20K fine and two years in jail - police warn public not to step out of line at Songkran

[spidermike007]

Defy the franchisees with every ounce of your being. Water does not cause Covid. Sheer stupidity does, and it needs to be ignored, ridiculed and pushed back against. 

[sambum]

5 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

A maximum penalty, not mandatory and, so far, no one has received that punishment.  LO 'kin L.

From what I hear, in Phuket in particular, these "rules" are being totally ignored because there is no police presence to enforce them!

 

In my area, the police drive by - 2 on a motorbike saying "No water", only for the H2O containers to reappear in force once they have passed out of sight! 

 

So, the reason that no one has been given that "unmandatory" punishment is because there is nobody enforcing the rules - a bit like the RTP  ignoring people on motor bikes not wearing helmets  - unless it's a "Helmet Check Day"!

 

[LikeItHot]

I always thought Thai jails were full of drug dealers and killers. Turns out it's just guys who have water fights, don't wear masks in 7-11 and have a drink after 9 pm. 

[Sticky Rice Balls]

8 hours ago, Jerno said:

Tourists flocked to Thailand for what?  Sheesh.

pad thai.

[SGD]

the most disrespected police in the world.

[Damrongsak]

15 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

So the first rule of Water Fight Club is...

 

 

Use water from the nastiest klong you can find.  The lumpy stuff.

[Damrongsak]

9 minutes ago, SGD said:

the most disrespected police in the world.

the most disrespected   dysfunctional police in the world.  (auto-correct might have caught that if it was "Thai police").

[Capella]

16 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

Thai new year was (once) a joyous time.....in years gone by!

A long time ago, before the moronic water fighting, you mean.

[cyril sneer]

probably a permanent change, regardless of whether covid is still around

 

more new rules means more people they can prosecute and extort money from

[Thechook]

Have they prepared the prisons for the 1.5 million international tourists TAT is expecting for Songkran?

 

[node]

16 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Spray someone with water and risk a 20,000 baht fine and 2 years in Jail. 

 

Drive while absolutely hammered and face a few points on your licence and risk the same fine but without the jail sentence.       erm... .

 

 

 

 

Now one can surely understand why the educational standards in LOS is so poor. When these Law makers would sit around a table and write this into law. Totally clueless 

[JohnOFphon]

15 hours ago, zyphodb said:

20,000 Bht fine??? 

 

2 years jail???

 

****in Muppets...

Muppets is too polite...... idiots is more the appropriate.

[jacko45k]

10 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

and how many deaths in traffic every day??? and how many of the Covid patients are on a certain age with underlying diseases??? Maybe they would die anyway this year... with or without Covid

Distractions abound....at least Thailand considers the death of the vulnerable as worthy of preventing. That is the mark of a civilization. 

[metisdead]

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[ikke1959]

39 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Distractions abound....at least Thailand considers the death of the vulnerable as worthy of preventing. That is the mark of a civilization. 

 Civilization = noun. an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached. those people or nations that have reached such a state. any type of culture, society, etc., of a specific place, time, or group: Greek civilization.

[brianthainess]

18 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

An example of how poorly Cannabis Tourism/Sandboxes will fare.

 

 

Guzzling down bottles of hemp oil trying to get high ? 

[Whale]

2 Years in Jail. TAT can use that as a slogan in their next super expensive media campaign. 

[zyphodb]

4 hours ago, SGD said:

the most disrespected police in the world.

With very good reason...

[Andycoops]

Miserable bunch of Muppets.

If they start jailing tourists it will further damage the image of an already discredited government policy.

[mikebell]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

Yingyot warned violators that they could fall foul of Article 51 meaning up to 20,000 baht in fines or even Article 18 - prison for two years. 

Or the local cop will accept a wet 100 baht note.

[arick]

Yes but Thais can drive drunk with no insurance no tax kill three people on a bike and get nothing  no fine! You want proof I have proof 

[arick]

How many tourist are they talking about 1

[flyingfox1]

to all tourists - Wellcome to thailand lol

[userabcd]

"

 

As the official first day of the Songkran festival got underway yesterday, the Thai police were warning the public to obey all the rules.

 

Or else"

 

Like a red flag to a bull.

[moe666]

At Soi Cowboy last night visits from two cops on a bike then 10 min. later two more walking thru. Both gtoups had photo taken with someonefrom bar. 

[nahkit]

Yesterday my 3 grandchildren ran around squirting each with water pistols outside our house (I refuse to say who bought them for them).

 

When they'd had enough of that, they jumped into a paddling pool and happily splashed around.

 

Having read this report, we're now on the lam.

[ikke1959]

I am wondering if they can make this fine and jail.. Was it published as a law in the Royal Gazette??? if not then it does not exist

[Mr Meeseeks]

7 hours ago, SGD said:

the most disrespected police in the world.

Nothing less than they deserve.

[JimTripper]

22 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Spray someone with water and risk a 20,000 baht fine and 2 years in Jail. 

It's not to be sprayed at all. The correct way is to gently pour water down people's backs using a cup or bucket as they walk past. Not spray or throw water at people's face or while they drive.

[DBath]

"20K fine and two years in jail..." Wow, that's even more than the Red Bull boss is going to get.