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	<span style="font-size: 12px;">Are these the same Thong Lor police who allegedly routinely stop backpackers outside Ekkamai bus station for shakedowns? Are they the same police who recently pulled me out of a taxi on Sukhumvit Soi 22 to search my pockets for drugs? Are they rogue policemen or are we now living in a police state?</span></div>
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	J Williams</div>
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	Chiang Mai</div>
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