Lite Beer Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Funeral gambling session raidedThe Nation on SundaySix policemen yesterday raided a gambling operation set up at a local residence in Nakhon Si Thammarat that was hosting a funeral rite, seizing about Bt160,000 in alleged gambling money.The raid angered people at the funeral, as a relative of the host said he had paid Bt10,000 to police to allow them to gamble, which is a custom at some funerals.They claimed four police arrested the gamblers while two others rushed to seize about Bt160,000 and left.Angered by this, gamblers detained the four police, until others turned up and negotiated their release. -- The Nation 2013-02-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mosha Posted February 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2013 Round here the police would have being arresting their colleagues, and family. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culicine Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Round here the police would have being arresting their colleagues, and family.Or themselves LOL Gambling seems to be a common practice at funerals here....sounds like someone didn't get their cut. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundman Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Angered by this, gamblers detained the four police, until others turned up and negotiated their release. For those who have ever been to a Chinese funeral, you could just see this happening. To the family of the deceased, the police were way out of line acting like opportunists and not respecting Chinese tradition such as "da-ee-ah" as proffered by the top cop, Mr Chalerm. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 i wonder what they were gambling on WHO'S NEXT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 I wonder if the negotiated settlement was Bt160,000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 They claimed four police arrested the gamblers while two others rushed to seize about Bt160,000 and left.Angered by this, gamblers detained the four police, until others turned up and negotiated their release. Wonder how much of the money was returned during the "negotiation" ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 What the police have started to do, is charge more for after midnight. So apart from the card tables, the bigger games such as Kung-Pla stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siampolee Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Wonder who backed the ''Dead cert ? '' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pimay1 Posted February 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2013 I like the part where the locals detained the four policemen. Now there's a new wrinkle. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JetsetBkk Posted February 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2013 What a country. The laughing stock of the world. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 How is this national news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) They claimed four police arrested the gamblers while two others rushed to seize about Bt160,000 and left.Did they read them their last rites. Edited February 24, 2013 by Payboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjag Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 I would say that near 100% of weddings funerals they set up gambling OPENLY, In the previous area I lived it was common place . I wouldn't care to guess every day how many weddings and funerals there is, it will be expected.at all venues. The POLICE RAID, normally they and the village head is at these venues, Sorry to say this but it is common that cooking beer and gambling starts before the dead persons body goes cold. The police condone gambling in all villages and towns---as long as they are being paid. This topic sounds like gambling is RARE, hence the RAID, BIG DEAL, sorry for the pun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortunate1 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Who will police the police? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 I would say that near 100% of weddings funerals they set up gambling OPENLY, In the previous area I lived it was common place . I wouldn't care to guess every day how many weddings and funerals there is, it will be expected.at all venues. The POLICE RAID, normally they and the village head is at these venues, Sorry to say this but it is common that cooking beer and gambling starts before the dead persons body goes cold. The police condone gambling in all villages and towns---as long as they are being paid. This topic sounds like gambling is RARE, hence the RAID, BIG DEAL, sorry for the pun. Here they do worse than condone it, they run it. Wife's daughter and husband work a table for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coma Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Somebody didn't get thier end obviously ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 At all funerals they have gamblers to keep either an incense stick (or candle can't remember) alite all night, its usually turned a blind eye to. They have people who will play cards all night keeping it lit, now who will do it?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaidDown Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Obviously the Culture Ministry should get involved and have the police officers responsible transferred to (even more) Inactive Post for dis-respecting Thai tradition and culture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjjmmi Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) Amazing Thailand and the BIB Edited February 24, 2013 by sjjmmi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdr Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Ask any Thai outside of Nahon Si Thammarat province about NST and he'll tell you NST is the HUB for cheat, murder, ... inside Thailand. Amazing Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKJASE Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 i wish we could detain police in UK when they do no good..... i would love to nick a copper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 It's enough to make the dead person want to roll over...now that would sure clear-out the funeral rite gambling session for the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Ask any Thai outside of Nahon Si Thammarat province about NST and he'll tell you NST is the HUB for cheat, murder, ... inside Thailand. Amazing Thailand They don't like Nakhon because it was one of the hubs of the communist insurgency. The gambling issue is country wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locationthailand Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 The never ending story .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimay1 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 These funerals up here in Esaan are quite interesting. The grieving family of the deceased have to buy all the food, beer and whiskey for the concerned neighbors and extended family ten cousins-in-laws removed to come and show their respects for the dearly departed soul. They show up, eat and as soon as they are finished eating they're gone. Of course they are expected to donate to the cause with an envelope containg money. I told my old GF this seems to be opposite the way it should be and she said many years ago the neighbors did these things for the family but now everything has reversed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 i wish we could detain police in UK when they do no good..... i would love to nick a copper Yes, especially the traffic ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildorchid Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 The Thai police are the bigest criminals and the joke of Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Only in Thailand would police be held hostage at a funeral and then have to be negotiated for their release Hope they got to keep their tea money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 What were they playing...... Happy Families? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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