BangkokReady

It seems quite normal for police in Thailand to be involved in the scams in tourist areas. They often help the scammer and tell the tourist to pay. They will also take the side of a local over a foreinger in most disputes. Quite laughable that people think that the Thai going to the police is an indication of innocence

Why would the driver accept 100 Baht for a 400 Baht fair? Why not show that section of the video? Why not show the Brit the money he paid with? Fairly obvious why... 🙄

Lol. You basically just did the opposite of what I advised. You went more biased. As I said, if the local isn't the victim, then how is siding with the local siding with the victim?

If the local isn't the victim, how are the police taking the victim's side by siding with the local? Step away from your crushing bias and use your brain for a change.

Possibly because things are looking bad economically and the desperate need for tourism has been highlighted again. This happened at the end of covid. It became clear how detrimental the lack of tourism had been for Thailand, so there was an anti-foreigner campaign when they started coming back. It seems like people really don't want Thais thinking that foreigners are important to Thailand.

Not because the police often side with locals against foreigners, even where the local is in the wrong, then? 🙄

Therefore the taxi driver definitely didn't steal from him???

Good job you aren't the police then... 🙄

The edited video only shows half of what happened, and even that isn’t clear at all. The police likely realise that the incident is a driver stealing money and a Brit giving him a slap as a result.

Yes. Stealing is always stealing. Whether it's a foreinger or not. Pretty racist way of thinking.

Nah, they just know it's six of one and half a dozen of the other...

None of it adds up. Edited video, claims of him giving him 100 Baht for a 400 Baht fair and the driver just accepting the 100, the police aren't willing to arrest the Brit, etc. Seems that they're both in the wrong, although the taxi driver still has the Brit's money. 🤷‍♂️

Seems pretty sus that the video has been edited to not show what happened before the Brit got violent and he refuses to show the money he paid with. Both parties seem in the wrong, at the very least.

But the thief was civilised?

Probably not enough evidence for an arrest and they can only ask the foreinger to come in and give his side of things.

From the video, the driver is claiming the Brit gave him less money than he did and has stolen his change.

So you believe the driver stole from him?

Surely action should be taken against both parties?

It means they don't believe what the taxi driver is saying and even with all the cameras he has no evidence, so they could only ask the foreigner in to have a chat.

Why did the taxi driver accept and put away the 100 Baht note? Why doesn't the video show the tourist handing over the 100 Baht? Not convincing at all.

I get the feeling that if the races were reversed you'd be saying how "the coward farang deserves more than a slap for stealing from the poor Thai, and the scumbag farang got what was coming to him".

Good luck if you think that is going to help you...

I think the driver was Thai.

Source?

Then why suggest "police" as a response to what to do if someone steals from you?