webfact Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 A 13-year-old boy was arrested in Tak province early Wednesday morning by Mae Sot police after he was allegedly involved in the smuggling of ten Rohingya migrants across the Thai-Myanmar border. Authorities detained two people at around 4:00 a.m, a 28-year-old man, and the young boy. Police say the men crossed illegally and also helped the migrants cross the border illegally. If found guilty, he could become the country’s youngest convicted human smuggler. Human trafficking and human smuggling across neighboring borders is on the rise in Thailand, experts say. Around four thousand migrants were arrested for attempting to illegally enter the country over the past week, according to the Centre for Covid‐19 Situation Administration. Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/34871/13-year-old-boy-arrested-for-allegedly-smuggling-rohingya-migrants/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2021-11-11 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanaSomchai Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Thailand arresting 13 years old kids now. What's next? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aussieroaming Posted November 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2021 Talk about the RTP picking low fruit to get a head line. The boy himself at 13 is a bloody victim not the potential " youngest people trafficer". If you want to bring down a people smuggling ring then find and cut off the the head of the snake, he is probably wearing an RTP uniform and sitting in his district police office misdirecting his staff. 6 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted November 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2021 2 hours ago, NanaSomchai said: Thailand arresting 13 years old kids now. What's next? Old enough to ride a motorbike and father a child, old enough to work! Old enough to be arrested! 3 3 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted November 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2021 3 hours ago, NanaSomchai said: Thailand arresting 13 years old kids now. What's next? he knows right from wrong, 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 4 hours ago, webfact said: Human trafficking and human smuggling across neighboring borders is on the rise in Thailand, experts say. Around four thousand migrants were arrested for attempting to illegally enter the country over the past week, according to the Centre for Covid‐19 Situation Administration. Time Thailand got hammered by being straight to the top of trafficking watch lists world-wide. It's the only way this government reacts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Benmart Posted November 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2021 11 minutes ago, steven100 said: he knows right from wrong, In a corrupt society, the easily influenced young often follow the footsteps of their equally corrupt role models and authority figures. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, Benmart said: In a corrupt society, the easily influenced young often follow the footsteps of their equally corrupt role models and authority figures. that can be said, however if someone you know smashes a car or breaks the law doesn't give you permission to do the same. Wrong is wrong in any language. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internationalism Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 what some 5 millions of migrant workers have to do if borders are closed for 20 months? for family matters they have to go back and return over the green border. There are some 550k of slaves in thailand, within borders and that includes also thai citizens. Somehow police and the government agencies don't see it as a problem and law braking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 4 hours ago, NanaSomchai said: Thailand arresting 13 years old kids now. What's next? Perhaps look at the details? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lujanit Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Like Greta this kid is under the control of adults. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 (edited) Quite disappointed to see so many of our esteemed members pointing the finger at the young lad, who more than likely was not the mastermind behind this smuggling ring. Any government which is serious about tackling this problem should concentrate all it's efforts on the head honchos running this - not the small fry doing the actual dirty work. Edited November 11, 2021 by djayz 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 34 minutes ago, steven100 said: that can be said, however if someone you know smashes a car or breaks the law doesn't give you permission to do the same. Wrong is wrong in any language. You and I as adults know this. However, children have a tendency to copy what they see or do what they are told to do. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchuetzRob Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Wouldn't it be more comforting to read that the head of the traffickers has been arrested? I seriously doubt that the arrest of the boy will end this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 12 minutes ago, djayz said: Quite disappointed to see so many of our esteemed members pointing the finger at the young lad, who more than likely was not the mastermind behind this smuggling ring. Any government which is serious about tackling this problem should concentrate all it's efforts on the head honchos running this - not the small fry doing the actual dirty work. he certainly doesn't or shouldn't be locked up, however he needs to be taught and shown that what he did is against the law. If the law and the justice system was harsher on juvenile's there would likely be less car thefts, vandalisation, robberies, and general drug involvement at such a young age ..... everyone knows right from wrong, it doesn't matter that the brother or uncle takes drugs or steals from stores, as an individual .... wrong is wrong in anyone's tiny brain. Perhaps the slap on the wrist really doesn't work as especially in Australia the young offenders are just back out stealing cars and smashing things the next day .... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 6 hours ago, NanaSomchai said: Thailand arresting 13 years old kids now. What's next? Suffocating him with plastic bags. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanaSomchai Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 12 minutes ago, mikebell said: Suffocating him with plastic bags. BANG! That was hot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffersLos Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 6 hours ago, NanaSomchai said: Thailand arresting 13 years old kids now. What's next? A stack of brown envelopes and instructions about where to deliver them to every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomchaiCNX Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 2 hours ago, steven100 said: he knows right from wrong, Unlike you ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomchaiCNX Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, JeffersLos said: A stack of brown envelopes and instructions about where to deliver them to every week. Yep they recognized the boy as he was the one who used to deliver the envelopes but his boss most have stopped paying so they use him now as a bite ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 !3 years of age, extreme poverty, lack of education, poor family role models. Now possibly locked in older youth, to abuse, use and educate him in ways not intended by any system. Possibly also a victim of traffickers or very least abusers of youth. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farangman Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 The problem is that these people wrongly believe they are not human traffickers. Even the Burmese or whoever dont look at it that way. They see themselves couriers or agents that are just collecting a fee for their services. Someone quite rightly said they should be targetting the top of the tree if they are serious about tackling this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, NanaSomchai said: Thailand arresting 13 years old kids now. What's next? Do you think that 13-year olds have, or should have, immunity from prosecution for criminal offences? Talk about opening the floodgates! Same thing would happen anywhere else for human trafficking offences. Just because a child is initially arrested doesn't mean that he will remain in police custody. Edited November 11, 2021 by Liverpool Lou 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 10 hours ago, webfact said: he could become the country’s youngest convicted human smuggler. Well done young man. Maybe you will become a typical Thai "wheeler dealer" in the future!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 6 hours ago, Aussieroaming said: Talk about the RTP picking low fruit to get a head line. The boy himself at 13 is a bloody victim not the potential " youngest people trafficer". If you want to bring down a people smuggling ring then find and cut off the the head of the snake He wasn't the only one arrested. Should 13-year olds' be immune from prosecution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 4 hours ago, djayz said: Quite disappointed to see so many of our esteemed members pointing the finger at the young lad, who more than likely was not the mastermind behind this smuggling ring. Any government which is serious about tackling this problem should concentrate all it's efforts on the head honchos running this - not the small fry doing the actual dirty work. Quite disappointed, though not entirely surprised, that you seem to think that he was the only one arrested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 4 hours ago, steven100 said: that can be said, however if someone you know smashes a car or breaks the law doesn't give you permission to do the same. Wrong is wrong in any language. Thanks for clarifying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 4 hours ago, djayz said: You and I as adults know this. However, children have a tendency to copy what they see or do what they are told to do. That doesn't give them immunity from arrest for being involved in criminal offences! If there are extenuating circumstances that got them inadvertently involved, the court, or the prosecutor's office will sort that out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 4 hours ago, SchuetzRob said: Wouldn't it be more comforting to read that the head of the traffickers has been arrested? I seriously doubt that the arrest of the boy will end this. Would you be comforted to know that he wasn't the only one arrested?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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