californiabeachboy Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 I just read an article on the person named the "No 1 deadbeat dad" here in the US because he owed over 1 million USD in back child support (just search "robert sand and thailand" and you will see what I am talking about). I had no idea the article had anything to do with Thailand, but then it said that he had been living in Thailand for the last few years, and I thought, "that makes sense" In my opinion, Thailand is the best place in the world for fugitives for two reasons: 1. It is not a bad place to live for a Westerner - inexpensive, good food, some English, and friendly people. 2. The legal system (police, prosecutors, judges) is somewhat "flexible". What confirms my opinion is that he was never actually caught in Thailand. According to the news reports, he went to the Philippines, and then was caught. Is there a better place in the world than Thailand if you are on the run? (of course, not that I have any personal experience). Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Darwin, Australia has gotta be up there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennedy Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Depends on how much money you have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagler Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 He divided half his time between Thailand and The Philippines and had businesses in both. From my experience there are far more fugitives from the law in the Philippines than in Thailand. But both do attract quite a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Dubai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 $1000000 in child support? Was he a catholic porn actor? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somtampet Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 If itell u i will have to kill u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Is Thailand The Best Country In The World For A Fugitive?There's a guy with a square head who seems to think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennedy Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Over 200 views on this. Hmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Over 200 views on this. Hmm... Must be a lot of prospective fugitives doing their background research 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP25 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 No, not very good actually. If your home country is actively looking for you and inform the local authorities, it is very bad. Thailand deports foreign criminals every day. It is difficult for a non Asian foreigner to hide if they're looking for you. If the US or some other big country wants you, you will be handed over. If they aren't really looking for you though, it is good because it is cheap and a nice place, so many people can afford to live here comfortably without working. I searched for the case you're talking about, in the Philippines it looks like they arrested and deported him because of no or invalid identification, not because he was caught for the child support payments. He wouldn't have been able to get a new passport from the US embassy because he owed child support. That will happen anywhere, that's how the government catches deadbeat dads. Their passport runs out eventually and they get stuck with no documents or fake documents in a foreign country and eventually they get deported. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rene123 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 It is probably easier being a fugitive in Asia if you have a lot of money to bribe officials and can stay out of the places where you are likely to get caught. It still takes money to live anywhere. And, high rollers don't tend to hang out in bamboo shacks in some rice paddy in Nakhon Nowhere. Borders and airports are not a good place to hang out if you don't have the necessary documents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Yep, haven't caught me in 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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