The maid-abuse scandal has revealed many layers of bureaucratic malaise which are perpetuated by a patronage system that eats away at meritocracy.
When the story of Pol Cpl Kornsasi Buayaem, 43, beating her maid, 32, found its way to social media, people were enraged. When it was suggested that the corporal might be a love interest of a married senator, people saw it as a juicy distraction.
