Economist Article on Police Corruption in Thailand

[kittyboy]

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/dis ... d=11058580

[kittyboy]

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

[ceejay]

Wow fattman

You seem to have frightened the cat

[ArNolD]

but as I say... Opinions are like assholes everyone has one and they all stink...

I thought you were referring to the article.

[kittyboy]

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.

[sydneyboy]

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.

[bkk gwm]

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.

[ArNolD]

with the inner machinations of the thai police.

You assume quite a lot, here.

[thrillbill]

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.

[padlom]

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)

[RawSugar]

I just wish that when there is a divergence of views it does not have to result in abuse.

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I wonder if they give kitty a shot in the ass?

[George]

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.

[kittyboy]

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.

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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No problem - and my opinions stink just like everyone elses. That is why I try to offer them sparingly.

I wish that you respected the divergent views of others and did not resort to snarky condesending comments.

[jimnbkk]

is a main theme of John Burdett's books, beginning with Bangkok 8. At the risk of igniting further abuse by a herein unnamed poster against Burdett's views of Thai society, it's worth a read to see how endemic the corruption might be.

[Singapore Sexpat]

is a main theme of John Burdett's books, beginning with Bangkok 8. At the risk of igniting further abuse by a herein unnamed poster against Burdett's views of Thai society, it's worth a read to see how endemic the corruption might be.

Corruption is endemic; everyone knows that. But Burdett's books are work of pure fiction, and the product of a mind that thinks he knows more about Thai society than he does. It's like trying to gain an understanding of Southern Black culture from reading Uncle Remus.