Pattaya: 121 foreigners and Thais arrested drinking alcohol at restaurants and beach gatherings

[connda]

Dear Foreign Tourist.

You Are Here  (and you thought you came here to relax and have fun instead of being thrown into a Thai jail - for relaxing and having fun!

 

[Leaver]

52 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

Let us not forget that the Police as a whole must be hurting.

 

They are going to extort the maximum out of these farang.  So unnecessary, when apps can be used to meet new Thai friends.  ????

[ray666]

12 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

I never see reports on what happens to these people after they are arrested. Are they sent to some prison to get Covid?

They just pay. Then all forgotten. 555

[Muzzique]

The one that got away...

 

 

 

 

Edited June 26, 2021 by Muzzique

[ray666]

8 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

No, it's you, Thailand is not currently doing everything it can to attract foreign tourists to Pattaya.

so true

[Leaver]

18 minutes ago, ray666 said:

They just pay. Then all forgotten. 555

 

Adds a whole new meaning to the words, "bar fine."   ????

[ray666]

1 minute ago, Leaver said:

 

Adds a whole new meaning to the words, "bar fine."   ????

Different kind of bar fine

[ray666]

Just now, ray666 said:

Different kind of bar fine

It`s all about money

 

[George FmplesdaCosteedback]

So another case of a bullet in the foot I think.

Just after TAT announce they "expect" 600,000 tourists to come to Phuket the RTP Mensa members arrest 121 people for having a drink with a meal in Pattaya.

Amazing indeed.

[Leaver]

1 hour ago, Tarteso said:

Cry me a river

 

Living the dream in Thailand.  ????

[Damrongsak]

"... Some tried to disguise themselves with leaves, said the media without explaining fully.  ..."

 

Toga party?

 

Edited June 26, 2021 by Damrongsak

[cjinchiangrai]

14 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

just remember peeps..

 

gathering in a bar BAD ❌

 

gathering in a factory GOOD! ????

 

carry on.

Don't forget gathering in schools good. The kids can take gifts for grandmother.

[Heng]

Be careful folks.  Children of LE all over the country are being pulled out of their international schools (amazing how many can afford it in good times), not all of those parents are going to be so willing and will still find a way to get that tuition.

[kiwikeith]

18 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

I never see reports on what happens to these people after they are arrested. Are they sent to some prison to get Covid?

The ones disguised as leaves, or hiding behind plants will be sent to maximum security to get Covid. 

 

They will be regarded as escape risks, and not allowed to wonder in the prison grounds in case they find some leaves and encourage others to escape as a Banana. 

[kiwikeith]

6 hours ago, Muzzique said:

The one that got away...

 

 

 

 

I hereby nominate you for the post of the year award! Great shot. 

[Shalom]

Thailand lost. Never wants to go back. That place is a joke now.

[Ralf001]

15 minutes ago, Shalom said:

That place is a joke now.

 

A joke because they have put laws in place and are enforcing them ?

 

Such a crazy concept !!

[heybuz]

14 hours ago, Ebumbu said:

"Some tried to disguise themselves with leaves, said the media without explaining fully. "

 

One can only assume: "Don't look at me, I'm a palm tree." 

Look I have Coconut's

[Danderman123]

9 hours ago, ray666 said:

They just pay. Then all forgotten. 555

Let’s hope the penalty is just a fine, and not something more formal. It would be no fun if the police entered the Farang in the system so that their visa couldn’t be extended.

 

Theoretically I don’t carry my passport, just a copy in my pocket. Which is well worn so the numbers aren’t visible. So when I was theoretically caught up in a similar situation a few weeks ago and taken to the station, my passport was never registered in the police system because the numbers weren’t visible. Theoretically.

Edited June 27, 2021 by Danderman123

[jacko45k]

16 hours ago, Mad mick said:

who cares , every one in world wide should stand up for freedom , no ccp lockdown the entire supposed democratic country's have swallowed draconian sh

Perhaps everyone in the world does not agree with you......

[Andycoops]

The cells must be overflowing in soi 9, at this rate it will be sealed off as a cluster site very soon.

[renaissanc]

Give them a lesson about what alcohol does to the body, tell them it's a Grade 1 carcinogen, show them lots of videos and pictures about this, then let them go. If they reoffend, then they are suicidal. Yes, it's an unpopular viewpoint, but I can't understand why people drink alcohol when they must know what a carcinogen is and what alcohol does to you.

[elgenon]

I am happy to see there are Thai girls fraternizing with foreigners. Gets my hopes up (and one other thing 555) for when I can return.

[brianthainess]

19 hours ago, davidmann said:

,what terrible  progress ,what fun thailand was once 

And has got severely worse since 22 May 2014. when happiness was taken away and not returned since.

[brianthainess]

25 minutes ago, renaissanc said:

Give them a lesson about what alcohol does to the body, tell them it's a Grade 1 carcinogen, show them lots of videos and pictures about this, then let them go. If they reoffend, then they are suicidal. Yes, it's an unpopular viewpoint, but I can't understand why people drink alcohol when they must know what a carcinogen is and what alcohol does to you.

A couple of drinks is actually good for you.

[Ohyesuare]

27 minutes ago, renaissanc said:

Give them a lesson about what alcohol does to the body, tell them it's a Grade 1 carcinogen, show them lots of videos and pictures about this, then let them go. If they reoffend, then they are suicidal. Yes, it's an unpopular viewpoint, but I can't understand why people drink alcohol when they must know what a carcinogen is and what alcohol does to you.

 

Everything's a carcinogen these days, including the air you breathe in most places. When life is boring or crappy, alcohol, in moderation, makes it better. I'll take 5 years of a better life than 10 of a boring one. I'm sure when I'm in the hospital, dying of cancer, I'll be thinking different but until then, cheers!

[Liverpool Lou]

21 hours ago, BestB said:

21 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Testing for Covid would be pointless as they weren't arrested for potentially being carriers, they were arrested for breaking Covid-related regulations on gatherings and alcohol consumption.

I am sorry , i can not be bothered getting into yet another idiotic debate with you where you lack any and all logic or common sense

So there's something "idiotic", "illogical" and "lacking in common sense" about my pointing out the actual reasons for their arrests?    

Edited June 27, 2021 by Liverpool Lou

[BestB]

12 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

So there's something "idiotic", "illogical" and "lacking in common sense" about my pointing out the actual reasons for their arrests?    

yes

[jaygino]

On 6/26/2021 at 9:18 AM, herfiehandbag said:

????

 

On 6/26/2021 at 9:48 AM, mikebell said:

They pay a 'fine' wrapped in brown paper & are quietly released without charge.

This is alledgedly what happens as related by a victim of a police bust last week in Pattaya area. 

They are taken to Pattaya Police station on Soi 9 where they are lectured about the Covid problem in Pattaya.  After this they are told that the penalty for this is a night in the cells, followed by a court appearance and a 40,000 fine, with subsequent deportation from Thailand and will be unable to return to the Kingdom for a period of 5 years. 

The farangs are then taken to a separate room where they are told this can all 'go away' if they each pay a 10,000 baht fine (no receipt of course).  After this they will be able to leave only after paying into a bank account via there phones, or being escorted to an ATM and handing over the 10,000 baht in cash. 

Even if you have been sitting in a bar without a beer in front of you when the bar is busted, you will still be threatened with a night or two in the cells and a court appearance if you refuse to pay.

Edited June 27, 2021 by jaygino

[Liverpool Lou]

10 minutes ago, BestB said:

23 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

So there's something "idiotic", "illogical" and "lacking in common sense" about my pointing out the actual reasons for their arrests?    

yes

Congratulations.