British man released on bail in Thailand over theft of mobile phone

[webfact]

Chris Dodd is released on bail in Thailand over mobile phone

By Sarah Cartlidge

 

The fundraising page for Chris Dodd

 

A MAN from Broadstone who was imprisoned in Thailand has been released on bail after he was arrested in connection with the theft of a mobile phone.

 

Former Poole Grammar School student Chris Dodd had been travelling across Asia but was jailed while awaiting for his case to be heard after Thai authorities are believed to have accused him of theft.

 

His mum Fiona Dodd set up a fundraising page on crowdfunding platform GoFundMe on March 1 calling for members of the public to help raise £20,000 in a bid to bring Chris home. So far just over £18,000 has been raised through donations.

 

Full story: https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/17497395.chris-dodd-is-released-on-bail-in-thailand-after-phone-theft-claim/

 

-- BOURNEMOUTH ECHO 2019-03-14

[worgeordie]

Well murders (Thai) get released on bail,so why not a Farang

that allegedly stole a phone.

regards worgeordie

[stanleycoin]

3 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

Well murders (Thai) get released on bail,so why not a Farang

that allegedly stole a phone.

regards worgeordie

that's only if they got arrested in the first place. 

Money talks in Thailand.

[MARK74]

18k eh. nice little earner by the sounds of it

[sammieuk1]

Most of his troubles are surely hair related and impersonating Harry Enfield's Kev????

[Kieran00001]

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His lawyers are trying to work towards a quicker solution to try any drop the case so we will keep you all posted

 

Is that what the 20 grand is for, the "quicker solution"?  If it is then I'm sure I can't support that!!!

[Vacuum]

34 minutes ago, webfact said:

His mum Fiona Dodd set up a fundraising page on crowdfunding platform GoFundMe on March 1 calling for members of the public to help raise £20,000

That's a lot for a phone.

[Kenchamp]

20k to pay off the real criminals? Shocking how this extortion continues.

Don't know if the guy stole or picked up the phone or not but it seems as soon as an opportunity arises, the squeeze is applied.

[giddyup]

Talk about laughing all the way to the bank.

[sanemax]

2 hours ago, Kenchamp said:

20k to pay off the real criminals? Shocking how this extortion continues.

Don't know if the guy stole or picked up the phone or not but it seems as soon as an opportunity arises, the squeeze is applied.

But the 20 K wasnt given to anyone .

There wasnt a "pay off" and there has been no "extortion".

The "real criminal" is the phone thief 

[Con Peoples Fund]

3 hours ago, stanleycoin said:

that's only if they got arrested in the first place. 

Money talks in Thailand.

Usually they get an invite to the station at their convinience

[Aussieroaming]

Agree the bloke is a <deleted> for stealing a phone, but where are the British Embassy staff calling BS on their national being held in jail on a petty theft charge until bail and court hearings. What a joke in a country where bigger crimes happen daily and are dealt with via a fine.

[Ulic]

The fine will rise to meet the level of the money raised. 

[sanemax]

Just now, Ulic said:

The fine will rise to meet the level of the money raised. 

No it will not .

 

[Tchooptip]

We all have the right not to agree with everyone, so I do not wish to offend you✋, because I respect the opinions different from mine.
So my opinion right or wrong is different, in that I would see all the phone thieves a few days behind bars. It's too easy, it's a hypocrite theft that threatens everyone, the brave people spend their hard-earned money to buy an expensive phone, with a lot of personal information, notes, important phone numbers, and an <deleted> passing buy without seeming anything put the phone in his pocket, too easy!

And secondly, unlike you, I do not see any petty theft. Once a thief, always a thief....because in my book the honest people never ever steal,  and so those who are caught nothing says that it's the first time, and probably not.

Edited March 14, 2019 by Tchooptip
forget to quote Aussieroaming

[ChipButty]

23 minutes ago, Tchooptip said:

. Once a thief, always a thief....

Sorry I have to disagree with you I am a reformed Thief I've not stolen anything for over 20 years

[Wake Up]

Who donates money to causes like this one? They want 20,000 pounds!!!!!

 He should get a kick in his a@@ and suffer the consequences of stealing in a foreign country. 

[Wake Up]

3 hours ago, Aussieroaming said:

Agree the bloke is a <deleted> for stealing a phone, but where are the British Embassy staff calling BS on their national being held in jail on a petty theft charge until bail and court hearings. What a joke in a country where bigger crimes happen daily and are dealt with via a fine.

 

2 hours ago, Tchooptip said:

We all have the right not to agree with everyone, so I do not wish to offend you✋, because I respect the opinions different from mine.
So my opinion right or wrong is different, in that I would see all the phone thieves a few days behind bars. It's too easy, it's a hypocrite theft that threatens everyone, the brave people spend their hard-earned money to buy an expensive phone, with a lot of personal information, notes, important phone numbers, and an <deleted> passing buy without seeming anything put the phone in his pocket, too easy!

And secondly, unlike you, I do not see any petty theft. Once a thief, always a thief....because in my book the honest people never ever steal,  and so those who are caught nothing says that it's the first time, and probably not.

Embassy staff don’t need to get involved in  all criminal actions of their citizens in foreign countries or they would need thousands of more employees all around the world. 

