September 5, 20178 yr Hello, I am wondering why they are checking people all around the city ? I spoted them at 3 location at least. Are they unofficial checks for easy bucks ? Do they sometimes send people to court to pay the 2000 fine or everybody pay on the spot ? Just wondering...
September 5, 20178 yr They love taking the piss in this town. Income is a bit low this year , so its time to step it up a bit.
September 5, 20178 yr Time, date and location of these piss tests would assist with working out whether there's a city wide effort or just some localized, night time or early morning checks in the 'usual locations'. I doubt they are chasing after the weekend shoppers at Central or even the ones stumbling out of WS pre-dawn but the Thai nightclubs and karaoke's in north Pattaya and Third may be a target-rich environment. It's a low-hanging fruit sort of thing.
September 5, 20178 yr @thailandroadblock: What kind of testing sites are these? Inside of bars? Roadside stops? Shopping centers?
September 5, 20178 yr 14 minutes ago, wpcoe said: @thailandroadblock: What kind of testing sites are these? Inside of bars? Roadside stops? Shopping centers? Wats? Churches? Mosques? Karl M.
September 6, 20178 yr it is just mis-communication , these situations occur when 1 of the parties does not understand the meaning of "piss off"
September 6, 20178 yr They are looking for meth users. I know a guy who last week was tested in Chiangmai ,was positive for meth and paid 15,000 baht. It was that or off to court for a possible 40,000 fine and a few weeks in the can. They had been watching him for some time. When you stop and think about it, it is one way of not filling up the legal system and jails that waste time and money plus gives the poorly paid cops a living. The bad guy is punished. The one I know did a big tour of mates to find 15 grand. Not a western approach but seems to work??
September 6, 20178 yr 18 minutes ago, johnmcc6 said: They are looking for meth users. I know a guy who last week was tested in Chiangmai ,was positive for meth and paid 15,000 baht. It was that or off to court for a possible 40,000 fine and a few weeks in the can. They had been watching him for some time. When you stop and think about it, it is one way of not filling up the legal system and jails that waste time and money plus gives the poorly paid cops a living. The bad guy is punished. The one I know did a big tour of mates to find 15 grand. Not a western approach but seems to work?? QUOTE: >>>>>> Not a western approach but seems to work?? <<<<<< So he stopped doing drugs?
September 6, 20178 yr 13 minutes ago, oldhippy said: QUOTE: >>>>>> Not a western approach but seems to work?? <<<<<< So he stopped doing drugs? Most likely he had to up whatever illegal or shady activity he was doing in order to pay for his drugs so as to be able to fund his payment to the cops. THis is the way addiction works.
September 6, 20178 yr To be forced for no clear reasons to piss in the public street is an illegal practice. I dont know any country in the world that allows that.
September 6, 20178 yr 53 minutes ago, oldhippy said: QUOTE: >>>>>> Not a western approach but seems to work?? <<<<<< So he stopped doing drugs? He probably did not stop using drugs. But it worked at not filling jails with dropkick losers who live for drugs. How many drug users fill U S jails? When out they mostly go right back to it. A total waste of time and millions better spent elsewhere. See?
September 6, 20178 yr 50 minutes ago, Proboscis said: Most likely he had to up whatever illegal or shady activity he was doing in order to pay for his drugs so as to be able to fund his payment to the cops. THis is the way addiction works. The war on drugs has failed. I don't know the answer but locking up millions of small time players is not one of them. Make it a medical condition instead of a criminal condition with health services aimed at helping people to get off the merry go round might offer some hope. Jail for sick drug addicted people is not the answer.
September 6, 20178 yr 20 minutes ago, johnmcc6 said: He probably did not stop using drugs. But it worked at not filling jails with dropkick losers who live for drugs. How many drug users fill U S jails? When out they mostly go right back to it. A total waste of time and millions better spent elsewhere. See? ????? See?????? Promoting olice corruption to prevent jails from overflowing is all I see in your approach. Digging a hole to fill another hole.
September 6, 20178 yr 16 minutes ago, johnmcc6 said: The war on drugs has failed. I don't know the answer but locking up millions of small time players is not one of them. Make it a medical condition instead of a criminal condition with health services aimed at helping people to get off the merry go round might offer some hope. Jail for sick drug addicted people is not the answer. Now that makes sense.
