Anti-government protests, clashes with police continue for second day in Bangkok

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News Forum - ‘Bastard police’ deny extorting 27,000 baht from Taiwanese actress
Yes, very much "it walks like a duck, it quacks like a duck".... I have been reading reports about these late night "security" checkpoints and their ways of soliciting (voluntary, of course) contributions to the Police Benevolent Fund for quite a few years, and from several sources.- 1
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News Forum - Five US police officers charged with murder over fatal beating of black man
"Officials say a video of the beating exists and will be released sometime after 6pm Central time on Friday." (from the article) That video must contain something truly horrific for five police officers to be charged with second degree murder after just three weeks or so; that is an incredibly short period of time. This is an incredibly sad story on so many levels. A young man's life snuffed out way too early. Police officers, apparently, violating their oaths to protect the rest of us. The families of all involved will be scarred forever. And finally, it'll be yet another nail in the coffin of citizen trust in police officers. In my younger days, I didn't like the cops as I was doing stuff they they might have... er... ahem... 'frowned upon' (nothing really bad, but weed WAS illegal), but as I have aged and grown wiser, I see the need to have police and very much want them to do their jobs effectively, fairly and properly. I think we all lose a bit with stories like this. -
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News Forum - ‘Bastard police’ deny extorting 27,000 baht from Taiwanese actress
Unless a video, with sound, pops up, we will never know the truth for certain. However, the most telling thing is that there is not a single person, Thai or Foreign, who doesn't think it is plausible (very plausible!) that the police were looking for a money grab. Reputations don't develop overnight, and rarely form based on nothing at all.- 1
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News Forum - Chiang Rai activist sentenced to 28 years for royal defamation
A Chiang Rai activist will now spend the next 28 years behind bars after being charged with royal defamation. 29-year-old Mongkol Tirakote, an activist and online clothing vendor was charged with two separate royal defamation cases after posting defamatory comments online. According to The Hindu, the kingdom’s lese-majeste laws are among the harshest in the … The story Chiang Rai activist sentenced to 28 years for royal defamation as seen on Thaiger News. Read the full story -
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News Forum - Foreign tourist under investigation for free climbing in southern Thailand
A foreign tourist is under investigation for free climbing up a limestone cliff on an island off the coast of Krabi province in southern Thailand within national park boundaries. The Chief of Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, Teekhawut Sriburin, is investigating a foreign male tourist and a Thai boat operator after photos of … The story Foreign tourist under investigation for free climbing in southern Thailand as seen on Thaiger News. Read the full story
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