happy chatter Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 This article just goes to emphasis the comment I made on one of my postings where i pointed out that a vast percentage of crimes commited in thailand are done by foreigners and not by thai nationals , it is not a question of the nationality of the person involved but the mere fact of them being a foreigner in this country, Further is it little wonder than we as foreigners whether tourists , expats or whatever are not all that liked or readily accepted by most thai nationals due to the questionable reputation we are gaining. We sure are our own worst enemy in many ways . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkoksimon Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I feel for very sorry for the guy, he's made a stupid decision and is now going to spend the rest of his days in a dirty prison cell, for less than $15k, what a total waste of his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiangmaikelly Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 This article just goes to emphasis the comment I made on one of my postings where i pointed out that a vast percentage of crimes commited in thailand are done by foreigners and not by thai nationals , it is not a question of the nationality of the person involved but the mere fact of them being a foreigner in this country, Further is it little wonder than we as foreigners whether tourists , expats or whatever are not all that liked or readily accepted by most thai nationals due to the questionable reputation we are gaining. We sure are our own worst enemy in many ways . Do you really think that the vast majority of crimes committed are committed by foreigners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokheat Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 When will foreigners learn, you cannot steal from Thais and get away with it, only Thais are allowed to steal from Thais. and from foreigners and get away with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MILT Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Know will ever know what this guy was truely thinking. Momentarly lack of reason for sure. maybe he always wanted to rob a bank. Maybe he has only a few years to live?? and thinks that it is now or never. Well think that the Thai police are idiots but a would beg to differ. They are smart enough it seems. I hope he gets what we all hope we deserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjonyoung Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I am shocked by this article. The countless scenarios running through my mind where the person behind the counter tries to read the note make it seem farcical. It would be more probable they hand the guy a withdraw slip than money. Did the teller perhaps go to another staff member or the manager for help with translation or flip on the iphone or maybe a quick google translate while our teacher impatiently drummed his fingers on the counter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWideOpen Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 This article just goes to emphasis the comment I made on one of my postings where i pointed out that a vast percentage of crimes commited in thailand are done by foreigners and not by thai nationals , it is not a question of the nationality of the person involved but the mere fact of them being a foreigner in this country, Further is it little wonder than we as foreigners whether tourists , expats or whatever are not all that liked or readily accepted by most thai nationals due to the questionable reputation we are gaining. We sure are our own worst enemy in many ways .Do you really think that the vast majority of crimes committed are committed by foreigners?Hahaha that caught my eye too. "a vast percentage of crimes commited in thailand are done by foreigners and not by thai nationals". Can I please nominate that for the wackiest post of the year?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 i pointed out that a vast percentage of crimes commited in thailand are done by foreigners and not by thai nationals What your post says to me is that you don't read any Thai media publications or watch Thai news. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I feel for very sorry for the guy, he's made a stupid decision and is now going to spend the rest of his days in a dirty prison cell, for less than $15k, what a total waste of his life. He is an armed robber, doesn't get any sympathy from me. It is classed as a violent crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 This article just goes to emphasis the comment I made on one of my postings where i pointed out that a vast percentage of crimes commited in thailand are done by foreigners and not by thai nationals , it is not a question of the nationality of the person involved but the mere fact of them being a foreigner in this country, Further is it little wonder than we as foreigners whether tourists , expats or whatever are not all that liked or readily accepted by most thai nationals due to the questionable reputation we are gaining. We sure are our own worst enemy in many ways .Do you really think that the vast majority of crimes committed are committed by foreigners?Hahaha that caught my eye too."a vast percentage of crimes commited in thailand are done by foreigners and not by thai nationals". Can I please nominate that for the wackiest post of the year?? I'II 2nd that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morakot Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 And desperation changed to despair as he found himself in police custody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cezar Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Guys, I believe it's not an "armed" robbery as he didn't even show a gun or knife... So it's just a "note robbery", so I'm guessing his sentence will not be that bad. Quite a decent robber, I must say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedom4life Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 If I could of been in his apt. and lifted a few bundles of cash...just before he got arrested...any of these guys..drug traffickers and the like...just lift a few bundles before they get arrested...so much money around this country, got to find a way to lift from these characters..make for a good movie. Table full of cash and nobody would know one any the wiser... