webfact Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 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 -- © Copyright The Thaiger 2018-08-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Arrest, deport, ban for 5 years minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 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 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lust Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I worked my ass of to get here. Hope this is just the beginning for these deadbeats and others like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuketshrew Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 They probably came here in search of paradise but after 15 months they still haven't found it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samui Bodoh Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 "...They want people to support them to make they dream come true. ....” Er... Ahem... Oh... Er... Isn't this what Monks do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Chance Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 It's a cultural issue. They come from poor countries with political problems, they think everyone else is rich so why not help them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiChakayan Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 The Thais don't need human waste from abroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayduke Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retell Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 A racist troll post has been removed from this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzidenn Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Where is your sense of adventure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Looks like there is only one wheel left on their wagon ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackleton Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Someone needs to tell them about GoFund me seems to work for quite a few people nothing to lose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farcanell Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon789561 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psimbo Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Thaiger has been tracking them around town- still at it by all accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotsdermatter Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Is 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beechbum Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Who in their right mind gives money to idiots such as those, I wouldn't pi$$ on them if they were on fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAKAPALITA Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Get that Yank E Beggar on You Tube as well Hes begged for 3 years and got away with it.!.Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ks45672 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Dude Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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