Thai-ed up: British man’s terrifying prison ordeal in Thailand

[Dogmatix]

Seems like his problem was that he overstayed his visa and his friends or family took a long time to wire money out to him to bring him home.  He was lucky he wasn't charged with working illegally or any drug offences.  The latter would have meant a much longer spell in a regular prison.

 

The IDC is notorious.  Some people stay there for years and die there. Innocent children are incarcerated along with their mothers without access to proper nutrition, medicine or schooling.  The Thais regard these foreigners as subhumans and no one doesn't anything about their plight because they are not Thai and therefore will attract interest from political activists.  It is truly a disgrace and shows up Thai racism. 

[newbee2022]

  On 7/4/2024 at 6:33 AM, Lopburikid said:

Not really! Most Brits are up for fighting, drunkenness, overstay. Compared to other nationalities who are usually up for sexual offences!

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Sorry for my mistake😂

[newbee2022]

  On 7/4/2024 at 3:11 AM, Andrew65 said:

Pre-COVID numbers, but at that time Brits were the falang nationality that made the most visits to Thailand per annum.

Also, if you read about 40 Brits being arrested over the course of a year, there were another 728,632 who either hadn't done anything wrong, or hadn't been caught😁 It's a number thing, maybe not that they're more prone to criminality, just that there's lots more of 'em!?

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The big number are Brits who live here (my research days around 50.000) or British visitors ???? 

You let me confused 😳

[khunPer]

  On 7/3/2024 at 10:11 AM, snoop1130 said:

“I was young, living in Thailand and working illegally as a teacher.”

 

After his tourist visa expired, Morton fell into a dangerous crowd, leading him into the drug and alcohol scene.

 

“I got into the wrong crowd of people. I ended up being taken in by undercover police. I was standing on the street corner, and suddenly eight people surrounded me and took me to prison.”

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If you just follow the local laws, you most likely won't end up in a Thai prison; simple as that...

[Hardcastle P]

  On 7/3/2024 at 12:25 PM, Sheryl said:

No, I meant the staff at IDC.

 

British Embassy really has no role in this other than facilitating communication with family back home.

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[Photoguy21]

  On 7/3/2024 at 11:35 AM, Artisi said:

Don't you really really feel sorry for him 😊. 

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No

[Andycoops]

I am so happy for him, he clearly has a very low level of intelligence.

 

The guy is a <deleted> idiot absolutely no sympathy whatsoever.

 

You do drugs do the time if caught.

 

Bad guys out.

[freedomnow]

30 going on 59...poor guy.

[freedomnow]

  On 7/4/2024 at 8:38 AM, Andycoops said:

You do drugs do the time if caught.

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Yes, like WEED in Thailand.

[4MyEgo]

  On 7/3/2024 at 10:11 AM, snoop1130 said:

I ended up being taken in by undercover police. I was standing on the street corner, and suddenly eight people surrounded me and took me to prison.”

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What, no demand for money or go to prison, which is the norm, do I have been told by people who have paid to stay out and move on.

[Lancelot01]

  On 7/3/2024 at 11:29 AM, richard_smith237 said:

Is there going to be a book ???   

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Or film/movie?

[Artisi]

  On 7/4/2024 at 7:15 AM, Blueman1 said:

He was WORKING Illegally, READ The Bloody Post PROPERLY !!!

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And involved with drugs.... 

[Chris Daley]

So they let the drug lord go and caught an illegal teacher?

[Paris333]

For what reason he was under arrest?

Overstay withought visa or drug use?

Have it been informed by the way to British Embassy in Bangkok that their civilian has been arrested?

I dont know what is the task of Western Embassies -Consultans in Bangkok. To watch the price of rise and noodles?

He was illegal for something but he didnt hurt or cause any damage to anyone else.

[Liverpool Lou]

  On 7/4/2024 at 12:57 AM, newbee2022 said:

Why are so many British criminals in Thailand?

And why is the majority of foreign criminals British?

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Where did you get those statistics?

[metisdead]

Some troll posts and replies have been removed.

[Liverpool Lou]

  On 7/4/2024 at 1:22 PM, Paris333 said:

Have it been informed by the way to British Embassy in Bangkok that their civilian has been arrested?

