News Forum - Laos govt speaks on ‘mass methanol poisoning’ that left six dead

[rattlesnake]

2 minutes ago, Polkadot said:

Hard to find in the south but maybe changed. 7/11 stocks more beer now. 20 years ago they have like 5 choices only.

Yeah I've seen it in 7.

[Polkadot]

Wicked craft beers now

[ChrisS]

"they had visited Jaidee’s Bar later in the evening, a venue known for offering free local whiskey shots and openly selling illicit drugs like opium,"

Begs the question if it was KNOWN for 'openly selling illicit drugs like opium' why was it allowed to trade? Are the Laos cops like the Royal Thai Police supplementing their incomes by turning a blind eye or is it sheer laziness and incompetence? Questions need to be asked of those responsible for policing methinks!

[Fanta]

Just rotten bad luck. RIP

[Polkadot]

4 hours ago, Fanta said:

Just rotten bad luck. RIP

How is it bad luck?

[Fanta]

59 minutes ago, Polkadot said:

How is it bad luck?

Out of the m millions of people currently on vacation around the globe, they alone were fatally poisoned in a commercial establishment. I would call that rotten bad luck. 

[Polkadot]

30 minutes ago, Fanta said:

Out of the m millions of people currently on vacation around the globe, they alone were fatally poisoned in a commercial establishment. I would call that rotten bad luck. 

99.99% of people don't drink homemade free shots in dodgy bars. Not really bad luck. Like crossing the road without looking. Whilst sad these people are idiots.

[Fanta]

1 minute ago, Polkadot said:

99.99% of people don't drink homemade free shots in dodgy bars. Not really bad luck. Like crossing the road without looking. Whilst sad these people are idiots.

You don’t know any of that for a fact and are jumping at the opportunity to shit on dead people. Nice. 

[Khunmark]

5 hours ago, Fanta said:

You don’t know any of that for a fact and are jumping at the opportunity to shit on dead people. Nice. 

…….and in another thread Polkadot complains about his lot in life. It’s all beginning to make sense.

[AussieBob]

15 hours ago, ChrisS said:

"they had visited Jaidee’s Bar later in the evening, a venue known for offering free local whiskey shots and openly selling illicit drugs like opium,"

Begs the question if it was KNOWN for 'openly selling illicit drugs like opium' why was it allowed to trade? Are the Laos cops like the Royal Thai Police supplementing their incomes by turning a blind eye or is it sheer laziness and incompetence? Questions need to be asked of those responsible for policing methinks!

Because of the deaths that will happen and they will be investigated. It happens everywhere in SEAsia - except maybe Malaysia and Indonesia as much. Young people come here because they know it is easy going and fun - drugs freely available and they rarely punish the users - usually only the dealers and suppliers. 

[AussieBob]

7 hours ago, Fanta said:

You don’t know any of that for a fact and are jumping at the opportunity to shit on dead people. Nice. 

What is it with woke liberals and their pathological desire to take the side of the offended and the wronged. I guarantee that 99+% of Thais see it as their fault - they made a bad decision and they were unlucky - it was up to them. Thais dont want a Nanny and/or Mother always trying to save their lives from any perceived dangers - they are taught that their life is their responsibility and no one else's. That is one reason why you are not allowed to criticise people here - people's lives belong to them - not to the Nanny State - they are accountable only to themselves and Buddha.   You live in Thailand (maybe?), and I think you should adopt more of their 'live and let live' culture, and shed that woke nanny state control BS.  We are not putting shit on dead people - we are criticising their decisions and the bar owner/s. But as per my last post - young people often come here to have fun and they dont think enough sometimes.  The nanny state will never 'save' them all - they came here to get away from the nanny state controls - their lives = their decisions. Sad and unfortunate, but it was their fault - they made their own decisions. 

[Polkadot]

8 hours ago, Fanta said:

You don’t know any of that for a fact and are jumping at the opportunity to shit on dead people. Nice. 

Actually I do know that. Most tourists don't visit Laos. They go to France, Italy, UK etc and drink normal alcohol. Only an idiot would drink many free shots of dodgy stuff.

[Polkadot]

1 hour ago, AussieBob said:

What is it with woke liberals and their pathological desire to take the side of the offended and the wronged. I guarantee that 99+% of Thais see it as their fault - they made a bad decision and they were unlucky - it was up to them. Thais dont want a Nanny and/or Mother always trying to save their lives from any perceived dangers - they are taught that their life is their responsibility and no one else's. That is one reason why you are not allowed to criticise people here - people's lives belong to them - not to the Nanny State - they are accountable only to themselves and Buddha.   You live in Thailand (maybe?), and I think you should adopt more of their 'live and let live' culture, and shed that woke nanny state control BS.  We are not putting shit on dead people - we are criticising their decisions and the bar owner/s. But as per my last post - young people often come here to have fun and they dont think enough sometimes.  The nanny state will never 'save' them all - they came here to get away from the nanny state controls - their lives = their decisions. Sad and unfortunate, but it was their fault - they made their own decisions. 

Of course it's their fault. I drank 1 shot of rough stuff in markets there then stopped. Tasted awful. Had I consumed 15 shots and died then I would have been an idiot.

[Wackamole]

29 minutes ago, Polkadot said:

an idiot.

