The bulging pocket makes the happy life.

sung by a bent copper in a Bertolt Brecht play

 

 

 

As long as he is kicking up the proper percentage the "bad apple" (555) will/has

very little to worry. 

10 hours ago, Coconutman said:

You cant blame the cop... they dont get paid enough.

Give me a badge a gun and road block cones i would do it too

Oh, they're forced into police work then?   I didn't know that.

 

Thai cops - corrupt... 

 

What's this world coming to?? 

Edited December 23, 20178 yr by StayinThailand2much

20 hours ago, observer90210 said:

A bit of understanding please, the poor cop probably needed the cash to pay for his sidearm !!

I'm sure, he claimed that he needed it for his kids' hospital bills, or, alternatively, his Esarn-based parents' sick buffalo...  

Edited December 23, 20178 yr by StayinThailand2much

10 hours ago, sawadeeken said:

A conversation just came up today about all the 'young' children in Thai public schools having 'Lice' in their hair........ No help in the schools to keep young students from passing them around......

But Thailand has the big face with Submarines and other wealth but cannot keep the school children free from 'Lice'.......... 

Close your eyes for a moment and try to imagine that these cops are collecting all that money to give to the public schools......... since the Thai gov't won't cover the cost of controlling those Lice in the kids hair..............

Different regimes have different priorities; obviously healthcare and education are no priorities in Thailand. 

Edited December 23, 20178 yr by StayinThailand2much

17 hours ago, Emster23 said:

Friend of mine has a restaurant in Pattaya. Says he has to pay off 3 different "groups" 10k per month each, and now Bangkok cops have come to Pattaya to get in on the gravy train.

A French friend was paying 24K per month to Pattaya's grubbiest.  (He's sold up and moving to another country with a less corrupt police force.)   Every bar owner I know pays a monthly stipend.  Forget cleaning up the beaches; start at soi 9.

3 hours ago, hawker9000 said:

Oh, they're forced into police work then?   I didn't know that.

 

They buy their position. Rumour has it a Pattaya posting costs a million baht which is recouped within a year.

14 hours ago, The Deerhunter said:

See reply on #18.  Sometimes it brings bad luck to say "No."

"Sometimes" i would think everytime!

5 hours ago, mikebell said:

They buy their position. Rumour has it a Pattaya posting costs a million baht which is recouped within a year.

Any links to substantiate this? 

14 hours ago, mommysboy said:

These days I'm careful about what I wish for. 

 

Take the visa issue: surely it used to be better to hand over a small envelope than go to court, get deported, and banned?  One of many examples. 

Or alternatively play by the rules - it's not that hard - and dont encourage corruption.

And save yourself some money and potential problems in the future. 

Edited December 23, 20178 yr by tryasimight

16 hours ago, tryasimight said:

Any links to substantiate this? 

My soon-to-be son-in-law to my step-daughter (if you follow me) is a local cop so only hearsay.

This little piggy goes to me, this little piggy goes to the sergeant, this little piggy goes to the captain........

Bad apple? Better burn the orchard!

Bad apple its more like an orchard .

  Sat in a bar 2 nights ago in kanchanaburi watching the grubs do their rounds collecting money

23 hours ago, grego49 said:

  Sat in a bar 2 nights ago in kanchanaburi watching the grubs do their rounds collecting money

TIT corrupt to the core and will never change in our lifetime.