A German man in Pattaya had an intense standoff with police as he was reportedly afraid to be arrested for an alleged overstay.

 

The Banglamung Police, Immigration officers, Public Health Staffers, rescue workers and the Pattaya News arrived at the house in question in Soi Panya Nimit in Nongprue late this afternoon (November 7th).

 

Mr. Tomas Veit, 47, a German national, was found in an enraged and erratic state according to Banglamung police. He was trying to call on the phone his 35-year-old German wife for help while pointing a knife at his neck inside the house and refusing to surrender to Immigration officers or police, as well as refusing them entry.

 

Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/11/07/german-man-in-pattaya-has-an-intense-standoff-with-banglamung-police-over-being-arrested-for-allegedly-overstaying/

 

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treating overstayers like animals now. how nice.

Why were the press invited? 

German again?! ????????

Another case of Yaba?

14 minutes ago, bob smith said:

treating overstayers like animals now. how nice.

Where in the article does it show the man treated like an animal Bob? 

1 minute ago, sidjameson said:

Where in the article does it show the man treated like an animal Bob? 

err, in the picture? 8 coppers dragging him out his house by the scruff of the neck not enough for you???

16 minutes ago, bob smith said:

err, in the picture? 8 coppers dragging him out his house by the scruff of the neck not enough for you???

Um, I suggest you read the article in full.

16 minutes ago, bob smith said:

err, in the picture? 8 coppers dragging him out his house by the scruff of the neck not enough for you???

You call that being treated like animals lol....If this was in the U.S. or any other country where cops actually have a set they would be picking this guy up with a spatula by now. The guy was throwing bottles at the cops, almost blew up the neighborhood and being a menace. What are the cops supposed to do, roll up the red carpet and thank him for not cooperating. 

I hope that I never end up like that .

Shouting and screaming and sitting on roofs and throwing thing about and setting things on fire  .

   I would hate the attention and would feel extreme embarrassed by my behaviour .

   What did the guy think was going to happen when he played up?

Did he think that the Police would go home and leave him alone and forget about him ?

41 minutes ago, bob smith said:

treating overstayers like animals now. how nice.

So what should the police / immigration officers do if he's not cooperating, just walk away?

 

Overstay is a serious problem in any country.

 

Go over in Australia and the search to find you starts immediately and is very serious and they find 99% of overstayers very quickly. There's no 'if it's not convenient now, when should we come back?' 

 

Just now, scorecard said:

So what should the police / immigration officers do if he's not cooperating, just walk away?

 

Overstay is a serious problem in any country.

 

Go over in Australia and the search to find you starts immediately and is very serious and they find 99% of overstayers very quickly. There's no 'if it's not convenient now, when should we come back?' 

 

he has (aparently) overstayed his visa. he hasnt killed anyone, has he? it's heavy handed and you know it.

1 minute ago, scorecard said:

So what should the police / immigration officers do if he's not cooperating, just walk away?

i really like those metal stick push things they use here. very effective in cases like this and much better than say a bullet. 

 

i know i tend to hold a knife to my own throat when on overstay. err. 

2 minutes ago, bob smith said:

he has (aparently) overstayed his visa. he hasnt killed anyone, has he? it's heavy handed and you know it.

holding a knife to ones throat is bud light then or ? 

3 minutes ago, bob smith said:

he has (aparently) overstayed his visa. he hasnt killed anyone, has he? it's heavy handed and you know it.

Heavy handed because he refused to cooperate and leave the property peacefully , leaving the Police no other choice than to force him out 

20 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I hope that I never end up like that .

Shouting and screaming and sitting on roofs and throwing thing about and setting things on fire  .

   I would hate the attention and would feel extreme embarrassed by my behaviour .

   What did the guy think was going to happen when he played up?

Did he think that the Police would go home and leave him alone and forget about him ?

It is what I describe as an adult tantrum.  In denial and just delaying the inevitable.  His own doing unfortunately.  Thai immigration doing their job.

21 minutes ago, aussienam said:

It is what I describe as an adult tantrum.  In denial and just delaying the inevitable.  His own doing unfortunately.  Thai immigration doing their job.

The best thing that he could have done would be to go peacefully and immediately  to the Police station and try to arrange something to clear his overstay , now he will have to pay a fine which may be the same cost to fix his overstay 

43 minutes ago, bob smith said:

he has (aparently) overstayed his visa. he hasnt killed anyone, has he? it's heavy handed and you know it.

Yawn. Can you read the comments.

1 hour ago, worldexpress said:

German again?! ????????

I suspect our resident Brit-hater, Gottfrid is going to be extremely quiet on this thread !!!! ????

 

 

Seems he was a horrific neighbour with his dogs chasing kids etc.

They’ll be happy to see the back of him - it must have been horrible living next to this character. 

 

 

46 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

I suspect our resident Brit-hater, Gottfrid is going to be extremely quiet on this thread !!!! ????

 

 

Gottfrid is Swedish.

2 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

What did the guy think

What gives you the idea that he was thinking?

 "He was trying to call on the phone his 35-year-old German wife for help "

 

  No one yet has made the suggestion that it may have been her that informed the Police about his overstay 

2 hours ago, nightfox said:

You call that being treated like animals lol....If this was in the U.S. or any other country where cops actually have a set they would be picking this guy up with a spatula by now. The guy was throwing bottles at the cops, almost blew up the neighborhood and being a menace. What are the cops supposed to do, roll up the red carpet and thank him for not cooperating. 

In the US, he would likely have been shot and killed. He sounds like an absolute fool. Though I give the cops here very little reason to harass me, I find them to be relatively easy to deal with, and rarely ever do they overly flex their power like in the US. Some departments in the US are worse than others. Many cops there are drunk with power. Some are here too. But, not nearly as many, and they are significantly less obnoxious here. 

4 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

In the US, he would likely have been shot and killed. He sounds like an absolute fool. Though I give the cops here very little reason to harass me, I find them to be relatively easy to deal with, and rarely ever do they overly flex their power like in the US. Some departments in the US are worse than others. Many cops there are drunk with power. Some are here too. But, not nearly as many, and they are significantly less obnoxious here. 

Mike, this is a about  German guy in Thailand , its not about anyone in the USA or bout the USA's Police force .

   Its about Thailand , not the USA

I can understand why he was so upset, with German immigration policies being so free and open over the last 100 years or so. 

3 hours ago, aussienam said:

It is what I describe as an adult tantrum.  In denial and just delaying the inevitable.  His own doing unfortunately.  Thai immigration doing their job.

Very sad situation nonetheless!

Another dog related story!

Cops showed up after investigating neighbor complaints( dogs chasing bikes) and during that time they came to find he was delinquent on his visa!

 

 

Threats to burn houses down. Not quality farang. 1 year jail then boot out.

3 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

I suspect our resident Brit-hater, Gottfrid is going to be extremely quiet on this thread !!!! ????

 

 

Gottfrid is Swedish.

Ah.. my mistake….  Not sure if he hates on the Germans too…. 

2 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Mike, this is a about  German guy in Thailand , its not about anyone in the USA or bout the USA's Police force .

   Its about Thailand , not the USA

Yes. I realize that. But, they are referring to the police being heavy handed, and that is a very relative thing for many of us. So, it is relevant from a standpoint of international perspective. It was not a political statement. 

 

7 hours ago, rbkk said:

Why were the press invited? 

Possible pointing opportunities! ????