Prison chain-gang cleans out Pattaya sewers

[TumblinDice]

Glad to see they're wearing their government issued PPE gear.

Next news headline will be "Cholera Outbreak At Pattaya Remand Prison".

Edited March 2, 2019 by TumblinDice

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, geriatrickid said:

If they are going to do this work, then give them the appropriate clothes and protective  gear.

The regular paid staff don't get that!

And you expect convicts to be given it?

[Basil B]

Remand prison???

 

They have not been sentenced, the purpose of a remand prison should be as last resort for persons who may not turn upon judgement day.

 

Chain gang work should be for convicted prisoners... 

[Classic Ray]

In the UK the unions and the waste management companies would never allow the criminals to steal their jobs. But here no unions and no waste management means the cons get to do this without protective clothing or masks, lucky lads.

[Otis Cribelcoblis]

On 3/1/2019 at 11:01 AM, Rimmer said:

Well-behaved inmates were put to work around the city Dec. 4, climbing down into sewers and scraping out the garbage, muck and other waste impeding the flow of wastewater and storm runoff.

Makes one wonder what the trouble makers are assigned.

[Otis Cribelcoblis]

On 3/1/2019 at 11:02 AM, watcharacters said:

Now this is some positive news.

 

Win - win for all involved

Uh huh.  I suppose the alternative must be organ harvesting for those not willing to stand in crap.

[Vacuum]

On 3/1/2019 at 9:04 AM, simtemple said:

A cruel and unusual punishment. Clearly slave labour is widely accepted in Thailand.

Are they not doing this volontarily?

[overherebc]

On 3/1/2019 at 3:33 PM, soalbundy said:

''How did you get this job''

''I got lucky I suppose, the other poor sods are lying on their backs in prison reading books and playing cards''

Spike Milligan, as near as I can remember.

 

Soldier Freddy was always

ready and steady

Unlike soldier Neddy

who was never ready

and steady.

 

That's why when soldier Freddy was outside Buckingham Palace on guard in the rain wind and freezing cold

being ready and steady

Soldier Neddy

was home in beddy.

[BestB]

All sounds good and picture looks nice , however I saw them working , boiling hot, guards smoking and drinking water, prisoners had nothing , not a single bottle of water. 

 

Maybe guards had water stashed elsewhere but but it sure looked hard 

[seahorse]

On 3/1/2019 at 9:13 AM, AlexRich said:

What was your crime Richard? 

I'm guessing anti-social behaviour. 

[Jim1000]

On ‎3‎/‎2‎/‎2019 at 12:37 PM, geriatrickid said:

How is the exposure of at risk marginalized people to infectious disease and toxic waste a win?

Look at the workers. Aside from cheap latex gloves, no protective equipment of any kind. They are being forced into dealing with waste/debris that is classified as a biohazard. These inmates are at risk because many are in prison for drug related offences. Drug users in Thailand  have a higher incidence of TB and immune system suppressed related conditions. This makes them more vulnerable to opportunistic infections. It is morally wrong and  evil to have workers climbing into sewers wearing flip flops. They will come out with fungus and parasites attached to their feet. No amount of rinsing will clean that away.  It is unacceptable to have these people in shorts and tshirts  climbing into sewers and drainage pipers where dengue carrying mosquitoes are in high concentration. If they are going to do this work, then give them the appropriate clothes and protective  gear.

Don't you think living in a cell with 24 others , they are just about immune to anything by now ?

Also they get a bit of fresh air .

[essox essox]

On 3/1/2019 at 11:02 AM, watcharacters said:

Now this is some positive news.

 

Win - win for all involved

until the come again!!! theback into the mire again!!!

[geriatrickid]

On 3/2/2019 at 7:19 AM, Otis Cribelcoblis said:

Makes one wonder what the trouble makers are assigned.

Command Staff at military bases?

[Rimmer]

Off topic  post removed

[Bastos60]

On 3/1/2019 at 9:23 AM, UnkleGoooose said:

If you're a "well behaved" prisoner you get to clean out turds, tampons and god knows what else. And if you misbehave....................?

But you get to spend time outside of prison and see perhaps some women instead of the sausage fest in the prison.

[cookieqw]

On 3/1/2019 at 10:13 AM, ivor bigun said:

Dont know about cruel,the ones we saw seemed to spend more time sitting around and smoking than working,and we saw them for a few days.

Sent from my SM-A720F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
 

and i saw food donated to them from local businesses  well impressed

[cookieqw]

On 3/2/2019 at 5:37 AM, geriatrickid said:

How is the exposure of at risk marginalized people to infectious disease and toxic waste a win?

Look at the workers. Aside from cheap latex gloves, no protective equipment of any kind. They are being forced into dealing with waste/debris that is classified as a biohazard. These inmates are at risk because many are in prison for drug related offences. Drug users in Thailand  have a higher incidence of TB and immune system suppressed related conditions. This makes them more vulnerable to opportunistic infections. It is morally wrong and  evil to have workers climbing into sewers wearing flip flops. They will come out with fungus and parasites attached to their feet. No amount of rinsing will clean that away.  It is unacceptable to have these people in shorts and tshirts  climbing into sewers and drainage pipers where dengue carrying mosquitoes are in high concentration. If they are going to do this work, then give them the appropriate clothes and protective  gear.

whooo ruffled feathers

[cookieqw]

On 3/2/2019 at 5:46 AM, White Christmas13 said:

I totally agree with every thing you said

from what i saw it looked mainly like black sand

[cookieqw]

On 3/3/2019 at 3:05 AM, BestB said:

All sounds good and picture looks nice , however I saw them working , boiling hot, guards smoking and drinking water, prisoners had nothing , not a single bottle of water. 

 

Maybe guards had water stashed elsewhere but but it sure looked hard 

<deleted>   -  they had plenty to drink  freezer box full of drinks   sorry about delete

Edited March 8, 2019 by cookieqw