachayo now

[Redline]

Maybe they should ask someone how?  They are getting closer to China, and they have lots of experience....

[sandemara]

I hope some enterprising tv production company has had a film crew on location and at press conferences. All the makings a great lakorn; who could outdo the script so far?

[Basil B]

3 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

 

1000+ monks on hunger strike... is that what you call a sleep in???

 

[Thingamabob]

Wake up everybody. No one in authority has any intention to bring this guy to justice. All paid off a long time ago, with plenty more where that came from.

[chainarong]

Strategy is that what it is.............................................

[ratcatcher]

57 minutes ago, Basil B said:

 

1000+ monks on hunger strike... is that what you call a sleep in???

 

The 2nd amendment to the Thai constitution ought to be:

1. The right to bear alms and the right to bare arms.       

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[scorecard]

2 hours ago, WhizBang said:

 

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.
 

 

Well said!

[scorecard]

9 hours ago, worgeordie said:

"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

 

 

How opportune to claim it was made by the authorities? 

[scorecard]

5 hours ago, catinthehat said:

Or let them all bleed out and than less resistance in the way.

 

 

Blood of the grounds, seems to ring a bell.  But maybe the udd will claim copyright on that idea.

[The Deerhunter]

12 hours ago, docshock13 said:

Self-harming to protect their leader sounds like cult behaviour. 

Darwin theory again?  Total idiots removing themselves from the gene pool??  Yep!!  I'm all for that.

[The Deerhunter]

Authorities reassess strategy to arrest Dhammachayo

Well it shouldn't take as long to reassess that strategy as it would take to reassess all the strategies they came up with TO AVOID ARRESTING HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Artisi]

14 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.

A lost cause and a complete fiasco of monumental  proportions.

[Artisi]

14 hours ago, docshock13 said:

Self-harming to protect their leader sounds like cult behaviour. 

Let them go right ahead, maybe a few cut - throat razors over the fence might speed things up a bit.

[Artisi]

14 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.

Yes Prime Minister would be proud of you.

[Artisi]

9 hours ago, Mitker said:

Remove the word "plan" since there's none

As for the weakness, it doesn't seem to come from "points"

Plan, points, proceed shouldn't be allowed in the one statement.

[Artisi]

8 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

Let then go on a hunger strike, it would certainly sort-out the "true" followers against the hanger-on sponges.

[Artisi]

7 hours 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 

Why would you force feed any idiot taking it to that extreme, their choice their problem.

[Artisi]

7 hours ago, scorecard said:

 

 

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.

That would be far too complicated for the majority to comprehend and the balance couldn't  care less as it's in their interests for it to stay as it is.

[Rhys]

1. JUST what did think would happen?