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Discussion 1 : 13/09/2012 at 03:15 AM

now -my questions are : 1) why no follow up by the media for last 1 week? 2) Has he threatened the media that media will not be rewarded with advertisement from his Krathingdang or Red Bull?and that s whey all the medias are quiet ? 3) Why he was given a bail and also for that mere 500,00- baht - 4) Where is the guy now ? did he already escaped to Hunsens;s house in Cambodia or in China or on UK as these are the places for the fugitives ! 5) why that POlice from Thonglor was not stripped of his post and kicked out from the police force ?

Discussion 2 : 12/09/2012 at 09:20 PM

And the verdict will be ? A pound to a pinch of strawberries a suspended sentence or he will disappear from the country.Has he still got his passport?I bet he has.In many countries he would not be able to get insured for such a car there fore the situation would not arrise but here you do not need it apparently.

Discussion 3 : 11/09/2012 at 08:31 AM

Let's get down to the real cause that whether poor or rich, the problem is "drivers". Most people who have a license to drive in Thailand, shouldn't be driving in the first place. If you look at the 'driving tests' for example (and I use that term loosely), a monkey could pass it. The fact is they drive around with that attitude "what will happen, will happen". Not to mention that they barely look, use their side mirrors or rear view mirror when they drive. They pretty much drive the same way the walk, head down buried in a cell phone or just plain looking in the direction they are going, with little or no worries about what is around them. Not everyone should drive, and those who do drive should have a proper license, and not one that comes in a box of cracker jacks at Big C.

Discussion 4 : 11/09/2012 at 12:26 AM

RVA: You do realize that he ADMITTED to hitting the police officer with his car? So, yes, the majority of people do KNOW that he is guilty. On one hand, you talk about the rule of law and condemn the rich daddy arguments. Try this one: This man is a menace to the rule of law. He not only ran over a POLICE OFFICER, but he dragged his body for over 200 feet and not only tried to run away, but have someone else take the blame. This is not about inequality. This is about a menace to society.

Discussion 5 : 10/09/2012 at 10:35 PM

Robins and RVA - Correct... There is an eagerness (which borders on an obsession) in the BP fora to attack the rich . The more details that come out, the more it seems the young man was speeding - but which of us hasn't? And he was speeding at up to 100kmh - which seems to be the average speed of a taxi when the roads are quiet. And 'fleeing the scene' is a Thai national hobby. How many 'non-elites' speed, drunk-drive and are involved in fatal hit and run accidents? Thousands per year. But they don't evoke the same hatred because they aren't 'elite'.

Discussion 6 : 09/09/2012 at 10:20 PM

Robbins is correct. I received a ton of negative responses from a comment I made on a previous article where I tried to make a similar point. About the rule of law -vs- mob rule. Mob rule being the predominating factor in BKPost comments. I never said that this guy was innocent. I only said that the majority of posters DIDN'T know that he was guilty. And they were already building a gallows, based on a "He's rich so we hate him" attitude. Now I'm about as "Lo-So" as they come, but I still believe in the rule of law and equal judgement. This whole "he has a rich daddy" arguement doesn't fly... certainly not in a democracy where everyone is equal under the eyes of the law. You want a democracy in Thailand? Then stop finger pointing at each other's income.

Discussion 7 : 08/09/2012 at 11:26 AM

I wonder how can such people sleep in the night; do they? Hope they have night mares for the rest of their life.

Discussion 8 : 08/09/2012 at 11:25 AM

You are looking for another Bill Gates I guess D16 who spend billion of his fortune on charity; there is no Bill Gates in Thailand.

Discussion 9 : 08/09/2012 at 07:23 AM

D25@robins Sorry but I forgot to put quote as that part was from the original post and most certainly not my feelings or sentiments at all. Answering your post this morning I see the original text I quoted from has also changed. My apologies.

Discussion 10 : 07/09/2012 at 07:36 AM

#17 jgriff: the blood was drawn about 5 hours after the accident, which happened about 5:30, and he turned himself in at 10:30. It is highly likely that he did have a drink after the accident, but when he was in custody he had alcohol in his body, so it is irrelevant whether he did or not at the time of the accident.

Discussion 11 : 07/09/2012 at 07:14 AM

It makes sense, when you're rich and had a ferrari, it seems tempting to throttle the speed to its limit. But the evil thing, he's drunk and speed off home without helping the victim. Get him to jail (or hours and hours of community service in ER dept.) ; Well this will set an example that rich and poor are equal under the law.

