jaywalker

What's that train made of? Pig iron? Looks pretty banged up to me.

Need these on their trains (obviously).

1 hour ago, Nowisee said:

The reality is, behind every mule is a thug POS either lying to or extorting/threatening them.  Sadly most end up doing the time anyway because they are afraid of harm to their families or maybe really don't know the extortioner or are just really stupid or naive. 

A lot of the time and resources are put into the prosecution of the person caught, not the source person, so they go on continuing the criminal enterprise and the victims keep stacking up, costing money to keep them in prison for ridiculous amounts of time.  

Are some of the mules not in this category?  I'm sure they are, just giving a different perspective to those that are blinded by justice.  
I know the anti drug crowd is going to jump on me... my flame retardant suit is on.  :)

 

Yeah, if you watch any of the "I Almost Got Away With It" series on Youtube the thugs usually have the mule's families marked/threatened if the mule tries to back out.

2 hours ago, mikebell said:

Totally agree.  As a regular Quiz team member + pool player, I visit a lot of bars.  I ask owners about protection money.  ALL said they pay.  The worst case was a French guy (known personally to me) on Kao Talo - he was paying 24K per MONTH.  He closed when he did not make enough to pay.

Yep. I knew a Dutch guy that owned the pool/restaurant on Khao Talo next to Eakmongkol 4.

The cops extorted him out of business & it was just a place for kids to play!

41 minutes ago, mikebell said:

It had an owner?  So how was it running in the road?  In civilised countries pet insurance is mandatory so any accident or damage caused by the offending/offensive creature is paid for.

Mike, I'm from the US, 50 years old, and I've NEVER heard of pet insurance. I'm sure it exists, but mandatory???

It'd be a great idea to make it mandatory in Thailand (and enforce it). The soidog population would plummet.

3 minutes ago, sanemax said:

Happened to me once in Japan also .

Thing I noticed about it was the way he said it .

He said it quite friendly, quietly in a humorous way , 

He didnt seem to say it in an inquisitive official way .

Im sure that some people got caught off guard and replied "Ive got a little bit for later"

And out would come the hand cuffs

Yeah it was like the guy wanted to slip off to the men's room & bump a line off the sink basin.

4 minutes ago, mikebell said:

How are the mules 'unsuspecting'?  Surely they must know and be able to identify those who asked them to carry little packets in their bags?

His name was Somchai.

If it was a Nigerian, his name would be Precious.

3 minutes ago, masuk said:

Well, I stopped my 2 x yearly visits to Jom Tien beach because of the beach pollution and the smokers, who were always seated at the front of the chairs, and ensuring everyone else had a lungful.

Once the water, the beaches and the air is fit for public use, a few more of us might return.

I'll venture to say that the beach chair vendors packing all the chairs together like sardines contributed to the assault on your lungs.

Pattaya & Jomtien beaches have long been shining examples of how to NOT run a pleasant beach. Why anybody would venture onto either one in the past 20+ years has long been a mystery to me.

3 minutes ago, chrisandsu said:

I think the mountainous regions in Colombia are a lot cooler then Thailand . 

Yeah, I'm sure that if coca did grow well in Thailand it would certainly be grown in Thailand.

12 minutes ago, YetAnother said:

an inordinate percentage of the time that when these authorities actually Do Something, they do the wrong thing

More like when they do actually "Do something", it is 1,000% influenced by nothing more than how big the kick-backs will be as opposed to the correct thing.

This smoking ban is nothing more than bread & circuses/smoke & mirrors to try & divert some attention away from such activity.

It may have some detrimental affect on tourism, but I doubt it. Pattaya beach is just a noisy cesspool where some hawker is trying to sell you something every 2 minutes anyhow. 

If that hasn't driven the tourists away already, nothing will.

18 minutes ago, chrisandsu said:

You wonder why the police are arresting Africans ? They certainly bring it in to the kingdom . They are probably behind moving it to japan .

I wonder why they don't grow coca in Thailand. It's about the same climate as Colombia.

9 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:

Nah, just wishful thinking from a guy with his mind perpetually in the gutter. 

I arrived in Tokyo from BKK once & the Japanese customs officer asked me, "Do you have any drugs?" 

I said "No".

"Are you sure? Not even some cocaine?"

I found that quite humorous, so I slapped all my pockets & said "Nope. Fresh out. If I had some I'd share it with you though"

He just looked disgusted & waved me on thru.

33 minutes ago, webfact said:

Police join soldiers in Pattaya karaoke sting operation - female extortionist nabbed

Rats! I thought it said Exhibitionist at first glance!

This is all "Bread and Circuses" - An attempt to be "seen" as trying to "do something" to divert attention away from the myriad of other problems city hall should be focused on.

"Bread and circuses" (or bread and games; from Latin: panem et circenses) is metonymic for a superficial means of appeasement. In the case of politics, the phrase is used to describe the generation of public approval, not through exemplary or excellent public service or public policy, but through diversion; distraction; or the mere satisfaction of the immediate, shallow requirements of a populace, [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses ]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya "epilepsy" death driver not a bar owner - just a DJ

I can just hear his music now...

10 hours ago, mikiea said:

looks a little soft to me ...... 

Probably the same yo-yo that was tap dancing on the lady's car a few weeks ago because she honked at him?

50 minutes ago, ezzra said:

" Golf " " Bird " guns, sex and drugs wild parties in Pattaya, shootout

with police, all's good,

but we warn you, Do not smoke in Pattaya in public you hear?

big fines if we catch you yes?....

You forgot K. "Bank". 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Police were acting on reports of a drugs and sex party at two rooms...

Somebody please tell me they had some rock 'n roll going too?

39 minutes ago, brucec64 said:

 

Everybody settle down. Nobody is going to jail for this...

I agree with you, but that still doesn't stop the "authorities" from looking like complete buffoons.

6 hours ago, wazzupnow said:

every fairytale has ladyboys

They usually do when it comes to aggressive "women" at 0130 hrs on Pattaya Beach.

This guy is full of BS with a cherry on top.

Peer pressure (don't let your buddies down) is what keeps a soldier in line once he's been through Basic and AIT.

Raising hell with him in a war zone like this clown describes is a good way to get shot.

This is the only answer to Thai road carnage (self driving cars)...But it will never work in Thailand.

The on-board computers will all be like this guy. Come to think of it, I usually feel a lot like this after a while on the roads of Thailand.

I got ripped off at the Taipei airport years ago & CCTV caught them.

The guy stopped near the bag on the floor, stopped as if to look at the departure sign, then shoved it along with his foot before picking it up.

Big HEAVY briefcase full of pretty much worthless (to him) technical manuals.

It was hilarious!

2 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:

What 'credibility' ? 

The credibility that disappeared about a dozen or more coups back would be my best guess???