rikkie

> She was stabbed in the chest several times and there were signs of strangulation around her neck.
and then
> Police added there were no signs of struggle

I will never understand the police in this country, I am afraid.

jaltsc, on 2012-02-14 08:06:12, said:

What planet are you from? I'm sure they mean underage in the legal sense. Which here is a lot more up to local community mores and parent's discretion than national law, and enforced more through an informal system of civil fines and "shotgun marriages" than by the police.

I only wish more sensible people like the one who wrote this article were actually in charge, most Thai attitudes are completely irresponsible, both at the laissez-faire "that's just the way it is" bottom, and the hi-so public/official Victorian/religious moralist stance.

Bottom line comes down to parents, both in education and in supervision/enforcement. The government can only give a certain amount of appropriate assistance. Both sectors are woefully inadequate here, and we see the result everywhere.

BTW the comment about "most schools expel pregnant girls" really surprised me. I'd love to find a **single** example of a pregnant girl being allowed to continue her schooling, every conversation I've had on this topic implied that no family would even dare request such a thing, it's unheard of, of course a pregnant girl wouldn't be allowed to attend classes - including university!

pauljones, on 2012-02-14 09:54:30, said:

Never really have understood what the Tourist police duties are opposed to the regular police....surely there must be some demarkation as to who does what or is it who GETS what!

In my country, Thailand is completely associated with nice beaches, filled with prostitutes.

My girlfriend is Thai, and lives with me in New Zealand after endless preparation to get her here on the first attempt. I feel sad for her, as I see the look on some peoples faces when they find out she is Thai - they assume that she is a prostitute that I bought here, even though is has a bachelors degree and worked at Suvarnabhumi for 2 years prior to her arrival here.

The NZ media (a generally feminist, anti-male motivated machine) would love to do nothing more than show up all those "dirty men" that go to Thailand, and further demonise Thailand in the eyes of my countrymen.  Shame on this pig for arranging child sex tours (which he did, I can confirm), though shame on the media for using deception to demonise a country which does not wholly deserve its reputation.