Chiang Mai spray paint vandals: Brit spared jail as repentant Brittney goes all cultural

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Chiang Mai spray paint vandals: Brit spared jail as repentant Brittney goes all cultural

 

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Canadian media said that both one of their nationals and a British man from Liverpool had avoided jail time over the spray painting of the Tha Pae historical wall in Chiang Mai.

 

Instead of ten years in jail Brittney Schneider, 22, and Lee Furlong, 23 were given 100,000 baht fines each by the judge, said CBC in Edmonton. 

 

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Meanwhile, Brittney said she had learned her lesson and along with her mother had been doing lots of cultural things in Chiang Mai like visiting temples. 

 

She said she was thrilled not to be blacklisted and would come back to Thailand one day as it was a great country.

 

She went on Facebook to say:
"I realize I’ve made a huge mistake, one that in most eyes is unforgivable. I’m beyond sorry for what I did, not because I got caught but because I painted on such a sacred wall. I realized a few seconds too late that what I was doing was not okay. If I could go back to that night and redo it I would, unfortunately life doesn’t move backwards, only forwards. All I can do is try to move on and show I’m sorry, and be remorseful and try and give back as much as I can to this beautiful country. So for now, I will visit temples and on Monday I will volunteer at an orphanage. We are all human, we all make mistakes and we all are pink on the inside". 

 

Mr Furlong, from Liverpool in the UK is yet to make any public statements regarding the 100,000 baht fine. 

 

The case stemmed from their activities in mid-October when they were caught on CCTV after spraying "Scouser Lee" and the letter "B" on the historic wall - something that outraged Thais.

 

Last month Lee told the Daily Mail: "I'd been drinking all day. I'd had some bad news from my family and I went out drinking. I mean, I was really, really drunk.

 

"I saw the spray can and just picked it up. Honestly, I didn't know what I was doing. When I woke up the police were here.

 

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[Dmaxdan]

12 minutes ago, webfact said:

Mr Furlong, from Liverpool in the UK is yet to make any public statements regarding the 100,000 baht fine. 

Well one things for certain. it will be a while before he can afford anymore cans of spray paint. It should give him plenty of time to learn how to spell Scouser.

[PatOngo]

I want to see them graap!

[Borzandy]

I really think they deserve jail for writing on a wall against which the Thais urinate each day.

(I'm witness)

[giddyup]

Can't walk anywhere in Thailand without tripping over spray cans.

[Hooliganzone]

Not a surprise there is no logic only madness same as everything here, a Thai person would never have got such a hefty fine and as far as a possible jail sentence of 10 years just goes to prove it.

As an example french man was jailed for 14 years for murder the other week...????

[Neeranam]

Draconian, two tier fine system, a Thai would only get 1000 baht. 

[rtr4]

17 minutes ago, Borzandy said:

I really think they deserve jail for writing on a wall against which the Thais urinate each day.

(I'm witness)

Wait a minute. You cannot? Oops!

[BEngBKK]

I can see a boob on the boys t-shirt????

[bluebluewater]

" we are all pink on the inside. "   <deleted> ???

[Jazz5555]

Don't worry the scum  did a fundraiser for the fine. Should have blacklisted <removed>

 

[Jazz5555]

I hope those two never get together again and breed for the sake of the human race.

[Vacuum]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

So for now, I will visit temples and on Monday I will volunteer at an orphanage.

Make sure you get a WP before you start working.

[JMonroe]

I would have fined her another 100,000 baht for dressing like that. 

[owl sees all]

Is that right? 100K fine. I wouldn't pay it. Hope he doesn't.

 

Against any sort of norm.

 

[cyberfarang]

I would have liked to have seen the British thug sent to jail, absolute piece of scum.

 

A fine and not even blacklisted, what sort of message does this send out. He`s probably already boasting to his mates about it.

[Bkkthebest]

Wait.. Which one is the female? I see 2 dudes there. 

[crazykopite]

Yet you see many Thais both men and woman who will urinate where they stand it was only last week a neighbour did it up,against the coconut tree some 10 metres from there house which has both an outdoor and indoor toilet .

[Formaleins]

Well, which one is it going to be then? A crowdfunding begging session or in Scouser's case, will mother be off to the DHSS for an "Emergency" Loan against her benefit claim?

[Deez]

Which one is the girl? ????

[namatjira]

he will be a minor celebrity back in scouseland........should make quite the profit on his story......that’s the way it goes....

[IAMHERE]

Scouser Lee should have been fined more because he didn't point in the picture op.????

[1duckyboy]

2 hours ago, BEngBKK said:

I can see a boob on the boys t-shirt????

That's his special visit the temple singlet. 

[Just Weird]

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Draconian, two tier fine system, a Thai would only get 1000 baht. 

Says who?

[helloagain]

4 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

Well one things for certain. it will be a while before he can afford anymore cans of spray paint. It should give him plenty of time to learn how to spell Scouser.

Should have jailed them or cane them

[skippy]

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Draconian, two tier fine system, a Thai would only get 1000 baht. 

and you know this how?

[Just Weird]

2 hours ago, owl sees all said:

Is that right? 100K fine. I wouldn't pay it. Hope he doesn't.

 

Against any sort of norm.

 

Fines aren't optional. You'd prefer to do some time, would you?

[Whitestarschool]

"we all are pink on the inside."

 

I'm having a hard time accepting this. 

[Burma Bill]

4 hours ago, Borzandy said:

I really think they deserve jail for writing on a wall against which the Thais urinate each day.

(I'm witness)

Are you sure they are Thais and not Chinese who feed the pigeons!

[fantom]

3 hours ago, Bkkthebest said:

Wait.. Which one is the female? I see 2 dudes there. 

What's a dude?