I see a lot of criminal energy in the comments here, who consider looting normal, and, incidentally, there is no insurance against looting in Thailand.

On 11/29/2025 at 12:09 PM, patman30 said:

The goods likely cannot now be sold, and the store will have insurance 

The goods become the property of the insurance company  after it has paid out   so they are stealing from the insurance company  and how does the insurance recoup the money simply raise prices !! 

On 11/30/2025 at 6:40 AM, Olmate said:

"Waste," you obviously know the meaning of the word, perfectly illustrated by your purile, limp comment Reddy😭

Well you know what waste means. You being a waste of space 🤷🏼

In most instances I wouldn't call it looting, scavenging would be more accurate.

 

On 11/30/2025 at 6:31 PM, transam said:

Don't be silly, gawd, another one..............

An oblique response. I am not surprised.

2 hours ago, Stocky said:

In most instances I wouldn't call it looting, scavenging would be more accurate.

 

in a legal and municipal context,

scavenging is widely considered a form of theft. 

4 minutes ago, cynic1 said:

An oblique response. I am not surprised.

You earned it........🤗

On 11/29/2025 at 12:09 PM, patman30 said:

The goods likely cannot now be sold, and the store will have insurance 

So that makes it OK to steal?

How can water spoil a bottle of booze? Cheese toasty maybe.

2 hours ago, Stocky said:

In most instances I wouldn't call it looting, scavenging would be more accurate.

 

If it is not yours, and you take it, that is STEALING, THEFT, whatever you want to call it.

Thais do not understand STEALING, THEFT that is one of the reasons this country is so corrupt its in there nature 

Thais think its ok or required to give small gifts or money to government or any official to speed along a service they do not see that as  corruption 

This is perceived as a deeply rooted structural problem that affects various levels of society, from small bribes for convenience to large-scale abuse of power in mega-projects and public procurement. Thailand will Never change always be a corrupt third wold country 

2 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

Thais do not understand STEALING, THEFT that is one of the reasons this country is so corrupt its in there nature 

Thais think its ok or required to give small gifts or money to government or any official to speed along a service they do not see that as  corruption 

This is perceived as a deeply rooted structural problem that affects various levels of society, from small bribes for convenience to large-scale abuse of power in mega-projects and public procurement. Thailand will Never change always be a corrupt third wold country 

I think they do, that's why most Thai residences here have bars on the windows.....🤗

2 minutes ago, transam said:

I think they do, that's why most Thai residences here have bars on the windows.....🤗

Put it plainer  Thais do not think its wrong to steal,  99% given the opportunity would sell there mother if there was money in it ( and i believe some have tried )

1 minute ago, MikeandDow said:

Put it plainer  Thais do not think its wrong to steal,  99% given the opportunity would sell there mother if there was money in it ( and i believe some have tried )

That is a blanket statement which is not true, unless it's the folk you have been accustomed too are like that.

My home town in London is more like you describe.........😉

2 minutes ago, transam said:

That is a blanket statement which is not true, unless it's the folk you have been accustomed too are like that.

My home town in London is more like you describe.........😉

please prove me wrong !!!!   Just look at where thailand is in the corruption index ranked 107th out of 180 

3 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

please prove me wrong !!!!   Just look at where thailand is in the corruption index ranked 107th out of 180 

Corruption is not randomly stealing stuff.........🙄

5 hours ago, tjintx said:

Looter guy would like to show all Thai brothers and sisters how it is done (from Katrina, New Orleans).

 

 

It's a good thing 7/11's don't carry big screen TVs.  They were a popular "emergency item" during Katrina.  Even with no electricity for weeks...

 

41 minutes ago, transam said:

Corruption is not randomly stealing stuff.........🙄

oh there is is a difference   please explain !!   theft is theft  no matter in what form it is in 

Just now, MikeandDow said:

oh there is is a difference   please explain !!   theft is theft  

We are talking about physical theft..............🙄 

5 minutes ago, transam said:

We are talking about physical theft..............🙄 

so you are saying corruption is not physical theft !!!  strange !!    Theft is theft   physical theft can be a form of corruption   there is a wider issue to just taking stuff,  the whole system is allowing people to do this 

3 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

so you are saying corruption is not physical theft !!!  strange !!    Theft is theft   physical theft can be a form of corruption   there is a wider issue to just taking stuff,  the whole system is allowing people to do this 

What on earth are you on about, LOOTING, a physical action..........Gawd.....

