52 arrested in crackdown as police focus on black migrants and tourists in Bangkok

[cornishcarlos]

48 minutes ago, dutchinlondon said:

Blacks aren't farang. They use more colourful words for them  

 

 

What, like Chocolate man !!

 

[cornishcarlos]

5 minutes ago, MUSICMAN16 said:

send the nigerians back to africa

they are criminals and fraudsters

parasites they ruin everything they come into close contact with

send the tanzxanians back to africa 2!!!!!!!

 

 

i'm black myself so its not racist

 

its true

they just in thailand to steal and defraud???!!!

 

But if I said it (being white) then would it be racist ?

[Raymonddiaz]

I am only bothered by the title of this article. Just get the criminals whatever their races.....

[MUSICMAN16]

11 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

But if I said it (being white) then would it be racist ?

probably mate

so i'm here to say it for you

 

lolli!!!!!!

[natway09]

Arrested on cocaine charges but released not deported. The boy must have had some money in his pocket!!!

[FitnessHealthTravel]

When you let them arrive and stay in the first place this is what you can expect from many from Countries like that. This Visa issue which can easily be prevented. China, Taiwan and other stricter countries don't have these problems.

[sambum]

"another with smuggling a banned good."

 

A good what?

[theguyfromanotherforum]

1 hour ago, LannaGuy said:

 

It's obvious if most crime is undertaking by any specific group then they should be targeted more but you can't do that these days in US.  The PC/CNN screaming crowd will crucify you as non-PC and a member of the KKK etc.

 

Funny how some posters will scream PC and nanny state when the poster above has on many occasions called Thais "xenophobic" for such banal things as dual pricing in national parks.

 

Targeting minorities is perfectly fine.... until your precious pension drops below certain level on the currency exchange or a Thai government comes up with some new rules for retirees..... then you suddenly don't like being "targeted"

 

I agree there are a lot of Africans doing shady things here, but so are there a lot of foreigners. How many are breaking the law by simply working without a work permit?

 

Just exposing another hypocritical post.

 

You can thank me later.

[HooHaa]

i find it amusing that people are taking umbrage to this article, especially given this has been a long established problem on sukhumvit and most topics usually derided the thai police for not taking action for so visible an issue.

seems the cops cant win. 

[peterb17]

5 hours ago, colinneil said:

One of those arrested was charged with deceiving Thai women in a romance scam

Surely that is a joke? deceiving in a romance scam, not only done by Thai women, but also to them, priceless.

I’m afraid it’s only the totally stupid punters who fall for the scams who are at fault. 

 

Personally I think caveat emptor. 

[wavemanwww]

1 hour ago, scotchonrocks said:

For once racial profiling focuses on a particular colour of Farang. Well at least it means less watchful eyes on the traditional colour! And of course it's always the poor Thai being exploited and never a Thai woman taking anything!

black.white.yellow.WE ARE ALL THE SAME? Your not racist are you?

[Jip66]

49 minutes ago, simple1 said:

Total BS, easily proven to be a lie by HMG published statistics e.g.

 

"Prison & general population by ethnicity, December 2016 Compared to the population as a whole, the non-white population is over represented accounting for 12% of the general population and 25% of the prison population at December 2016"

And you have been IN a British prison & seen for yourself? I call bullshit, because I have!!!!

[wavemanwww]

This quote from the article." Surachet said one of the arrested had been previously jailed and released for being in possession of cocaine. He would investigate why the suspect had not been deported, said Surachet."

 

Bloody good question?

[Ron19]

A racist post and answer to it have been removed.

[DerekMarshall]

How about racially profiling some rather wealthy yellow skinned folks and importing them for their crimes, ya know Shiniwatara's, red bull heir...

[wavemanwww]

10 minutes ago, Jip66 said:

And you have been IN a British prison & seen for yourself? I call bullshit, because I have!!!!

Addressed to "Simple 1"

If the prison population is as what your saying is more represented by coloured people . Well have you ever thought the reason could be the white poms do not give them a basic job to make a basic living so have no alternative to feed their family but to commit a crime. I would commit a crime to feed my family if I was in their situation and I'm white Falang. What would you do? Let your kids starve?

[mdmayes]

2 hours ago, Juan B Tong said:

Just saying now..

 

Living in a country where racial profiling is OK is kinda OK.

 

 

Its ok until your nationality gets targeted. Then you would be on TV texting your fingers raw saying how unjust it all is...just saying.

