Tai Yai Gangs Arrested in Police Crackdown

[snoop1130]

Tai Yai Gangs Arrested in Police Crackdown

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Police have been cracking down Tai Yai gangs following complaints from local Chiang Mai citizens.

 

Following complaints by local vendors at Warorot Market regarding Tai Yai teens who have been causing trouble in the area, police set out an investigation on July 22nd, visiting well-known gathering spots where these alleged teen gangs hang out near Jansom Bridge.

 

Full Story: http://www.chiangmaicitylife.com/news/tai-yai-gangs-arrested-police-crackdown/

 

-- © Copyright Chiang City News 2018-7-24

[nausea]

TaYai - so these would be Shan, hill tribe, teens. Might be helpful if they pointed that out in the article, given it's English language, rather than me having to google it.

[sanemax]

6 minutes ago, nausea said:

TaYai - so these would be Shan, hill tribe, teens. Might be helpful if they pointed that out in the article, given it's English language, rather than me having to google it.

There is a difference between Shan and Tai Yai .

Tai Yai are not considered to be a hill tribe , like the Lisu and Akha

[webfact]

Social media shames police into action in Ta Pae tourist area

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Following a post on social media that showed youths fighting in a popular Chiang Mai tourist area the cops swung into action.

 

A post on Facebook on the page of Boonyakiet Khamphitak showed several young men fighting in full view of tourists.

 

Posters asked where were the cops to prevent such damaging scenes at the Ta Pae gate.

 

Soon "The Sun" gang were in custody with provincial bigwig Pol Col Piyaphan Patrapongsin pictured with the four arrested miscreants.

 

One 19 year old was a Thai while the other three, two aged 17 and one 15, are from the Thai Yai ethnic group who have Myanmar nationality.

 

They were all arrested by Muang District police at a flower shop after the violence on Monday.

 

They had been arguing with a rival group in the tourist area.

 

Source: Daily News

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-07-25

 

[bluesofa]

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

Social media shames police into action

Excerpt from Police handbook 101:

Superintendents Law: The level of bad publicity is directly proportional to the speed at which police will (appear) to act.

 

[mike324]

anyone watch the video,one guy took a meat cleaver and swung at the other guy,  the other guy was able to duck low enough and avoid being chopped!

[nahkit]

" At the scene, 23 individuals were arrested, 18 for inappropriately occupying public space "

 

Couldn't they use this law to remove most of the government?

[klauskunkel]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Posters asked where were the cops

... well, it was raining... 

[Jonmarleesco]

The RTP might have elected to remove helmets and caps. No reason these morons should expect anonymity 

[Vacuum]

3 hours ago, nahkit said:

" At the scene, 23 individuals were arrested, 18 for inappropriately occupying public space "

 

Couldn't they use this law to remove most of the government?

Missing the rice subsidies? 

[Vacuum]

20 hours ago, nausea said:

TaYai - so these would be Shan, hill tribe, teens. Might be helpful if they pointed that out in the article, given it's English language, rather than me having to google it.

Does it matter? Punks/morons got arrested, that's the main thing.

[nahkit]

21 hours ago, Vacuum said:

Missing the rice subsidies? 

Hard to miss something that you've never had.