Monk disrobed for drunk driving

[Rimmer]

Monks disrobed for drunk driving

PATTAYA:--A Pathum Thani monk has been disrobed after being arrested for drunk driving in Pattaya.

 

Paisarn Panthong, 59, was pulled over by traffic police at a checkpoint near Chaimongkol Temple Oct. 31. Unable to speak clearly, he was given a breathalyzer test and found to be more than three times over the legal limit for blood alcohol content.

 

The monk later told police he drank to control shakes and other personal ailments. Before being arrested he was visiting friends on Soi VC and enjoyed a few late-night beverages.

 

He was taken to the Bang­lamung dean of monks where he was kicked out of the monkhood.

 

 

-- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2017-11-10

[Thaiwrath]

20 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

The monk later told police he drank to control shakes

It was probably the drink that caused him to get  the shakes in the first place !

[worgeordie]

Another day,another Monk behaving badly.

regards Worgeordie

[Ossy]

From now on, they'll drive around NAKED and drunk . . . fine . . . if monks can be fined, that is.

[BuaBS]

Must be great to be a monk in Thailand , sex , drugs/alcohol and money .

[Happyman58]

Say no more   Life has its up and downs this is one of them

[stanleycoin]

This is just run of the mill stuff now days. 

It's about time we had.

Monk busted in Go Go bar, for not paying bin.

after services with 3 ladies and one man .

Come on saffron boys step up.  

 

Edited November 10, 2017 by stanleycoin

[DD13]

Now this Drunken "Disrobed monk" Cannot make a "habit" of it ?

[Sir Dude]

Modern world is too much of a temptation for them now and we hear these stories of monks committing serious crimes all the time. Quite frankly, I fail to see the need for having hundreds of thousands of monks and temples anyhow. How about making it harder to become a monk and then maybe it would cut out some of the losers that shouldn't be anywhere near an orange robe?

 

Might also restore some badly needed respect for the clergy here as it's taken a huge battering in recent years. Seems, at the moment, to be just one big sex, drugs, money and violence party for them these days. Also appears that many (not all obviously) of the high level abbots are nothing but criminals too, especially when it comes to financial crimes. I'm a bit cynical, but pretty much looks like to be nothing other than they (the monks/temples) providing a paid for service now to the still superstitious...of which there are many.

 

As an aside, it obviously doesn't help that so many of the Thais just throw ludicrous amounts of money at temples in an attempt to buy a 'stairway to heaven' or to gain face...just too tempting for the recipients, I guess...just not enough character or metal to do what they are supposed to. 

[Basil B]

On 10/11/2017 at 4:13 AM, worgeordie said:

Another day,another Monk behaving badly.

regards Worgeordie

was there not another monk DUI the other day? 

[Nemesis7]

The Best JOB, tax free too, to be a monk. You can steal, fly high, have sex with man , woman, boys, get drunk, beat people, carry knives. truly awesome.