Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Thai police: Man admits killing Ramsey

*Sigh* I'm hoping that this is indeed the man that commited that most horrible of crimes, to at least bring closure to the Ramsey's family, and finally ending the saga of that poor little girl. I am also troubled by this story. Could this be the machinations of a stressed and fractured mind, who knows jail in the U.S. is better then jail in a draconian thailand? Or could he really be the killer?

Thailand, whose taken huge strides in political, economic and social change in the last few decades, to become one of the western nations strongerst allies in South-east asia, is once again painted and depicted as a sex industry governed haven for pedophiles, perverts and the sexually confused. This saddens me greatly for this image of Thailand is prevelant in American minds and media. I prefer to think of Thailand as the nation of peace and philosophy, the nation of the worlds greatest martial art, the land of temples and buddhas, of hospitality and politeness, and as it is often marketed, the land of smiles. I hope we can finally put all this nonsense behind us.

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