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morakot Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Guys, I believe it's not an "armed" robbery as he didn't even show a gun or knife... So it's just a "note robbery" It was definitely a banknote robbery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggusoil Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 At least if you're gona do a crime, do it somewhere you can buy your way out. That shows some planning initiative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martstar Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Dude was obviously the getaway scooter rider... not the guy who wrote the sign or asked for the money. Another couple of stupid farangs in amazing Thailand making the BiB look good.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I'm sure the note was made to look like it wasn't him nor his writing. Duh. BTW, bash the yanks if you come from a small socialist country on the brink of collapse & have gotten a lot of US aid over the course of the past few decades (or would otherwise be speaking German right now). Here we go again............. another one who believes Hollywood's version of history. I don't bash my American friends or their country. But I don't limit my historical research to Hollywood either. As for this teacher - who knows what drove him to rob a bank? But chances are his mind was not working straight when he wrote the note, hence the mixture of upper and lower case. Interesting that he isn't allowed bail - "because violence was used". He said he had a knife and gun but didn't actually hurt anyone, other than scaring them. Now if he'd shot a few he'd presumably be allowed bail like the several cases involving Thai policemen or treated nicely like the two Aussie tattoo gunment. The law here certainly works differently. An armed robber wouldn't get bail in most countries, so I don't think Thailand is any different. I don't know what the penalties are for Armed Robbery in Thailand but this guy could be looking at a very long stretch in the Hilton. You've missed the point. In Thailand people murder people and committ manslaughter and are allowed bail. Now that wouldn't happen in most countries would it. This guy will likely get a long sentence because he is a farang and had the audacity to rob a Thai bank. But that will be interesting to compare with the usual 2 years suspended sentences handed out in recent manslaughter cases. Do you think most other countries would have this disparity in sentencing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian guy Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 This article just goes to emphasis the comment I made on one of my postings where i pointed out that a vast percentage of crimes commited in thailand are done by foreigners and not by thai nationals , it is not a question of the nationality of the person involved but the mere fact of them being a foreigner in this country, Further is it little wonder than we as foreigners whether tourists , expats or whatever are not all that liked or readily accepted by most thai nationals due to the questionable reputation we are gaining. We sure are our own worst enemy in many ways .I couldn't disagree more.Thais commit lots of crimes but most of them are just ignored by the media. When a foreigner commits a crime the news immediately hits the first page of all the newspapers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Yesterday I posted the following message on Thaivisa:] "Posted Yesterday, 22:30 I feel pretty certain he was from an English speaking country but trying to appear to be from a non-English speaking country. Someone pointed out already the correct use of the adverb "quietly." A non-English speaker or a less educated English speaker would be more likely to use the adjective, "quiet." The omission of the article "a" was obviously a ruse or an attempt at Thaienglish. A non-English speaker would more likely omit the word "the" which is less used by non-English speakers because they find the "th" difficult to pronounce and seldom use it, even in their writing. Every word is spelled correctly, the grammatical structure is flawless (except for the total omission of punctuation), and the writer had the facility with the alphabet indicative of a lifetime user. Best guess, an educated North American from east of the Rockies, an eastern Canadian, or a southern Australian. Probably a former school teacher. I don't know much about bank robberies in other countries, but this style of robbery is definitely popular in the U.S.A." The only response to my post was from someone who wrote, "You think too mutt." From what I have read today, the only part of my best guess that has not been corroborated was the part that indicates what part of the United States the robber came from. I guessed from east of the Rockies because he used the word "bag." West of the Rockies he would more likely have used the word "sack." I was amused at how many semi-literates on this forum accused him of being inept in his use of language. His spelling was all correct and, except for his omission of the article "a," his grammar was spot on. Misuse of uppercase is common in handwritten memos, even by the cognoscenti. Incidentally, most Falang teachers are on hiatus right now, many on unpaid hiatus, and will not see income until the beginning of July. Well whoopee do for you Shylock. (Intentional use of Shylock as opposed to Sherlock - poor attempt at comedy I know). