THE ARMY TAKES CONTROL
I have saved this picture from yesterday afternoon. I believe the well-armed member of the Military Police could be thinking "Okay, you've had your fun .. now I want my tank back."
The events of yesterday afternoon were surreal. One moment I was shopping and the next I was the middle of a "red-shirt" protest wearing, through no reason other than it was what I chose to wear earlier that day, a red shirt. I was joined by an estimated 1,000 people watching the 200-300 "red shirts" have their fun and games.
At that time there would have been a State of Emergency which prohibits the gathering of groups of five or more people. Whoops.
I've said many times that you will only find trouble in the city of Bangkok if you go looking for it. I'll eat my words. This time the trouble came to me while I was shopping on a Sunday afternoon.
2 comments:
Thanks for the fotos. Next time you might want to choose another colour when you go shopping. :)
I wonder whether the redhisrts did actually gain control over the vehicle. The military said no. A bunch of monkeys that dances on the back of a crocodile also looks like it is in control. For a brief moment... until the crocodile decides to dive down or eat them.
Cheers, X-Pat
Agreed with the choice of shirt next time, although I'm colour-blind and that's the excuse I'm sticking to.
If the army didn't place them right outside of Paragon yesterday then who did? Perfect placement for maximum exposure.
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