1 hour ago, MikeandDow said:

Put it plainer  Thais do not think its wrong to steal,  99% given the opportunity would sell there mother if there was money in it ( and i believe some have tried )

Lordy, but some bar girl/boy must have taken you to the cleaners. Thai people do know that theft is wrong, and 99% of Thais would not sell their mother. 

 

Regarding the 'looting' in Hat Yai, there has been very little, and I would again distinguish between those that might have walked into a store (there are many with windows broken by the flooding) and taking food and water from amongst the flotsam and jetsam, and the criminals who targeted a goods train and stole cases of beer.

3 minutes ago, transam said:

What on earth are you on about, LOOTING, a physical action..........Gawd.....

obvious this has gone over your head  and you can not understand that there is a wider issue to this  

20 minutes ago, Stocky said:

Lordy, but some bar girl/boy must have taken you to the cleaners. Thai people do know that theft is wrong, and 99% of Thais would not sell their mother. 

 

Regarding the 'looting' in Hat Yai, there has been very little, and I would again distinguish between those that might have walked into a store (there are many with windows broken by the flooding) and taking food and water from amongst the flotsam and jetsam, and the criminals who targeted a goods train and stole cases of beer.

would love to know the difference between people waking into a store and taking stuff and  criminals who targeted a goods train  what the people in the store did was looting  and the people on the train did was looting 

definition  of looting  steal goods from (a place)

dont know what bar girl/boy got to do with anything !! 

11 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

would love to know the difference between people waking into a store and taking stuff and  criminals who targeted a goods train  what the people in the store did was looting  and the people on the train did was looting 

definition  of looting  steal goods from (a place)

Many people in Hat Yai had little or no food and water for several days, being hungry and thirsty and rescuing a few items is necessity, breaking into a goods wagon and helping yourself to several cases of beer isn't.

5 minutes ago, Stocky said:

Many people in Hat Yai had little or no food and water for several days, being hungry and thirsty and rescuing a few items is necessity, breaking into a goods wagon and helping yourself to several cases of beer isn't.

that's what happened in the 7/11  people taking smoke, wine by the bottle  i am afraid i can not see the difference  its theft 

14 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

that's what happened in the 7/11  people taking smoke, wine by the bottle  i am afraid i can not see the difference  its theft 

But not everyone, those that helped themselves to cigarettes and booze crossed a line, neither are necessities (though addicts might dispute that). 

9 minutes ago, Stocky said:

But not everyone, those that helped themselves to cigarettes and booze crossed a line, neither are necessities (though addicts might dispute that). 

So you are trying to justify Theft of stuff not belong to you    

18 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

So you are trying to justify Theft of stuff not belong to you    

You clearly see everything as either black or white, I see a gradational boundary, so yes there are times when 'theft' can be justified - a natural disaster being one such.

15 minutes ago, Stocky said:

You clearly see everything as either black or white, I see a gradational boundary, so yes there are times when 'theft' can be justified - a natural disaster being one such.

Flooding in Thailand is a yearly disaster  and has never been properly addressed by the government  but this year we are now getting looting there is NO justification for looting  there has been no deaths of starvation nor of thirst  i grant you the response by the government was abysmal, what happened at the 7/11 was opportunity theft  not because of starvation nor of thirst  so there is NO justification of Theft simple as that  and it is not up to me define the Law that is up to a judge  so yes to me the law is black and white as it should be for everyone 

10 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

Flooding in Thailand is a yearly disaster  and has never been properly addressed by the government  but this year we are now getting looting there is NO justification for looting  there has been no deaths of starvation nor of thirst  i grant you the response by the government was abysmal, what happened at the 7/11 was opportunity theft  not because of starvation nor of thirst  so there is NO justification of Theft simple as that  and it is not up to me define the Law that is up to a judge  so yes to me the law is black and white as it should be for everyone 

Give it a break.

Come down south and see the disaster for yourself, save the pontificating.