Discussion 12 : 07/09/2012 at 07:01 AM

@Discusion 22 A society either operates on principles of law, or it does not. The entitlement to bail or release pending trial cannot be decided on emotional grounds, it must be decided on the relevant legal factors of danger to society and flight risk. Saying this person should get bail is not an approval of him or his alleged actions, it's respect for the concept of law.

Discussion 13 : 07/09/2012 at 06:53 AM

Thanks for correcting the unit of measure.

Discussion 14 : 07/09/2012 at 06:52 AM

Why oh why is this lying, cheating, irresponsible little rich kid still sitting comfortably at home awaiting his trial?? Where is the justice in that?? Revoke his bail and put this so-called "Managing Director" in jail - i m m e d ia t e l y

Discussion 15 : 07/09/2012 at 06:17 AM

D20@robins Those saying this young man should be jailed pending trial need to seriously think about why they are saying that. The only legitimate reasons to deny bail are if someone is facing a capital crime, is a serious danger to society or is a flight risk, and this person is none of these. What he stands accused of doing is wrong, but he did not go out that night intending to kill someone, and there is no legitimate reason for him to be denied bail. I can think of one good reason for him to be denied bail and that reason is lying in a wat awaiting cremation. I suspect that this person hit the policeman and panicked so he rushed home so that Daddy and Mummy could tell him what a good little boy he was and that Dady would "take care of it" for him.

Discussion 16 : 07/09/2012 at 05:56 AM

Those saying this young man should be jailed pending trial need to seriously think about why they are saying that. The only legitimate reasons to deny bail are if someone is facing a capital crime, is a serious danger to society or is a flight risk, and this person is none of these. What he stands accused of doing is wrong, but he did not go out that night intending to kill someone, and there is no legitimate reason for him to be denied bail.

Discussion 17 : 07/09/2012 at 05:04 AM

If this young man walks free then it sends a message to all around the world that if your wealthy and well connected you can kill with impunity in Thailand. Lets hope that for once the Thai courts do what they pledge a oath to do instead of the shallow double standards that has seen innocent people loose their lives at the hand of selfish wealthy people who see themselves above the law just because they have money but not face jail time....compensation is not justice, it doesn't bring a loved one back and the perpetrator no matter how 'sad' learns no lesson and will be back in his new Ferrari in no time.

Discussion 18 : 07/09/2012 at 04:11 AM

Did they find any common sense in his system?

Discussion 19 : 07/09/2012 at 04:09 AM

The fate of every policeman on motorcycle hangs on what will happen to this Red Bull's grandson. If he dodges serious jail time, the life of every policeman on motorcycle will be at risk, as if there is a tag sticking at his back saying "hit me & walk free," like a bowling pin!

Discussion 20 : 07/09/2012 at 12:00 AM

In Canada suspects in drunk driving accidents often use the excuse that they had a couple of drinks after the accident to calm thier nerves. Looks like here they know the tatic as well. But if I am write didn't he get a blood test a day or two after the accident? If true then the alcohol would be out of his system.

Discussion 21 : 06/09/2012 at 10:49 PM

His mega rich daddy could now do us all a favour and put some of that massive fortune to work on a campaign to help raise awareness of the importance of safe driving. I don't mean by plugging the family’s energy drink to help reduce driver’s fatigue. I’m thinking more on the lines of ‘be safe be seen’ child safety like the British governments £13m Think! Campaign.

Discussion 22 : 06/09/2012 at 10:48 PM

The redbull brat is now also facing a drunken driving charge. Sheds some light on why he might have fled the scheme after mowing down the officer at high speed. Who didn't see that coming?

Discussion 23 : 06/09/2012 at 08:48 PM

Disc 7 you must be Thai. The issue is not financial compensation. The issue is something that does not and never has been a part of Thailand, that is 'Fair Justice for All People.' We won't see it in our lifetime. At the current rate of corruption and favoritism in this little country I estimate that the world will end before Thailand even begins to move in the right direction.

Discussion 24 : 06/09/2012 at 08:42 PM

If a policeman is killed let’s say in the UK the whole police force would work on the case until the culprit would serve his/her time behind bars.

