khun_khon_neua Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Donâ??t recall anyone claiming the PAD protestors were â??poorâ?Â, quite the contrary, they are often accused of being the â??Bangkok Eliteâ?Â. The people in my neighborhood that are participating tend to be pretty much middle class, which means most of the them have cars, most likely either Toyotas or Hondas. No Benzes or Beemers for them. But some people might consider an Accord or Fortuner as â??not cheapâ? cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Ok CTO Mea Culpa ........ maybe we need to meet and shake hands one of these fridays? W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CTO Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 KKN - I think I've always said it was Middle Class going there - I get sadly to go through this area a few times a week - roads are full as you say with nice middle class cars - not many vios - corolla mostly - fortuner accord would be the higher end that I saw there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Bangkok Post 13 Oct 2008 Human Rights group decries Oct 7 'violence' Thailand's National Human Rights Commission concluded on Monday that violence was used by the police during their operations to disperse the anti-government demonstrators on October 7. National Human Rights Commissioner Surasee Kosolnawin, who chaired the agency's fact-finding subcommittee, said evidence collected by the forensic team of the Justice Ministry's Central Institute of Forensic Science, led by Porntip Rojanasunan, showed that violent tactics were used in the clashes. Surasee said the National Human Rights Commission met Monday afternoon to decide whether to file suit against the country's top law enforcement agency for using excessive force. Khunying Dr Porntip said that tear gas canisters imported from China contained explosive components, and wounds on the body of a victim matched the size of the Chinese tear gas canisters. She said that of six types of tear gas used in the crowd dispersal, RDX was found in three and all were imported from China. RDX is used as a major component in many military explosives. Army and police explosives experts on Sunday demonstrated the firing of all six types of tear gas rounds currently used by Thai police, hoping to dispel criticism that they had used deadly explosives in breaking up the anti-government demonstrations. An autopsy of a woman victim, said Dr Pornthip, showed the injuries had the same size and shape as the cylindrical gas canisters. Khunying Dr Porntip said police who fired the tear gas rounds may not have known they contained explosive components and may also not have known how deadly they could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khun_khon_neua Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 CTO, Was responding to the poster that said: So far for the theory of the PAD protesters being poor people. I'm pretty sure you know who is going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTO Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Sorry KKN - Agree totally - I wish I could park my car like they do - actually - given how narrow my soi is I am glad I can't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted October 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 People welcome PAD protesters on Sukhumvit A lot of passers-by and officer workers on Sukhumvit Road welcomed the anti-government protesters by coming out to rock their "hand clappers" and get video CDs and documents distributed by protesters. The march by the People's Alliance for Democracy caught a lot attention of the passers-by and office workers on the section of the Sukhumvit Road from the Rajprasong Intersection to the Wireless Road. The PAD organised the march to hand out VCDs and documents to raise awareness on the Oct 7 bloody crackdown. The Nation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khun_khon_neua Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Don't forget this one: Outbound Sukhumvit paralysed as PAD marches to Wireless Road Protesters led by the People's Alliance for Democracy marched from Central World to Wireless Road, causing the outbound Sukhumvit Road to be paralysed Monday morning. The PAD procession turned left from Central World onto Sukhumvit Road. Initially, the demonstrators used only the left lane on the Sukhumvit Road while marching to the Wireless Road. But their number grew so they eventually occupied all traffic lanes of the outbound Sukhumvit. The procession was led by Somsak Kosaisuk, a leader of the PAD. The Nation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI1H7iCfTu8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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