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Guys, I believe it's not an "armed" robbery as he didn't even show a gun or knife... So it's just a "note robbery", so I'm guessing his sentence will not be that bad. Quite a decent robber, I must say. Actually it is an armed robbery. Well in Australia it is, can't speak for Thailand but they use the Westminster system like Australia. If you imply that you are armed causing your victim to believe that you may be armed then that constitutes armed robbery. You do not have to physically produce a weapon. Theft = no violence or threat of violence Robbery = Theft + assault or threat of assault. Armed Robbery = theft + weapon or alleged weapon I have charged my share of people with armed robbery even without a weapon. This guy should of taken his note with him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 One man loses the plot and now it's bash all Yanks. Pathetic. Come on...everyone's turn comes around. Sadly some more often than others! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsailor35 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) Maybe his Special forces pension was terminated? I thought that the Special Forces folks all lived in Pattaya. . Probably on a secret mission. Edited May 31, 2013 by oldsailor35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsailor35 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 This is an amusing story, and I laughed at the jokes made just as much as most here, but one thing, lets spare a thought for the young bank teller girls who were threatened by this idiot. They were handed a note that said a gun and knife were pointed at them. This is shocking and disturbing. If we can imagine our wife or daughter was in their place we would see the grim side to this robbery. Don't have a wife or daughter, but my mate's wife works in the "Spread em wide bar" in Pattaya and i have never heard of bank robbers operating there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 That note alone shows that Yanks should not be teaching English to anyone. Sent from my GT-I9003 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app He wasn't teaching English, he was teaching Americanese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post seancbk Posted May 31, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2013 That note alone shows that Yanks should not be teaching English to anyone. Sent from my GT-I9003 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app The last time I went to Manila the American in front of me at Immigration was having problems so he asked " can anyone here speak American ? " You might find this amusing http://youtu.be/rUfn8cfGfL0 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marell Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 1. American English teacher? Maybe he missed a few courses in university, D for grammar. 2. Did he have a "working visa"? 3. You shouldn't steel away jobs from locals! Better than an 'F' for spelling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) When trying to communicate, it is important to write in a fashion that is understood. He seems to understand the level of English that would be understood. Right on....I would be grateful also if somebody would point out to me why so many of you think the English is so bad...it is short and simple and direct to the point, ideal for a demand note. It is only missing an "a" in front of "gun" . . The bad use of capitols has nothing to do with the grammer and may be a deliberate ploy to confuse certain parties in their efforts to trace the writer. Edited May 31, 2013 by dotpoom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini81 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) That note alone shows that Yanks should not be teaching English to anyone. Sent from my GT-I9003 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app The last time I went to Manila the American in front of me at Immigration was having problems so he asked " can anyone here speak American ? "Sounds a bit like the Yank who was in for breakfast in my hotel in Georgetown (Muslim Malaysia) creating a big fuss "I want BACON with my eggs and hash browns, i always have BACON and eggs with hash browns for breakfast, bring me the manager" All that in a Muslim country, i told him to sit down and shut the hell up ! did'nt he know that Muslims neither ate nor handled bacon and that just in case he did'nt know, bacon comes from a pig ! duhhhhhhhhhh Many restaurants in Georgetown offer these foods...they were also colonized by the Brits, and Penang is pretty international. There are also a lot of mixed nationalities there...something for you to consider. I even had a fine Aussie breakfast in Georgetown, an American one at a Muslim owned guesthouse..... I think you're just trolling. Remember, all nationalities are abundant in the USA before trying to take the piss... Edited May 31, 2013 by gemini81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1955 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 What was his Thaivisa handle? Dumbazz or Stupiddumbazz one or the other or both dont care where he was from .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHenry Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Yesterday there was lots of crying and wining about two Russians stealing two hats at the night bazaar and increadible suffering brought to Thailand by Russians. How about now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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