Tourist condemns Thai police injustice

Published: 30 Nov 2012 at 15.40
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Thai police are again under fire overseas after an Australian TV report about a man who lost his girlfriend in an accident and was then allegedly framed by police on Koh Samui.

Tragedy in Thailand aired on Channel 9 in Australia on Tuesday. Jamie Keith (left) alleges Koh Samui police attempted to exort money from him after the death of his girlfriend, Nicole Fitzsimons (right) in a motorcycle accident. Image from Channel 9.

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ricoaj22
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Discussion 44 : 01 Dec 2012 at 09.1244
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Ploydonut D36 you fail to understand that many posters here have lived and worked in Thailand for many years, some have Thai spouses & families. & as such do know what Thai culture is. They understand the mai pen rai attitude very well but they get andry when certain Thai's use this as an excuse to be reckless & endanger the lives of them, their friends & families.
Foreign nationals here are angry because the Thai constitution says that corruption is illegal, but you choose to do it blatantly anyways. You would 100% think differently if 1 of your family was killed by a foreign national in the same way. You would want justice yes?
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Discussion 43 : 01 Dec 2012 at 09.0743
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The scandal here is the attempted bribe sought by the police, which is terrible. On a technical side, Jamie is totally responsible for the actual accident.
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Discussion 42 : 01 Dec 2012 at 09.0642
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ricoaj22

I drive here in Thailand, and has a valid licence here too. Otherwise, i'm from Sweden. I never said you can't make a right turn, but you can't make a right turn from the left side of the left lane. The first driver behind Jamie clearly got confused by his erratic swerving to the left and then to the right but managed to avoid him, the other was not so lucky. If you want to make a right turn you should stay in the right part of the left lane, use your indictator lights and then turn. Not having a valid licence would for sure be a serious crime in Australia for example, why you feel the need to make that a small matter?
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Discussion 41 : 01 Dec 2012 at 07.4141
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I direct my comment to Thai people following this thread. I was advised by Thai people long ago to never approach anyone in uniform. If I needed help ask a Thai person on the street or food stall. I have given this same advise to all of my friends that come. No one with any common sense would walk up to a cobra snake and expect help. That is the truth about how visitors to your country view your police. Having said that I am sure there are many very good police, perhaps a majority. It doesn't take many bad police to smear the entire force. My question has always been, why don't Thais clean up the police?
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Discussion 40 : 01 Dec 2012 at 03.0240
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The Rules of Law in Thailand is pretty much of nonexistence, only Mob Rule rules in various areas around the country. For example, the Reds rule the North, E-Saan, and the Govt, but when you have to deal with the Police, you will have to deal with their version of Mob Rule, which is what this is all about. The goal is always to make money. So, this Aussie needs to know the system and work it to his advantage. I hope he knows someone high up at the Australian Embassy who knows someone high up within Thai Govt, who knows someone high up in the Police Dept. so on and so forth... Welcome to Thailand, by the way!
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Discussion 39 : 01 Dec 2012 at 02.3039
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The reaction of police is so similar to to the woman being raped in Krabi .Just let the person who committed the crime go free .That way you don't have to do anything except squeeze some money out of the scared foreigner .Disgusting is putting it lightly .It happens more than you can believe .
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Discussion 38 : 01 Dec 2012 at 00.2438
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Notice how the Thai authorities have such a problematic relationship with the internet and social media? Why? Because it puts and keeps the spot light on their shenanigans. They can't control it. They try by blocking websites inside of Thailand, but that doesn't change the flow of information outside of Thailand, and this makes Thai authorities livid. Stories and TV shows like this will slowly, but ultimately, compel change in Thailand.
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Discussion 37 : 30 Nov 2012 at 23.5637
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What justice are you talking about as far as Thailand is concerned? Jail sentences also could be suspended and politicians could just go freely. Nothing is ever going to happen to the rich is also another matter that all tourists need to take note. Unfortunately there is nothing anyone could do to help except don't come to Thailand and spend your time on TV educating the rest of the world how horrible is the police in Thailand.
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Discussion 36 : 30 Nov 2012 at 23.2136
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What I mean from my comment #13 is that Thailand is different culture to the West. We like the way police are, and the way thing is easy to do. We dont want police change to become too strict like the west because here is more relax and if just speed a little, can pay police to go free..why not? Yes there are positive and negative for this...I am think westerner have to accept this and adjust to be same as Thai people.
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Discussion 35 : 30 Nov 2012 at 23.1335
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christiani D27, where are you from exactly? What side of the road do people drive on in your country?
In countries where you drive on the left you are allowed to make right turns from the other side. the only right turns you can't make are into 1 way streets (against flow), or over solid double white lines.. And if you look at the video there are no solid whites and they are turning into a hotel entrance.
Licenced or otherwise they were hit from behind by a speeding driver who clearly wasn't looking ahead of him well enough. Consider researching your facts before branding a man reckless perhaps
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