Immigration with metal prods arrest Finnish pensioner on 3,246 days overstay in NE - he's a "threat to society"

[uksmdh]

4 hours ago, Bert got kinky said:

He was found to be on overstay of 3,246 days.

Glad to see that the systems ion place (TM30 & TM47) are doing their job. ????

 

And the BMW Smart cars.

[Lucky Bones]

4 hours ago, internationalism said:

"frequent nuisance" doesn't equates to "threat to society".

 

Journalistic licence.????????

[Lucky Bones]

25 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

Well, if the society was noisy and argumentative then I would be pi**ed off too.

By the way my calculations, allowing for leap years is 2887. Seems like he missed at least 32 ninety day reports...................

I see what you did there.????????

[Lucky Bones]

Go easy.

At least he didn't climb up on the roof.

I'm gunna try that one day.????????

[moe666]

3 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

I'm not one of these "you're a guest in the country" types, but at least be nice to your neighbours if you're on years of overstay!

 

Maybe he's gone a bit senile.

He lost track

[Pla Simon]

Do you know, try as I might - I have never understood Finnish people.

[4MyEgo]

21 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

Hopefully he's got the dosh to buy a flight home otherwise he'll be in IDC for a wee while.

His passport could have also expired, either way, I do feel sorry for the guy, 74 and heading back to Finland, to what ?

 

Fact of the matter is too many expats end up here with little or no savings, relying only on the pension, which makes me think, what if one day governments all around the world decided to stop paying pensions overseas, what would then happen to all those expats on pensions, they would have to return home, or find other means to survive, suffice to say, I don't trust or depend on governments.

 

Some here might say, they'd have to grandfather it in, to which I would reply, says who ?

[shackleton]

How has he managed to live in a rented accommodation for 9 years not attracting attention ???? 

Until now ????

[tandor]

4 hours ago, Bert got kinky said:

He was found to be on overstay of 3,246 days.

Glad to see that the systems ion place (TM30 & TM47) are doing their job. ????

 

..they musta cranked up one of their super-duper BMs to analyse all that.

[Bim Smith]

4 hours ago, brianthainess said:

They should give TAT back their calculator.

= 2882 days overstay, it seems they have added the 365 days since he got permission to stay. but reporting actual facts in Thailand seems very difficult. 

All calculators have gone AWOL until after the next election.

[Deez]

He was on a free 7 year visa. Includes a free flight home when done ????

[SpanishExpat]

How stupid can a person be ??????? never have overstayed a single day in all those years. However, if I would be that stupid to do, the least I would do is to cause trouble!!!

 

well done finish man..enjoy the -20 degrees in Helsinki or wherever you are from this winter.

[richard_smith237]

4 minutes ago, SpanishExpat said:

How stupid can a person be ??????? never have overstayed a single day in all those years. However, if I would be that stupid to do, the least I would do it to cause trouble!!!

 

well done finish man..enjoy the -20 degrees in Helsinki or wherever you are from this winter.

Not just you...  But, there’s a huge degree of Schadenfreude on this thread....

... yep... over staying is clearly wrong... but we don’t know what mental issues this guy was suffering... 

 

Clearly he’s not 100%...   

[Lemsta69]

11 minutes ago, SpanishExpat said:

How stupid can a person be ??????? never have overstayed a single day in all those years. However, if I would be that stupid to do, the least I would do is to cause trouble!!!

 

well done finish man..enjoy the -20 degrees in Helsinki or wherever you are from this winter.

So what happens when you're older and you get the Old-timers Disease and start losing your marbles? Will you be so cocky then señor?

[Pla Simon]

2 hours ago, PJ71 said:

Having to use these methods to subdue a 74 year old man is pathetic.

 

Hardly crime of the century.

Negotiations fell through when the old viking started waving his stick, and the Thai Immigration language specialist heard him saying it would be a cold day in Helsinki, when he got sent back.

[SpanishExpat]

5 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Not just you...  But, there’s a huge degree of Schadenfreude on this thread....

... yep... over staying is clearly wrong... but we don’t know what mental issues this guy was suffering... 

