Pattaya: Immigration go after US man who refused to wear mask at Taco Bell - he's fined and repentant

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the police got to the part of the video where this dangerous idiot said he was already retired at 33 with his blonde girlfriend smiling adoringly at him and they jumped up from their seats. 

[GroveHillWanderer]

2 hours ago, bbko said:

My bad, I didn't notice he was a Thai national.

Farang does not mean foreigner.

 

The Royal Institute Dictionary 1999, the official dictionary of Thai words, defines the word "farang" as "a person of white race".

 

So whatever else this guy is, he's not a farang.

Edited July 24, 2021 by GroveHillWanderer

[Eindhoven]

2 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

In your dreams and in your view, please go back and look at the OP again and slowly read the posts again as there is one specific poster who kept up saying the posts which some of us made were racist, so try again.  Epic

 

I don't need to try again. There is a reason why the thread was closed and that was because of racist remarks. They were removed from view by Admin. So the ones that are left are not going to show what went on. Many racist posts have been removed from this thread too. I don't see any claiming that he was discriminated against because he is black; but I saw many references to 'woke' and 'take the knee' which has absolutely nothing to do with this situation, other than dirty racists trying to get a kick in.

[jacko45k]

22 minutes ago, Eindhoven said:

 

Lies. No one came on and said it was about race; others than the racists here who abused him for being black.

But not one post suggesting that he was being discriminated against during the incident. The ONLY comments about his race were from the dirty racists here.

I got the impression it was his behaviour that got him abused.......

[Hamus Yaigh]

4 hours ago, colinneil said:

What a total waste of time, if he was Thai nothing would have been done.

Around here a very small percentage of people are wearing masks, nothing is done about it.

Don't know where 'around here' is but around here in the Dark Red zones absolutely everyone I see is wearing one or two masks. If he was Thai he wouldn't behave like that to start with.

Edited July 24, 2021 by Hamus Yaigh

[Smithson]

4 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

A tool and his money are soon parted, and I await the people who will arrive and say it was race based in arresting him and not because he was an insolent sob.

You're a bit late, they arrived two posts above yours.

[Eindhoven]

2 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

I got the impression it was his behaviour that got him abused.......

 

Abusing him for his behaviour was just one aspect. No issue with that. But of course then the racist worms come out of the woodwork to pollute the thread and their posts get removed. So unless you read all of the posts at the time, you would have no idea. Of course some posters here know what went on, but are simply being disingenuous.

[clivebaxter]

4 hours ago, colinneil said:

What a total waste of time, if he was Thai nothing would have been done.

Around here a very small percentage of people are wearing masks, nothing is done about it.

Just another farang bashing episode, having said that the man is as fool for not wearing a mask.

Rubbish even the PM got fined for not wearing a mask. 

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, clivebaxter said:

Rubbish even the PM got fined for not wearing a mask. 

Better not do it again especially since he gave up his salary.

[colinneil]

Just now, clivebaxter said:

Rubbish even the PM got fined for not wearing a mask. 

No that was just a publicity stunt, nothing else.

[Ohyesuare]

2 minutes ago, colinneil said:

No that was just a publicity stunt, nothing else.

Your sarcasm detector might need some tweaking.

[Phoenix Rising]

3 hours ago, Mickeymaus said:

They are all buying their cheap Charlie breakfast at the cheap Charlie restaurants and then eat it hidden at home. Thank you government that we don't have to watch them anymore. ????????

Here, let me fix that for you:

Thank Damn you government that we don't have to I can't creepily watch them anymore.

[Liverpool Lou]

4 hours ago, colinneil said:

What a total waste of time, if he was Thai nothing would have been done.

Around here a very small percentage of people are wearing masks, nothing is done about it.

Just another farang bashing episode, having said that the man is as fool for not wearing a mask.

"...if he was Thai nothing would have been done".

Nonsense.  There have been several reports in the media of Thais, and foreigners, getting official warnings or fines for not wearing masks.

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, NE1 said:

and why Immigration police , are the RTP too busy ?

Because he's a foreigner and the Immigration officers are RTP officers.

[ThailandRyan]

27 minutes ago, Eindhoven said:

 

I don't need to try again. There is a reason why the thread was closed and that was because of racist remarks. They were removed from view by Admin. So the ones that are left are not going to show what went on. Many racist posts have been removed from this thread too. I don't see any claiming that he was discriminated against because he is black; but I saw many references to 'woke' and 'take the knee' which has absolutely nothing to do with this situation, other than dirty racists trying to get a kick in.

No issues then as I agree to disagree with your view, enjoy your day.

[CharlieH]

Some bickering removed.

 

Keep it civil please.

[clivebaxter]

7 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"...if he was Thai nothing would have been done".

Nonsense.  There have been several reports in the media of Thais, and foreigners, getting official warnings or fines for not wearing masks.

Quite right the idea that it's falang bashing when it's an arrogant foreigner and a 'publicity stunt' when it's a Thai is just that, nonsense.

[khunPer]

When you are guest in another country it's much easier just to follow the rules than starting a discussion, and if you don't like the rules, you are free to travel home...????

