Rise in curfew violations since Sunday amid warning booze ban could be reinstated

[sungod]

It was the banning of alcohol that caused the rush........Sometimes you need to look at the cause ????

[Misterwhisper]

1 hour ago, sungod said:

 

666, the number of the beast!

 

Cant make it up!

 

I think you are on to something!

 

Revelation 18:24 -- “Beware thou of the beast which will come from the east. And its number shall be 666. And under this mark it shall rain pestilence and brimstone over the lands, and strike terror and anguish into the pure hearts of the righteous. For the beast in its unholiness shall lie to thou and say it returneth to its dwelling. But the beast is inebriated Thai males.”

[Kaopad999]

2 hours ago, fishtank said:

Please let us know of any intelligent reason for this action.

Did you even bother to read the article? 

[Pattaya46]

39 minutes ago, marcusb said:

Maybe they should ban gambling and drugs as well, put an end to that.

Oh, they already have, yet people continue to do things against the law, unbelievable.   

And why is there a Police in your country if all people strictly respect laws ? 

Same thing everywhere. You will always find people not wanting to follow rules.

[dinsdale]

2 hours ago, Oldie said:

Time to introduce the alcohol ban again. Should be one of the last things that gets lifted. 

 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Out of the people illegally congregating [129] 60% were caught drinking alcohol

That's 60% of 129. So at a guess around 70 people in all of Thailand.  Hope your comment Oldie is tongue in cheek otherwise you'd look like a bit of an idiot.

Edited May 5, 2020 by dinsdale

[Kaopad999]

Well the writing is on the wall for another potential ban, so stock up now.

If the ban is Reinstated , then there is no excuses for whining about not being able to have a drink.

Edited May 5, 2020 by Kaopad999

[spermwhale]

Hey ThaiVisa editors and writers: prosecuted is not the same as arrested. I doubt seriously that 666 people were "prosecuted" last night. Arrested maybe but not prosecuted. 

I doubt any court was open when they were apprehended.  

[Crossy]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The top three provinces for breaking curfew cases were Bangkok with 70, Pathum Thani 64 and Phuket 53, reported INN.

 

But, Pathum Thani still has an alcohol sales ban.

 

[jesimps]

2 hours ago, Oldie said:

Time to introduce the alcohol ban again. Should be one of the last things that gets lifted. 

Ding ding WUM alert. Moderator pse take note.

[Kerryd]

2 hours ago, OnTheGround said:

After out of work, out of money, stay home, alcohol ban, more curfew violators was highly expected imo.

 

Miscreants face 2 years in prison and/or fines of 40,000 baht. 

Again the penalty doesn't mirror the crime committed. 

 

True - especially when you consider the "foreigners" in Pattaya face 100,000 baht fines and/or a year in prison for walking on the beach or having a couple drinks behind closed/locked doors.

Two tiered pricing logic applies to fines as well it seems.

I expect a lot more curfew violation will occur over the next few days as well. Once people get a few drinks into them, they start to think they don't have to follow the rules (and don't think about the consequences of their actions either.) At least not until the next day when they are sobering up in jail, or the hospital (or waking up dead in the morgue).

[DrJack54]

The gf just informed me that the PM has just re-enforced that if there are further abuses to curfew rules that the booze ban will be reinstated. TV news.

Keep in mind that it's no alcohol day tomorrow. Buddha day.

Suggest stock up.

 

Edited May 5, 2020 by DrJack54

[Guderian]

The way I read that article, there were no infractions in Nong Khai, Chachoengsao, Mae Hong Son and Kalasin where booze is on sale, while people in the provinces that still have a booze ban (Pathum Thani, Buriram, Nakhon Phanom, Petchaburi and Phitsanulok) were caught breaking curfew and congregating, as well as those in some of the provinces selling alcohol. So what have booze sales or bans got to do with the problem, there's no correlation?

[jesimps]

55 minutes ago, stephenterry said:

Whatever the logic, curfew and alcohol bans were introduced to limit the risk of being infected until Covid 19 had passed us by. Clearly, from the above reported consequence, lifting bans without enforced sanctions will result in higher infection rates because these 'couldn't care less' offenders will spread it...

 

As for the alcohol rush - words fail me that people could be so addicted. Sad, really. 

Maybe unlike you people just enjoy having a drink and don't trust this govt not to reimpose the booze ban. I certainly don't.

[Knocker33]

Thailand the hub of knee jerk reactions. We have no incentive to enforce the law. So just ban it

[Dmaxdan]

1 hour ago, stephenterry said:

 

As for the alcohol rush - words fail me that people could be so addicted. Sad, really. 

