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Everyone should watch the video before commenting: The video looks like the two disarmed the cop and waited for the police to arrive, they absolutely don't look like they were assaulting the cop. I think it's fair to listen to their side of the story. Cops or soldiers pulling out guns, even shooting in the air and behaving erratically is common in Thailand. Also, I wonder how the car chase looked and what happened then, knowing what actions are usually taken by cops here, the car chase may well be characterized as attempted murder if the cop tried to ram their scooter. Speculations, let's wait to hear their side of the story.
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Thai Language Course but already fluent in Thai?
tgw replied to Polotaz's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
erm. Literature is different from fluency. Literature is about studying Thai writers and their works. -
Thai Language Course but already fluent in Thai?
tgw replied to Polotaz's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
He didn't say he's fluent in Japanese. He could also pick Mandarin. -
Thai Language Course but already fluent in Thai?
tgw replied to Polotaz's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I think if you take bona fide classes, such as from a University, then it will be ok. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
tgw replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
I won't display my paranoia, but when you post and somehow equate Ukraine's actions with those of Russia, could you please before posting ask yourself objectively "are they really doing the same, is it really comparable? " Dirlewanger's was a bunch of really bad people, whereas I suppose Ukraine would want to draft cigarette and alcohol smugglers, corrupt officials, tax evaders, maybe non-violent burglars, car thieves, forgers, etc. I might be wrong of course, but let's see the final bill as it is adopted by Verkhovna Rada. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
tgw replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
So what you mean is, because you don't know the exact exclusions, you go on to publicly defame Ukraine, despite the measure not having been decided yet and there being clear signs that not all convicts and prisoners will qualify. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
tgw replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
I think you totally overlooked purposely ignored the list of exclusions of the proposed draft bill to post your usual misrepresentation of facts with the goal of discrediting Ukraine. In the very article you linked, it says: In comparison, Russia took several times murders and cannibals into the army. -
Swiss man who allegedly assaulted Thai doctor faces additional charges
tgw replied to snoop1130's topic in Phuket News
wait ... charges for owning REGISTERED guns ? this whole story gets more ridiculous day after day. for this one Swiss scumbag who should answer for "kicking" (still waiting on the proof of the kicking - where are the haematomas) the doctor (not that it should make a difference who he kicked) - for that ONE scumbag, I see dozens of officials and officers abusing their power, peddling influence and intervening in the judicial process. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
tgw replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
and there is that Ruzzian playbook again. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
tgw replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
so different from Russia, right ? Russia would have saved them from corruption and poverty. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
tgw replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
glad you had the opportunity to talk with a representative sample of the Ukrainian population. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
tgw replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
the chain of events is long, but the reason for them is simple: Japan was an aggressive, imperialist and expansionist power trying to take what wasn't theirs. for Russia, it's a bit more complicated, but it boils down to Russia considering Ukraine to be their exclusive back yard. Yes, there are some historical reasons for this, but here too the real reason for the war is Putin's personality as a dictatorial murderer and him feeling personally threatened by the West who wants to remove dictators. He has felt personally threatened almost right from the beginning because we knew about his shady and bloody tricks to subjugate Russians into voting him in for President. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
tgw replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
"after world war 2" I think you have your history mixed up. The embargo on Japan was before it started war against the US (and arguably led to it). Regarding Germany, the US' Marshal plan put it on fast track to reconstruction and economic development. End let's assume you meant "before WW"" - in this case, the embargo pushed Japan into war. Japan experienced very serious shortages of embargoed raw materials such as steel which crippled their arms industry. The same applied for Germany during the war. So Embargoes do work, but they aren't enough to induce political changes. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
tgw replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
yes, we know which playbook you use content from. these are short term costs for a longer term investment into peace and security. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
tgw replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
it's because they have run out of missiles and are very short on artillery shells as well. plus, the north korean shells are very unprecise because of poor manufacturing. so they send planes to use the ruzzian equivalent of jdams as infantry and front line support. so an increasing number of ruzzian planes get shot down.