Jonathan Fairfield Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 ‘Drunk’ man charged with damaging ballot paper By The Nation A 52-year-old man found to be under the influence of alcohol was detained on Sunday for allegedly damaging his ballot in Samut Songkram province. Sukul Chunting of Muang district, however, said he had accidentally damaged the ballot because he was heavily drunk. Sukul showed up to exercise his right at a polling station in the province’s Muang district but after he received the ballot and was about to vote, he reportedly damaged it. He was brought to Muang Samut Songkram Police Station and a blood test on him found the alcohol level in his blood as high as of 258 milligrams per cent. He told police that he had started drinking at 5pm on Saturday and drank throughout the night. “I was opening the ballot paper when I accidentally damaged it as my hands were shaking. I had no intention to damage it,” he said. He was charged with damaging the ballot, the punishment for which is a jail term of not more than five years and a fine not exceeding Bt100,000. If found guilty, he could also lose his voting rights for 10 years. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30366431 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-03-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: for which is a jail term of not more than five years and a fine not exceeding Bt100,000. Absolute INSANITY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, gunderhill said: Absolute INSANITY! Absolutely. Mushroom picking or destroying a piece of paper are serious crimes (in this country). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcut Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Killing a family of 4 on the highway. 2 weeks of monk duty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 22 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: If found guilty, he could also lose his voting rights for 10 years. That's hardly going to affect him if a certain person stays in power. I do believe he has a 20 year plan ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 51 minutes ago, gunderhill said: Absolute INSANITY! That sounds about right for the fools in charge, from the top to the bottom Carry on Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 32 minutes ago, gunderhill said: Absolute INSANITY! I agree. Better go shoot black leopards or other protected wildlife, for that only gets you 16 months at most. In fact one could poach almost 4 leopards to receive the same accumulated jail term as one would get for tearing up one measly ballot paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpudlian Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 I'm too scared to get involved here, BYE ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohy Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 44 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: he had started drinking at 5pm on Saturday and drank throughout the night. But But But...no alcohol We need to find out how this hideous scenario could have happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Quote I'm too scared to get involved here, BYE ! Have a colonel award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyril sneer Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 wouldn't have happened without the 6pm ban Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baansgr Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, cyril sneer said: wouldn't have happened without the 6pm ban Exactly, if they enforced no liquor consumption anywhere including private homes this sort of thing wouldnt happen, one law totally agree with, lets hope he gets the full force of the judicial system thrown at him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 1 hour ago, gunderhill said: Absolute INSANITY! Need about 10 expletives in front of the INSANITY. It certainly says a lot about the country, wackoville big time. Raised the point, if you put a big X across it it does that count as destruction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamkyong Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 1 hour ago, baansgr said: Exactly, if they enforced no liquor consumption anywhere including private homes this sort of thing wouldnt happen, one law totally agree with, lets hope he gets the full force of the judicial system thrown at him no liquor consumption anywhere including private homes/??? are you sure about that i thought it was only purchase of same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baansgr Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 13 minutes ago, Lamkyong said: no liquor consumption anywhere including private homes/??? are you sure about that i thought it was only purchase of same It was only purchase but as can be seen, if people purchase before and consume after, this is what happens. The military should really have been out in force with random checks on residential addresses to ensure all citizens stay sober thus avoiding more instances of this serious crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Accidentally damaging a ballot on ballot day is almost as seriut as damaging birthday cake candles on birth day. day. day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Drunk while in charge of a ballot paper... some people have no shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder26 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 News worthy to be printed out! I'm being sarcastic ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 4 hours ago, baansgr said: It was only purchase but as can be seen, if people purchase before and consume after, this is what happens. The military should really have been out in force with random checks on residential addresses to ensure all citizens stay sober thus avoiding more instances of this serious crime. keep licking boots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamyai3 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 7 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: He told police that he had started drinking at 5pm on Saturday and drank throughout the night. In his defence m'lud, he misunderstood the ministerial order. He thought they were asking him to drink alcohol for the 24 hour period from 6pm, and he was simply trying to be a decent citizen by getting an early start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 8 hours ago, White Christmas13 said: keep licking boots Even after 2 of his posts I could not decide if he was serious or trying to be ultra-sarcastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 2 hours ago, DoctorG said: Even after 2 of his posts I could not decide if he was serious or trying to be ultra-sarcastic. Me too, but I have the sneaking feeling that the post was serious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atyclb Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 did he not know about the alcohol ban? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Thailand's wacky crime and punishment system on Junta steroids. 1,000,000,000 years in prison or a 100 Baht fine. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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