webfact Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Two American tourists fined in Thailand for 'butt selfie' at temple File photo BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities have fined two American tourists for public indecency for posing for a "butt selfie" in front of a famous Buddhist temple, police said on Wednesday. The two, who police identified as Joseph Dasilva, 38, and Travis Dasilva, 36, were arrested late on Tuesday at an airport in the capital, Bangkok. They were each fined 5,000 baht ($154) for baring their buttocks for a picture taken last week at Bangkok's Wat Arun, or Temple of the Dawn. "The two American citizens have admitted taking the picture," district police chief Jaruphat Thongkomol told Reuters. While Thailand has a reputation for racy night life, the predominantly Buddhist country is deeply conservative and revealing clothing is frowned upon while public nudity is considered offensive. The two men had an Instagram account called traveling_butts which showcased similar selfies taken at tourists sites around the world. The account had more than 14,000 followers but on Wednesday it had been deleted. Jaruphat said the two would also be fined for a similar picture taken at another temple in Bangkok. They were being held at an immigration detention center while police considered a possible violation of Thailand's Computer Crime Act, as the photograph was uploaded online, Jaruphat said. (Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat and Suphanida Thakral; Editing by Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Robert Birsel) -- © Copyright Reuters 2017-11-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 (edited) "They were being held at an immigration detention center while police considered a possible violation of Thailand's Computer Crime Act, as the photograph was uploaded online, Jaruphat said." Computer crime act? Then death sentence it is for the Traveling Butt Buddies. Edited November 29, 2017 by NCC1701A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Too bad they don't play basketball ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samui Bodoh Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 They are ill-mannered idiots. Take their cash and toss them out. And don't ever let them back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolgeoff Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 not at a temple wrong place to do that.thais and farang do worse elsewhere for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 50,000 fine should have been more like it, i'm sure they wouldn't have done that in the place they go to worship, what ever their religion is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Dick Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 This isn't Castro Street, Nancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Caught at Don Muang. Apparently, on a flight to the temples of Phnom Penh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon Mee Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Should have been fined much more than that. Disgusting behavior! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfalfa19 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 these characters seem quite proud of themselves and their bungholes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 1 hour ago, NCC1701A said: Computer crime act? Then death sentence it is for the Traveling Butt Buddies. I do think that the death sentence in Thailand is only carried out for bad murders Or was you joking ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinsdale Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Thai. Assault: Bt500. Farang. Butt flash: Bt5000. Still they're idiots. I challenge them to do this in Saudi Arabia for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 3 minutes ago, dinsdale said: Thai. Assault: Bt500. Farang. Butt flash: Bt5000. Still they're idiots. I challenge them to do this in Saudi Arabia for example. Would make a fantastic butt photo after a thousand whips... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captspectre Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 that should read two american idiots! not tourists! hope the Thai's throw the book at them and bar them from the country. AND why blank out their faces? surely we would want to know who the fools were so that we could avoid them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muggi1968 Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 29 minutes ago, sanemax said: I do think that the death sentence in Thailand is only carried out for bad murders Or was you joking ? Thailand have 474 people on the dead row, but have not executed anybody since August 2009. They are normally changed to ""Life time" at royal birthdays etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sklmeeera Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 What a pair of filthy morons . Far too light a sentence . 2 years jail and permanent ban would have been appropriate in this case . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muggi1968 Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 I agree they did something stupid and should have more respect for Thai culture.... But come onnnnnn..... Most people in Thailand do far worse thing and get away with a 500 Baht fine and a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, webfact said: The two men had an Instagram account called traveling_butts which showcased similar selfies taken at tourists sites around the world. The account had more than 14,000 followers but on Wednesday it had been deleted. Unfortunately there still is an instagram account with that name and the pictures at the 2 temples so a fine of 5,000 Baht per day per person that they remain online would be a good idea Edited November 30, 2017 by sometimewoodworker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextStationBangkok Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 5000 Baht is a complete joke. Any non-sense person will come to show their b##s and show this. Should be 100,000 Baht fine, plus 6 months jail term for insulting religion. Americans are not afraid of insulting other's beliefs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Tough crowd we have here today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 54 minutes ago, captspectre said: that should read two american idiots! not tourists! hope the Thai's throw the book at them and bar them from the country. AND why blank out their faces? surely we would want to know who the fools were so that we could avoid them. Meet the DaSilva husband and wife team from California. Try to avoid them now you know what they look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickb Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 This type of behavior wouldn't be acceptable in the US. So why would they think they could get away with it in Thailand, or any other country. Total disrespect for their host country and its people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcoast Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 100,000 for smoking on a beach5,000 for immoralitySent from my SM-A910F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) Edited November 30, 2017 by 4MyEgo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan B Tong Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Memo: To Ministry of Tourism. Please implement sale of 10,000 Bhat "bumm flashing" permits at all notable landmarks and historical places. Suggest promoting bumm flashing tours in any relevant GLBTQ (Fag) social media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sklmeeera Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 29 minutes ago, ratcatcher said: Meet the DaSilva husband and wife team from California. Try to avoid them now you know what they look like. And dont drop anything if you are around them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Miller Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) The Thai people have a prescribed fine as punishment for public indecency. These two idiots have been caught and fined, and perhaps are liable for another round at another temple. I wish the yammering homophobes and bigots on TV would give it a break. If it were a couple of drunken "good old boys" who had pulled this off as a prank would you then be calling for execution, ten years in jail, 100,000 baht fines? Hell no! These two bone heads are not the only ones showing their asses in this instance, IMO. The false outrage about it being a "religious site" especially irks me, as if those particular barkers have any least notion what Buddhism is about. Take their fine money, and throw in a couple of years ban, then move on to actual criminals like murderers and thieves....what a novel idea! Edited November 30, 2017 by Bill Miller Spelling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 9 minutes ago, Juan B Tong said: Memo: To Ministry of Tourism. Please implement sale of 10,000 Bhat "bumm flashing" permits at all notable landmarks and historical places. Suggest promoting bumm flashing tours in any relevant GLBTQ (Fag) social media. A 10,000 baht fine for exposing one's BUM is a lot less than the 100,000 baht fine for dropping a FAG on the beach. Priorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 I thought only 2 are showing their bums? Another 5 are going to show too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altalake Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 What a pair of jerks. Mannerless oafs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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