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Yes, it is a legal requirement to report the arrest of nationals of other countries to their embassy.

[Liverpool Lou]

  On 7/4/2024 at 1:22 PM, Paris333 said:

I dont know what is the task of Western Embassies -Consultans in Bangkok.

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Well, their job is certainly not to get dirtbags out of prison.

[edwarda909]

Excuse me,  why is this newsworthy?

[edwarda909]

  On 7/4/2024 at 1:50 PM, Liverpool Lou said:

Where did you get those statistics?

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from his supplier

[geisha]

  On 7/3/2024 at 12:55 PM, dddave said:

A number of years ago, a young man with some sort of immigration problem was posting directly from IDC to this forum, seeking information and advice. Surprisingly, he had been allowed to keep his phone.  He reported at the time how dreadful the conditions were there and also reported there were some 3rd world internees who had been in IDC for years,having no means to pay for their deportation expenses.  He was able to get out, I believe with the help of a forum member who was familiar with the legal process.

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I  remember that .

[frank83628]

  On 7/4/2024 at 12:50 AM, Drumbuie said:

I'm guessing you have first hand experience .....but not recent.

 

These days in the UK, prisons are overcrowded, staff numbers are low and prisoners may be locked in 24 hrs a day. 

https://news.sky.com/story/emergency-measure-triggered-to-deal-with-prison-overcrowding-in-england-13136155

 

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if the time in prison was more of a punishment ie, some army boot camp style thing, some hard work thrown in, then i would expect those petty crims would think twice about mugging someone or burgling a house . most were kids that never worked a day in their lives. at a guess i'd say there were way more of those B,C prisoners than cat A type (long term serious crime)

[StevieAus]

  On 7/3/2024 at 12:49 PM, Nick Carter icp said:

“I was young, living in Thailand and working illegally as a teacher.”

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Thirty years old hardly young  and inexperienced, a great role model for the pupils. 

The fine is about five or six hundred pounds hardly a fortune. 

Don't break the law it's not hard. 

[Andrew65]

  On 7/4/2024 at 7:30 AM, newbee2022 said:

The big number are Brits who live here (my research days around 50.000) or British visitors ???? 

You let me confused 😳

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Country	2022* Visitors	2019 Visitors
United Kingdom	204,231	946,774
Germany	157,295	836,926
France	131,625	713,405

[JimTripper]

  On 7/3/2024 at 12:45 PM, redwood1 said:

Why post the story without even saying what he did wrong?.....Dumb post....

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Could have to do with what others said rather then an outright crime. 'Entangled' means he was associating with the wrong people and got mixed up in things. That could mean being around people who were doing illegal things, being in the same places as them, being associated with them, being in a car that was pulled over where illegal stuff was found, etc...

[dddave]

  On 7/3/2024 at 12:24 PM, oxo1947 said:

yes...20,000 forgot about that small detail sheryl---and if you mean the staff at the UK embassy --always a lot of paper shuffling..

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Isn't there also a daily fee assessed for sustenance?  I forget the amount but somewhere in the neighborhood of B200?

[claffey]

  On 7/4/2024 at 12:36 AM, ravip said:

 

And embassies/Foreign Affairs depts, should do their job, issue warnings to their nationals NOT to be criminals in foreign countries (stick to their home country, if they insist on been a criminal).

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If you bother to look, on something called the internet, you will see that all embassies post detailed travel advisories for every country,  including Thailand. So they are doing their jobs!!  

[ravip]

  On 7/6/2024 at 3:44 PM, claffey said:

If you bother to look, on something called the internet, you will see that all embassies post detailed travel advisories for every country,  including Thailand. So they are doing their jobs!!  

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Oooops, sorry. My bad.

Embassies are doing  perfect job, says that thing called the internet (I just found out)!

[Kinok Farang]

  On 7/3/2024 at 12:24 PM, AnotherOneHere said:

Junkie. All of them should be locked up, and they should be re-arrested if they try to write a book about it afterward.

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And lashed.

[orchis]

  On 7/3/2024 at 10:11 AM, snoop1130 said:

he got entangled in the local drug and alcohol scene.

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enough said.