Phuket tourists charged for public annoyance

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

PHOTOS: Tourist Police/Newshawk

 

The Phuket Tourist Police yesterday (Thursday) arrested two tourists at a Phuket market after begging for donations so they could continue their travelling.

 

The Phuket Tourist police and the Phuket City Police found the two tourists at the Boat Plaza Market in Samkong yesterday (August 23) – a 21 year old Ukrainian man and a 30 year old Russian man.

 

The two tourists were sitting on the ground with a message scribbled on cardboard stating that they have been traveling in Asia for 15 months.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/phuket-tourists-charged-for-public-annoyance

 

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Arrest, deport, ban for 5 years minimum.

 

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

The two tourists were sitting on the ground with a message scribbled on cardboard stating that they have been traveling in Asia for 15 months.

Forgot to write "too long" on the end of the message !

I worked my ass of to get here. Hope this is just the beginning for these deadbeats and others like them. 

They probably came here in search of paradise but after 15 months they still haven't found it yet.

No guitar , no drums,no nothing just sitting with a sign..Make an effort draw a picture or tell a joke,but just sittling on your ass waiting for money...pay up comrades

"...They want people to support them to make they dream come true. ....”

 

Er... Ahem... Oh... Er...

 

Isn't this what Monks do?

 

 

It's a cultural issue. They come from poor countries with political problems, they think everyone else is rich so why not help them.

The Thais don't need human waste from abroad.

17 hours ago, webfact said:

Phuket tourists charged for public annoyance

 

Is ‘being publicly annoying’ actually a crime in Thailand? Really? Who could possibly have known?

 

 

yup send them on their way , after the first arrest fined 500 Thb. they were found again thistime begging for money to pay for motorbike repair 

A racist troll post has been removed from this thread.

Where is your sense of adventure? 

Looks like there is only one wheel left on their wagon ?

Could be worse,they could have been robbing,mugging people

to get money,you give them a few Baht  OR  you don't,don't see

how that's been a public nuisance. 

regards worgeordie

Someone needs to tell them about GoFund me 

seems to work for quite a few people 

nothing to lose 

Sublime.... as far as annoying acts go... I just can’t see it.

 

No noisy busking or canned music....  a youth was shot dead last week, for not turning the music down... now that must have been annoying.

 

using minimal sidewalk space, unlike annoying roadside vendors.

 

annoying is a part of life in the kingdom... but how is this “annoying”?

 

that said.... it’s a pretty poor show on the russki’s part. If you want to travel for 15 months, you should be able to fund that travel, or tailor your travels to your funds vs relying on begging to make do

 

lol.... and just in case.... there’s nothing wrong with my sense of adventure. It’s always been extensively exercised, and well funded....

 

adventure usually costs money, after all.... unless you see begging as an adventure. 

 

So.... if they cannot support themselves, deliver them unto their embassy and begone you annoying tourist.

15 months bumming around and you expect strangers to pay for you, some people are unbelievable. maybe you should go home and get back to work and save some money for next time like most self respecting travellers. jesus not even a song. give us a song at least, just a chorus even. nah forget it, do one you scrounging parasites

Thaiger has been tracking them around town- still at it by all accounts.

No sign of a damaged 'bike, crash helmets, 'biker clothing (jackets, boots, etc.), and no marks to show injuries from crash.  No confirmation in report of where and when there was a crash, just accepted their word it had happened.  Never give to itinerants because it reinforces their scam.

 

'nuf sed

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On 8/24/2018 at 4:24 AM, webfact said:

Phuket tourists charged for public annoyance

is there such a thing as private annoyance? How fun can it be annoying one's self?

What's going on with thaivisa posters?

 

Onto the second page and not one person has questioned whether begging is an occupation reserved for Thais.

 

There, I've said it now!

On ‎8‎/‎24‎/‎2018 at 4:29 AM, lust said:

I worked my ass of to get here. Hope this is just the beginning for these deadbeats and others like them. 

Me too.  Nothing wrong with begging, but don't expect a lot of sympathy or support from me because you want to be lazy and hang out on vacation!  Prepare to suffer the consequences.

Who in their right mind gives money to idiots such as those, I wouldn't pi$$ on them if they were on fire.

Get that Yank E Beggar on You Tube as well Hes begged for 3 years and got away with it.!.


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On 8/25/2018 at 12:47 PM, farcanell said:

Sublime.... as far as annoying acts go... I just can’t see it.

 

No noisy busking or canned music....  a youth was shot dead last week, for not turning the music down... now that must have been annoying.

 

using minimal sidewalk space, unlike annoying roadside vendors.

 

annoying is a part of life in the kingdom... but how is this “annoying”?

 

that said.... it’s a pretty poor show on the russki’s part. If you want to travel for 15 months, you should be able to fund that travel, or tailor your travels to your funds vs relying on begging to make do

 

lol.... and just in case.... there’s nothing wrong with my sense of adventure. It’s always been extensively exercised, and well funded....

 

adventure usually costs money, after all.... unless you see begging as an adventure. 

 

So.... if they cannot support themselves, deliver them unto their embassy and begone you annoying tourist.

Most Embassy's will not buy miscreants a ticket home anymore, those days are over I think

 

 

On 8/24/2018 at 3:45 PM, Phuketshrew said:

They probably came here in search of paradise but after 15 months they still haven't found it yet.

The moron deadbeats have all watched the movie The Beach too many times and heard of a traveler paradise of full moon parties and cheap beer/drugs/accommodation etc...so, I guess here is on their silly deluded "bucket list" of places to go now (gone are the good old days and stories that made many westerners come). Then they got here, flaked-it-out and realised it's actually an expensive and dangerous tourist trap everywhere they want go, plus they probably blew all the pitiful amount of Baht they brought with them...and on top of that had little idea a military junta is calling the shots on everything, including the ever tighter regs on visas/fun, not to mention the tsunami of Indians and Chinese now appearing. Not what you thought, is it kiddies? 

 

The deal here is good for those with the resources plus nous and the positives do outweigh the negatives still...but it is nowhere near the deal it used to be. Gone are the days that made here the paradise so many fell in love with.