 

Clearly he’s not 100%...   

Sure he is not 100%, but that process doesn’t happen from one day to another. Thailand is the worst places for people having mental issues, as society doesn’t care at all about that.

 

So it has nothing to with Schadenfreude, but it was stupidity back in the days, when he started overstaying. 

[PJ71]

58 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

In one of the pics he's got a big ol' stick in his hand. Most other countries he'd be tasered, shot, or wrestled to the ground with a knee in his back.

 

What did you expect them to do, give him a six-pack of Leo and tell him to carry on his merry way?

Maybe a cup of Bovril?

 

And really, if they can't disarm and old man with a stick, well.....

[Lemsta69]

5 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

Maybe a cup of Bovril?

 

And really, if they can't disarm and old man with a stick, well.....

Sure thing Rambo. Added to the list.

[Captain Monday]

32 minutes ago, shackleton said:

How has he managed to live in a rented accommodation for 9 years not attracting attention ???? 

Until now ????

I've wondered how many geezers maybe with a Thai wife or family eventually give up on the visa thing. Bit of pension coming laying low upcountry. Not attracting attention or bothering anyone just wait for the inevitable.

[Neeranam]

5 hours ago, internationalism said:

"frequent nuisance" doesn't equates to "threat to society".

 

Maybe something is lost in translation. The Thai word for 'threat to society' suggest that one could be if they upset the peaceful dynamics of Thai society.

Thais prioritize a peaceful society more than foreigners do. Foreigners prioritize their freedom to do as they wish.

[Neeranam]

45 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Not just you...  But, there’s a huge degree of Schadenfreude on this thread....

... yep... over staying is clearly wrong... but we don’t know what mental issues this guy was suffering... 

 

Clearly he’s not 100%...   

I thought this forum only allowed English. 

[RichardColeman]

I imagine 1. He will not enjoy the coming winter in Finland and will probably be homeless on return judging by his current lodgings and 'wealth', and 2. He'll probably be dead by the end of a 10 year country wide ban !

[PJ71]

22 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

I've wondered how many geezers maybe with a Thai wife or family eventually give up on the visa thing. Bit of pension coming laying low upcountry. Not attracting attention or bothering anyone just wait for the inevitable.

Exactly, had he not been a nuisance with his stick he'd have likely never had an issue.

[Neeranam]

22 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

I've wondered how many geezers maybe with a Thai wife or family eventually give up on the visa thing. Bit of pension coming laying low upcountry. Not attracting attention or bothering anyone just wait for the inevitable.

Most people here long time develop friends with influence who can keep them out of trouble. 

 

[Harveyboy]

5 hours ago, proton said:

Sounds like his neighbours will be glad to see the back of him, noisy and argumentative is a job reserved for Thai ????

and their dogs eh

[MikeCritchley]

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Immigration in Udon Thani...He was found to be on overstay of 3,246 days.

Yikes. Udon. Bad luck...guess he can't use the airtight excuse given by the overstayers just caught on Koh Phangan "the sea there was so beautiful." 

[andyman57]

5 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

There are easy ways to solve this problem.

 

 

There's  not he's  finished ????????????

[Neeranam]

Any foreigner who has overstayed, or uses a visa agent, should be deported immediately. Thailand has to stop allowing threats to society, sex addicts, and alcoholics from staying so easily. 

[SpanishExpat]

49 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

I've wondered how many geezers maybe with a Thai wife or family eventually give up on the visa thing. Bit of pension coming laying low upcountry. Not attracting attention or bothering anyone just wait for the inevitable.

The fact to never be able to travel again outside of Thailand, be in constant fear of getting in a random police control or getting sick and having to go to a hospital, where everything would be revealed.
this seriously can’t be worth it..even if that person lives under a rock.

[kokesaat]

5 hours ago, bob smith said:

those metal monkey rods are barbaric. another one of big jokes legacies?

Would you prefer stun guns?  I've seen videos of police handling younger people on yaba with those metal rods.  Seems like a humane way of apprehending someone who's spaced out.