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Old 10-22-2018, 12:09 PM
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I hope she gets the maximum sentence, set an example so it never happens again. I couldn't see any comments on the go fund me page but its sick to see people have $5380 to spend on that woman when the money could be spent on people who really need it, like food banks and homeless shelters.
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Old 10-22-2018, 12:46 PM
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Where are these comments? Can't seem to find them??

I see she's employed as a ramp agent with westjet. Likely won't see the airline doing a 'feel good' story for these actions!

I noticed that as her Facebook is public, I guess the Thai authorities have her cell phone so she can't make any privacy setting changes . Despite her 'special magical unicorn status' as an LTBQ person WestJet knows that it would be a PR nightmare to help her out, be it publicly or even privately, especially from a perspective of maintaining friendly relations with nations that it flies to or hopes to in the future.

She'll be paying her dues, I just think its ridiculous that others are donating to help. A quick run through her FB shows a person who can afford to fly all over the place and party and golf in Arizona & Palm Springs. I was feeling a bit of sympathy for her, but then I noticed she follows a group called Albertans against the UCP Party, sounds like a hate group to me.... Someone made a non-leftist very moderate and sensible comment and was immediately called a racist by the page admin.
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Old 10-22-2018, 01:37 PM
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wow what some people will spend there money on I would not give her a dollar
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Old 10-22-2018, 08:16 PM
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Where are these comments? Can't seem to find them??

I see she's employed as a ramp agent with westjet. Likely won't see the airline doing a 'feel good' story for these actions!
Looks like they've disabled the comments part of this campaign
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Old 10-22-2018, 09:42 PM
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Like Forest Gump said and I quote..stupid is as stupid does. Not going to spend a dime on this one. Respect the people and country you visit or pay the time.
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Old 11-13-2018, 08:59 AM
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...ison-1.4902611

Unfortunately this young lady gets to come home right away. 4k in fines.
Reading her comments tells me all I need to know about her thought processes.
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Old 11-13-2018, 09:13 AM
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I think the $4k in fines is the lesser punishment next to her well-deserved public shaming, ambassadors like that we can do without ‘representing’ Canada internationally. What Thai courts decide is their prerogative and theirs alone, as it should be. Curious what her workplace has to say about it, a business like that has a lot at stake when it comes to responsible tourism. It can’t be condoning that kind of thing.


Edit: It struck me to check the GoFundMe, they’ve raised $6470 to date, so essentially she’s not even paying the fine. That extra would have been burnt up by her mother flying over, so ma got a free trip to Thailand out of the deal. Probably some Thai defense attorney fees in there, but the bulk of the ‘punishment’ was neutered by stupid donors. Makes sense
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Old 11-13-2018, 09:19 AM
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I think the $4k in fines is the lesser punishment next to her well-deserved public shaming, ambassadors like that we can do without ‘representing’ Canada internationally. What Thai courts decide is their prerogative and theirs alone, as it should be. Curious what her workplace has to say about it, a business like that has a lot at stake when it comes to responsible tourism. It can’t be condoning that kind of thing.
Sad thing is that the gofundme funds raised are higher than the fine. So, no hurt to the pocketbook and basically get a free flight home to boot.
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Old 11-13-2018, 09:19 AM
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$6470 in donations enough for the fine and a free tip to Thailand for mom

priceless!


https://www.gofundme.com/support-for...ghter-brittney
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Old 11-13-2018, 09:20 AM
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I for one will not be buying her book nor watching her documovie.


What has this world come too ..making stupid people famous.
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Old 11-13-2018, 09:20 AM
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Looks like we all had that thought simultaneously!
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Old 11-13-2018, 09:22 AM
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Old 11-13-2018, 09:27 AM
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Well, that will be a good lesson for her.

At least she gets to wear the appropriate public humiliation for it, probably for a long time to come.

Priceless that Gofundme covered her crime.
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Old 11-13-2018, 09:31 AM
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$6470 in donations enough for the fine and a free tip to Thailand for mom

priceless!


https://www.gofundme.com/support-for...ghter-brittney
My thought too, even the article said they have been touring Thailand while she supports her daughter.
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Old 11-13-2018, 09:57 AM
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My thought too, even the article said they have been touring Thailand while she supports her daughter.
And probably expecting a big homecoming party at the Grande Prairie Airport.....
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Old 11-13-2018, 10:15 AM
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They should of gave her 20 lashes and send her on the plane, plus a ban of entering the country again.
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Old 11-13-2018, 12:02 PM
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And probably expecting a big homecoming party at the Grande Prairie Airport.....
The way the girl talks, she is scared she will be a victim of some kind of harassment in her home town upon her return from all the hate she has received. Just accept your fate, you messed up, made international news, now serve the time. Me thinks she likes her fame.
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Old 11-13-2018, 12:56 PM
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From what I heard, the fine is in Thailand currency....$40,000 CDN is what $4000 translates...Sorry, I could have missed part of the news release....

Edit: sorry, just read the article attached
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Old 11-15-2018, 03:50 AM
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An embarassment to all Canadians. Drunk or not. Respect each others countries. End of story.
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Old 11-15-2018, 07:57 AM
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It wasn't only mom who got a free trip to Thailand, courtesy of the gullible public, but her aunt tagged along as well. They spent time touring around temples, doing photo ops, supposedly to become enlightened and to show the public that she's now a better person.

The fools who donated to Go Fund Me, awarded her for being a criminal and a paid vacation for her aunt and mother. I have mutual acquaintances with this family and apparently, people have donated to them outside of the Go Fund Me as well. I know many people have been reporting the Go Fund Me, that the money is going to be used to finance a criminal.

Hopefully they'll pull the campaign
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Old 11-15-2018, 01:42 PM
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Tie the scurvy wench to the yard arm and commence with fifty lashes.
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Old 11-15-2018, 03:18 PM
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It wasn't only mom who got a free trip to Thailand, courtesy of the gullible public, but her aunt tagged along as well. They spent time touring around temples, doing photo ops, supposedly to become enlightened and to show the public that she's now a better person.

The fools who donated to Go Fund Me, awarded her for being a criminal and a paid vacation for her aunt and mother. I have mutual acquaintances with this family and apparently, people have donated to them outside of the Go Fund Me as well. I know many people have been reporting the Go Fund Me, that the money is going to be used to finance a criminal.

Hopefully they'll pull the campaign
That's the trouble with Go Fund Me, open to abuse and fraud.


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Old 11-15-2018, 03:55 PM
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That's the trouble with Go Fund Me, open to abuse and fraud.


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Old 11-15-2018, 04:56 PM
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Old 11-16-2018, 07:51 AM
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Don't do dumb sh*t in other countries and complain.

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