"It's only a protest. It's not a war"

[apee705]

Yah its right that Thai people know how to record a protest or raise their voice to fulfill their demands. There are always non-violent protest & we always remain peaceful. It shows our civic sense & ability to stand in front of civilized world in political grounds.

[big_orange]

Nobody way killed. This does not excuse the attmpt, but let's not fall into the false propoganda trap, eh? Enough people have been "done up like a kipper" already this week

by now you must feel awkward or need a huge update of the Congo style red riots that has proven as murdering terrorist
not propaganda its been filmed on video broadcast around the world.

[tommycrown1]

The best way to see what happens in Thailand is to look on YOUTUBE. -Maybee we see the military go in and shooting the protestors at Victory monument soon and the media start to call them terrorists. -This start to look more and more like a fars anyway. -Maybee better to book next vinter in Vietnam or Campuchea. To much shooting in Thailand. -Two year in a row now....If it was only protest should be anothyer thing!

[big_orange]

The best way to see what happens in Thailand is to look on YOUTUBE. -Maybee we see the military go in and shooting the protestors at Victory monument soon and the media stak47 riflesart to call them terrorists. -This start to look more and more like a fars anyway. -Maybee better to book next vinter in Vietnam or Campuchea. To much shooting in Thailand. -Two year in a row now....If it was only protest should be anothyer thing!

I agree you tube shown truth as a arms expert the fist 100 rounds were for fact fired from small caliber hand guns and not military Remember the red cowboy in hat displaying canisters, that was same canisters shown sparking on you tube,Have you translated the screaming voice on the bull horns, the only thing you posted proper here was one word terrorist and it was the reds 1st hundred shots This is why Mr Tank has more control so the next rot the 1st one hundred shots will be from AK 47 a right to protect the country and citizens from thaksins evil terrorist and hid henchmen in red


lol where is Campuchea..I just never heard of it

[tommycrown1]

Thailand – What to do?
As a foreigner looking on Thailand and what happens I feel sad for the thai people. –Specially all that people who loose there life in this conflict and all that people who loose so much money on a falling stockmarket, falling real estate price, falling tourist figures, falling investments, increasing unemployment.-Same thing like when the yellow shirts occupaing the airport.
Is it so HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAILAND NEED?????????????????????????????????????????
LOOK ON THE HISTORY AND HOLD ELECTIONS AND RESPEKT THAT RESULT! –Only that can stop the countrys way to civil war!
And who is the big looser if it go so far? –Yes EVERYONE LIVING IN THAILAND

Worried farang who soon sell the house and go to vietnam

[Ahimsaka]

Yes indeed, it really makes me sad to see the loss of lives in a protest that should have been peaceful. I would think a protest should be non-violent and should not bring misery to other fellow citizens who just want to live a normal life peacefully. To conduct a protest is never easy and there are responsibilities which a protest leader must fulfill. It is also the responsibility of a leader to not only lead a protest without the use of violence, but also effectively and peacefully dissolve a protest. The general rule is, you bring the men in, you bring each and everyone one of them out safely. If the leader or whoever wants to call for a protest cannot guarantee that, then he should not start a protest. In other words, he has no means to control a ball that is moving and growing. It is a menace to the country and its people.

So far grenades were launched and deaths have occurred. I am afraid the situation is not a protest any more. And if the violent acts were not from the Red Shirts, the very least a responsible protest leader should do is to make a public statement to denounce and condemn such acts. If they have evidence, they should bring it to public's attention to support any allegation and not doing baseless finger-pointing. Similarly, the Military or government should also do likewise. Whenever a demonstration or protest takes place, things can turn nasty and bloody very fast the next minute. Situation like this makes is very easy for evil intent people to provoke violence by starting the first shot out while hiding amongst the group and then cowardly run away to let the two opposing groups fight. This is the most contemptuous thing to do. The initiator could be a third party who harbours ill intent just to benefit from the bloodshed without getting his hands dirty.

Whatever disagreements and differences there may be, they can still be resolved over the table and there is no absolute necessity to make somebody pays his or her life over it. I personally abhor the use of violence and even more so to those who instigate it. True enough, an incumbent government or PM that is not sworn into office from a mandate given by the people after a democratic election process may be seem objectionable to some. But if the ruling government agrees to hold election in months time, the people should look forward to that and if the government really failed to prove their competency while in office, I support the people's choice in using votes to pull them down during election. If they manage to miraculously transform the country and make tremendous improvement to the people's lives before the election, the people can continue to express their support for them to remain in office.

[american2]

This changed from being a protest when violence escalated. This might be considered a protest if the protests were peaceful and the protesters were not prompted by payment or promises from a deposed political leader. I would support the government and enforcement (military and police) to do the following.
1. Make use of helicopters for crowd monitoring and shepherding.
2. Issue paintball rifles to trained marksmen to fire on suspected protest leaders within the protest crowd. Hard to hide or disappear from sight when you are colored by a paint ball.
3. Have swat teams start a grab and run campaign. (groups of police rushing select areas of the protesters grabbing individuals and returning to their control with prisoner under arrest).
4. With the situation of the occupied hospital I think the Russian style solution would not be inappropriate. Gas them with a sedative and take them to jail.
5. Remove from duty (on restriction) any police or soldier who does not follow the orders of the elected government.

Doing nothing will not end the problem