Video: Crafty old farang steals a Thai's money at supermarket checkout

[RJRS1301]

6 hours ago, mstevens said:

If you saw someone drop money in a situation like that and didn't mention it to them and rather surreptitiously picked it up and kept it for yourself, that in my mind is the same as stealing it. Shameful, that man!

Agreed

[Henrik Andersen]

Surely now he get deported 

If they find him 

 

[Lemonltr]

1000 baht won't go far in Friendship. 

 

[Knee Jerk Reaction]

36 minutes ago, JRG23 said:

Yes, gotta love TH members. Punishable by death! Hang him! 

No need to go over the top. A public flogging followed by castration should suffice.

[robert888d]

Oh my God!How terrible.Put out a poster until he is found.Lock him up and fifty lashes.Then imprison him for a month and finally deport him.What a fuss about nothing you boring old farts.

[cnx355]

Was is noticed by security staff ? Why not intervene and tell the customer lady !

 

Or is there someone in Friendship store watching the video later to check the cahiers ?

 

I agree the customer is stealing but I just wonder how a video like that is posted later  and by who ?

 

[stephehr]

He could have a very big problem for he put his foot on the note and it has a photo of the King. That is disrespecting the King.  When a coin rolls away from you don't put your foot on it to stop it that is also a big problem you could end up in jail.  The guy might very well end up in jail

[upena]

Should be arrested for lese majeste

[Gecko123]

Impulse control issues can sometimes surface here. I think it comes from the illusion that there are no guard rails here.

Edited June 11, 2019 by Gecko123

[Date Masamune]

Even if not to steal I heard AGES ago if a coin rolls away don't stop it with your FOOT!

 

[connda]

Ok.  Video evidence.  That's theft.  Arrest him. 

Edited June 11, 2019 by connda

[Dogmatix]

They will have their work cut out looking for a farang that meets the description of elderly male, bald, obese, shabbily dressed. 555

[malibukid]

6 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

he stepped on it?

 

for the good of other farangs we must publicly execute him.

 

i'll do it.

nickel and dime him to death, i say's

[Jingthing]

6 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

If he sees this video on here, those 6 toilet rolls he bought won't last long, he will be shitting himself for the next few days !????

At the very least he can't go back to Friendship Market. But he's very recognizable. 

[Dogmatix]

7 minutes ago, cnx355 said:

Was is noticed by security staff ? Why not intervene and tell the customer lady !

 

Or is there someone in Friendship store watching the video later to check the cahiers ?

 

I agree the customer is stealing but I just wonder how a video like that is posted later  and by who ?

 

 

Almost certainly someone was reviewing the footage of the cashiers later.

[namatjira]

He should just use the China mans excuse that he was collecting it to give back to her later....doing her a favor by picking it up

[phka]

6 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Things are really getting desperate for some older expats,

what was it 20 thb !,

 

regards worgeordie

That would be £1 sterling soon

[Formaleins]

Misuse of the word "Crafty" - more like thieving old bastard! Crafty would imply some sort of skill involved, where in fact this is simply a low life scumbag.

[Jane Dough]

19 minutes ago, paul545 said:

My eagle eyed wife agrees she says it’s baht 1,000

My hawk-eyed wife says it was 2,000 baht folded together. ????

 

 

Rooster

[Andrew65]

6 hours ago, ezzra said:

We must admit, the temptation of pocketing 20 bhat that are not yours, what an adrenaline rush must it be, poor guy, he must have needed that 20 baht badly...

...more than likely a multi-millionaire??!!????

[mikosan]

7 hours ago, mstevens said:

If you saw someone drop money in a situation like that and didn't mention it to them and rather surreptitiously picked it up and kept it for yourself, that in my mind is the same as stealing it. Shameful, that man!

It's not the same as stealing, legally it is stealing, in most western countries. In the UK it is covered by the Theft Act 1969 

Basic definition of theft.

(1)A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it; and “thief” and “steal” shall be construed accordingly.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60

Not sure what the law is in Thailand, but I imagine similar in this case.

A despicable act by a disgraceful excuse for a farang.  It's people like him that give us all a bad name.

 

[webfact]

UPDATE:

 

Video: Farang thief at the checkout got 2,000 baht, Thai shopper tells Thaivisa

  

Video screenshot

 

A Thai woman working in Pattaya has told Thaivisa how she lost 2,000 baht at a checkout at the Friendship Supermarket in South Pattaya. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105783-video-farang-thief-at-the-checkout-got-2000-baht-thai-shopper-tells-thaivisa/

[Destiny1990]

Will the farang get locked up and have to pay 500,000 to be released or?

[Lee4Life]

6 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

he stepped on it?

 

for the good of other farangs we must publicly execute him.

 

i'll do it.

Considering who's picture is on money here, stepping on it is not a good idea at all.

[Lee4Life]

6 minutes ago, mikosan said:

It's not the same as stealing, legally it is stealing, in most western countries. In the UK it is covered by the Theft Act 1969 

Basic definition of theft.

(1)A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it; and “thief” and “steal” shall be construed accordingly.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60

Not sure what the law is in Thailand, but I imagine similar in this case.

A despicable act by a disgraceful excuse for a farang.  It's people like him that give us all a bad name.

 

According to the law in Thailand it is stealing also.

Edited June 11, 2019 by Lee4Life

[Jimbo1964]

What a scum bag. Finding money on the floor in the street with not one around is one thing, seeing money fall from a persons purse or wallet and not saying anything is another.  Lowlife!

[Jingthing]

OK, two things.

One. It wasn't me!

Two. I assume he will be caught. Being caught might destroy his life. Was his behavior horrible? Yes. Is there any defense for it? No. But it wasn't exactly the crime of century and it was a crime of opportunity meaning I wouldn't worry about him breaking into houses. My point is assuming he is caught is that the consequences will probably end up being way out of proportion to the crime. 

Signed, bleeding heart. 

[johng50]

Confuses say, No fool like an old fool. silly guy, isnt it a crime or some

big bad deal to put your foot on something that has a picture on it, especially

a royal person. i got told if you drop money dont put your foot on it to stop it

blowing away, its a big insult to a thai and the royal family, or was someone taking

the piss out of me and having me on.

[jaiyen]

Stepping on a banknote is really bad in Thailand as there is a picture of the King on the note. People have been beaten up before for doing that

[tubby johnson]

4 minutes ago, jaiyen said:

Stepping on a banknote is really bad in Thailand as there is a picture of the King on the note. People have been beaten up before for doing that

He deserves a beating for wearing cargo pants.