September 6, 20178 yr Legally, in Thailand, are the police allowed to stop you and demand a sample? What happens if you refuse? Legally speaking, not asking what will actually happen as the two may be different.
September 6, 20178 yr 2 hours ago, johnmcc6 said: They are looking for meth users. I know a guy who last week was tested in Chiangmai ,was positive for meth and paid 15,000 baht. It was that or off to court for a possible 40,000 fine and a few weeks in the can. They had been watching him for some time. When you stop and think about it, it is one way of not filling up the legal system and jails that waste time and money plus gives the poorly paid cops a living. The bad guy is punished. The one I know did a big tour of mates to find 15 grand. Not a western approach but seems to work?? Only meth or whatever lights up the tube? Curious on 2 fronts.. Was it the police or military or both together? And where did this happen in Chiang Mai? Odd they caught a foreign guy.
September 6, 20178 yr 2 hours ago, johnmcc6 said: They are looking for meth users. I know a guy who last week was tested in Chiangmai ,was positive for meth and paid 15,000 baht. It was that or off to court for a possible 40,000 fine and a few weeks in the can. They had been watching him for some time. When you stop and think about it, it is one way of not filling up the legal system and jails that waste time and money plus gives the poorly paid cops a living. The bad guy is punished. The one I know did a big tour of mates to find 15 grand. Not a western approach but seems to work?? To round it out I have heard they hit up Zoe along time ago and not so much just in the past the old Mandalay club that is now new and has name changed. Was your friend even a foreigner or was actually Thai? Understood is an easy or semi easy way for them to make money, but also brownie points with the old supreme being in command.
September 6, 20178 yr True story, me and a friend were walking back from Soi Cowboy, pretty early in the AM was approached by 2 cops near a stand f trees with urine cups in hand. Broken english 'Pee-pee', I looked at my friend, we are drug free, and said okay "drop 'em" I wasn't wearing underwear at the time, let my shorts drop to the ground, bare ass started to pee - cops yelling me "NO NO NO pick up pick up" so I dropped the bottle and picked up my shorts. They were yelling "Bai Bai" my friend just said "I can't believe you did that" my response was 'they would have found yaba in our piss, we would have to pay a huge fine - this was all I could think of. Thais across the street were laughing I think at the police, not at the bare ass farang.
September 6, 20178 yr 50 minutes ago, JayBird said: Legally, in Thailand, are the police allowed to stop you and demand a sample? What happens if you refuse? Legally speaking, not asking what will actually happen as the two may be different. Yes, you refuse and they can take you to the station, they can force blood tests and you WILL be found with drugs in your system. Better to comply if you are drug free, if not, try to pay your way out of it............the American Embassy visits people all the time in jail that shouldn't be there, but are because they were hard headed. Druggie or not, you will lose in Thailand
September 6, 20178 yr 19 hours ago, thailandroadblock said: Do they sometimes send people to court to pay the 2000 fine or everybody pay on the spot ? Just wondering... Why are you worried ? Just stay drug free , they won't fine you for drinking beer. .
September 6, 20178 yr 1 hour ago, johnmcc6 said: The war on drugs has failed. I don't know the answer but locking up millions of small time players is not one of them. Make it a medical condition instead of a criminal condition with health services aimed at helping people to get off the merry go round might offer some hope. Jail for sick drug addicted people is not the answer. Given that druggies are possibly the main group of petty criminals stealing stuff in western countries to buy more filth, I want them locked up so they can't steal my stuff. The other option is to just give them all the drugs they want. Works in Portugal. BTW, I don't see why the hard done by taxpayer should have to fund services for people too stupid to say no, when they get addicted. It costs me far too much to see a GP now, so I'd be extremely PO if druggies were getting service for free when pensioners can't.
September 6, 20178 yr 2 hours ago, Destiny1990 said: To be forced for no clear reasons to piss in the public street is an illegal practice. I dont know any country in the world that allows that. LOS isn't any other country in the world. Anyone that thinks it's illegal should stay away from LOS.
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