5 Frenchmen arrested for running police checkpoint in Phuket

[sammieuk1]

Police moved fast before the miscreants hoped it 🤔

 

[LivingNThailand]

16 minutes ago, Ohyesuare said:

A suspended sentence means as long as they don't break the law again during that year, it's considered served. But yes, surely they'll be long gone either way. 

Thanks.  I've been wondering about that.  BTW, I thought weed was going to be reclassified by Jan 1, 2025 so these party hardy guys would hopefully go away.

[kiwikeith]

2 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

No mention of fines for not wearing helmets.

Yes thats supposed to be 2k Bhat (correct me if im wrong). these Frenchmen are dark skinned with beards it looks like.

Maybe they were carrying drugs which would be long gone by the time they were arrested.

[Mises]

"The checkpoint was set up to apprehend motorists carrying weapons without valid justification or those in possession of illegal drugs."

 

Ha ha, We all know they are set up to extract cash.

 

"Officers seized the vehicles as evidence. There has been no report on whether the rental shop owner will be able to reclaim the motorcycles once the case is concluded"

 

He will so long as he pays a 'fine'.

[richard_smith237]

Absolute nobsters... 

 

I see two issues here...    both due to 'stigma'..

 

1) The Stigma that in area's such as this (Patong) Police put up check-points only to get money from Foreigners. 

2) The Stigma by the Police that all foreigners are breaking the laws.

 

The reality is both of these stigmas are true - but how many Thai's do the BiB try and stop at these check points ???

 

Obviously the French fools not wearing helmets needed to be stopped and fined, and have their motorcycles confiscated (which happened here) - thats the best action causing the most inconvenience to them.

.... But, instead, more commonly, those fined are do not have their motorcyclist confiscated, they pay, then are free to continue riding breaking the law without helmets.... thus cementing the fact that Money is more important to the BiB than safety. 

 

 

Saying all of that - there is no doubt that these riders were absolute idiots and if anyone suggest they should be deported for breaking such laws in such a brazen manner, then I'd agree - for next time it could be one of these fools mowing down and killing a pedestrian at a crossing.

 

 

But... I'd also like to see 'equal enforcement' for Thai's and foreigners.....     I see equal and fair enforcement in areas such as Bangkok where having driven and ridden here for a long time I am of the impression that foreigners are no more or less of a target than any other road user.... simple fair treatment - I'd like to see the same in other area's...  and that means a lot of people getting caught for breaking the rules, whatever their nationality. 

 

[Spock]

6 minutes ago, LivingNThailand said:

Thanks.  I've been wondering about that.  BTW, I thought weed was going to be reclassified by Jan 1, 2025 so these party hardy guys would hopefully go away.

Hopefully the reclassification has been shelved. 

[Will B Good]

 

5 Frenchmen arrested for running police checkpoint in Phuket

 

 

For a fleeting moment I had visions of five Frenchmen dressed as the RTP fleecing all the riders with no helmets

[Bert got kinky]

10 minutes ago, LivingNThailand said:

Thanks.  I've been wondering about that.  BTW, I thought weed was going to be reclassified by Jan 1, 2025 so these party hardy guys would hopefully go away.

 

Where is there ANY mention of weed in the story?

 

[oldcpu]

1 hour ago, maddox41 said:

Since the arrival of mother Russia in Phuket its fast catching up to Pattaya with its crime, misbehaving tourists. 

Throw in the dodgy English and French expats the pissed Australians, the rude chinese tourists it's going to be a absolute disaster

 ...

 

You forgot to mention the Canadian mafia / gangsters extending their conflicts to Phuket ..  😅

[cheerz]

Jail & fine then deport. If they can't pay confiscate their laptops phones jewelry clothes to the value. They will think twice next time.

[Denim]

1 hour ago, maddox41 said:

 it's going to be a absolute disaster

 Future tense ?

 

I think present tense is fully justified these days.

 

Still, on the positive side , better to have all the rotten apples in one basket place than spread out over the whole country.

[mran66]

Indeed if someone uses the word 'Frenchman', most people in the world perceive it to mean something different. 

 

Do which one is wrong, the term, or people's understanding of the meaning of the term? 

[NORDO]

I’m no, not the Frogs also.   Tell me it’s not so.  

[Sandboxer]

Cultural enrichment type of "French"....

 

Soon to be relocated to Greenland.

[harryviking]

If the police does not act and really punish these thugs, they will lose respect from other brain dead foreigners! Rumors will spread that "not worry about the police!" This will only result in more of this. Thailand do NOT need thios kind of tourists! Ban them!!

[ronster]

Shooting them would have made them stop !!!

[SmokeandIce]

3 hours ago, NickyLouie said:

so French ppl are Arabs now ?

 

Sacre Bleu !!!

The world is very mobile. Every country has citizens whose families migrated into the country.   Your simple view of the world is obsolete.

[CLW]

3 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

The racism here is getting out of control. Listen, if you can speak French then you _are_ French. I can bark, therefore I am dog. Understand? It's that simple.

I'd add holding a french passport/nationality makes them french.

I speak Thai but I'm not Thai...

[CLW]

Just wondering if there had been no dash cam footage and posted on social media? Any action happening?

[Zack61]

3 hours ago, Iron Tongue said:

A little keepsake from Empire days.

One of the drawbacks of being a colonial power. 

[black tabby12345]

Are they going to be Blacklisted; future re-entry denied on the ground of high risk aliens?

[richard_smith237]

6 minutes ago, black tabby12345 said:

Are they going to be Blacklisted; future re-entry denied on the ground of high risk aliens?

 

Why ?.....  Is 'high risk alien' and actual thing ???.....     and who decides....

 

Do they actually go to court and are charged... or are they simply deported....     and IF deported, on what grounds ?

 

There are legal requirements that need to be met before all the expert laymen on here can enforce their 'deport and black list' them rulings... 

[richard_smith237]

2 hours ago, Mises said:

"Officers seized the vehicles as evidence. There has been no report on whether the rental shop owner will be able to reclaim the motorcycles once the case is concluded"

 

Should they be permitted to if it turns out the riders did not have a license ??... After all, isn't it illegal to rent out motorcycles to those without motorcycle licenses ?

 

[daejung]

2 hours ago, Ohyesuare said:

 

A suspended sentence means as long as they don't break the law again during that year, it's considered served. But yes, surely they'll be long gone either way. 

They will break the law even more easily in France without any risk

[richard_smith237]

27 minutes ago, CLW said:

3 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

The racism here is getting out of control. Listen, if you can speak French then you _are_ French. I can bark, therefore I am dog. Understand? It's that simple.

I'd add holding a french passport/nationality makes them french.

I speak Thai but I'm not Thai...

 

Indeed....  And its not really racist to describe them as French Arabs right ???.....    is it any different from describing someone as Thai Chinese ?

 

There is also the other facet of what may be considered by some to be behavior that one 'group' is known for above others...

 

i.e. every time I read about 'gangs of foreign' motorcyclists tearing up the streets of Pattaya, I think Kuwaiti's....  simply because I've read this so much in the news here.

 

So... When I read 'Frenchmen arrested for running police check-point' my first thought was that they were French Arabs.... I don't think its racists to have this bias based on exposure and experience....   But, it would be racist to talk negatively of a French person just because he is also an Arab.... there is a subtle difference and some people are attempting to shoehorn racism out of simple observations. 

[daejung]

11 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

But, it would be racist to talk negatively of a French person just because he is also an Arab.... there is a subtle difference and some people are attempting to shoehorn racism out of simple observations. 

Just need to know the situation in France they won't assimilate and and represents the majority of crimes and offences.