Hotel guest in Thailand jailed for defamation after posting bad online reviews • Hacker News Board

Re: Hotel guest in Thailand jailed for defamation after posting bad online reviews

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Post by kjs3 » Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 4:39 AM UTC

ufmace wrote: post #138

kjs3 wrote: post #92

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Is that really the level of being a dick that should land you in a foreign prison?

"Should" is a dubious word to use here. That's what the law is there, and what you or I think "should" happen isn't relevant.

Really? I should abandon my ethics and morals when I look to a different jurisdiction? If "what the law is there" is unjust, immoral, unethical, I should STFU, because that's what the law is there? That's an 'interesting' world view. It's a convenient one, because standing up for morals and ethics is inconvenient, but not everyone swings that way.

Re: Hotel guest in Thailand jailed for defamation after posting bad online reviews

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Post by saalaa » Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 8:09 AM UTC

saalaa wrote: post #185

rsynnott wrote: post #94

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I mean, it’s at least arguably an allegation of a crime. I wouldn’t be a fan of criminal libel still existing, but that’s a case where it might be appropriate for the hotel to take a civil libel case, assuming it’s unfounded.

Which, considering this is Thailand, probably is founded indeed.

Nice downvotes. I don't get how people can be so oblivious to the fact that Thailand is one of the major hubs for modern slavery, especially when it's so well publicized but, well.

Re: Hotel guest in Thailand jailed for defamation after posting bad online reviews

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Post by wyclif » Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 8:28 AM UTC

zadkey wrote: post #290

wyclif wrote: post #264

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A few years ago there was a scam in the Philippines where airport security staff would drop bullets into foreign traveller luggage so that when it was discovered by their colleagues they could shake down tourists by extortion in exchange for getting off the hook: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninoy_Aquino_International_Air... As for Thailand and other Asian countries, what you must understand about Asian culture in g…

A that very airport, I had forgotten to put some sleep medication in my carry on bag. It was instead in my hoodie's front pocket. I got searched by airport security. They found the medication. They asked me what it was. I told them. And then this guy says "Okay good, I will have some after my shift". He then opens the bottle takes 2 pills out and puts them in his pocket and hands it back to me.

That sounds quite typical of Filipino security at NAIA and other domestic airports. OTOH, there are good things and bad things about this. For instance, one time while entering the PH I realised I had forgotten to put my Swiss Army knife in my checked baggage. I like this knife a lot and I was sure it would be confiscated and I would never see it again. So before going through the metal detector I took a gamble, I removed it and as I approached the operator, I lifted it up to eye level, displayed it to him, and asked, "Is it OK if I bring this?" and the Filipino security agent nodded and said, "OK" and handed it back to me when I passed it around the device.

Moral of the story: in the Philippines, act like a boss, get treated like a boss. It's a delicate balance, but you're more likely to succeed if you're polite rather than arrogant. Rules are not hard like they are in the west, they can be bent if not broken.

Re: Hotel guest in Thailand jailed for defamation after posting bad online reviews

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Post by nefasti » Fri, Oct 09, 2020, 3:47 PM UTC

wittyreference wrote: post #248

nefasti wrote: post #222

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I had two run un with tugs on New York city. Family got robbed on Orlando, friends on San Francisco. My wife got scammed at London airport by the officers there.

I’ve had zero run-ins with thugs in NYC in my entire life. What the hell were you doing?

Getting directions at Port authority