Discussion 25 : 06/09/2012 at 08:30 PM

Lets see if this gets a run this time. I like to see them successfully plea that he consumed grog post collision. That then means unbridled total culpability in killing the police officer. Total rational thought when speeding, failing to stop in a reasonable distance, cowardly bolting post collision, participating in the ruse. from iPhone application.

Discussion 26 : 06/09/2012 at 08:23 PM

Did not something very similar happen within the last couple of years In Bangkok? A rich kid cut a Laotian teenage girl in half, then put her body parts in the car which he then drove away and abandoned almost immediately before fleeing home. When police traced the car license plates to his residence they called the house and were told he did not want to speak with them. What was outcome of that case? Seems the wealthy get deferential treatment here (like everywhere else for that matter). What is the difference between killing an itinerant Laotian girl and a police officer, if you are rich and reckless? Not much, probably get off lightly with a sharp, connected lawyer. Media needs to stay on top of this, or lose all credibility.

Discussion 27 : 06/09/2012 at 08:08 PM

As I already said, the guy should be in jail waiting for a fair trial. But we are in Thailand, money talks and the law is not the same for all the citizens. So this guy didn’t spend and won’t spend even 1 hour in jail. How much money is he ready to give to the victim’s relatives? 50 millions of bath would be enough to be forgiven by them? 50 millions of bath would be enough for the victim’s family to forget all the lies told by the Red Bull heir?

Discussion 28 : 06/09/2012 at 07:16 PM

I hope the police charge him with more offenses. How about speeding, bribing a police officer and manslaughter? Can Ferris Bueller and the lawyer come up with more ridiculous stories of how this all happened? Once the lying starts it's hard to stop.

Discussion 29 : 06/09/2012 at 06:08 PM

at least there is some news coverage in farang media. shouldn't the government worry about the next tourist season. perhaps the moneybags don't want to come visit such double-standard country no more? MSNBC mentions just several such cases from Thailand. (incl our busy Mr.Chalerm and son)

Discussion 30 : 06/09/2012 at 05:56 PM

Amazing the suspect consumed alcohol after the incident, Haven't heard anything so ridiculous in my life. I would have thought that was the last thing an innocent normal thinking person would have done. He drank alcohol after the accident, so of course when he was tested there will be alcohol present in his blood stream. How convenient. Some children of wealthy parents buy all these luxury fast cars and just think they are invincible! Just take a look in China, They even buy 3 or 4 luxury cars and think they are untouchable. They mostly are!

Discussion 31 : 06/09/2012 at 05:40 PM

He must have been very drunk at the time if he was still over the limit when the police finally realised he was the main suspect and breathalyzed him 48 hours later. The more this unravels the sillier the cops look. Boy the pressure really is going to weigh on the 'system' to serve some sort of meaningful justice to this poor cherub. It's all over the international press, no irony that Ferrari and the brand name of two F1 teams was involved in this high speed crash.

Discussion 32 : 06/09/2012 at 05:30 PM

we all know that the rich will buy his way out of Jail time So why not send him to do 1000 hours of work in a Hospital emergence room so he can see what acidents look like

Discussion 33 : 06/09/2012 at 05:10 PM

People in Thailand of certain financial standing would be taken care of with a different set of law like suspended jail sentences or free to roam around even he or she is manifestly guilty of an offend.

Discussion 34 : 06/09/2012 at 05:10 PM

He should be waiting in jail, yes, but this is Thailand and certain different rules apply to the rich and famous. Don't get your hopes for justice high, there are still many cases from the last years open or in the process of fading away, which involves other influential people and police officers. One of them is the Santika fire , with how many deaths? I will be very surpriced if this guy gets an REAL punishment, just as normal working class people would get. from iPhone application.

Discussion 35 : 06/09/2012 at 05:08 PM

"A common thai citizen for the same hit-and-run crime would have been already in jail right after the arrest, but the Red Bull heir is still a free man." You mean like the underaged, unlicenced driver who killed 9 people and finally got off with a suspended sentence? Or maybe the rich brat who cut that pretty Lao girl in two with his father's Porsche? They both just rotted away in jail.

Discussion 36 : 06/09/2012 at 01:48 PM

Now he should be put in jail and wait for a fair trial. Otherwise this case would become a paramount example of injustice. A common thai citizen for the same hit-and-run crime would have been already in jail right after the arrest, but the Red Bull heir is still a free man.