Robbed Canadian tourists say "we'll definitely be back" as Bo Phut police roll out the red carpet

[khunPer]

18 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

Must be her first visit , although she had to be prompted by one of the B.I.B. !

Samui's BIBs are actually very helpful, and seem to do a good job (I talk from experience)...

[ScotBkk]

17 hours ago, Jeremy50 said:

Ahh, one of those 'I love Thailand'  moments.  I was choking up. 

Me to, being overwhelmed with emotion my heart bleeding for the thought of a better word. We all know this ain't no marketing ploy by TAT they'd never dream up this kinda news, now going viral with all them happy endings and we LOVE THAILAND stuff with tourists monitored 24hrs being slipped in .......................

[blazes]

33 minutes ago, theguyfromanotherforum said:

She's cute. Must be from Quebec.

If she happens to be a French speaker, she will sound like the equivalent in English of some hick out of the woods of Alabama.

So, maybe not so cute after all....

[wvavin]

"Oh....I could not wait to come back to Thailand..." I could not hold back my teas...LOL.....

[natway09]

Is there a way of banning him from the island ?

On second thoughts we don't want him on the mainland

[Lupatria]

1 hour ago, moe666 said:

Geeze do not carry all that crap with you, there is a safe in your room at most hotels. See it all the time in Chiang Mai everyone of them with a back pack on carrying everything they own for a day out

Does it mean if you just carry a bag full of unnecessary plastic items you are safe from being robbed? 

[johnhw]

5 hours ago, falangjim said:

If it was "so safe" on koh samui, then why was she robbed and hurt? Samui is an island of miscreants and thugs. Maybe the Canadians were fooled by the photos in the brochure.

On the other hand, if they were fooled by  reading  too many TV comments, maybe they would be convinced the locals are all criminals, srupid, etc etc and have no respect for their falang superiors.

[Tchooptip]

1 hour ago, evadgib said:

How do you feel about routinely identifying & exposing vulnerable victims of crime to the worlds media with no thought whatsoever for their privacy...or consent?

It does not make me choke on my coffee going the wrong way!  

[falangjim]

1 hour ago, johnhw said:

On the other hand, if they were fooled by  reading  too many TV comments, maybe they would be convinced the locals are all criminals, srupid, etc etc and have no respect for their falang superiors.

Perhaps, but I was only referring to the island.  And let's face reality: the lawlessness that happens on the mainland is multiplied on the islands.  Not sure what you are touting as 'falang superiors [sic]'  What some locals, foreign expats, and tourists have no respect for are laws.  This is TVF, an online rag that reports crime. What did you expect in the comments, love and compassion for criminals?

[sn1per]

22 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Channel 7 said the thief was caught after he tried to buy things with one of the stolen credit cards.

So the place he tried to buy items with should be looked into as well, the card purchase was flagged with the card company when the card was being used.  He doesn't look like a Miss Smith/ Jones or Trudeau to me, surely he must have a contact inside the shop.

[Grumpy Duck]

7 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

Well they did handle that nicely.

swift arrest also nice job.

Good that the snatcher also seems sorry about how it all went down for him?

How quick would the arrest have been had the culprit not tried using a stolen credit card. 

[cookieqw]

cant get over all this wai stuff, its as if he's shaking hands with them.  ==  never happen 

[JRUSA]

8 hours ago, mdmayes said:

Good to see a happy ending for once.

I see a happy ending 3 times a week..

[aboctok]

On 04/04/2018 at 7:30 PM, Thaiwrath said:

Must be her first visit , although she had to be prompted by one of the B.I.B. !

Take One, she forgot the "very." It's okay; we've got all arvo.

[PoorSucker]

I am amazed that 95% of posters in this thread know more about expat life on Samui more than me,  but have only been visitors here. 

Talked to my friend Pig-Bill about it today. 

2nd of May I going to host his 40 years as Expat party.

If you know Bill, PM me for venue.  

[mettech]

Afraid of saying the real thing and instructed by the cops since it was under video so now they could get mug again because they will be back for sure it is good propaganda coming from Canadian farangs.

[bandito]

On ‎4‎/‎4‎/‎2018 at 9:07 PM, colinneil said:

My keyboard has been playing up, must have been my tears falling on it, as i could not stop laughing at the BS video.

Conversation overheard in the police car, silly bar stewards think we feel safe here, and will be back.

What time is the first flight out of here? 

 

First flight out?

You're going back to Blimey?

Hurray!!!

[bandito]

It is all very well to call the Thai boy all sort of names but it only shows that most TV members don't know sh.. about life here.

Companies, and I'm not talking about shophouse stores, will not employ boys before they can proof they are exempt or have been doing there Militaire Service which is for two years.

My son of nearly 21 and a lot of his friends face the same problem.

He and most of his friends are now going for the militaire lottery coming Monday and hope for the best.

Some of them volunteered just to get it over with.

If they get drafted they will be 23 and 24 years old when released from the Army.

You think there are jobs waiting for 23 and 24 years old without any experience?

Taken up by females who won't get conscripted.

[colinneil]

4 minutes ago, bandito said:

It is all very well to call the Thai boy all sort of names but it only shows that most TV members don't know sh.. about life here.

Companies, and I'm not talking about shophouse stores, will not employ boys before they can proof they are exempt or have been doing there Militaire Service which is for two years.

