On Mon, 12 May 2008 11:03:59 -0700 (PDT), xis2xis@googlemail.com
wrote:
>
>BBC News, Bangkok
>
>Sometimes a single incident manages to shine a spotlight deep into the
>soul of a society.
>
>There was just such an incident in Thailand last year, which has just
>gone to court, and which speaks volumes about the dislocating impact
>of more than four decades of break-neck economic growth.
>
>It was a seemingly routine accident along Sukhumvit Road, one of
>Bangkok's busiest and most traffic-clogged thoroughfares.
I might point out that this is rather old news. It happened some
months ago and in fact the driver of the mercedes has already hit a
second bus.
Part of the young man's defense was, by the way, mental problems....
Cheers,
schweik
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