The scales of justice unbalanced

MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2014

A Chinese female passenger threw boiling water over a flight attendant and her boyfriend threatened to blow up the plane, which is then forced to return to Dong Mueang Airport with 174 passengers.

These two passengers at the very least inconvenienced 172 of their fellow passengers and cost the airline a lot of money. But then, amazingly, no charges were laid.
Some time ago a poor Thai couple was charged with picking mushrooms in a national forest. They are still in jail.
Is this really how Thais want their justice system to work?
David Brown
Rayong