postman

I said it before and I'll say it again - Money Talks! Pay him off. I think that may be the only effective way to sort this out without someone winding up in a bad way.

First of all let me say you have my sympathy and I wish you and your family well, but really you need to take a step back and make an intelligent, well thought through and measured response rather than reacting like a brainless gung-ho, hot-headed idiot and picking up your own gun. All too often this sort of knee-jerk reaction just adds to the problem rather than proffering a solution. At the end of the day it is the safety of your family that is of prime importance and although the solution may make you feel weak and leave a bad taste in your mouth, it is better that your family are still alive and that you are able to enjoy the rest of your life with them. If you go after this thug with violence in mind, whether directly or indirectly chances are it will come back to bite you in a big way. Whether that be you getting shot or injured yourself or a tit for tat retaliation attack on you or your family or simply ending up a convicted murderer in a squalid Thai prision for the rest of your life, it's just not a rosy outlook. So firstly think before you act/speak and getting drunk and angry is definitely not the solution. So what are your options? You could consider relocating as Sinkorswim has suggested but that destroys possibly your wider families source of income and ruins the work you have put in to develop the land you have. Finding a buyer may also be difficult unless you sell to this thug and if you sold to someone else he may still be bent on revenge and track you or your family down to wherever you move to. Involving the local media as Eneukman has suggested may well encourage the Police to take action but if the Thug was arrested and ended up in prison his resentment is likely to just fester and his determination to get his revenge, grow. If he is from a local Mafia type organisation there are probably others who could cause further trouble on his behalf and you may find yourself no better off, constantly having to look over your shoulder and possibly relocate anyway. IMHO I think that possibly one solution may be to pay him off. You have chosen to live in a country where money talks and corruption is sadly rife and it may be a case of 'if you can't beat them, join them'. Perhaps a little for the Police Chief may also help oil the wheels and move things in your favour? Now while I am sure it would make you feel very bitter and hateful towards this thug, money may well placate him and be the best form of protection for your family, which is what you are trying to achieve. The trouble is ensuring that he does not simply blow your wad (so to speak!) and come crawling back for more at a later date. Maybe some sort of legal agreement drawn up by a lawyer might be an option or simply by spreading the payments over a number of months or years. In a few months or so, you're going to be raking in 400,000 baht a month so a reasonably large pay-off shouldn't hurt your pocket too much (just your pride). So while I have not been impressed at many of your posts, and it may well turn your stomach to read a reply from a "Pommie Twit" or a "Shit Teethed Brit" you don't deserve to have your family threatened and intimidated in the manner you have described. One final word of warning, if you do decide to murder this guy in a drunken rage, it's likely to be you who will end up as someones bitch and you who will be walking around like you have something shoved up your arse (and it won't be a stick!) and it will be, whose cock your lips, are round rather than Tony Blairs that you will have to worry about. Life in Prison is not something I would look forward to But in all seriousness -I hope you do manage to find a sensible and workable solution and carry on enjoying life as it should be in the Land of Smiles - Good luck or as we say over here - "The Best of British"!