Regime would risk its popularity if it tackled the issues that make Thailand so dangerous
Re: “Why is Thailand still such a dangerous place?”, Nation Editorial, June 13.
Nonsense. Workplace shootings in California, home invasions and road rage violence too. Just read the news every day. Terrorist attacks in the UK, for instance.
Thailand is no more dangerous than anywhere else in the world. If you want to be afraid, life anywhere is dangerous. It all depends on whether you see the glass as half empty or half full.
At 70 years old, I can remember four times in the course of my life I could have died, but of course I didn’t yet.
IMA_FARANG
It is the most dangerous place in the world on the roads with over 20,000 being slaughtered every year. That does not happen everywhere, does it?
Orton Rd
The things which make Thailand rank so high in the “table of dangerous places” do not impinge upon the lives of the wealthy and privileged “elite”. The things we read about here – the murders, road deaths and dodgy electrical installations, for example – do not affect the lives of this elite.
They are of no interest to this elite. The junta is therefore not interested.
JAG
Thailand remains highly dangerous to its citizens and visitors for multiple reasons. Road traffic is obviously right up there, crime, especially violent crime is rife, political insurgency in the South and random bombings, just to mention a few.
The major issue that I see is that, while plenty of time is spent on rhetoric denying the existence of such problems, very little if anything ever happens to actually address and tackle the issues. Plans to tackle problems, such as the pre-Songkran road safety drive, just fizzle out, or are withdrawn if people moan about the impact.
The government is way too focused on its image and its popularity, but has no policies that address these issues, so Thailand is unlikely to become significantly safer, anytime soon.
darksidedog
I feel no less in danger here than anywhere I have lived. I find that too many people react to the hype.
In the end there are dangers everywhere in any country. Part of life. You just do your part and manage it.
JAFO
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