[Eagle60]

Quite frankly I do not give two hoots for political correction and this has nothing to do with it. It has nothing to do with color of skin. If it was Chinese, we would say Chinese. But its not. Its Africans.   The fact is, myself and my friends often walk in Asoke and down to Sukhumvit to Soi 5. Many of my friends live in that area. The whole way down we encounter groups and single African guys  plying their evil trade.  Their Thai wives do not like walking there at night. They guys are in the sub Soi's, along the road, outside hotels. This is early evening too.  They were openly doing it with no respect or regard for the law,  in front of old people, children, tourists and anyone who walked by. In the last 5-8 years the place has become infested with them and they need to be weeded out and arrested. Anyone who knows Bangkok well and lived in the city for any length of time, will say the same. Well done to the Thai police. I hope they get rid of every one of them.

[Eagle60]

I hear so much bashing of Thai police and sometimes maybe its warranted. But they have done a positive thing here.

Edited October 16, 2017 by davidcc
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[oxo1947]

"I'm proud to be Asian." Said the Asian.

"I'm proud to be black." Said the African.

 "I'm proud to be white." Said the racist.

[TechnikaIII]

5 hours ago, colinneil said:

One of those arrested was charged with deceiving Thai women in a romance scam

Surely that is a joke? deceiving in a romance scam, not only done by Thai women, but also to them, priceless.

I am not the least bit amused by any of this. Do you think it's so funny that the woman should be cheated? .. whatever the circumstances? You are here to keep some sort of score, just for fun?

Get a life ..

 

[milys]

2 hours ago, Ketyo said:

It’s about time the authorities started to act against the gangs of Africans that have started to take over lower Sukhumvit road in the last couple of years.

Walking between sois 15 and 5 after dark you’ll get asked aggressively a dozen times by these low life criminals whether you want anything from them.

Anyone who cries racial profiling is either ignorant, not been to lower Suk recently or is an African street hustler.

What do you mean they've started ? The black street close to Nana Plaza have been very active for at least ten years. Around that area there are hundreds of west-africans selling all kind of drugs, mostly heroin, cocain and meth. It's so obvious what they are doing so I guess a lot of money goes to the police retirement fund. Also check out how many black girls are "waiting for the bus" all night in that area

[partington]

4 minutes ago, davidcc said:

I hear so much bashing of Thai police and sometimes maybe its warranted. But they have done a positive thing here.

No they haven't. They have done a cosmetic action which will have no effect, even for a day.

 

 The fact that these "tourists" have been allowed to openly sell drugs on the street for at least the last five years with no consequences means the police are being paid off.

 

I live in this area and often pass  the same African guys in the morning and at night hanging around the same corner. What tourist sits on a wall for eight hours randomly accosting passers-by in full view, including of occasional police on motor bikes?

 

Admittedly the pay-offs are not as blatant as the ones from the stall-holders - I once saw a policeman on a motor bike stop briefly, hold out his hand without a word and receive a wad of notes from one of those DVD stall runners, then drive off!

[mrfill]

2 hours ago, Juan B Tong said:

Just saying now..

 

Living in a country where racial profiling is OK is kinda OK.

 

 

Until the race being persecuted becomes yours. Then its not so kinda OK.

[mrfill]

1 hour ago, MUSICMAN16 said:

send the nigerians back to africa

they are criminals and fraudsters

parasites they ruin everything they come into close contact with

send the tanzxanians back to africa 2!!!!!!!

 

 

i'm black myself so its not racist

 

its true

they just in thailand to steal and defraud???!!!

While you are probably a good man, does it not disturb you that this crackdown includes yourself? Do you mind being pulled by the police and searched/questioned for no reason other than skin colour?

[collingwood]

As soon as you have cleaned them out head to Aus and do the same, will have a much harder task as they are protected by the lefty courts.

[quandow]

3 hours ago, Juan B Tong said:

Living in a country where racial profiling is OK is kinda OK.

 

Unless you're an honest, law abiding black.

[simple1]

1 hour ago, Jip66 said:

And you have been IN a British prison & seen for yourself? I call bullshit, because I have!!!!

Perhaps so in a prison, but not all as you claimed.

[simple1]

1 hour ago, wavemanwww said:

Addressed to "Simple 1"

If the prison population is as what your saying is more represented by coloured people . Well have you ever thought the reason could be the white poms do not give them a basic job to make a basic living so have no alternative to feed their family but to commit a crime. I would commit a crime to feed my family if I was in their situation and I'm white Falang. What would you do? Let your kids starve?

Not what I claim, but quoting the UK government statistics. On the other stuff, I have been poor and did not resort to crime and frankly not a requirement to do so to survive in a Western welfare society.

 

Regards the African nationals committing crime in Thailand, would assume they would have a history of criminality elsewhere. 

[transam]

1 hour ago, wavemanwww said:

black.white.yellow.WE ARE ALL THE SAME?

You reckon...