Convicted Brit Thug Allowed To Take Holiday In Thailand

[ggold]

If immigration have any sense they'll put him on the next plane back to the UK

For precisely what? For being a foul-mouthed failed Footballer from Falmouth?

Well technically if you have a criminal record they supposedly don't let you into Thailand.

[KuhnPaen]

BFD. Really? That's the worst they could come up with for a "thug"? Man o' man, maybe he is a douche who got into a fight, but it's not like they let Junie Browning back in after being on the lam. Who's the uptight librarian who writes this stuff? Oh, it was written by "Staff Reporter" ...I know that guy.

[giddyup]

If immigration have any sense they'll put him on the next plane back to the UK

If the immigration send back all the junk, than Pattaya would be a ghost city....

Any facts to back that up, or are you just spouting predjudice?

[brianP]

I shall be in Pattaya this weekend and i shall keep an eye out for this ugly mug thug. I quit smoking and am feeling like a little trouble, like kicking his worthless ass to a respectable distance. Also looking for the idiot who has his family searching in vain. Wish i could catch them both having their last drink together. arrrrrrrrgggg!

[RogueLeader]

What a story! Foul-mouthed bigot is allowed to holiday in Thailand.

According to the magistrates association “If the curfew clashes with work, a pre-booked holiday, a relative’s wedding, or a job interview, magistrates can adjust the curfew as they see fit. ”They will not add to the punishment by forcing the offender to suffer additional financial losses from losing irrecoverable deposits.”

Yeah. I mean, on top of everything else can you imagine the difficulty police will have tracing an abusive, violent English-speaking farang in Thailand? It's the perfect camouflage.

( a likely story).

Oh, come on now. I know times are bad, but there's no need to give up all pretences at journalism just yet...

[SaamBaht]

Three sentences and the word "thug" appears three times. Now that's objective reporting! Now who was that word attributed to???

[Denizen]

Easy for the UK officials to tip off immigration in Thailand, stop him at Bangkok airport, send him back. Everyone's a winner. British courts can say they "gave him his holiday", Thailand said "no". Another waster in Thailand.

Do you think UK officials can find someone at the Thai immigration who can speak english?

Do UK officials speak English or one of the many dialects Brits have?

[Fatherfluffybottom]

If immigration have any sense they'll put him on the next plane back to the UK

For precisely what? For being a foul-mouthed failed Footballer from Falmouth?

I think for giving people a 'good kicking' !

[Jing Joe]

If he's going to Pattaya, he should feel really at home!

Maybe he will rent a jet ski and try his luck with these thugs.

My thoughts exactly, he might meet his match from what we've read about the jetski businesses.

[SparklingCascades]

Like some of the posts say - Thailand is my home. If we're gonna refuse entry to one Brit 'thug' what do we do with the so many other thugs (from various countries) who moved here or are on visit, after serving time in their country for theft, rape, violence & worse. If we are going to refuse entry lets apply it evenly - not selectively. Our tourist (and retirement visa) numbers will drop sharply. Besides, Thailand is all about quantity not quality if Patpong, Pattaya & Phuket are looked at.

[longstebe]

Was waiting for all the pattaya bashing to start. Typical.

[Jayroo]

There are enough British thugs in this country, we don't need anymore of these trouble makers.

[Jayroo]

If immigration have any sense they'll put him on the next plane back to the UK

For precisely what? For being a foul-mouthed failed Footballer from Falmouth?

no for being a brit, lol

[Denizen]

If immigration have any sense they'll put him on the next plane back to the UK

This could be an opportunity for cultural exchange. Thailand could send a Thai thug to UK for each British thug that enters Thailand. Citizens on both sides could experience the full depth of each other's society.

[Arkady]

If immigration have any sense they'll put him on the next plane back to the UK

But they won't. There are large number of British ex-cons with far worse criminal records than him living in Thailand.

[richusa]

thailand cannot possibly allow this loser into thailand.......c'mon...ppl wake up

[Samuimike1]

Please Thai doormen, send him for a swim!

[taxin]

To all the TV members who want this man dead, if you hate this man so much and dont want him here, why not get in contact with immigration and tip them off ? Surely that would be more productive than making such hate-filled comments on here.

[IrishIvan]

He might be in Thailand for the temples

[hubahuba]

Wow a FOULMOUTH from Falmouth (sic)

[Fortunate1]

I can't wait for him to hire a jetski....

I bet we won't hear the last of him just yet.

[hotandhumid]

If immigration have any sense they'll put him on the next plane back to the UK

If the immigration send back all the junk, than Pattaya would be a ghost city....

Pattaya is full of scum. I live here.

[trimesh]

Was waiting for all the pattaya bashing to start. Typical.

Shocking. A site full of people who have experience of Thialand think that Pattaya sucks. How could this be?

[richard10365]

Don't they know there are no convicted criminals/felons from other countries here in Thailnad and all the other foreigners do here is go to the temple and pray?

[tragickingdom]

Maybe Thailand should worry a bit more about it's own double court standards. Numerous political prisoners under article 112 and a request for a royal pardon for murderers like Kamnan Poh. Besides Thailand have exported numerous financial criminals to the UK as they were mainly sponsoring the Democrat Party they were left untouched till the cases expired or will expire. Therefore it is a great idea in the spirit of reciprocity.

[steveeeeee]

i hope the UK magistrate gave him some spending money and a few condoms for the trip

[me313]

Rap made him do it

[MAJIC]

How about:

"Swap you your thug for our thug"

Next time he is London.

Assuming you mean who I think you mean I was thinking the same thing.

I don't think this a big problem although I would think that stopping him would be better. I'm surprised he can afford it playing for team he does which maybe why they decided he shouldn't be stopped and lose any money over it.

I'm think this paragraph is a bit over the top.

Yet the failed footballer from Falmouth succeeded in convincing a British court that he should be allowed to take his holidays in Thailand as they were booked before the crime took place. ( a likely story)

It's perfectly possible that he had booked the holiday before the crime took place. It's the busy period here right now and you have to book ahead with all those record numbers of tourists flocking here. It would be fairly easy to confirm when he had booked although it's possible they didn't think it worthwhile. He may have presented proof at the time of the request. It would certainly make sense to back up his request if he had proof. This seems like an insinuation used instead of facts.

Also this made me laugh.

Where ever he is destined to visit, we trust that he is aware that Local police and courts do not look as kindly on his type of behavior and someone should tip him off to the fact that Kicking off here doesn’t usually lead to a holiday voucher but rather a well populated cell and a poor diet.

He didn't get a holiday voucher so that's a lie to start with. Also whilst he might find himself in trouble if he gets out of hand 'a well populated cell and a poor diet' isn't the case for some people here even on murder charges. This is just one of the worst examples.

http://www.thaivisa....-bail-thailand/

Whilst it's not great that he's been allowed by the British courts to do this there's nothing to stop Thai immigration sending him back. The British court just let him take the time to fly to Thailand. If Thailand doesn't want him then they know what to do.

Amateurish, Biased Reporting,needed to liven up a boring story!

[SICHONSTEVE]

If immigration have any sense they'll put him on the next plane back to the UK

For precisely what? For being a foul-mouthed failed Footballer from Falmouth?

YES!!!!

[davidrkw]

The British probably home he'll decide to move here permanently, cheaper than keeping him behind bars in UK. Australia used to get British crooks but Thailand will do just as well.