Thread: Elderly Scotsman found dead in hotel

What i find sad is that he must have been lonely with no friends if no one bothered to check for 3 days. Or maybe he just had fairweather Pattaya 'friends'.

sad news RIP. the publishing of the pictures of his corpse on the news ,i find revolting.zero respect for him and his familly.

Originally Posted by ItsRobsLife

Jocks will try anything to get out of paying the bill, but that's taking it too far...

Stereotyping racist.

Poor old bugger. I didnt like the photos either, no foul play and unnecessary, even for a news item. Still at least he played out his last years in Pattaya, instead of a cold flat in Glasgow.

Its not Doodles is it ?

If it was a heart attack I hope it was quick and relatively painless

I guess as an instrument/electrical supervisor in the rig construction business

That's a hell of a detailed guess....

Originally Posted by smeden

R.I.P may u rest in pease

RIP, Scotty

I lost my Dad last year also from Glasgow but passed away in a Nursing Home in Oz.

he was a widower for 21 years and lived alone in his own home,

dont wish to compare, hope he had a fling before the lights went out.

Originally Posted by Dug

Originally Posted by ItsRobsLife Jocks will try anything to get out of paying the bill, but that's taking it too far... Stereotyping racist.

The real truth is a Glasgow man will give a poor man his last penny and go hungry himself

Originally Posted by Mr Pastry

at least he played out his last years in Pattaya, instead of a cold flat in Glasgow.

a little fun and sun in Pataya is most certainly better than a council flat and smokey old pub in Glasgow at this time of the year

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

Originally Posted by panama hat

Are the photos really necessary . . . zero respect from these fuckers

Agreed, absolutely no reason to show them.

It's some comfort when they show dead and mangled bodies, to know that in Thai movies they pixel out weapons, booze, cigs and associated paraphernalia.

Originally Posted by Nawty

Its not Doodles is it ?

A. I'm 35 years old.
B. I live in Bangkok.
C. I'm not Scottish.
D. I'm typing this.

So, if by 'Doodles' you were referring to me, then no.

Of course it's demeaning to show such photos. If we need to be reminded of our mortality, then show the funeral photos. Showing photos of a naked corpse is totally lacking in dignity and clearly disrespectful for the departed.

Not only that, Bob, but the farang media aren't shy about posting pics and personal details soon after a death and before relatives in farangland have been informed.

I wouldn't like to make such a discovery whilst watching TV.

Originally Posted by bobsaigon

Of course it's demeaning to show such photos. If we need to be reminded of our mortality, then show the funeral photos. Showing photos of a naked corpse is totally lacking in dignity and clearly disrespectful for the departed.

I think it's just a different view on death and way of appoaching and handling it here. Doesn't necessarily make it wrong (although I also find it personally a bit distasteful).

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

Agreed, absolutely no reason to show them.

Originally Posted by taxexile

showing the photos does not in my view mean lack of respect, nor does it demean the mans life

Right, I am past 75 and I am still here and doing great and looking for a few more.
Pobly the reason thay show such pix sometimes, as in this one, how were they to know he was a Scot, he had no pants or Kilt on so maybe thats why.
They must have found his Tartan Kilt in the closet.

Showing photos such as this serves absolutely no purpose other than to sensationalise a tragic circumstance. If media editors have to resort to this practise to sell either printed or electronically formed news, they are indeed scraping the barrel, and is neither ethically or morally correct.

However, if a point is to be served, maybe some (accept this comment in the spirit that it's made, and not applicable to everyone) readers will reflect on their own circumstances, and if in doubt about their health or lifestyle, will maybe take from this tragedy a 'wake up' call. Friends (real), maintaining regular contact with family, establishing a life where somebody is going to miss you is important. The thought of lying in a state of rigor mortis for several days until some stranger, through nothing more than either a complaint about the smell coming from the room or a planned cleaning day, finds you, isn't one where I'm sure any of us wants to be.

What is all the liquid & gunge on the floor surrounding the deceased?

Originally Posted by watterinja

What is all the liquid & gunge on the floor surrounding the deceased?

He's been dead for a while. What do you reckon?

Your Bladder and Bowels clear themselves when you pop your clogs.
Plus that if he was in decay then juices do come out of you, but he doesn't appear to be to bloated, but the pix are blurred a lot too.
But I didn't think Rigor lasted that long either.

Originally Posted by bobsaigon

Of course it's demeaning to show such photos. If we need to be reminded of our mortality, then show the funeral photos. Showing photos of a naked corpse is totally lacking in dignity and clearly disrespectful for the departed.

I agree.

News Type : Community
Story : Kong Siptis
Photo : Kong Siptis
Translater : Sirithanon

This piece of human excrement should be?????????????????
who does he work for, police, ambulance or one of those corpse chasers?

Originally Posted by tayto

who does he work for, police, ambulance or one of those corpse chasers?

That's what I was wondering . . . how do these guys get into the location? And why do the cops let them take photos (rhetorical)

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Originally Posted by bobsaigon

Of course it's demeaning to show such photos. If we need to be reminded of our mortality, then show the funeral photos. Showing photos of a naked corpse is totally lacking in dignity and clearly disrespectful for the departed.

I think it's just a different view on death and way of appoaching and handling it here. Doesn't necessarily make it wrong (although I also find it personally a bit distasteful).

True. Take the view point that the body is just a vessel for the being, after death the being has moved on and all that is left is another empty shell.

Why does he have a poster of himself on the wall of his bedroom?

Sorry Doodles....thought you was Scottish