For most it is not about addiction, it is about freedom of choice.

[DPKANKAN]

3 hours ago, steven100 said:

and this is what can happen when you have a few idiots who don't care about the rules or why they are in place. Happens everywhere just because some were born with just half a brain.

You missed out the last word... 'cell"....!!! ????????????????????????????????

[GAZZPA]

2 hours ago, BobbyL said:

So because around 75 people were arrested for congregating together to drink that means the rest of the adult population should be treated like children and are not allowed to have a beer at home? 

 

Yep, sounds about right. If you don't like it and you want to complain the Thai police will order you to go and sit on the naughty step.

[Thaijack2014]

3 hours ago, steven100 said:

so put them in jail for a few days .... they'll soon learn one way or the other

Those people will not learn with jail as well. I was already wondering... the criminals, crooks, drug-addicts, alcoholics, gangs, maffia-members, gamblers, all those people who think that the law is for stupid people and don't concern about it. What did and do they during the ban? They suddenly change into model citizens? Or do they continue? I think the latter. And if you read who were the ones that were caught (the majority)? Not normal people, but folks that don't care much about the law anyway.

[southcoast]

Just fine each person 20,000 baht, not 5,000 or 10,000, END of story!, don't mess around with these <deleted>, they don't give a toss about anybody else. Any caught name and shame them with photos. My view on the subject, if you don't agree don't waste time replying. Regards

 

[connda]

If you don't behave kiddies, mummy and daddy will take your toys away and make you sit in your doll house.

[SymS]

Just bought 4 12-bottle packs of LEO... I'd say it's a perfect time to reinstate the ban ????

[xr399]

1 hour ago, Crossy said:

 

But, Pathum Thani still has an alcohol sales ban.

 

Its a short hop to Minburi ????????

[dave moir]

3 hours ago, Mattd said:

I wish somebody would explain to me the logic behind the curfew in terms of COVID-19, what purpose does the curfew achieve in useful COVID control, other than reducing the opening hours of businesses that are normally open for 24 hours and therefore making these shops etc. busier during the shortened opening hours.

The only advantage I see it is that it possibly helps to reduce the criminal element.

Poppycock, there is absolutely no logical reasoning behind your statement.

Sunday saw masses of people rushing to buy alcohol, a minute percentage of those would have been alcoholics, the overwhelming majority did this purely because they do not trust the government to allow sales to continue and wanted to stock up, had there been no ban in the first place, then that situation would not have arisen. All this BS that no alcohol stops socialising, the locals continue to do this with or without booze, all they need is food and that will not stop regardless of what laws are put in place.

Totally agree

[nivram4491]

3 hours ago, stouricks said:

And should they ban motorcycles because some riders do not wear helmets?

Is not wearing a motorcycle helmet a deadly communicable disease?

[jimn]

A scaremongering story. The english language spokesan said today the violations of the curfew are down

[ukrules]

That they threaten the entire population with a ban on alcohol because a few people are breaking curfew shows just how incompetent and ignorant they are.

 

It's their job to arrest anyone who breaks the law, they should do it and shut the <deleted> up complaining about it.

 

Only a dictator threatens to punish everyone in a country for the actions of a few law breakers, whoever threatens this must fear the insurrection that will follow such actions.

 

One day the masses will have nothing to lose, they'd better be on their private jets before that happens.

 

[Solinvictus]

3 hours ago, Oldie said:

Time to introduce the alcohol ban again. Should be one of the last things that gets lifted. 

Yeah I used to be a child too. Sometimes with the keyboard also. ????

[Ketyo]

That's what happens when you have an alcohol ban and a curfew. What does the government expect. 

 

If Prayut had his way, he would be in charge of a country in which alcohol was banned permanently and the people were under permanent curfew from 10pm to 4am. And that is what you get when a low intelligence high anger person is in charge.

[ChipButty]

4 minutes ago, ukrules said:

That they threaten the entire population with a ban on alcohol because a few people are breaking curfew shows just how incompetent and ignorant they are.

 

It's their job to arrest anyone who breaks the law, they should do it and shut the <deleted> up complaining about it.

 

Only a dictator threatens to punish everyone in a country for the actions of a few law breakers, whoever threatens this must fear the insurrection that will follow such actions.

 

One day the masses will have nothing to lose, they'd better be on their private jets before that happens.

 

Their money is already in the off shore bank accounts

[from the home of CC]

4 hours ago, Oldie said:

Time to introduce the alcohol ban again. Should be one of the last things that gets lifted. 

you can't tell an addict anything except where to purchase his drug, this will be a huge setback in trying to normalize daily life..