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Five immigration officers swoop! German on five day overstay arrested outside Pattaya hotel


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Posted
6 hours ago, worgeordie said:

 

a hammer to smash a nut comes to mind

 

 

That's what the Thais always do. And that is why, because of the 0.005% of bad guys in Thailand we all have to jump through hoops and also be treated as potential criminals.

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Immigration doing their job, same would happen in most countries if they knew where the overstayers were, there are alerts when having to present passport and have it copied at hotels, they check your visa

Hope the guy was allowed to get his possessions from the hotel he was staying in.

Amazing that so many accuse the Thai of being incompetent, but when they do something upholding the law, doing their jobs, they get condemned by so many. 

 

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Posted
7 hours ago, webfact said:

Five immigration officers swoop! German on five day overstay arrested outside Pattaya hotel

Must have peed someone off to get done on only 5 days overstay.

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25 minutes ago, dallen52 said:

So much doesn't get reported on thai TV. 

(Almost as bad as China)

I read more on TVF, and my thai partner has never heard about it..

(Not that she is interested)

Haha - or maybe it is the American phenomenon of "fake" news. Media reporting fictional stories and staging events to scare the public and misinform them

 

 

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Just now, hotchilli said:

Must have peed someone off to get done on only 5 days overstay.

 

Exactly, pi$$ of your girlfriend and she calls 1178 and you are history!

"Naew Na urged the public to continue making calls to the immigration police on 1178."

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What are they meant to do just leave him and see how many months/years he racks up? arrest and get rid of. People moan when they don't do their jobs properly and moan when they do.

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7 hours ago, Sticky Wicket said:

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—

     Because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
     Because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
     Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

It wont be long before "Alexa" or whatever it is called is becomes "they" (or your mobile "device")

Enjoy your "freedom while you still have it!

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Posted
15 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

Immigration doing their job, same would happen in most countries if they knew where the overstayers were, there are alerts when having to present passport and have it copied at hotels, they check your visa

Hope the guy was allowed to get his possessions from the hotel he was staying in.

Amazing that so many accuse the Thai of being incompetent, but when they do something upholding the law, doing their jobs, they get condemned by so many. 

 

Sending 5 officials to deal with a minor civic matter reeks of incompetence and overkill.

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7 hours ago, samsensam said:

 

given that guests have to show their passports when checking into a hotel it is a fairly simple task to identify an over stayer.

 

not sure if this really counts as news...

 

Only cattle give passport, but I never give it.

 

 

Posted
1 hour ago, Skallywag said:

I agree.  Too bad there is very little to go by in the story.  I am actually thinking his wife or his boss contacted immigration asking where their husband or employee  is - haha.  And please go find him

That is what would have happened to me at 45 years old.

Am just wondering how a guy at that age can just decide to "stay" longer than he planned on holiday.

When i was 45 and working,  there is no way I could have stayed anywhere "longer" than planned. 

Too many responsibilities and commitments back home

Not all of us are timerous wage slaves. Anway how would an employer know where you were? How could they speak Thai to immigration?  What kind of wife would act in such a contrlooing way? Your suggestion is very unlikely.

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Paraded on national t.v for a 5 day overstay is embarrassing ! Before long the immigration will be wanting to drive you from the airport to the hotel of your choice before returning to collect you and return you to the airport with a surcharge of 5,000 baht

 

 

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29 minutes ago, lkv said:

The reason why a 5 day overstay of a single individual is sensationalised this way, is because the current administration has been, for the last 5 years, manipulating Thai public perception.

 

The article above is also written for Thai consumption.

Go go to the link. (Thailanguage)

This the ONLY news report about this.

See how many comment from thai? =one, and not real

on thaivisa= 170+

 

Thai people not interest this news. Sure.

 

 

 

 

29 minutes ago, lkv said:

 

They encouraged "Thainess", where Uncle P dressed up in traditional Thai costumes and took selfies with Thai actors, and published countless articles over the years, putting foreigners in a bad light, from Operation "Good guys in Bad Guys out", X-Ray Foreigner, TM30 (what if the foreigner bombs your residence video), foreign overstayers, foreign pensioneers without insurance, and so on.

Nobody listen to Uncle. 

 

29 minutes ago, lkv said:

 

With all the propaganda, nobody cares anymore about "foreigners not meeting visa conditions".

 

This is quite typical in communist or non democratic regimes that wish to hang on to power, so not a big surprise there.

 

Calm down

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7 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

Karma is for people who do bad things (like overstaying, working without a work permit, not paying your taxes and let other people pay more)

If there is such a thing as Karma your future does not look bright.

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6 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Go go to the link. (Thailanguage)

This the ONLY news report about this.

See how many comment from thai? =one, and not real

on thaivisa= 170+

 

Thai people not interest this news. Sure.

 

 

 

 

Nobody listen to Uncle. 

 

Calm down

There should be more racist remarks from the Bitch & Moan Club any moment now.

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Posted
25 minutes ago, sunnyboy2018 said:

Its lunacy because it is very bad publicity for a country that is trying to attract tourists. The tourist police should have helped him get an extension, given him a warning a fine and made the situation into a public relations coup not a disaster.  This police action stinks of bullying Gestapo tactics completely out of proportion to the minor crime. It makes Thailand,  the Thai people and the Thai authorities seem very unreasonable and lacking compassion. When people are treated this harshly in civilised countries it makes headline news not because people are proud but because people are outraged and embarrassed. Ministers are forced to publicly apologise.

Harshly?? Arrested for breaking the law?? Overstay, get deported, what is harsh about that, unless of course it is the fact they caught him

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7 hours ago, Sticky Wicket said:

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—

     Because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
     Because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
     Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

Aptly put but you might have quoted the author (German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller), otherwise its called plagiary. 

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Good lord a whole 5 days, well he's only got himself to blame, he must have known that this horrendous crime wouldn't go unpunished. For his sake I hope they use pain killers when they remove his testicals, can't have criminals like this reproducing. 

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Posted
7 hours ago, ThomasThBKK said:

Yeah it seems thai elite also is not allowed to give you a visa anymore with even a single overstay...

 

How is this even thailand anymore if you can't buy yourself free with money ????

do you have more info or source ? ta

Posted
7 hours ago, samsensam said:

 

given that guests have to show their passports when checking into a hotel it is a fairly simple task to identify an over stayer.

 

not sure if this really counts as news...

kick back?

Posted
9 minutes ago, Mitkof Island said:

Good they are making an example. Time for all the over stayers to (1) Turn themselves in. (2) Make a escape by sea. (3) Join The Pattaya Flying Club. Thousands more in just Pattaya alone keep looking. Raid the bars and have more road blocks.

Such lack of empathy with your fellow humans makes you ideal 'Kapo' material.

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