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    Quote Originally Posted by filch
    Ahh but you don't have the white chalky powder imprinted by a Thai monk's fingers daubed on your internal roofing,
    How'd you know that? But you're right. I'll get right on it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by filch View Post
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    Even if they do pocket the money, which is fine by me as they get paid a pittance and it's necessary to feed the family.

    At least it may deter a few from getting pished and driving home. This place has shocking enough driving abilities without alcohol, pished = injury/death to driver or others!

    I'm up for giving the BIB a decent salary to stop the pocketing and tea money and allowing them to enforce laws.

    We can all dream!
    Do you really think this will stop the thieving? not a show, there are several children of higher ranking cops attend my daughters private school, they are all way richer than I. Two drive new model Camrys and one a new Honda accord. You can pay them whatever, they still won't change.
    Does being well off stop the politicians from thieving? of Course not, it endemic to the culture.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jandajoy
    We have some dead flowers hanging off the rear view mirror and some bits of string on our wrists so we''ll never have an accident, drunk or sober.
    Riag Khwan and Bai Sii Su Khwan have nothing to do with protection.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rigger
    Most farangs I know drink and drive, lost one down the road the other day, leaves the bar 1800 and didn't even make the first corner and they found him 0600 the next morning with a broken neck, most probably run of the road as that area is bad for people over taking on the corners
    Seems most people in the countryside who drink also drive, there are no real alternatives to getting back home at night.

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    Quote Originally Posted by peterpan View Post
    Do you really think this will stop the thieving? not a show, there are several children of higher ranking cops attend my daughters private school, they are all way richer than I. Two drive new model Camrys and one a new Honda accord. You can pay them whatever, they still won't change.
    Does being well off stop the politicians from thieving? of Course not, it endemic to the culture.
    Good points. They'd need to fire all the current BIB and start over.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Thai Pom
    Moral of the story "if you can afford to drink on Sukhumvit, you can AFFORD A TAXI" !!!
    Never had that problem, because I drank on Sukhumvit I couldn't afford a car.
    You lived on Sukh, too. Perfect.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Begbie View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by peterpan View Post
    Do you really think this will stop the thieving? not a show, there are several children of higher ranking cops attend my daughters private school, they are all way richer than I. Two drive new model Camrys and one a new Honda accord. You can pay them whatever, they still won't change.
    Does being well off stop the politicians from thieving? of Course not, it endemic to the culture.
    Good points. They'd need to fire all the current BIB and start over.
    Exactly!

    I wasn't really saying that by simply paying them a 'proper' salary would stop them taking tea money, as you say, this is ingrained already.

    Only a full flush out and start over could possibly stop the corruption.

    My original point was though, drink driving is not policed enough here in LOS. Banning alcohol sales frankly is ridiculous! Can anybody tell me why you can't buy alcohol between 2-5pm? But I can if I'm buying a large quantity? I still don't understand the logic behind this one?!

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    Quote Originally Posted by filch View Post
    I wasn't really saying that by simply paying them a 'proper' salary would stop them taking tea money, as you say, this is ingrained already.

    Only a full flush out and start over could possibly stop the corruption.
    When Singapore became independent, one of the major efforts they made was to stamp out corruption - from business, and from the police force. They took the position that even anonymous complains of corruption HAD to be investigated (that did change a couple of years back though). The fact that Singapore has one of the strongest economies in the area is probably not unconnected.

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    Quote Originally Posted by filch
    Only a full flush out and start over could possibly stop the corruption.
    Hong Kong and Singapore seem to have pretty good police forces. Maybe they could follow their model?

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    ^ + ^^
    I'm all up for it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by filch
    Only a full flush out and start over could possibly stop the corruption.
    Hong Kong and Singapore seem to have pretty good police forces. Maybe they could follow their model?
    Hmm. Both British colonies........ coincidence? - I think not.

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    Having said that, Britain is a fookin' horrendous police/nanny state now, I wouldn't want that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by filch
    Having said that, Britain is a fookin' horrendous police/nanny state now, I wouldn't want that.
    True, but the pigs are as good as anywhere in the world.

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    Yeah, I guess they do actually 'police'

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    Let's just hope these two get caught.

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    Quote Originally Posted by filch View Post
    Yeah, I guess they do actually 'police'
    Maybe we should change the name. The Royal Thai Extortion Force has a nice ring to it.

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    I can go with that

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    The main problem is they dust these breathalyzers off for a week or 2 and then put them away until they are reminded about them again.

    Nowhere near as lucrative and for those coppers who stand at the toll booths or behind trees on the motor ways and attempt to extort money for no particular reason.

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    BUT STILL DRIVE
    IN NORDIC ZERO TOLERANCE THEY TAKE THE KEYS BANS FINES AND I BELEIVE NORWAY WAIT MONTHS TO DO SERVICE

    What idiot to drink and drive when taxis so cheap a drunken cheapskate just what gives all falngs poor image

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    Quote Originally Posted by nidhogg
    .....although the sad part of me says that paying them well would not stop the corrupt actions......
    Quote Originally Posted by peterpan
    Does being well off stop the politicians from thieving? of Course not, it endemic to the culture.
    quite true.

    the indonesian members of parliament are paid almost $10,000 per month.... and look at them bastards!

    look at what i just found,
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    OK I'm pissed! People around here are giving me shit for drinking too much. WTF! It's my life, and I'm an adult. I do what I want. I don't need people telling me that I should stop drinking, or that I shouldn't drive at night, especally when I'm smashed. They have no right to get in my face and tell me what to do. They didn't raise me, feed me or give me money. I don't owe them a damn thing! It pisses me off that they're getting in my face and they're trying to tell me what I should or shouldn't do. I'm a grown woman. I know what the hell I'm doing. I'm not running around the neighborhood drunk and senseless. I don't create problems for anyone or myself. I keep to myself, and I don't get in their faces about their shit.
    .
    They have no idea what is going on in my life. They don't know what's going on in my head, nor do they know about the pain I'm feeling. They don't know that I'm broken. They don't know where I've been. They have no clue about who I am. They don't know me at all. Why do they give a damn!?!?
    stoopid biatch

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    I take back my earlier comment in the members only section. If this is the lady you posted pics of then she isn't a tragic loss to TD.

    She seems like a fucked up irresponsible lady!

    Quote Originally Posted by GracelessFawn
    or that I shouldn't drive at night, especally when I'm smashed

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    The cops were worst when toxin was in.
    piss tests in bars and body searches were the norm - and aimed at foreigners.
    absolute cnut he was..

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    Quote Originally Posted by filch View Post
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    I take back my earlier comment in the members only section. If this is the lady you posted pics of then she isn't a tragic loss to TD.

    She seems like a fucked up irresponsible lady!

    Quote Originally Posted by GracelessFawn
    or that I shouldn't drive at night, especally when I'm smashed

    very stoopid.

    she's a moronic TV fillipina poster.

    sleeps with the mods over there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rubbajohnny
    What idiot to drink and drive when taxis so cheap a drunken cheapskate just what gives all falngs poor image
    Absolutely. Nothing worse than drunken falangs falling off bicycles, motorbikes and the like.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kingwilly
    sleeps with the mods over there.
    A 'mod groupie'?

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