 

1 hour ago, AussieBob said:

shit on dead people 

The great garbage competition

[Fanta]

2 hours ago, AussieBob said:

What is it with woke liberals and their pathological desire to take the side of the offended and the wronged. I guarantee that 99+% of Thais see it as their fault - they made a bad decision and they were unlucky - it was up to them.

Who is a WOKE liberal? I said it was rotten bad luck and you just agreed. imo, they’re already down so no need to stick the boot in. Kick on if it makes you feel better about yourself.

btw, whenever some geriatric farang kicks the bucket after years of alcohol abuse and general f*cktardery then it’s RIPs all round. 2 teenagers die and it’s som nom nar.  

[Polkadot]

2 minutes ago, Fanta said:

Who is a WOKE liberal? I said it was rotten bad luck and you just agreed. imo, they’re already down so no need to stick the boot in. Kick on if it makes you feel better about yourself.

Dead people can't read.

[Fanta]

1 hour ago, Polkadot said:

Of course it's their fault. I drank 1 shot of rough stuff in markets there then stopped. Tasted awful. Had I consumed 15 shots and died then I would have been an idiot.

GFY. And learn some compassion between strokes, you c*nt. 

[Polkadot]

Just now, Fanta said:

GFY. And learn some compassion between strokes, you c*nt. 

Yelling at people online lol

[Polkadot]

2 hours ago, AussieBob said:

What is it with woke liberals and their pathological desire to take the side of the offended and the wronged. I guarantee that 99+% of Thais see it as their fault - they made a bad decision and they were unlucky - it was up to them. Thais dont want a Nanny and/or Mother always trying to save their lives from any perceived dangers - they are taught that their life is their responsibility and no one else's. That is one reason why you are not allowed to criticise people here - people's lives belong to them - not to the Nanny State - they are accountable only to themselves and Buddha.   You live in Thailand (maybe?), and I think you should adopt more of their 'live and let live' culture, and shed that woke nanny state control BS.  We are not putting shit on dead people - we are criticising their decisions and the bar owner/s. But as per my last post - young people often come here to have fun and they dont think enough sometimes.  The nanny state will never 'save' them all - they came here to get away from the nanny state controls - their lives = their decisions. Sad and unfortunate, but it was their fault - they made their own decisions. 

Frustrated old white liberals ranting online. Someone needs to tell them millions die each year.

[AussieBob]

1 hour ago, Fanta said:

Who is a WOKE liberal? I said it was rotten bad luck and you just agreed. imo, they’re already down so no need to stick the boot in. Kick on if it makes you feel better about yourself.

btw, whenever some geriatric farang kicks the bucket after years of alcohol abuse and general f*cktardery then it’s RIPs all round. 2 teenagers die and it’s som nom nar.  

You believe in never speak ill of the dead - right? Well some of us dont believe that BS and we will speak our minds about some idiot that kills themselves. We are not as you said 'putting shit on the dead' and we dont say negative things about them to 'feel better'.  That is delusional woke liberal thinking that someone would do that - social justice warriors mentality - never blame or criticise the victim mentality. 

It is OK to criticise those who kill themselves doing stupid things - can we agree on that? 

[AussieBob]

1 hour ago, Polkadot said:

Frustrated old white liberals ranting online. Someone needs to tell them millions die each year.

Yes indeed.  I recall when the lunacy started about Covid and the libtards were going full steam about the deaths etc etc etc.   I pointed out to a fellow Aussie that on average over 140 people die in Australia every day, they were shocked - they are genuinely delusional about how they think. Likewise when I stated that on average over 60 people die on the Thai roads daily - they were stunned.  And they wont listen when they are told that the death rate from Covid was only 0.7% in Thailand and about that all over the world, and that the death rate between those vaccinated and those not, was about the same - they are totally lost.

Woke liberals tend to have a centralised mindset that believes what they are taught or told by people in authority. Conservatives tend to be sceptical and have a critical mindset and therefore dont believe anything said by people in authority (especially the media). As the 'great one' Reagan said - "I dont believe anything anyone says, until I have verified it with two other trusted sources." "I am not saying everyone is a liar, but some are - and everyone makes mistakes" "Trust - but always Verify".  That was my Mantra in business and it served me very very well. 

[Fanta]

12 minutes ago, AussieBob said:

You believe in never speak ill of the dead - right? Well some of us dont believe that BS and we will speak our minds about some idiot that kills themselves. We are not as you said 'putting shit on the dead' and we dont say negative things about them to 'feel better'.  That is delusional woke liberal thinking that someone would do that - social justice warriors mentality - never blame or criticise the victim mentality. 

So woke liberal thinking is “Don’t kick a man when he is down”. OK. You do you and I’ll do me. All good. 

12 minutes ago, AussieBob said:

It is OK to criticise those who kill themselves doing stupid things - can we agree on that? 

No, we cannot agree on that broad generalization on this particular case. It was a tragic accident. Accident. 

[Polkadot]

31 minutes ago, Fanta said:

So woke liberal thinking is “Don’t kick a man when he is down”. OK. You do you and I’ll do me. All good. 

No, we cannot agree on that broad generalization on this particular case. It was a tragic accident. Accident. 

Not an accident. Criminals made dodgy drinks and idiots drank it. 3rd world backwards country.