Quote from Eight:
Corruption in the Hindu/Buddha world is through the roof, always was. In Thailand a hit costs about $100 and it happens a lot. A friend grew up there, he told me that once the killers are on the job your only chance is if they are your friends. One PERCEIVED insult will get a price on your head.. I live in the California Central Coastal region, whole lot of flakey people calling themselves Buddhists and talking about reincarnation and how God couldn't possibly punish anybody, etc.. They would take us back thousands of years if they weren't surrounded by Christianity.
I'm afraid your friend is guilty of gross exaggeration. I've lived in Thailand for 17 years now and the notion that hits are a dime a dozen is pure fantasy.
