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kittyboy
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 Economist Article on Police Corruption in Thailand
I was reading the economist and ran accross this article. I thought others might enjoy it as well. It is from a few weeks ago and I don't know if anyone else has posted this link. Appologies if they have.
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11058580
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| Fri 9 May, 2008 7:40 pm |
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fattman
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It might be of passing interest to people with little knowledge of Thailand, otherwise it contains nothing that is not already widely known, and has no real depth.
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| Fri 9 May, 2008 8:47 pm |
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kittyboy
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fattman wrote:It might be of passing interest to people with little knowledge of Thailand, otherwise it contains nothing that is not already widely known, and has no real depth.
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Gee fatman thanks for your opinion. I am not sure if you are setting yourself up as the arbitrator of what is or is not interesting to other people.... Not all of the people reading this board are living in thailand and I suspect that at least one or two might have found the article interesting... Again thanks for your opinion but as I say... Opinions are like assholes everyone has one and they all stink... You are no exception.
Mark
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| Sat 10 May, 2008 1:27 pm |
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ceejay
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Wow fattman
You seem to have frightened the cat
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| Sat 10 May, 2008 1:39 pm |
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ArNolD
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[quote="kittyboy"] fattman wrote:but as I say... Opinions are like assholes everyone has one and they all stink...
I thought you were referring to the article.
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| Sat 10 May, 2008 1:51 pm |
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kittyboy
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[quote="ArNolD"] kittyboy wrote:fattman wrote:but as I say... Opinions are like assholes everyone has one and they all stink...
I thought you were referring to the article.
Naw... I was referring to the comments of the other posters. There have been over 250 views of the original post. I suspect that at least one or two of the people who have viewed the post and read the article thought it was interesting. Not all posters on this forum live in thailand and are so intimately aquainted with the inner machinations of the thai police. The article was intended for them.
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| Sat 10 May, 2008 6:15 pm |
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sydneyboy
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Thank you kittyboy for posting this interesting article. There are some people who are pathologically incapable of understanding that they are not obliged to post. Just ignore the negative and the cynical.
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| Sat 10 May, 2008 8:16 pm |
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bkk gwm
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I thought the significant (interesting?) part of the post and the link was that the police corruption in Thailand is being brought to the attention to a wide, overseas audience. I assume the article also appeared in the print edition, and not just online.
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| Sat 10 May, 2008 9:10 pm |
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ArNolD
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kittyboy wrote: with the inner machinations of the thai police.
You assume quite a lot, here.
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| Sat 10 May, 2008 9:59 pm |
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fattman
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kittyboy wrote:fattman wrote:It might be of passing interest to people with little knowledge of Thailand, otherwise it contains nothing that is not already widely known, and has no real depth.
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Gee fatman thanks for your opinion. I am not sure if you are setting yourself up as the arbitrator of what is or is not interesting to other people.... Not all of the people reading this board are living in thailand and I suspect that at least one or two might have found the article interesting... Again thanks for your opinion but as I say... Opinions are like assholes everyone has one and they all stink... You are no exception.
Mark
Thank you for also expressing your opinion.
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| Sat 10 May, 2008 11:15 pm |
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thrillbill
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Thanks Kitty Boy. For me and many other readers that live/work in Thailand, it is aways interresting to see another opiinion/view of what is going on in Thailand (other than the gossip while having dinner with someone). I'm sure this artidle would never show up in the Bangkok Post.
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| Sun 11 May, 2008 1:00 am |
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padlom
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thrillbill wrote:Thanks Kitty Boy. For me and many other readers that live/work in Thailand, it is aways interresting to see another opiinion/view of what is going on in Thailand (other than the gossip while having dinner with someone). I'm sure this artidle would never show up in the Bangkok Post.
Agreed.
A useful and interesting reminder.
Fattman has a minority opinion (as usual)
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| Sun 11 May, 2008 1:20 am |
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fattman
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I bow to the majority view.
I just wish that when there is a divergence of views it does not have to result in abuse.
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| Sun 11 May, 2008 1:24 am |
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RawSugar
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fattman wrote:
I just wish that when there is a divergence of views it does not have to result in abuse.
"There is no cure for feline distemper, but supportive treatment through fluids and antibiotics can help the cat survive. Vaccination is the most effective." -www.cats.com
I wonder if they give kitty a shot in the ass?
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| Sun 11 May, 2008 4:24 am |
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George
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RawSugar wrote:I wonder if they give kitty a shot in the ass?
If they don't, it is something that should be very seriously considered........... sooner rather than later.
George.
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| Sun 11 May, 2008 12:46 pm |
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