Huge cache of "war weapons" found as toy trader faces 10 years in jail for water guns!

[Megasin1]

Guys be very careful out there on the streets, take your water dousing like men and don't wear a cajoule, raincoat, or any form of plastic covering as the wearing of body armour is a severe crime in Thailand and you could end up on here, paraded in front of the world as a heinous criminal.

[jenny2017]

25 years in Bang Kwang, not less. She's guilty. 

[atsiii]

So, how did she get on somebody's black list?  Who wants her store and business?

[Catoni]

25 minutes ago, suave said:

I have been hit in the eye by a hi pressure water gun in Chiang Mai, a white bunghole that did it on purpose an thought it was funny.  It is sposed to be a fun time, not something that arss holes can take special pleasures in.

I got a high pressure water shot in the ear during Songkran in Chiang Mai. Really NOT funny. Worried about my ear for a while, but it was okay. I used ear plugs for the rest of Songkran, just too much fun even in my 60’s to stay in my residence. I feel so much younger during Songkran. But I guess you might want to wear a protective pair of high impact sunglasses as well. 

[bkkgriz]

April fools day was 10 days ago. But then again, every day brings a new chance for the TRT to make fools of themselves. 10 years in prison and a million baht fine for water guns? Speechless. What is the fine for having a real gun illegally? 500 baht? What's next? A decade in the Bangkok Hilton for selling SomTam that isn't spicy enough. 

[PremiumLane]

3 hours ago, Cadbury said:

Lethal water pistols, dartboards, connect 4.......what's next on the RTP hit list. Tiddlywinks and pick-up-sticks?

I am sure this "misunderstanding" can be sorted with an appropriate donation to the Policeman's Ball. 

As must as I think this arrest is utter stupidity, you do know they haven't gone after Connect 4 players, that was an April Fools

[lordblackader]

Um - April fools day was last week, wasn't it?

[JOC]

Legal.....Can be used to stage coups and control people....Can kill people.......Below illegal....can be used by people having a good time...

Edited April 11, 2018 by JOC

[atyclb]

miracles actually do occur and at last facial appropriate affect shown by the unhappy water gun sellers rather than  big "village idiot" smiling grins . (see police faces)

 

 

Edited April 11, 2018 by atyclb

[NeilSA1]

Thailand is too frightening - can not live in Thailand, despite all the good things. Can never feel absolutely safe.

There are far too many ridiculous enforcements of twisted rules - arresting of bridge players, mushroom pickers...

Next, people will be arrested for farting (air pollution) or burping (noise pollution) or breathing (oxygen thieves) - too weird and unsettling.  

There is an ancient saying  that is so true -  

The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.
-- Tacitus, 56-120 A.D.

[fantom]

Yes, utter stupidity, but very much an own goal.

Thai people are not going to forget that a phalanx of heavily armed police and army descended on this poor woman, probably wrecked her small business and she is now in fear and trembling of a million bht fine and 10 years in prison.

 

There is something very nasty about this when the state appears to be bullying and intimidating it weakest members.

[saminoz]

3 hours ago, geriatrickid said:

Please be reasonable and consistent. They have to start somewhere. In this case they  nailed a person who imports them and profits from their sale. Yes, there were only 192 seized, but I can assure you that there were others. This is called   making an example case to serve as a deterrent to others. The foreigners on thsi forum scream and cry about these weapons. Now that the police act, they are  insulted.

Most ridiculous post of the day.  You must be going senile GK!

[Lupatria]

Do they really have to demonstrate on a daily (hourly) base this country is a mad house?

[myfriendu]

15 minutes ago, saminoz said:

Most ridiculous post of the day.  You must be going senile GK!

Been saying that for years. 

[PEE TEE]

They are for chinese Water torture  

[Lupatria]

21 minutes ago, JOC said:

Legal.....Can be used to stage coups and control people....Can kill people.......Below illegal....can be used by people having a good time...

Meanwhile every cabby, every motorcycle jockey has a real weapon under the seat.

[TGIR]

UNFREAKING BELIEVABLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  How insane...........yet we'll have nearly a thousand people killed in car wrecks this week without a single highway patrol car...................hard to imagine how this is possible.

[toofarnorth]

4 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

I was at the mall the other day. War weapons were on sale, 20% off.

Tesco Lotus here ( and everywhere ? ) has girt big boxes of them for sale , not too sure if one needs a licence to purchase one of course .

[Get Real]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

she said that if the guns were illegal why didn't customs stop them when they were imported in March?

 

No answer to that one, huh!

[Thingamabob]

Pathetic. 

[toofarnorth]

Just as well they there are no rockets here on  November 5th. Oh I hope too that Cherry Bombs are not sold here.

[gaff]

They could edit the dictionary and just write: Thai police as definition of the word ridiculous.

 

 

[CGW]

Just when you think this country can't surpass itself in ridiculousness, it manages!

Whatever next?

[kentrot]

Excuse me while I check my calendar.

Nope it's not April 1st

- WOW this is bizarre !!!

[DaiHard]

... a hotbed of activity in the sale of clothes and children's toys!

 

A hotbed!

 

[weegee]

I can see the problem....They are similar in action to the Bump Stock....

[dickjones2018]

late april's fool day joke, right ?

[0815]

5 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

The international media will love this. War weapons???

Welcome to planet Thailand.

Better sell real weapons to Th** machos.
The sheriffs would not be that serious about...

[electric]

I wonder how many cops will go home tonight and seriously tell their kids to throw the water pistols in the bin ?

 

On open display at many Chinese "sell everything" junk emporiums are slingshots.

[lucjoker]

lucky the war guns were not loaded , because the smart cop looked in the barrel !

He could have been killed on the spot !

He also kept pulling the trigger .......very dangerous weapon handlings !

His kids will be happy with the new toys?