My son of nearly 21 and a lot of his friends face the same problem.

He and most of his friends are now going for the militaire lottery coming Monday and hope for the best.

Some of them volunteered just to get it over with.

If they get drafted they will be 23 and 24 years old when released from the Army.

You think there are jobs waiting for 23 and 24 years old without any experience?

Taken up by females who won't get conscripted.

Your post is a load of nonsense, what has Thai military conscription got to do with Canadians being robbed?

[bandito]

6 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Your post is a load of nonsense, what has Thai military conscription got to do with Canadians being robbed?

A lot!

It has to do with why a lot of Thai boys are robbing and stealing.

Not able to find a job, no money etc. etc.

My daughter for example just picks up the phone and can work anywhere she likes or wants.

This in sharp contrast to my son who I am now supporting until we see what the conscrition lottery will bring him.

He got called 2 times by a company and has a job lined up there but first the f...... lottery to see if he has to do his Militairy Service.

You understand now what you call "nonsense"?

[evadgib]

On 4/6/2018 at 6:53 AM, bandito said:

A lot!

It has to do with why a lot of Thai boys are robbing and stealing.

Not able to find a job, no money etc. etc.

My daughter for example just picks up the phone and can work anywhere she likes or wants.

This in sharp contrast to my son who I am now supporting until we see what the conscrition lottery will bring him.

He got called 2 times by a company and has a job lined up there but first the f...... lottery to see if he has to do his Militairy Service.

You understand now what you call "nonsense"?

Assuming he's a dual national why not send him home so he can do it properly on a decent wage as a volunteer?

[janclaes47]

On 06/04/2018 at 6:53 AM, bandito said:

A lot!

It has to do with why a lot of Thai boys are robbing and stealing.

Not able to find a job, no money etc. etc.

My daughter for example just picks up the phone and can work anywhere she likes or wants.

This in sharp contrast to my son who I am now supporting until we see what the conscrition lottery will bring him.

He got called 2 times by a company and has a job lined up there but first the f...... lottery to see if he has to do his Militairy Service.

You understand now what you call "nonsense"?

 

When I was 18 there was also conscription plight in my country, and it wasn't even a lottery but everyone had to go, yet there was no tourist robbing and for sure no justifying of it.

[Just Weird]

On ‎4‎/‎4‎/‎2018 at 9:07 PM, colinneil said:

My keyboard has been playing up, must have been my tears falling on it, as i could not stop laughing at the BS video.

Conversation overheard in the police car, silly bar stewards think we feel safe here, and will be back.

What time is the first flight out of here? 

"Conversation overheard in the police car, silly bar stewards think we feel safe here, and will be back. What time is the first flight out of here?"

It's only you who hears those silly voices in your head. 

 

What was so "BS" about the video?

[Just Weird]

On ‎4‎/‎5‎/‎2018 at 8:30 AM, hobz said:

No mention of punishment for the thief. Surely out on the streets already doing the same thing to the next victims.

Probably has to go to court for that to be decided, wouldn't you think?

[Just Weird]

On ‎4‎/‎5‎/‎2018 at 1:07 PM, evadgib said:

How do you feel about routinely identifying & exposing vulnerable victims of crime to the worlds media with no thought whatsoever for their privacy...or consent?

How do you feel about claiming that they were vulnerable and exposed to the worlds media with no thought whatsoever for their privacy, or consent, without any evidence of that?

[Just Weird]

On ‎4‎/‎5‎/‎2018 at 4:26 PM, sn1per said:

So the place he tried to buy items with should be looked into as well, the card purchase was flagged with the card company when the card was being used.  He doesn't look like a Miss Smith/ Jones or Trudeau to me, surely he must have a contact inside the shop.

Did he succeed in buying anything or did the shop refuse him?  

[Just Weird]

On ‎4‎/‎5‎/‎2018 at 4:27 PM, Grumpy Duck said:

How quick would the arrest have been had the culprit not tried using a stolen credit card. 

Does it matter unless you just want to denigrate the police again? 

[Just Weird]

On ‎4‎/‎6‎/‎2018 at 6:31 AM, bandito said:

It is all very well to call the Thai boy all sort of names but it only shows that most TV members don't know sh.. about life here.

Companies, and I'm not talking about shophouse stores, will not employ boys before they can proof they are exempt or have been doing there Militaire Service which is for two years.

My son of nearly 21 and a lot of his friends face the same problem.

He and most of his friends are now going for the militaire lottery coming Monday and hope for the best.

Some of them volunteered just to get it over with.

If they get drafted they will be 23 and 24 years old when released from the Army.

You think there are jobs waiting for 23 and 24 years old without any experience?

Taken up by females who won't get conscripted.

Without a doubt there are jobs, no one has any experience before their first job or it wouldn't be their first job!

 

You son and his friends wouldn't have "the same problem" if they'd bothered to get it out of the way while they were in school in the Reserve Officers Training Corps.  Those that did have the foresight to do that are exempted from conscription. 

[Just Weird]

17 hours ago, janclaes47 said:

 

When I was 18 there was also conscription plight in my country, and it wasn't even a lottery but everyone had to go, yet there was no tourist robbing and for sure no justifying of it.

"...yet there was no tourist robbing and for sure no justifying of it".

Really? No robbing?  What part of Utopia did you live in?

[janclaes47]

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