- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Myanmar Gives Tourist Who Pulled Plug on Buddhist Chants 3 Months in Prison
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:06 pm
LINK
quote:
MANDALAY, Myanmar — A Dutch tourist who unplugged an amplifier that was broadcasting Buddhist chants, which he said disrupted his sleep, was sentenced to three months of hard labor in prison by a court here on Thursday. The tourist, Klaas Haijtema, 30, was found guilty of causing a disturbance to an assembly engaged in religious worship. He had been staying at a hostel in Mandalay on Sept. 23 when a nearby Buddhist center began broadcasting the recitations of religious devotees. “I was really tired that night and woke up to the noise,” Mr. Haijtema told the court during a hearing last week. “I was very angry and assumed that children were playing music. I told them to lower the volume of the loudspeakers before I unplugged the amplifier, and they didn’t understand me. That’s why I unplugged it.” Mr. Haijtema wept after the prison sentence was announced.
13
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:07 pm to RedRifle
Lesson: don't be a douche in a foreign country.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:08 pm to RedRifle
play stupid games, win stupid prizes
he should be hung in front of the buddhist temple.
he should be hung in front of the buddhist temple.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:08 pm to RedRifle
quote:
I was really drunk that night and woke up to the noise,”
FIFY
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:10 pm to RedRifle
Doesn't know how lucky he is
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:10 pm to RedRifle
Ouch. This is not a country that should be on anyone's list to visit. They give out hard labor sentences like it's candy on Halloween.
quote:
Human rights organisations have reported the continuous use of forced prison labour in Burma, and it is estimated that as many as 20 percent of prisoners sentenced to ‘prison with hard labour’ die as a consequence of the conditions of their detention. It has been reported that at least 91 labour camps operate in areas across the country and the thousands of prisoners in these camps are used to build highways, dams, irrigation canals, and to work on special agricultural projects. Prisoners are reportedly being forced to work 12 hours a day without rest, and the sick and weak are not exempted from work. Inmates who cannot afford bribes are condemned to the harshest labour.
This post was edited on 10/6/16 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:11 pm to RedRifle
People pay big dollars for that level of immersion.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:11 pm to VABuckeye
quote:
Inmates who cannot afford bribes are condemned to the harshest labour.
Some warden about to get a big wire transfer of Euros.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:13 pm to StrongBackWeakMind
quote:
People pay big dollars for that level of immersion.
Lol. You're consistently one of the wittiest posters here.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:13 pm to RedRifle
This is why you respect other nation's laws while in their country
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:14 pm to RedRifle
Don't stay at a hostel if you want a peaceful nights sleep.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:14 pm to RedRifle
"It will always be Burma to me"
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:15 pm to RedRifle
He looks like a giant compared to them 
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:16 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
The Dutch have the tallest average height of any country in the world.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:18 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:They've produced some great kickboxers.
The Dutch have the tallest average height of any country in the world.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:20 pm to StrongBackWeakMind
Van Damme is Belgian and this is his daughter
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:21 pm to RedRifle
quote:I thought that was a discount Pharmacy...
Myanmar
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:24 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:
The Dutch have the tallest average height of any country in the world.
I learned something new today.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:25 pm to RedRifle
quote:
unplugged an amplifier that was broadcasting Buddhist chants, which he said disrupted his sleep
Alpha.
Page 1 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News