Thread: Two Tourists Brutally Murdered on Koh Tao, One Raped: Police Spark Thailand Manhunt

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Oh yes,

We have many Bogans but they are the good guys.

The crime in Australia is quite staggering when one lives there and is privy to the daily going on's.

Backpackers have been a fair target at times and a few serial killers made them there favorite target.

Feel much more safe in Thailand than I ever did in Australia.

Hmmm, 2012 murder stats: Australia 254, Thailand 3,600. The rate per capita in Thailand is approximately five times that of Oz.

Of course, we all know that Thai reporting is crap and that figure is much higher when one takes into account all those ' accidental ' deaths and suicides, but, even so, statistically speaking, one would have to be either a total cretin or entirely innumerate to feel safer in Thailand than in Oz.

So, Terry, which is it? Or have you a special insurance policy from Rose Tinted Specs R'Us Co.Ltd.?

I think Terry has some common sense that keeps him safer than some tourists who have none. This puts them at a much higher risk no matter what the murder statistics say.