Foreigners and Thais arrested after caught drinking in Pattaya bar

 

Image: Siamchon News

 

Police on Saturday arrested a group of eight people, including three foreigners, who were caught drinking inside a bar in Pattaya.

 

Police searched the Pussy Cat Club in Nong Prue just after 9pm after seeing lights on inside the premises, despite the bar trying to appear closed. 

 

Three foreigners and five Thai nationals, some of whom are understood to be staff from the bar, including the 41 year old owner, were found inside.

 

Those arrested face a possible 100,000 baht fine or up to one year in jail for violating the conditions of Thailand’s Emergency Decree.

 

The news comes as Thailand on Sunday is set to relax some of the measures introduced to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

 

Some businesses, such as restaurants, hair salons and golf courses can reopen from May 3, providing strict social distancing measures are in place. 

 

Also on Sunday, Thailand will allow alcohol to be sold from convenience stores and supermarkets for people to take away and drink at home.

 

Bars and pubs are to remain closed.
 

Source: Siamchon News

 

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They will never learn. Stupid people...

Idiots.....

Noticeable once again "Foreigners" highlighted first in the headlines.....why not "Thai Bar flouting alcohol ban"..........

1 minute ago, petermik said:

Idiots.....

Noticeable once again "Foreigners" highlighted first in the headlines.....why not "Thai Bar flouting alcohol ban"..........

Because without these foreigners they would not open the bar. The foreigners are the problem because they pay for it.

7 hours ago, andre47 said:

Because without these foreigners they would not open the bar. The foreigners are the problem because they pay for it.

And Thai,s do not drink of course.......

2 minutes ago, petermik said:

Idiots.....

Noticeable once again "Foreigners" highlighted first in the headlines.....why not "Thai Bar flouting alcohol ban"..........

Put it this way Peter. If the same scenario had happened in your country, e.g. US or UK, I doubt the report would highlight your citizens breaking the law, when it's more newsworthy to blame foreigners for leading your citizens astray. 

 

 

16 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Three foreigners and five Thai nationals,

 

Makes it a majority of Thais then

I like how these fools continually point out how many "foreigners" are involved.

7 hours ago, OnTheGround said:

 

Makes it a majority of Thais then

and the "foreigners" were dragged into the bar.....

12 minutes ago, andre47 said:

They will never learn. Stupid people...

Those old fart foreigners in the pic should know better. Same story as those on the beach a few days ago who were caught. I would deport those idiots back to their home country. We don't need them here.

3 minutes ago, stephenterry said:

Put it this way Peter. If the same scenario had happened in your country, e.g. US or UK, I doubt the report would highlight your citizens breaking the law, when it's more newsworthy to blame foreigners for leading your citizens astray. 

 

 

No it's because Thais blame everyone else for their problems. Are you going to sit there and say if we all got up and left there wouldn't be any crime in Thailand? If we all leave they would blame us for their economic collapse.

4 minutes ago, petermik said:

and the "foreigners" were dragged into the bar.....

Many times Thai ladies drag me into the bars ????

I'd really like to see evidence of these hefty fines being paid. That would be very amusing.

10 minutes ago, petermik said:

And Thai,s do not drink of course.......

pussy cat is more of a farang drinking den than Thai.

IMO, this news arrest is small beer in the whole scheme of things where the coronavirus is causing more global deaths per day than Thailand has suffered since December 2019. Of course, communal gathering could be an infection trigger, but is the risk low enough to control a local outbreak?

 

Having said that, yes it's totally irresponsible and shows contempt for the millions abiding by the law - fine and deport the foreigners as an example to others.    

11 minutes ago, petermik said:

and the "foreigners" were dragged into the bar.....

 

2 minutes ago, BobinBKK said:

No it's because Thais blame everyone else for their problems. Are you going to sit there and say if we all got up and left there wouldn't be any crime in Thailand? If we all leave they would blame us for their economic collapse.

I think you've become indoctrinated into believing the worst, and that's not really a healthy attitude. IMO, many posters on here can only post negative comments, whatever the subject, which indicates that living away from their home country is not the utopian outcome they'd anticipated.  

 

 

 

 

18 minutes ago, BobinBKK said:

I like how these fools continually point out how many "foreigners" are involved.

A few people having private drink behind closed doors. Don't see what they did wrong.

Too many people are worried about what Thais do in THEIR COUNTRY rather than worry about their own business 

21 minutes ago, BobinBKK said:

No it's because Thais blame everyone else for their problems.

Correct! It's the deflection of responsibility, face, that false sense of security that they hide behind, they will never admit they are wrong no matter how blatantly wrong they are. That said, there is no excuse for the farang to be in the bar either!

53 minutes ago, petermik said:

Idiots.....

Noticeable once again "Foreigners" highlighted first in the headlines.....why not "Thai Bar flouting alcohol ban"..........

How many will read the article it was saying that Thai people were caught drinking in a bar? the "foreigner" bit that make the article a tingly bit of news wroth reading...

1 hour ago, petermik said:

Idiots.....

Noticeable once again "Foreigners" highlighted first in the headlines.....why not "Thai Bar flouting alcohol ban"..........

Why not take it up with the person who started the post- he put the threadline up, not 'them'? Turning this into an anti-thai bash is juthst thilly.

54 minutes ago, BobinBKK said:

I like how these fools continually point out how many "foreigners" are involved.

I thnk you will find that the fools are the foreigners who were flouting the law.

 

1 hour ago, petermik said:

And Thai,s do not drink of course.......

Not since guzzling became popular with free alcohol 

Perhaps they got a serious warning. But were there any other consequences? I guess not.

1 hour ago, stephenterry said:

Put it this way Peter. If the same scenario had happened in your country, e.g. US or UK, I doubt the report would highlight your citizens breaking the law, when it's more newsworthy to blame foreigners for leading your citizens astray. 

 

 

The press in the UK are not allowed to state ethenticity or religion when reporting crime...it's racialist don't you know....oh unless it's a whitey Brit that commited the crime

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

Pussy Cat Club

oh no, not the pussy cat club. 

 

44 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

A few people having private drink behind closed doors. Don't see what they did wrong.

And multiply that by another 500 establishments...maybe then you see what's wrong...

So this is one step closer for Pattaya to get the ban again. And it is the Bar Owners fault on the bigger percent, but then the thought of making money and having life is too tempting.

I would say we have more to worry about when they let a mass exodus of people return to their home provinces for the long weekend than a couple of folk enjoying a cheeky beer.... Seriously...