 

I know all humans make mistakes and some steal and regret it and don’t do it again. No one is perfect. That is why you have warnings, fines and first time probation etc.   The people who use stereotypes like “once a thief always a thief”  use these phrases to appear morally superior which serves no useful purpose. IMO be careful trusting those people that lacks empathy or feel the need to shout their moral values. All humans have fallen short of moral perfection and the man that lives a good life does. It need to judge others or proclaim his morality.  

 

Hope this man suffers some consequences and regrets his actions and tries to never do it again. Raising 20,000 pounds from strangers online or blaming others including Thai police is IMO not what this young man needs. 

 

Peace

[GoodieAfterDark]

Bubala can go back to mom now. I just wonder if this Bubala will be able to keep his job as school teacher.

[Kenchamp]

5 hours ago, sanemax said:

But the 20 K wasnt given to anyone .

There wasnt a "pay off" and there has been no "extortion".

The "real criminal" is the phone thief 

You can be sure there will have been lots of greedy fingers in this pie. How do you know what has or has not been paid and to whom? Do you know how the legal system can work in Thailand, either officially or unofficially?

 

By the way, i am not proclaiming the guys innocence and if he stole the phone, then he deserves punishment. A couple of days in the cells and 20k (baht) fine would have been plenty.

[katana]

He should be locked up for that haircut alone.

[NokNokJoke]

The guards gave him a haircut.

Sent from my Nokia 6.1 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app

[djayz]

How do I sign up for this "go fund me" larky? It seems every Tom, DICK and Harry's milking it nowadays. 

 

All joking aside, if he's out on bail, what happens to the money raised to date? Who does that go to? Can he/family withdraw it? 

[sawadee1947]

18k as a reward for a criminal? 

[RJRS1301]

17 hours ago, MARK74 said:

18k eh. nice little earner by the sounds of it

Yes very expensive plane ticket and compensation and legal fees.

must be flying in a suite on the aircraft 

[AlexRich]

He's been accused of stealing a mobile phone. He has proclaimed his innocence. There has been no trial as yet. The reason he has raised so much cash is that many people who know him well, i.e. people who do not post on Thai Visa, do not believe that he is guilty.

 

Perhaps better not to label him as a thief until that has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt in a court?

[myshem]

22 hours ago, Tchooptip said:

We all have the right not to agree with everyone, so I do not wish to offend you✋, because I respect the opinions different from mine.
So my opinion right or wrong is different, in that I would see all the phone thieves a few days behind bars. It's too easy, it's a hypocrite theft that threatens everyone, the brave people spend their hard-earned money to buy an expensive phone, with a lot of personal information, notes, important phone numbers, and an <deleted> passing buy without seeming anything put the phone in his pocket, too easy!

And secondly, unlike you, I do not see any petty theft. Once a thief, always a thief....because in my book the honest people never ever steal,  and so those who are caught nothing says that it's the first time, and probably not.

 

Only idiots buy an expensive phone when you can have a phone that is more than enough powerful for what people are doing with it...

And only retarded countries send to jail someone for a petty theft. We, from civilized countries, are supposed to be smarter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tchooptip]

4 hours ago, myshem said:

 

Only idiots buy an expensive phone when you can have a phone that is more than enough powerful for what people are doing with it...

And only retarded countries send to jail someone for a petty theft. We, from civilized countries, are supposed to be smarter.

  

 

 

 

 

 

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"Only idiots buy an expensive phone "  It's an opinion.... I did not realised there were so many millions of idiots including myself

"And only retarded countries send to jail someone for a petty theft. We, from civilized countries, are supposed to be smarter."

no comment 

 

 

 

  710,000 phones were stolen last year in UK 

 

 

 

retardet countries likeUK?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6525269/My-son-jailed-teenager-stealing-mobile-phone.html

 

Or the USA

https://www.waaytv.com/content/news/Man-arrested-after-stealing-phone-from-ATT-store--475336983.html

 

 https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/03/09/why-stealing-iphone-felony/qgTlkhQ8AnMS7OO7xtsWmI/story.html

In Jamaica 

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Man-absconds-bail--fined-for-stealing-phone

 

in Antigua

https://antiguanewsroom.com/news/crime/woman-caught-on-camera-stealing-phone-charged/

 

Nigeria 

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/12/court-jail-man-phone/

 

USA in jail for stealing a cell phone

https://www.wkrn.com/news/crime-tracker/woman-charged-with-stealing-brand-new-phone-from-ashland-city-walmart/1710371509

 

UK Tougher punishment for thieves who steal phones containing 'irreplaceable' pictures and messages

Loss of sentimental photographs and other data on handsets and other devices will be an aggravating factor when thieves are sentenced

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11912575/Tougher-punishment-for-thieves-who-steal-phones-containing-irreplaceable-pictures-and-messages.html

 

Israel 3 years jail for phone theft? Absolutely, says appeals judge

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-years-jail-for-stealing-phones-absolutely-says-appeals-judge/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Galactus]

such a scam!

bail is what maybe a max of 50 k thb?

and they got funds from go fund me around 750 000 - 800 000 thb!

so what happens to that 750 k thb? drinks and booze? for what?

this should be reported to gofundme and also police imo.

 

Edited March 18, 2019 by Galactus

[Kadilo]

On 3/15/2019 at 6:45 AM, myshem said:

 

Only idiots buy an expensive phone.........

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh the irony.