Monty’s Social Outlook – Issue 15

Last month a 16-year-old girl from one of Thailand’s wealthiest families was charged with driving without a licence and causing death by reckless driving after ploughing into a public minibus on a Bangkok toll road.

Nine people were killed and the girl’s alleged culpability was compounded when a picture was published of her idly leaning against a barrier on her BlackBerry after the accident. This led to a ‘hater’ Facebook campaign that now has 300,000 users signed up. Continue reading

Monty's Social Outlook – Issue 15

Last month a 16-year-old girl from one of Thailand’s wealthiest families was charged with driving without a licence and causing death by reckless driving after ploughing into a public minibus on a Bangkok toll road.

Nine people were killed and the girl’s alleged culpability was compounded when a picture was published of her idly leaning against a barrier on her BlackBerry after the accident. This led to a ‘hater’ Facebook campaign that now has 300,000 users signed up. Continue reading