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Haven't read about any jet-ski scams recently, I thought the tourists have learnt, guess not if it's still happening...

I realize most of the regulars here are bored with it but its still going on daily

I dont think the city is entirely are fault, they are, but there are multimillion dollar establishments on the other side of the road that could afford to maintain the beach that their clients use, or even the footpath right outside their establishments, but they dont care either, so why should the city have a different attitude?

I do not work for any of these hotels or restaurants along Beach Road but they spend a lot on their own property due to the poor infrastructure in Pattaya...such as maintaining the sidewalks in front of their establishments; making sure they have generators for when the electricity goes out; making sure there is water storage for when the water goes out in the city.... and all the tax they do pay to the city. The Pattaya Bay beach is used as an attraction to draw tourists to the city. It only makes common sense for the city to maintain the beach and to get serious about the erosion.

the reason I posted that is because I have accidentally stood in slimy water and twisted my ankles right outside several of these restaurants and hotels, it would cost about 500b a year to pay someone to fill the holes but they obviously dont care anymore then the city cares

in any case, I doubt we will be hearing any more about this case so its all speculation, I speculate that the policeman is still running the same scam in the same place, altho not right in front of that camera anymore

In fairness there was one lifeguard on Pattaya beach on new years day. I remember because he waited till I was right in front of him before blasting his whistle thru my head at some Thai kids splashing in the shallow water. He had a uniform similar to the police and boots on but I do believe he was a genuine lifeguard even if a buffoon

if you go from the tukcom end past action st and the tesco lotus on the left there are a couple of exchanges on the right with bright yellow signs you cant miss that say they rent safes

whats the deal? having an opinion on the beach changes is called whinging and whining, having an opinion on the other posters here is called being a realist? I think someones deluded and its not those posting about the subject of the thread

if I could find a tropical city beach resort thats like Pattaya but has seats on the beach I would move there tomorrow

That's like Pattaya.

There is none, of course. Just another way of saying you want seats on the beach in Pattaya. May your wish someday be fulfilled.

I havent given up on the seats yet, its was only five years ago they had the plastic circular ones that sat on three round legs and every time a farang tried sitting on them they landed on their ass on the pavement, in any other city the counsel would have been sued but in Pattaya it was free entertainment for the ladies

if I could find a tropical city beach resort thats like Pattaya but has seats on the beach I would move there tomorrow

meet some kids last night, 12 years old, they already are holding broken bottles and have no sense of humor, they are brought up that way, they had this older woman who was baby sitting them, mid 20s, as a slave, she was in fear and crying, I was watching my back as well, be very careful out there, a lot of people in Pattaya are totally feral

Why not just let every criminal go free and forgive all of them?

actually they do let many free to celebrate certain birthdays during the year

violence begets violence, and there is endless mindless violence on Thai TV

its a difficult one because the main source of police money is,,,, so its not in their interests to prevent people using it, even tho its the cause of most of the problems in Pattaya

This jet ski gang was so brazen, they chased their victims all the way into the Marriott Hotel lobby.jet ski arrested.jpg

They hadn't counted on the manager demanding the police come and arrest them. Amazingly the police did arrest them.

Of course, never heard another thing about them.

Probably back on the beach.

yep, the two big guys are from mikes I think, one of them went berserk at me one day when I said hello to a girl that turned out to be his sister or gf or something, he raced round me 3 or 4 times on his motorbike on the path yelling at me and no doubt if I hadnt been with a few friends would have attacked me

On Pattaya's main pier it was business as usual Monday for the operators of double-decker wooden ferries preparing to take tourists out on day cruises.

"After an accident like this the boats should be grounded for checks but today they are all running," said a European working in the city's marine tourism industry who spoke on condition of anonymity.

"The boats are very old. There's no maintenance. They are always overcrowded... there's no head count."

says it all really, nether the police or mayor or government or boat mafia gives a toss, only quick money runs Pattaya

scam a bank and the police seem to be able to do their job, scam a farang and they dont seem to care

One solution for this would be all jet ski's have video cameras recording all activity and they must stay in a designated area an an independent company monitoring the cameras at all times and reporting all incidents of scams and extortion.

Tourist police to be notified when an incident occurs and to direct the victims to the police to lay charges so the new tourist court can be used.

Providing this can be done without corrupt cops being involved which is really the biggest problem it should work.

Maybe the volunteer tourist police should be based there from morning till evening.

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the police run this scam, the tourist police have no powers over the police

The thing about these jet ski thugs is they obviously look like thugs. They look nasty, sinewy, orc like, tatooed, drugged up, violent, semi monkey like scum...so even without all the publicity and websites and warnings,....why does basic common sense not tell people to have nothing to do with them?

+ 1 You say it the way it is.....My blood boils every-time I see them arguing with victims. I have tried to take some pictures from the step-up area, but they now have nasty <deleted>....positioned everywhere....2 days ago they ripped a couple of young white guys off.....They let one of them go to his hotel to get the cash, he was shadowed from across the road and 20 m behind all the way to the hotel and back...I did not even have a chance to talk to the poor kid and at least suggest to call the tourist police and city hall with a somewhat dramatized version to get help. The <deleted>...with his yellow waterproof bag immediate realized i was following them and

gave me the looks. Disgusting scum criminals. The beach front starts looking really nasty....This place will never get cleaned up. It only going downhill further in every respect. MS>

on top of that walk down past central, used to be girls, now its just a bunch of dodgy looking guys sitting in deckchairs on the footpath drinking beer, and today the mikes scammers were spread right across the footpath in deckchairs so you had to walk between the thugs, the other thread says people dont come for the beach but I sure didnt come here to be around guys looking for fights, I came to get away from them

I dont come just for the beach but if it wasnt here I would go elsewhere, I prefer to live by the sea, I only wish it was cleaner so I could swim in it. if its just boys or girls you are after may as well go straight to Issan where its cheaper

Yet another example of Thai justice in action, with four youngsters being convicted of a crime by the police and media before they have even appeared before a judge.

What are their chances now of a fair trial? Zilch.

I dont think Thai justice works like that. the police decide if they are guilty and the sentence and then the judge signs it off if, the accused dont see the judge or give evidence unless they can afford a lawyer which these guys cant

I'll miss those beach chairs, NOT.

dont count on it, they will just move them up onto the path when the sand is gone

"An obvious opportunity was lost when the recent road widening of Pattaya Beach Road did not include an effective drainage system."

OK, but where is the surface water supposed to run to when there is no elevation?

into the sea but via pipes rather then over the beach

I hope the extra lane is for tents, much prefer them to buses