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, bbko said:

Yes, it's always about us farangs.  Remember that vid where the Thai national got into an altercation about refusing to wear a mask and it was posted on social media and the police did nothing about it?...Neither do I.

That so convenient, selective memory failure, eh?

 

"2 people [Thais] were fined 2,000 baht each at a court in the southern province of Surat Thani after failing to wear face masks.

Also in Surat Thani, another [Thai] person was fined 1,000 baht the following day.

Also on Tuesday, a provincial court in central Thailand fined 2  [Thai] people caught without face masks. The court in Ayutthaya handed down fines of 4,000 baht each, with another 2 [Thai] people fined the same amount in the southern province of Yala".

 https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/thai-courts-getting-tough-on-face-mask-violations

 

"More than a hundred participants in a party in a bar on a popular Thai island, including 89 foreigners, have received suspended jail terms and fines for breaking national coronavirus restriction"

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-24/partygoers-fined-for-flouting-covid-19-rules-on-thai-island/13101788

 

https://www.thephuketnews.com/foreign-rider-escapes-fine-for-not-wearing-mask-gets-warning-instead-79947.php

[connda]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The case was reported at the IB's press conference at Suan Phlu, Bangkok yesterday with a large vinyl board erected that referred to the US man's skin color saying that he had tried to pick a fight. 

If they did that in the US they'd have the Southern Poverty Law Center breathing hell-fire and brimstone as every media outlet in the American would have condemned the overt racism. 
Here it Thailand?  <laughs> 
In the meanwhile, where'd this guy come from that he didn't grasp that there is a national mask mandate with fines.
If you're in the city in a corporate restaurant it's not a good time or place to decide push back against mask mandates.

[Eindhoven]

6 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

No issues then as I agree to disagree with your view, enjoy your day.

Sorry what is the view with which you disagree? That there were no racist comments or that no one stated that he was arrested or even targeted on video because he was black.

 

If there is a post that suggests that he was targeted for not wearing a mask because he was black, then quote or link to it. No need to request that someone trawls through a thread to find it. I say it didn't happen and you say it did, so post the evidence.

 

I posted on the thread, so I am confident in my statement. In fact my post on that thread is the most 'Liked'. You go back and see.

 

But there were posts calling him a Black 'this and that' that were removed and you know it. But no posts claiming the he was discriminated against by bystanders or anyone involved at the time would need to be removed, so they should still be there. Show me.

[Zikomat]

47 minutes ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

Farang does not mean foreigner.

 

The Royal Institute Dictionary 1999, the official dictionary of Thai words, defines the word "farang" as "a person of white race".

 

So whatever else this guy is, he's not a farang.

In real life, words often change their meaning. I have seen the word ‘farang’ used by Thais to address to different kind of foreigners.

[BritManToo]

Just now, Zikomat said:

In real life, words often change their meaning. I have seen the word ‘farang’ used by Thais to address to different kind of foreigners.

Why can't they say foreigners?

[Liverpool Lou]

32 minutes ago, colinneil said:

36 minutes ago, clivebaxter said:

Rubbish even the PM got fined for not wearing a mask. 

No that was just a publicity stunt, nothing else.

Said who?    That it may be your opinion doesn't make it fact.

[2long]

4 hours ago, colinneil said:

 

Just another farang bashing episode, having said that the man is as fool for not wearing a mask.

In this day and age, are we allowed to call African Americans o people of colour 'farang'? ????????????????‍♂️

[Liverpool Lou]

5 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Why can't they say foreigners?

Probably easier for some Thais to say "falang" than "foreigner".   Remember, just because some do use their native language version of the word doesn't mean that all those are being disparaging.

[Liverpool Lou]

2 minutes ago, 2long said:

In this day and age, are we allowed to call African Americans o people of colour 'farang'? ????????????????‍♂️

Yes, if you're Thai and you're not meaning to be offensive.

[BritManToo]

8 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Probably easier for some Thais to say "falang" than "foreigner".   Remember, just because some do use their native language version of the word doesn't mean that all those are being disparaging.

If they weren't being disparaging it would be "Khon Farang".

When have you ever heard them NOT say "Khon Thai"?

 

A song called "Made in Thailand" by Carabao is a prime example.

Always "khon Thai" and always "Farang" all the way through.

Edited July 24, 2021 by BritManToo

[Joinaman]

1 hour ago, WEBBYB808 said:

I recorded the event live.  I was there.  I posted on YouTube, and you are correct  many came on and said it was race, the thing is everyone else had on mask except for him and his white Russian girlfriend 

so if everyone had a mask on except them, how does that effect them ? Masks make you safe from Covid, don't they ? 

not saying he is right or wrong, but why does it bother you, as long as you are wearing the mask ?

[BritManToo]

Just now, Joinaman said:

so if everyone had a mask on except them, how does that effect them ? Masks make you safe from Covid, don't they ? 

not saying he is right or wrong, but why does it bother you, as long as you are wearing the mask ?

Because those who live in fear want everyone else to live in fear as well.

Guy should have just put a mask on to shut them up.