Dutch tourist gets three months in prison for sacrilege in Myanmar

Prepare yourself when you go to another country and respect the other culture, if you can't muster that, you should stay away.
To be honest, he could have easily spent a year in prison for me, then he would have been cured of his arrogance for good.

3 Months in jail , …… Insanity.
A fine was more than enough.
A well-known communist from the past said:

Faith is….. For the people.

So, given the reactions of all writers, there is never anyone who is annoyed by the very loud music?
No one who behaves differently in a country where other norms and values ​​apply.
I am now 15 meters away with noise of 85 db.
This starts at 7am and ends around midnight.
That for 10 days.
There is no one who finds it annoying to sit in all the noise in, for example, the tesco lotus?
You can't have a decent conversation. But yes, you can't do that with a Thai, it will be a reaction.
Perhaps the Guesthouse should also have told guests that there are monks within earshot with noisy worship.
Of course he should have found another solution.
Perhaps his girlfriend should have intervened.
However, we don't know the situation because no one has been there.
We all condemn him.
But when the death penalty is carried out in a number of countries, we scream bloody murder. Even if it concerns drug-related activities.
There are even writers here who think 3 months is too short.
A fine was in order. Prison sentence? No, that's disproportionate.
Country wise country honour.
Yes, only within reasonable limits.
We are guests in a country with different laws and regulations.
But if something happens to yourself such as a traffic violation where you are blamed because you are a foreigner, we scream bloody murder.
About the differences in price between Thai and farang?
We complain if we think it's unfair. Read Thailand blog.
This is also a rule that applies in Thailand, among others.
Oh well, that's different cases and then suddenly we want the rules to be adjusted.
With and with 2 sizes.
People go first see what the situation is and then judge.
I also unplugged them from the neighbor across the street in the past.
After a few weeks this started to get very annoying. She was 84 years old. Nitrogen. Radio outside at full blast. Tried to negotiate several times.
Even offered to buy headphones.
Nothing helped. Still, the police were called in. Sitting outside was impossible.
The police have tried several times to solve it. Radio confiscated. However son just bought a new one.
Finally just pulled the plug. Well it didn't get through.
So I understand his action. And yes, you reflect on the comments.
I wish strength to everyone who lives next to a temple.
And also those who have neighbors who also have the volume knob on 1 position.
I still enjoy the 80 db.
It is not possible to have a conversation. I don't want hearing protection. Hearing damage after 10 days? Time will tell.

I find it strange that everyone thinks his sentence is too low because he has not performed a very smart action.
I also find it strange that you have to learn all the ways and cultures by heart before you go on holiday in a certain country, which of course does not mean that you can just pull a plug from the turntable of the monks.
I think it's just as strange that a temple has to turn up the sound system so loud that the whole city MUST hear it, I sometimes compare it to the walking street where I'm happy when I'm out again because of the deafening noise they make in my eyes drive away most of the “customers”.
I find it even more strange that everyone knows exactly what we have to adhere to abroad while we come from the Netherlands / Belgium where the foreigners are going to tell that Zwarte Piet and Neger kisses and Jodenkoeken and so on are all no longer possible and allowed. we all just approve of that?? Do these people all get jail time? NO they get everything we as elderly people were actually entitled to !!
Unplugging is not neat, but I regularly visit a temple where the monks are quietly playing with their cell phones and chatting or whatsapping and everyone thinks that's normal.
Okay a stupid action but indeed a much too high punishment given by a country where everyone should be treated with respect, an admonishing word would have been enough.

The man has committed a very stupid and rude action. A decent person had complained to the hotel reception. Or at the organization of the party. Or finally with the police. Just explain in normal words that you are disturbed by the noise. Whether it would have been successful? It was only 22:00 PM, so it's hard to be surprised by a party or sermon at full volume.

I don't understand the reactions along the lines of 'you are in a different country/world' or 'yes you shouldn't bother believers but accept'. In the Netherlands this would also have been a stupid rude action. And if this had not been a religious thing but a birthday party, wedding party or other event, the action would have been just as reprehensible. Religion does not need extra protection with extra severe punishments. No, a person has general universal standards of decency to apply. That means a bit of give and take, a bit of tolerance and not just thinking about yourself. Also put yourself in someone else's place. Engaging in dialogue, not just taking action. Pulling the plug is stupid caveman behavior, especially if you can think about what a normal, decent course of action would be during your angry hike to the installation.

No, growling in prison is not a proper punishment. Personally, I would punish anyone who disrupts an event or party in such a way with a fine. Aggravating circumstances could then be 1) did the person have time to repent before committing the action? (Yes) 2) Was there indeed a nuisance caused by noise at an inhumane hour in the middle of the night? (No) 3) Does the perpetrator sincerely regret and realize what he or she has done? (no idea) 4) Is the person one with a past or is the person known as someone with a short fuse or aso behavior - if so, then heavier punishment -? (no idea if this man is a temper tantrum). If a fine were not sufficient for a perpetrator to make it clear that he was really wrong and will never do that again, then I would give the perpetrator appropriate community service as an additional punishment for a resident and leave the country for a tourist. to expand. Whether the act was committed in Burma, the Netherlands or elsewhere does not matter, such a criminal hearing seems to me to be in accordance with global/human norms and values.