Ugh. I did not like this at all. I checked out the other link you provided and I like this even less. And the title, oh man.
If you are in a Thai prison and this is what gets your goat, it is probably not that bad. Not to mention the fact that he ate chicken for most of the time he was there. Whole, young chickens are much more expensive than rice husks (which are basically free). Also, in what third world prisons do prisoners have "the right" to medicines? I've been to hospitals in that part of the world that immediately stop treatment if it's clear that no payment is forthcoming.
For hours! Hours, I say! If he was that concerned, why didn't he take it down himself?
There are many things that can prepare a person for the experience of being shackled. For example, setting the shackles around one's ankles before they are fastened together. Or someone saying, "hey, you're about to be shackled."
That's a sad coincidence. However, most people are capable of feeling more than one complex emotion at a time. There's even a phrase for it. Shockingly, the phrase is "mixed feelings."
Everyone who has traveled to Thailand knows just how revered the royal family is, even if the populace doesn't really care for the prince. I mean, the king's face is all over the place. It's not like any literature on the royal family would fail to convey the reverence the Thai people have for their royals, either.
Perhaps this really was an ordeal, but the way that was written has rendered me entirely unsympathetic to the guy.