City chase ends in drug suspect's death

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City chase ends in drug suspect's death

Published: 15 Oct 2012 at 00.00
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A suspected drug trafficker was killed yesterday in Bang Khae district following a high-speed car chase which ended in a shoot-out, police said.

Apoliceman looks at a damagedrescue foundation pickup truck.Thevehiclewas involved in a highspeed car chase and abandoned by a suspected drug dealer. (inset) Police and forensic officials examine a taxi followingashoot-out. Asuspected drug dealer forced the cab driver at gunpoint on a high-speed ride through the city tohelp him flee arrest. PHONGTHAI WATTANAVANITVUT

Asawin Pakditalep, 26, was found dead after the shooting at Permsap housing estate on Bang Khae Soi 16.

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Deimos
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Discussion 15 : 12 Dec 2012 at 16.5815
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Thai police and military need much more training in the legal, ethical, and moral use of firearms as well as how to shoot them in a tactical situation. Private citizens who own firearms need training as well. Just owning a firearm does not make you safe, knowing how and when to use it does. Train as if your life depends on it for one day it may.
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Discussion 14 : 15 Oct 2012 at 17.4914
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D4; there is a big difference to the mass killing years ago, this guy resisted arrest and has been shot death because of firing at police officers; I haven’t seen any proof that all this people killed during the “war on drugs” did fire at police personnel or used violence against the authorities do you?
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Discussion 13 : 15 Oct 2012 at 16.2813
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Apart from the matters of fact: that criminalisation does not reduce drug use, is extremely expensive, helps no one but corrupt officials and mafia gangs; and that legalisation does not increase drug use or addiction rates, there is a serious moral question.

What makes it OK to ban anything and impose harsh penalties on those who break such laws?

I think teh only just criterion is directly actual harm to others, which is why cars, beer, icecream, cigarettes and red wine are not normally illegal, and exactly why it must be wrong in principle, as well as practice, to make drug use and dealing crimes. Current laws are grossly immoral.

What other criteria for criminalisation do those who favour current policy have? I can think of none that is adequate, or that will not also criminalise ice-cream, cars and red wine.
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Discussion 12 : 15 Oct 2012 at 14.5412
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I'm amazed to find out its possible to have a high speed chase in Bangkok these days. Was it early morning? It reads like an awful lot of gunfire, glad no bystander was hit.
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Discussion 11 : 15 Oct 2012 at 13.2611
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Well Felix, you seem to have a lot of support for your position, you already know mine. Suppose we reclassified drugs according to addiction, how many glasses of beer or whisky before you become an alcoholic addict, how many tokes of ice to become an addict, finally how easy to give up the "habit" in each case?
I think this approach would give a more realistic perspective.
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Discussion 10 : 15 Oct 2012 at 10.5410
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Using official vehicles, authentic or otherwise, to commit crime as in this particular case, had been going on for a long time.
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Discussion 9 : 15 Oct 2012 at 10.449
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Police firing on the tyres of the car of a person SUSPECTED to be involved in drugs trade?! What's wrong with those guys? And since when does Thailand import methamphetamines from Malaysia?!
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Discussion 8 : 15 Oct 2012 at 09.438
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Lets say that he law enforcement is able to zip about 10% of all drugs but is using 90% of a government funding for the anti-cause. Should it not the tactics be reconsidered ??
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Discussion 7 : 15 Oct 2012 at 09.117
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I think the best way to view this is that a lot of amphetamines have been removed from the market. Hopefully !!!
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Discussion 6 : 15 Oct 2012 at 08.546
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"The suspect said she had been hired for 50,000 baht to deliver the drugs to customers in Patong Beach, authorities said." The mind boggles at people who will risk their life for 50,000 baht. I could understand it for someone who is dirt poor, but not for people who are able to travel around the world.
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