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

[Luuk Chaai]

9 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

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

 

 plus overstay .. and involved with drugs

 what's that old saying ? ,   If you can't do the time   don't do the crime !

Prison is not a holiday or vacation .... sounds like he got lucky ..

not subject to a daily ..  "over the rail and into the tail ! "

[ryandb]

I know you are in the IDC until you can pay the fine and the flight home, but I've always wondered about the funds, do they allow you to use your cards, what if you have cash at your condo is there some leeway to retrieve it or do you literally have to have cash on you etc.

 

I mean if you are overstaying and know about it why wouldn't you have 40,000 -60k baht (20k fine 20k-40k one way ticket depending on your origin country) tucked away to be in and out in a day or 2 until the flight

[ChasingTheSun]

Scum illegal migrant workers involved in the drug trade.

Just the kind of people every western country wants.

 

Send them to the France, Canada, or the USA.

[Tailwagsdog]

..I'm reaching for a box of tissues ..

[Iron Tongue]

So this jerk glosses over that he was selling drugs when he was arrested.  So what if he spent ~4 months in jail before being deported on an overstay.

While 30, does look 50 in that picture.  Wonder if it was the jail or drugs.

 

[Chris Renaix]

11 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Is there going to be a book ???   

Plus a movie!  I hear Matt Damon is interested 😉

[Loyl]

His fault 

[G_Money]

Well, well, well!  Another Brit making the headlines.

 

Maybe this should be posted on the “jobs in Thailand” thread.

 

So many appear to be interested in working as a teacher legally or illegally.

 

Banned for 5 years.  My money is on he will be back in Thailand after the ban but maybe before and may end up like his Brit counterpart in Phuket.  
 

Will he seek employment as an English teacher again?  Or as a digital nomad with his “online coaching “ skills.  

People actually pay someone they never met for this?  They may wind up posting on the “I got scammed online “ thread.

 

Or he may stay in Britain and sell timeshares in the Midlands, online or tele of course.

 

 

[Gottfrid]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“It was a nightmare; the conditions were so inhumane and horrendous. You never knew when your end date would be. It was very frustrating.”

Yeah, that´s how it is when you mistake IDC for a five start hotel, dude! Just stop being a criminal, and you life will be alrighty.

[watchcat]

9 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Poor kid 

 

You mean that he got married to an english gal?

[Jonathan Swift]

11 hours ago, 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.

Well that was an incredibly intelligent and educated statement. And well thought out. Are you a law school graduate and legal scholar? Truly a stable genius. 

[prakhonchai nick]

What a shame the UK prison system does not treat its prisoners the same way, instead of locking THem into a holIDay camp environment.   A prison sentence is - or should be -  PUNISHMENT!

[bigt3116]

11 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Have to come upo with the fin(often 20,000 baht) as well as the ticket.

 

And I suspect the staff there don't hurry things even once all that is in order.

 

Actually if you are taken to court for overstay the fine is never the maximum, it is normally around the 4/5k mark

[Ben Zioner]

11 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Good.

It is a punishment, not a holiday camp.

Punishment, maybe, but utterly disproportionate, which reveals that human rights have no value in Thailand.

 

And embassies/Foreign Affairs depts, should do their job, issue warnings against Thailand and/or provide assistance to their nationals whose lives are at risk while processed by immigration.

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A British man from Birmingham revealed the harrowing tale of his five-month ordeal in a Thai prison, labelling the conditions as inhumane and horrendous.

 

Jamie Morton was teaching English in Thailand when he got entangled in the local drug and alcohol scene.

Boo hoo

[bluejets]

Typical f'wit with zero idea on how to behave as a visitor to another country.

Gets all he deserved, just hope they banned him from going back there.

[bluejets]

Typical f'wit with zero idea on how to behave as a visitor to another country.

Gets all he deserved, just hope they banned him from going back there.

[RichardColeman]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

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

Your fault, live with it. Maybe the harsh Thai prison taught him a valuable lesson, maybe we should roll out more thai prisons in the UK for people like him

[Gandtee]

12 hours ago, Artisi said:

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

Stop. I can't take anymore. I'm filling up.--How many more stories like this?

[Cabradelmar]

Yep. Prison in Thailand sucks. As it should. And that's not news. Cautionary tale, yes. Don't do anything illegal and you have nothing to fear. The end.

[Taboo2]

Waaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

 

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time....WHINER!

 

Thought the Brits were supposed to be tough.  

 

Hundreds of Nigerians in Thai prison and none are complaining.  

 

Next time, realize where you are before thinking of getting into trouble!

[Butts]

2 hours ago, still kicking said:

What I don't understand people like that put on a plane leaving the next day in OZ

I think they get some kind of funding from the UN $10 per inmate per day so it's big business for some one.... Totally over crowded, very sad place and a sandal for Thailand to be so inhumane.

[BenCrew]

Where was the bit about  'prison' ? 🤔

[ravip]

11 hours ago, redwood1 said:

 

Lots of people have worked illegally as a Teacher......LOADS.......The schools even encouraged it......

 

Then there is lots of talk about drugs and alcohol and the wrong crowd that has nothing to do with teaching.....

 

Strange and pointless story... That makes no point.....Except Thai jails are bad....

Good deterrent for future wanna be criminals.

[Ironmike]

There's an old saying,,, if you can't do the time then don't do the crime,,, Thiscry baby should stay in England a shut the hell up nobody cares about this criminal. 

[ravip]

1 hour ago, Ben Zioner said:

Punishment, maybe, but utterly disproportionate, which reveals that human rights have no value in Thailand.

 

And embassies/Foreign Affairs depts, should do their job, issue warnings against Thailand and/or provide assistance to their nationals whose lives are at risk while processed by immigration.

 

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).

[ravip]

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

 

Started on a wrong footing from day 1

[CANSIAM]

I'm overjoyed his new wife is guiding him to proper decisions thus forward..........

[PremiumLane]

12 hours ago, 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.

 

can we arrest old farts on here too? 

[Drumbuie]

10 hours ago, frank83628 said:

prison isn't supposed to be a holiday camp, which it is in the UK to be honest!. in the uk you are locked for similar time per day, unless you apply for gym, education etc etc. you dont just get pulled off the street if you are minding your own business. no smoke without fire as the saying goes

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