Dexlowe Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 6 hours ago, atyclb said: "situational awareness" is pathetically lacking and likely plays in the road deaths also Also lacking is sensory acuity. Sometimes I can't help but think that most locals go around with horse blinkers on, plus very dark glasses and ear plugs. It's truly amazing to see the lack of reaction to situations -- perhaps too many generations with nothing better to do than sit and watch the paddy growing. LOL (Now, now -- don't get upset) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave67 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 A Yeh ba and Nam keng head by the looks of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman20 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 11 hours ago, lordblackader said: American guy robs jewelry store in Chiang Mai, another white guy robs Tesco Lotus in Pattaya - it's a full blown farang crime wave! and you wonder why the thais dont like us and want us here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 I hate pepper spray. I have little experience, but the one time I sprayed it on my food, it tasted like crap. A bit hot, but none of that fruitiness or any spicy flavor. Here in the US, I prefer one of the Mexican hot sauces that is 50 Baht per liter. On a serious note, it's a damned shame when someone goes off their rocker in a faraway place. Very strange and stressful for all parties involved. P.S. I can't really blame Thais for not having "situational awareness". If one did, one would be hard pressed to live day-to-day without choking the life out of those who desperately deserve it, though some do for stress relief. Put on blinders and roll with the punches. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy50 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 If he had wanted to buy 10 litres he would have been able to buy it, from the supermarket at least. Why alcohol can't be bought between 2 and 5, I have never been able to fathom, it's one of these silly laws that Thai people never question, so it just goes on and on forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soistalker Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 What is the reason behind the time limitations in selling alcohol? I always thought it was so locals don't drink themselves to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 14 hours ago, Nemesis7 said: Not too many bashing here, had it been an Chinese, Indian or arab by now the threads would have been pouring like rain. We get a lot of these posts of late... 'Like' hungry? Why did you not capitalize Arab too? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordblackader Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 21 minutes ago, soistalker said: What is the reason behind the time limitations in selling alcohol? I always thought it was so locals don't drink themselves to death. It's so school kids don't buy alcohol on the way home from school - not joking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 minute ago, lordblackader said: It's so school kids don't buy alcohol on the way home from school - not joking. See a lot of them hanging around in Malls at lunchtime, when of course it can be sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Take the guy to court, fine him, then take him to his place and gather his clothes then send him back to his own country. Yes this is a bit severe, but he should have remembered where he was and acted accordingly. Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 What a nasty person. Hope he gets a bit of time in jail for that. And some compensation should be payed to the unfortunate victims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Has Alan Shearer had a fall from grace ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffy Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 14 hours ago, Stargrazer9889 said: Take the guy to court, fine him, then take him to his place and gather his clothes then send him back to his own country. Yes this is a bit severe, but he should have remembered where he was and acted accordingly. Geezer Just a fine you are joking right, this is a robbery using violence a few years in prison would be far more appropriate. Most of the posters on here advocate more serious penalties for work permit violations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Okay jail time too , as in court the authorities will make a decision on how to sentence this jerk. I still think he should be sent out of Thailand after everything is over as well as jail time. Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 12 hours ago, cheesecakegirl said: I'm watching the video; and what I'm finding hilarious is he sprays the clerk while the one in the foreground goes on her merry way with the paperwork. And the guy near the storeroom door is just casually watching it all unfold before he, too, gets sprayed. Then even after that guy gets sprayed, Ms. Paperwork is STILL doing her paper thing. It's as if this is the norm at that store. Yes, everything you say is correct. The staff have frozen. They are neither fleeing nor fighting. They are being both indecisive and submissive. It is a phenomenon that is well noted and occurs far more frequently in Asians than in whites. They are acting as if nothing is happening. They are hoping the problem will not impact them and will go away on its own. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 11 minutes ago, puffy said: Just a fine you are joking right, this is a robbery using violence a few years in prison would be far more appropriate. Most of the posters on here advocate more serious penalties for work permit violations. Yes, prison is more appropriate. However you will come across many more serious crimes than this in which what Stargrazer says is actually what happens except the court bit is usually skipped and the fine is unreceipted. See if there is any follow up to this case such as reporting on a sentence passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissables Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 16 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: Severe prison sentence needed for such a crime. Start setting examples, it might just act as a deterrent ! Yes, the selling hours of alcohol are ridiculous and all shops should be able to sell at all times. The people who enforce these laws should face harsh punishment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauGR1 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 hour ago, Briggsy said: Yes, everything you say is correct. The staff have frozen. They are neither fleeing nor fighting. They are being both indecisive and submissive. It is a phenomenon that is well noted and occurs far more frequently in Asians than in whites. They are acting as if nothing is happening. They are hoping the problem will not impact them and will go away on its own. Well, i have always thought that is great to fight against injustice, any injustice... Still i find that hospital bills are rather expensive, and This behaviour is perfectly rational. Cannot blame the staff, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 hour ago, mauGR1 said: Well, i have always thought that is great to fight against injustice, any injustice... Still i find that hospital bills are rather expensive, and This behaviour is perfectly rational. Cannot blame the staff, really. No blame, no judgement, no right, no wrong. It is simply my analysis of the behavioural response of the "paper shuffler" in line with known pyschological responses to danger. I am sorry about your hospital bills. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauGR1 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 2 minutes ago, Briggsy said: No blame, no judgement, no right, no wrong. It is simply my analysis of the behavioural response of the "paper shuffler" in line with known pyschological responses to danger. I am sorry about your hospital bills. Sorry Briggsy, i was not clear, in fact i was talking in general. And the hospital bills bit is not about me, but it can happen to anybody who wants to play the hero. Btw, i appreciate your posts very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 2 minutes ago, mauGR1 said: Sorry Briggsy, i was not clear, in fact i was talking in general. And the hospital bills bit is not about me, but it can happen to anybody who wants to play the hero. Btw, i appreciate your posts very much. Ah, I see. If one is in immediate danger and the decision is made not to play the hero, it could be argued the logical action is to flee, not to shuffle papers. Yet the 'paper shuffler' chose to act as if nothing was happening. I suspect this was "freezing" in the face of danger. Had "farang sprayer" decided to target her, she would have made an easy target. It is a very interesting topic, people's reactions to immediate danger. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauGR1 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 14 minutes ago, Briggsy said: Ah, I see. If one is in immediate danger and the decision is made not to play the hero, it could be argued the logical action is to flee, not to shuffle papers. Yet the 'paper shuffler' chose to act as if nothing was happening. I suspect this was "freezing" in the face of danger. Had "farang sprayer" decided to target her, she would have made an easy target. It is a very interesting topic, people's reactions to immediate danger. Well, perhaps i've been in Thailand too long, but i find extremely Thai and cool the "paper shuffler" behaviour.. keeping doing her things like nothing is happening. I agree, people's reactions to danger is interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Black stamp 20 years,,,,,,,,,, go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 22 hours ago, mark01 said: Stupid selling booze time restrictions. And the 'reasons' set forth for those stupid laws reveal the mindsets of the people here; One lady told me one of the reasons was so that I would have a clear head to vote tomorrow, trouble is I can't vote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvdf Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 22 hours ago, CARBO said: Where are the "bashers"?! RIght here. Deport them all. ASAP. Guests who disrespect their host should be thrown out and banned from returning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake Up Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 22 hours ago, fforest1 said: I carry pepper spray for occasions just like this when a store will not sell me alcohol or cigarettes... A quality tourist.... LMAO. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonnie Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 looks like he got a good kicking, probably not the last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybgood Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 On 8/30/2017 at 5:51 PM, snoop1130 said: a troubled middle-aged white man On 8/30/2017 at 5:51 PM, snoop1130 said: The angry white man Are we allowed to mention a man's colour nowadays? I'm confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 The article doesn't say the spray is illegal. I was thinking of carrying it to prevent thefts . Not legal? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaos Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Its up to 10 years and 1mil bath for paper spray can, more then for ganja or firearms. Lets that sink inSent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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