CqK

Murders in Thailand, depends on the ranking of the person killed. Thousands of people were killed, in the name of drug eradication. Politiciand sons kill people and nothing happens.

I'd say, that most murders in Thailand aren't properly investigated in comparison to western countries in scientific terms, and that this has nothing to do with the sexual orientation of the victims. The title makes it sound like only murders of lesbians go unpunished which is certainly not the case!

I have been an expat twice before however I dont feel qualified to answer your questions except to say...........you will leave a bit of yourself in Thailand.


Nothing will ever be the same again for you in your home country, and that can take a bit of getting used to.

maidu, on 2012-04-24 08:02:32, said:

Outdoors and play?

The blah-eyes come from watching the bloody TV 24 hours/day.

The flaccid muscle tone and increasing fat deposits from stuffing themselves with high sugar content bullshit, whilst watching TV.

They similarly flaccid brain tone comes also from watching the endless stream of bullshit on the TV.

I have yet to enter a Thai household where if there is a TV, it is turned on. Even the local SCB bank has a TV for the staff to watch, and the post office, and the 7/11 and the local tax office, and the local vehicle licensing place.

TV is the biggest destroyer of intelligence and fitness on the planet.

Maybe I'm personally cranially challenged, but there is no way I can study, learn and read with the TV and/or music turned on.

I was just wondering about what would actually happen to any tablets distributed.Some would be sold immediately (buffalo ate it). Some would in the traditional fashion, miraculously stop working after 5 minutes. What was left over would indeed be used for games and Facebook/swapping porno videos.
I'm all for making knowledge of other cultures and philosophies more available but this also requires a certain intellectual curiosity which won't be learnt at school.

Chris Lawrence, on 2012-02-01 10:32:54, said:

I am surprised that his family who it appears already do business in Thailand did not advise him better. I built a home and the workmanship was shoddy but I negotiated a setelment price and then completed the work myself after being threatened with the local mafia. I actually live beside the builder which makes life interesting. I have never found local contractors to be up to the task and certainly know not to get angry with them. Behind the smiles lies a cesspool into which we should never consider going.

definitely the rules are different here..its always best to keep a low profile...

I did my graduate work at a psych department that is the centre of research on sex aberrations in Canada (primarily because the national prison for sex offenders was in town). I didn't do research in the area myself, but some of my friends did (including a cute petite woman who was apparently expert on the use of the penile plethysmograph). Anyway, the thing is that for most offenders, this a compulsion that they cannot fight. Re-offending rates are apparently the highest among offense categories, and 'treatment' usually fails (short of chemical castration). And yes, it's probably a mix of genetics and environment (being abused oneself as a child). That doesn't remove responsibility from these people, but should make us uncomfortable with the "beat and burn" solution that many here are suggesting... sometimes it just comes across like each of us are trying to look more outraged than the last.

newermonkey, on 2012-02-06 20:17:18, said:

Not sure about this. Are you taking the piss? Or are you a complete drip?

"it is a fact that most of the sex between adults and underage kids is consensual" - What complete and utter crap. Consent happens between equals, adult to adult. My daughter is 10 and basically trusts people. If some grub talked her into some "consensual" sex I'd take him out.

newermonkey, on 2012-02-06 19:39:58, said:

Somebody tell me I misread that

Rather disgusting that some would  hope that the accused is raped or otherwise made the victim of a crime. There is a court system. It is the court system that will pass judgement and that will decide on the penalty. Fortunately, law and order will prevail. I am not particularly comfortable with mob "justice". I often think that some of the most violent reactions come from those that repress hidden desires.  
All that matters is that an abuser is removed from society and people are protected. He was able to what he did because along the way he had enablers. w\Whether it was the people that supplied the victims, or the  places where the victims were abused, or that looked the other way. Those people are just as guilty, and yet  no one says anything about them.

housepainter, on 2012-02-06 19:53:11, said:

You make some very good points, sadly.

I find it interesting that he is held within the detention cells of the British Embassy. They no doubt instructed the Thai Police in the matter and were involved in his detention. Put simply, if it weren't for the BE involvement he'd still be a free man.

That is the reality.

The Thai Police don't see paedophilia as the problem we in the West do.

Whatever their protestations, the fact is, that his country makes sexual provisions for the worlds perverts and has industrialised prostitution as an institution and even managed to produce free lance prostitutes on a National Scale.

The truth is that you can order a prostitute 24-7 anywhere in Thailand. Add to that this strange phoenomona of the transexual and their acceptance in society, a back ward society in many respects, and yet far more liberal and accepting than probably all the first world.

I question just why that is. Crudely put I believe it is a further example of the sexual predilictions of the Thais themselves.

The birth rate in Thailand is most healthy. However, the main reason being that as soon as a girl can ovulate she is to be made pregant. This is not by way of some teenage engagement in a misguided exploraation of sex. It is mainly due to some far older [ 20 years plus] male who may well be a member of her own family taking advantage of her.

Hence girls barely in their teens have babies by males who bare no responsibilty and abandon both children; the mother and the baby.

That is a major societal problem that Thailand refuses to address.

Then we have the tourist paedophiles. Hardly surprising  as the Thai police are a backward institution devoid of modernisation, resources or the desire to improve.

Offenders simply move unknown amongst us and commit their crimes under the radar. Although their first preference will be young children, including babies, should they be committed to Thai prisons they can remain at liberty to offend.

The sexual activity amongst men is disproportionately high due to the bi-sexual tendencies of Thai men, the numbers of homosexuals and the transexuals. Both groups are willing participants with foreign paedophiles.

In contrast, a sentence in a UK based segregation unit is a sobering experience. The tracking of released offenders on the sex offenders register combined with travel restrictions makes for a much reduced personal freedom after release.

Furthermore, there is a high chance of attack from main stream offenders while in prison. It is the norm that all prisoners are compelled by threat of violence to themselves by others, thata should they have contact with any sex offender they must inflict grievous violence upon them.

We do have a problem with paedophilia in society. However, I would argue that we have  a problem with prostitution, the exploitation of women and the attitude of men towards women. This is amplified in countries like Thailand where we see extreme examples enacted in the most graphic, basic and disgusting form.

Thai society has degenerated to a level where sex in your face permeates all stratum of society. If there were state brothels and the recognition of prostitution and regulation in order to ensure the safety of women and women it would not negate the street, back street and home abuse that is rampant across the whole of Thailand.

You have to question your own behaviour, sexual relations and reasons for being in Thailand as a presence there is contributory to the problem in many instances. Supporting prostituion is exploiting women. The paedophile exploited children.

Glass house dwelling and stone throwing was never the wisest of occupations.

CqK, on 2012-01-21 18:07:33, said:

Actually I beleve the continent is called The Americas, and consists of North and South America.  So maybe it should have been called the United States of North America, USONA.  

PaulHamon, on 2012-01-06 17:24:21, said:

R.I.P. and condolences to the loved ones.

To think that more training is the answer is naive. Everybody knows the drivers must be more diligent in updating their amulets.