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Christopher
G. Moore Blog
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Blog
Archive May 2011
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I ran across this quote by
Dr. Sriprapha Petcharamesree of the Centre for Human Rights Studies at Mahidol
University who is quoted as having said, “We are stuck in a system of impunity.
We can’t break it without accountability.” I want to come back to this idea that
links impunity with accountability. It is indeed a truism and while necessary,
it is not sufficient.
Read more: http://www.internationalcrimeauthors.com/
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Posted: 5/26/2011 11:30:37 PM |
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| Revenge or Reconciliation |
The Monty Hall problem
involves choosing a door with a prize as opposed to a lion that will leap out
and eat you. When a crime has been committed, The Monty Hall problem provides
two doors to choose from: one gives the victim revenge against the perpetrator,
the other door requires the victim and perpetrator to reconcile.
What’s it going to be?
Will it be a knife or a wai (or handshake)?
One of the pre-election
promises of the opposition Thai political party is to grant amnesty for those
charged with crimes after the coup in September 2006. The premise is, if
elected, those on both sides of the political divide and their supporters who
face criminal charges will be granted a ‘get out of jail free’ card. Though the
details as to what conduct and what individuals is vague. Wiggle room is a Siam
twin with most amnesty proposals. Finding the Goldilocks just right spot is not
an easy task.
Read more: http://www.internationalcrimeauthors.com/
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Posted: 5/19/2011 11:04:28 PM |
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| Ten Reasons Why It’s Dangerous to Hire Foreign Hitmen in Thailand |
Adventures in
Wonderland Thai Style
It is the election season
in Thailand and a former MP for Samut Prakan. (the Parliament was dissolved two
days ago) who is from the opposition party has been shot. The Bangkok
Post
has run the story as No. 1 lead two days running. Everyone has a say about the
botched hit. The police are quoted as having increased “security and
surveillance for cash, contract gunmen, and firearms.”
That raises an interesting
question as to why the police don’t look for hitmen and firearms in the
non-election season. The more you read from police, military, political
officials, the more that catches your eye and imagination. There can be no other
place where fiction authors face such fierce competition from those employed by
the state.
Read more: http://www.internationalcrimeauthors.com/
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Posted: 5/12/2011 10:03:18 PM |
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| TRACKING CRIME: The Red Nail Thief |
Authors who write
crime novels keep an eye peeled on the crime news. Living in Thailand the best
crime reports are found in the Thai language press often accompanied by gruesome
photographs and more often by smiling uniformed police officers standing behind
suspects with that defeated, I am on my way to jail look.
Neither The Nation nor the Bangkok
Post cover the local crime beat. Unless there is a high-profile foreign
connection, the local crime news flows down the canal through Thai consciousness
without ever causing a ripple on tranquil lives of foreigners.
Read more:
http://www.internationalcrimeauthors.com/
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Posted: 5/5/2011 11:29:55 PM |
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