Tourist Police catch foreign tourist who outraged Thais with yoga poses at sacred sites

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Tourist Police catch foreign tourist who outraged Thais with yoga poses at sacred sites

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Tourist Police have caught up with a foreign woman who drew criticism from Thais online after she shared photos on Instagram of herself performing yoga exercises at sacred sites throughout Thailand.

 

On Wednesday, officers from Chiang Rai Tourist Police spoke to Andreita Levin after they received complaints from people who said the photos were inappropriate.

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Mexican born Levin, had previously shared pictures of her performing various yoga poses at a number of sites including Prasat Pra Thepbidorn, Rong Sue Ten temple or Blue temple in Chiang Rai, Sukhothai Historical Park and at the Emerald Buddha.

 

Ms Levin, who will not be charged over the photos, has agreed to remove them after Tourist Police officers requested she delete them from her Instagram profile.

 

Despite the fall out from sharing the photos, Ms Levin confirmed that she intends to stay in Thailand and continue her holiday.

 

She soon plans to visit Chiang Mai and Phuket but told officers she will not take any more photos of her performing yoga at sacred sites in Thailand.

 

Source: Manager

 

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[Briggsy]

She got away with it! I am outraged. I am a disgusted netizen.

[AGareth2]

Hindu sacred sites

Hindu sacred exercises

[baansgr]

Exactly what crime was commited in order for a tourist to be sought and interviewed/threatened by the police?

[Rhys]

Into the pookey for her.....

[madmen]

1 minute ago, baansgr said:

Exactly what crime was commited in order for a tourist to be sought and interviewed/threatened by the police?

A similar crime as pointing with your feet.

[rkidlad]

12 minutes ago, webfact said:

She soon plans to visit Chiang Mai and Phuket but told officers she will not take any more photos of her performing yoga at sacred sites in Thailand.

But feel free to donate cash to your nearest temple to secure a better next life. 

[Bluespunk]

Well done tourist police, now let’s hope your colleagues can catch the guy who murdered the unarmed man in the snooker hall...

[thequietman]

18 minutes ago, webfact said:

Ms Levin, who will not be charged over the photos, has agreed to remove them after Tourist Police officers requested she delete them from her Instagram profile.

You see, it's all about show and absolutely, no, zero, nada, substance.

 

Face is everything. ????

[Chang_paarp]

She is definitely foreign, her Instagram name is published on the attached image, if she was Thai it would have been pixelated.

[GeorgeCross]

of course she won't reupload them once she has left would she?!

 

with the tagline "BANNED in Thailand!"

 

nah.. would never happen 

 

 

 

[off road pat]

5 minutes ago, thequietman said:

You see, it's all about show and absolutely, no, zero, nada, substance.

 

Face is everything. ????

Yep,...but she can always take more pictures and post them later when she's safe in her country.

It doesn't bother me, people driving at crazy speeds or drunk or under influence or on the wrong side of the road do bother me !!!

[Thongkorn]

 An open and shut case,  I would have thought, Her legs that is.

Edited June 5, 2019 by Thongkorn

[poohy]

With the country  rapidly heading towards Banana Republic(well minus the republic bit for the time being) status

Really Have these people really nothing else to do or worry about?

Edited June 5, 2019 by poohy

[rumak]

i hope she did not share a similar pose where I was involved .  I do not think I would be considered a sacred site.   (and it was just a dream)

Edited June 5, 2019 by rumak

[djlest]

did you read her insta post? i think she they should be chasing after the tour guide not her for probably taking the pic or telling her she could.

[Misterwhisper]

As long as "Thai netizens" can vent their childish anger over trifle things like this, they won't bother going out on the streets protesting the increasingly oppressive regime, the corruption that's spiraling out of control, the shameless shenanigans of our so-called "representatives" in forming a government, the frequent assaults from "unknown persons" on pro-democracy activists, the appalling daily death toll on our streets, and the glaringly two-tiered (in)justice system. You know... stuff that really deserves to become outraged about.    

[Helmet Grunter]

1 hour ago, djlest said:

did you read her insta post? i think she they should be chasing after the tour guide not her for probably taking the pic or telling her she could.

 

 

Edited June 5, 2019 by Helmet Grunter

[Helmet Grunter]

Just another ignoramus visiting Thailand

[brewsterbudgen]

Just another ignoramus visiting Thailand

True. But hardly a criminal. There are far more important things for Thais to get upset about.

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[djayz]

With all the problems this country is facing - environmental, potilitical, the wealth gap, substandard education, road safety, to name but a few - I sincerely believe that this is the least of their concerns. 

 

If the authorities reacted as swiftly and competently against the more serious issues here, this could be a truely amazing place to live. 

[Andre0720]

Sacred Ecology is an ecospiritual approach to life that cares for and reveres the natural world as an access point to the sacred.

So how about Tourist Police catch foreign tourist  people who outraged Thais ecologists with yoga poses   all the garbage scattered at sacred sites the surface of this sacred world.

 

On their free time of course....

 

[kritsana77]

Thailand LOS --The Land of Stupid

[connda]

3 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Well done tourist police, now let’s hope your colleagues can catch the guy who murdered the unarmed man in the snooker hall...

Thailand definition of heinous criminals who must be caught is pretty obvious.  Yoga girl - heinous criminal; snooker killer - not important.

[Chazar]

3 hours ago, Briggsy said:

She got away with it! I am outraged. I am a disgusted netizen.

I  too am outraged,next time take some of  your  kit off  you  look quite  fit.

Thailand, land of the unbelievably trivial.

[Wilsonandson]

Exactly what crime was commited in order for a tourist to be sought and interviewed/threatened by the police?

Disrespectful posing that might offend Buddhism.

[KMartinHandyman]

Disrespectful posing that might offend Buddhism.

But the report of her being caught up with included one of her more provocative poses.


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[stanleycoin]

1 hour ago, Chazar said:

I  too am outraged,next time take some of  your  kit off  you  look quite  fit.

Thailand, land of the unbelievably trivial.

In future maybe, Yoga pants, sporting a cameltoe. 

Edited June 5, 2019 by stanleycoin

[MaxYakov]

4 hours ago, baansgr said:

Exactly what crime was commited in order for a tourist to be sought and interviewed/threatened by the police?

The goring of a sacred ox, of course (or is it oxen?).

[Wilsonandson]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Mexican born Levin, had previously shared pictures of her performing various yoga poses at a number of sites including Prasat Pra Thepbidorn, Rong Sue Ten temple or Blue temple in Chiang Rai, Sukhothai Historical Park and at the Emerald Buddha.