How Much Tea Money

[TizMe]

From Pattaya City News 3 June 2005

Drunken Tourist attacks Police Officer on Pattaya Beach.

We are about to show why fighting a Police Officer is not a clever thing to do here in Thailand. At around 3am on Friday morning, Police Sergeant Manoo from Pattaya’s Traffic Police Division noticed a couple arguing on the beach. He approached them and ordered them to calm down, it was at this point that Mr. Robert Thompson aged 44 from Northern Ireland decided that the argument was none of the police officer’s business and pushed him away. A scuffle between the tourist and police officer ensued and according to the Officers account, the Irish man went to grab the officer’s gun. The altercation continued as both fighters fell to the ground. The officer’s gun was at this point on the pavement. Eventually motorbike taxi-drivers and police volunteers turned up and restrained the drunken tourist who sustained facial injuries during the attack. Mr. Thompson was taken to Pattaya Police Station and placed behind bars, however we are led to understand that the matter was cleared between both parties and no charges were brought against the alleged attacker.

So how much do you rekon this joker had to donate before it was cleared between both parties.

[meom]

5K baht.

[Ajarn]

5K baht.

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No way, Jose.

MUCH bigger money than that, to be sure.

My guess is at least 50,000 Baht. Assaulting an official (attempted murder?) here is serious time in the monkey house, if push came to shove... And you can be sure the cops were happy to shove.

Edited June 3, 2005 by Ajarn

[Heng]

5K baht.

No way, Jose.

MUCH bigger money than that, to be sure.

My guess is at least 50,000 Baht. Assaulting an official (attempted murder?) here is serious time in the monkey house, if push came to shove... And you can be sure the cops were happy to shove.

It also depends on how important the official is. Traffic police are on the bottom rung of the police hierarchy. One even hears CSD and Nakornbaan police generals teasing traffic police generals about their importance.

[JacknDanny]

5K baht.

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No way, Jose.

MUCH bigger money than that, to be sure.

My guess is at least 50,000 Baht. Assaulting an official (attempted murder?) here is serious time in the monkey house, if push came to shove... And you can be sure the cops were happy to shove.

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It also depends on how important the official is. Traffic police are on the bottom rung of the police hierarchy. One even hears CSD and Nakornbaan police generals teasing traffic police generals about their importance.

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If the farangs a tourist I reckon max 10k

If he is an ex pat known to have dosh then could be anything!!!

[Boon Mee]

Anybody's guess but I reckon if the drunk wern't skint, he might have learned, say, a 10K Baht lesson.

[HarryHacker]

5K baht.

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maybe you missed out the word GOLD?

[Joey Boy]

5K baht.

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People should keep their opinions to themselves if there talkin absolute &lt;deleted&gt;

You would have to pay that for a new uniform and a few days off work alone...

[roscoe]

From Pattaya City News 3 June 2005

Drunken Tourist attacks Police Officer on Pattaya Beach.

We are about to show why fighting a Police Officer is not a clever thing to do here in Thailand. At around 3am on Friday morning, Police Sergeant Manoo from Pattaya’s Traffic Police Division noticed a couple arguing on the beach. He approached them and ordered them to calm down, it was at this point that Mr. Robert Thompson aged 44 from Northern Ireland decided that the argument was none of the police officer’s business and pushed him away. A scuffle between the tourist and police officer ensued and according to the Officers account, the Irish man went to grab the officer’s gun. The altercation continued as both fighters fell to the ground. The officer’s gun was at this point on the pavement. Eventually motorbike taxi-drivers and police volunteers turned up and restrained the drunken tourist who sustained facial injuries during the attack. Mr. Thompson was taken to Pattaya Police Station and placed behind bars, however we are led to understand that the matter was cleared between both parties and no charges were brought against the alleged attacker.

So how much do you rekon this joker had to donate before it was cleared between both parties.

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Now he knows what donating to the cause means in Thailand.

Edited June 5, 2005 by roscoe