American Police Officer James Forrester Dies in Siem Reap

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Re: American Tourist James Forrester Dies in Siem Reap

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perhaps he didn't travel alone?
and a friend stayed elsewhere...

perhaps he was on a visit to meet friends...?

in contrary to the above, I would think that 99% of single male travellers come here for sex & booze rather than the temples... sorry guys... but I would also think, its perhaps 0.5% for children...
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potty wrote:....., its perhaps 0.5% for children...
Are you sure about that ? That would be at least 15.000 per year. Reported cases are about 15 per year. :D Yeah, I know....statistics can be a pain in the ass.
Und der Haifisch der hat Tränen
Und die laufen vom Gesicht
Doch der Haifisch lebt im Wasser
So die Tränen sieht man nicht

In der Tiefe ist es einsam
Und so manche Träne fliesst
Und so kommt es dass das Wasser
In den Meeren salzig ist
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no, not sure, just thought that there are not many of them...
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potty wrote:perhaps he didn't travel alone?
and a friend stayed elsewhere...

perhaps he was on a visit to meet friends...?

in contrary to the above, I would think that 99% of single male travellers come here for sex & booze rather than the temples... sorry guys... but I would also think, its perhaps 0.5% for children...
Sure, but one needs something to do during the day. I used do the culture stuff when the sun was up and would debauch myself at night.
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No problem, that's o.k Potty. I just think that there is a lot of misconception involved and people have the tendency to throw around with numbers just because it suits their purpose (politically). This thread went wrong anyway because it implies that foreign men that travel alone (and that die here) are involved in illegal activities, which is of course totally absurd.
Und der Haifisch der hat Tränen
Und die laufen vom Gesicht
Doch der Haifisch lebt im Wasser
So die Tränen sieht man nicht

In der Tiefe ist es einsam
Und so manche Träne fliesst
Und so kommt es dass das Wasser
In den Meeren salzig ist
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Francis wrote:
General Mackevili wrote:"...experts said that the victim died of a stroke in the stomach."
Could refer to a gastrointestinal bleeding. Such bleedings have intuitively been attributed to stress ulcers.

He tried the street vendor food.
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Francis wrote:Strange world, ignorant people with dirty minds, infiltrated by irresponsible, sensationalist mass media prohibit the thought that one visits Siem Reap for the temples.
The peanut gallery back in Canada did the same thing to Dave Walker, saying that he deserved to be murdered because he lived in Cambodia and therefore must be a pedo. There are a lot of tiny little sex obsessed minds back in the west that get off on these sorts of fantasies, as well as media and NGOs that profit from it.
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The Add Jay wrote:
Francis wrote:
General Mackevili wrote:"...experts said that the victim died of a stroke in the stomach."
Could refer to a gastrointestinal bleeding. Such bleedings have intuitively been attributed to stress ulcers.

He tried the street vendor food.
yes... its 'never do this, don't do that'... but... never eat in a guest house...

really...

they don't have a kitchen (well some room...) and nobody can cook...
they may not like you...
nobody really knows where is what in which box... nobody cares how old the shit is...
don't eat there. get you a bounty or a mars or a bag of chips.
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Francis wrote:No problem, that's o.k Potty. I just think that there is a lot of misconception involved and people have the tendency to throw around with numbers just because it suits their purpose (politically). This thread went wrong anyway because it implies that foreign men that travel alone (and that die here) are involved in illegal activities, which is of course totally absurd.
...there are none so blind as those who will not see...

Clearly you have decided to cling to your misguided inference from my post.

I specifically said that MOST who travel to Cambodia, alone or not, have NO untoward motives.

I listed several legitimate reasons one might be traveling to Cambodia, even if alone.

I indicated that even if Forrester traveled there to pay for sex (one of several possibilities), it could be with persons of legal age (apparently still illegal, but widely accepted in Cambodia).

I AGREE that it is "totally absurd" to imply that "foreign men that travel alone (and die here) are involved in illegal activities."

Of course, that is NOT what I said. I think you know that, so I will move along, and leave you to feed and nurture your injudicious inference. Cheers
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Re: American Tourist James Forrester Dies in Siem Reap

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The Add Jay wrote:
Francis wrote:Could refer to a gastrointestinal bleeding. Such bleedings have intuitively been attributed to stress ulcers.
He tried the street vendor food.
:lol: :thumb: Yap, never do that. These idiots (street vendors) wipe out entire families here in SR with their delicacies.
Und der Haifisch der hat Tränen
Und die laufen vom Gesicht
Doch der Haifisch lebt im Wasser
So die Tränen sieht man nicht

In der Tiefe ist es einsam
Und so manche Träne fliesst
Und so kommt es dass das Wasser
In den Meeren salzig ist
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