Phuket Opinion: Killer cop playbook

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Phuket Opinion: Killer cop playbook

By The Phuket News

 

The scene of the street slaying early Jan 19. Image: Screengrab
 

PHUKET: The lack of public interest in a policeman shooting dead an unarmed citizen on the streets of Phuket this past week is plainly disturbing. Is that what people in Phuket consider as run-of-the-mill in 2019?
 

For all those who think this is a “Thai” reaction, by playing possum and not making any think again. Simply by the statistics, foreigners this week have been more interested in Russians paying for jet-ski damage and an airport security staffer being slapped.

 

If the reader statistics have shown us anything it is that this week we got a real good look in the mirror. The numbers have plainly questioned whether Westerners who live here, regularly visit here or are related in any long-term way to here even care if Thai cops gun down Thai civilians on the street.

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-killer-cop-playbook-70257.php#WSZvPY18o9O8bOor.97

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-02-03

 

 

[darksidedog]

One rule for some and another rule for everyone else. In a murder case, the decision regarding bail should be made by the court, not the local police station. Regardless though, once someone has confessed, you have to question why he remains at liberty. I suspect we will hear very little, if anything about this case again, unless it becomes big news on social media. The cops it seems are allowed to shoot and kill people without suffering the normal penalty, which should come as no surprise to most, as they do have a significant track record in doing precisely that.

Peoples lack of interest in it is disturbing, but maybe that is because cops killing people is not that uncommon and they have become used to it.

[Oziex1]

The story refers to the cop who shot the French man. 

 

How is this progressing?

Same, same. 

[NamKangMan]

9 hours ago, darksidedog said:

One rule for some and another rule for everyone else. In a murder case, the decision regarding bail should be made by the court, not the local police station. Regardless though, once someone has confessed, you have to question why he remains at liberty. I suspect we will hear very little, if anything about this case again, unless it becomes big news on social media. The cops it seems are allowed to shoot and kill people without suffering the normal penalty, which should come as no surprise to most, as they do have a significant track record in doing precisely that.

Peoples lack of interest in it is disturbing, but maybe that is because cops killing people is not that uncommon and they have become used to it.

 

"One rule for some and another rule for everyone else." - correct, and whilst that remains the case, Thailand can never progress, and will remain third world.