Pattaya locals implored not to give cash to beggars

[Rimmer]

Pattaya locals implored not to give cash to beggars

PATTAYA:--Pattaya residents were urged not to give money to beggars, saying the seemingly charitable act only contributes to human trafficking, child abuse and more beggars.

 

Mayuree Damnernpol, director of the Chonburi Protection Center for the Destitute, spoke to residents of the Soi Khopai Community Feb. 28, along with Pattaya Social Development Director Teeraporn Srichan

 

Instead of giving money, people should call the Department of Social Development and Welfare at hotline 1300 or the police, Mayuree said.

 

In addition, street performers and buskers often are vagrants or victims of human trafficking. Authorities should be alerted and they will check if the performer is registered to perform publicly. If not, they will be taken to the destitute center or other shelters pending investigation.

 

Mayuree said anyone spotted dropping off beggars or performers should be reported, as they may be involved with human trafficking. Penalties for such are three years in prison and fines of up to 50,000 baht.

-- PATTAYA MAIL 2019-08-03--

 

[CGW]

Getting the public to do their work? be nice if they got off their butts and did some work themselves, besides ignoring telephone calls ???? 

[Ramdas]

Give to the police not the beggars ????

[Vacuum]

22 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Pattaya residents were urged not to give money to beggars

Yes, better to save the money to buy food for the soi dogs.

[jacko45k]

Is the Walking St contortionist girl still around? She started off as a child toddler performer seemingly being 'exploited' by a Thai man,  using a cheap plastic chair. as a prop. Last time I saw her she was looking beyond childhood and perhaps her skills are being put to a different use in a Neon palace nearby. 

[sammieuk1]

The problem she talks of surely would not exist if the 800baht per month paid to the disabled pensioners and alike was something like realistic survival money everyone here seams to have their snout in someone else's trough after going to the temple to pray for good luck and a lottery win .????

  

[connda]

When I use to live in Chiang Mai I lived in the Thai section of town.  I knew a lot of people.  The beggars were patently from the 'outside'.  They didn't live locally.  Where there poor people locally?  Yep.  Crazy people? Yep. But they didn't beg on the streets.  One way or another, the community worked to care for them.  It's pretty well common knowledge that the trucked-in 'beggars' are mafia shills.  Those who wish to support the mafia - well, feel free to donate.

[Mukdahanman]

Won’t miss the beggars, but it would be a shame to lose the performers. At least they do something for their money, not just sit with their hand out.

Edited March 9, 2019 by Mukdahanman
Correction

[Ulic]

The police could do their job and get the beggars off the street but I doubt that will happen as there is no money to be made from it. As for locals giving, I doubt it happens, locals know it is a scam. Tourists, on the other hand, do not. A baht given to the beggars is a baht less that will be spent on booze and the like, so the police should do their job so the bars can keep filling those police envelopes. 

[HLover]

On 3/8/2019 at 11:07 AM, Rimmer said:

anyone spotted dropping off beggars or performers should be reported

Bugger, on giving a needy person a free ride anywhere.

[473geo]

By all means work to remove the mafia groups professional beggars, advice to be selective is good, and allows for personal choice, but let us not remove the compassion for a human being that is suffering through lack of a few baht, or indeed the street entertainers who are not 'in your face' beggars and are rewarded for their skills.

As stated above, lest we are encouraged to forget, there are not too many avenues open to the truly disadvantaged in Thailand

 

[Henrik Andersen]

7 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

The problem she talks of surely would not exist if the 800baht per month paid to the disabled pensioners and alike was something like realistic survival money everyone here seams to have their snout in someone else's trough after going to the temple to pray for good luck and a lottery win .????

  

The beggers is mostly not Thai people they come from other Asian countries 

and meny of them are victims of human trafficking so i can't see your point in your comment 

[scubascuba3]

Strange report, plenty of destitute on beach road opposite Mike shopping Mall, i don't see these people helping them, ever. I'd like to see action, plus get rid of the marijuana sellers

[HLover]

1 minute ago, scubascuba3 said:

Strange report, plenty of destitute on beach road opposite Mike shopping Mall, i don't see these people helping them, ever. I'd like to see action, plus get rid of the marijuana sellers

The tint on my BMW must be illegally dark as I cannot see any of them.