Pattaya Street Robbery Gang targeting foreigners caught by Police

[TechnikaIII]

510 baht cash ...wow ...... I am really amazed by the young age of those kids ....16 yo and already in a gang ... where are the parents ?

16? Possibly already a parent himself.

[yankee99]

500baht fine for stabbing someone these guy should be out on 200 baht each for simple robbery.

[k9guy62]

I agree with the opinion of some of the other members. With the ridiculously low fines and punishments these clowns get, Thai authorities serve as their enablers. Crime does pay in Thailand for Thais who wish to victimize foreigners. If the shoe were on the other foot, the foreigner would get buried under the jail. Crime and punishment for Thais victimizing foreigners is a sordid business.

[Bluespunk]

That is one angry looking German.

[ajarnmarc]

So why do they allow some of these thugs to cover up their faces. Is this some sort of joke. I forgot ........TIT

I certainly was wondering the same thing.

Do the police really care about protecting their image or reputation?

I thought the whole idea of these famous photo shoots,

was to show off the suspects in question...No?

[Angeledge777]

Still wondering why you need to be armed in Thailand?

[transam]

Haha he's got 'the point' down good!

Yeah, but he's pointing at the left hand cop.

Nooooo, he's saying....'' Hey look, someones stealing my car''...............

[Thormaturge]

Wait a moment, isn't the guy on the far right of the picture pointing at the police?

[dao16]

Greatest pointing ever! Epic point! This has made my morning, hahahaa....

[redutedog1]

seems very day some one is kill stabbed robbed , it seems all of thailand is like this now

even upcountry around surin there are gangs of kids they were hunting up to 200 kids in August

and to the guy who asked where the parents were,,, where you were in the bar

[mdmayes]

Finger Pointing At Its Best.

[ggt]

I feel so much safer now...

What about the other 99 gangs still operating in Pattaya and Jomtien...?

[spidermike007]

But, will anything happen to these thugs? Will a courageous judge finally make a stand, and sentence these worms to jail time? Or will he follow the pattern laid down by countless Thai judges with no moral backbone, no courage, and no willingness to ever do the right thing? If history is any judge here, they will get 1,000 baht fines, get their hands slapped, and be told to stop making trouble. Is that a deterrent, I ask? Will they learn anything from that? Will other aspiring criminals learn anything from that? Or course not. They will only learn that crime pays big time. And that they have NOTHING to fear, from the law. NOTHING.

[Chicken George]

500baht fine each thats 2000baht but reduced to 1000 baht as there is a discount for being s gang of four!

[Chicken George]

500baht fine each thats 2000baht but reduced to 1000 baht as there is a discount for being s gang of four!

[Maggusoil]

So why do they allow some of these thugs to cover up their faces. Is this some sort of joke. I forgot ........TIT

They're the ones old enough to do time . . .

The German gives good finger doesn't he?

Nice body language

Why they target white foreigners, is because it is less likely one of them will pull a gun out and tell them to

. . . .. off!!

[monkeycountry]

One of two things can happen now.

1. We will never hear of this story again.

2. The teens will be sentenced to a 500 baht fine (each), an apology and a pickup by their parents.

[monkeycountry]

Let's hope for real justice. If found guilty in court, (A very public court case, public in all

the Thai Papers) and a long jail term for each, perhaps this will send a message to the

other "little thugs" to think twice before attacking other people on the streets. No 500B

fine and on your way to the next victim.

Now that we are hoping, can I hope to win the lottery instead?

Edited November 2, 2013 by monkeycountry

[DGIE]

the two guys with mask are saved from recognition

[Tchooptip]

Items seized during the arrests include 510 Bahts in loose change

[ChiangMaiPigFarmer]

Poor kids, how will they ever pay the 500 baht fine? (Assuming it will be that much, maybe less since they did not assult the victums)

[Malthus101]

that was a huge bust, look at all the goodies they retrieved, including 2 guns (with bullets) cant possibly imagine a tourist packing, but then maybe that tourist was up to speed with thai crime

It all makes sense now - this is why the Robbery Gang were targeting foreigners caught by Pattaya police. They wanted their guns!

That also explains why Pattaya police had caught the foreigners in the first place AND probably explains why the evil foreigner is pointing at the police:

"I told you pig! No one steals my guns! Not you, not the Robbery Gang, no one!!"

Edited November 2, 2013 by Malthus101

[denby45]

So why do they allow some of these thugs to cover up their faces. Is this some sort of joke. I forgot ........TIT

It's pretty obvious to me. They were obviously wearing ski masks when they robbed him. How could he identify them without the ski masks. DUH!

[Rimmer]

Some inflammatory posts have been removed

[yourauntbob]

Looks to me like one gang of criminals standing behind another gang of criminals

[Considered Opinion]

So why do they allow some of these thugs to cover up their faces. Is this some sort of joke. I forgot ........TIT

Maybe they are the sons of policemen or monks?

I find the one in blue a little bit cute.

[Tanlic]

They should grab this opportunity and make an example of these yobs.

Throw the book at them: Armed robbery,assault with a deadly weapon, possession of illegal firearms, they confessed already by statement illegal drugs were purchased.

The sentence should be ridiculously high, high enough to cause a public uproar and hit ever area of the media.

Get the attention of every thug out there...............scare the hell out of them......................then when it all dies down reduce the sentences behind closed doors to fit the crime.

As things stand his sort of reporting has very little affect on the average criminal unless the media have good reason to follow it up.

[Baerboxer]

510 baht cash ...wow ...... I am really amazed by the young age of those kids ....16 yo and already in a gang ... where are the parents ?

Did it occur to you that they stole a whole load more, and spent it ? The 510 baht was all that was left after buying drugs and nights out with friends?

How old do you think gang members have to be ? In UK, plenty of violent street gangs whose members are often around similar age,

Well done to the police for catching these crooks. Wonder what the punishment will be ?

[Misterwhisper]

So why do they allow some of these thugs to cover up their faces. Is this some sort of joke. I forgot ........TIT

It's because these two are under-age (i.e. younger than 18). It's common practice.

[fareastguy]

510 baht cash ...wow ...... I am really amazed by the young age of those kids ....16 yo and already in a gang ... where are the parents ?

In the grown up gang?

Just what I was thinking,

With mum probably doing business in Walking street & father doing his dodgy business in the next road along!

Next year little "sister" will probably be big enough to come along too, shame granny was feeling tired this year!