Expat Frenchman arrested for ATM fraud, marijuana

[sirchai]

Not a good time for any common criminal to get arrested in Thailand.

Some guys do deserve what they did/ had done. Others might sit in, for A FRIEND.Not all did something wrong. More money is more rights.-

[Tywais]

Off topic and racist post removed. Keep civil or keep out.

[GAZZPA]

Are they real policeman? The one on the left looks like has just finished his shift at Big C warehouse,, I think they bought those police hats from the market along with their pink handcuffs from the "adult entertainment" stall.

Also, not much of a French name really,,, I was expecting something like Jean Paul Camembert.

Whatever his name good riddance, he will be known as a number very soon whilst at his majesties pleasure in the Bangkok Hilton,, lovely,,

[BestBitterPhuket]

He is french from Algeria

Let me correct you. He is Algerian with a French passport.

[ALFREDO]

Hmmmmmmm. He looks about as French as French dressing.

And exactly what does a French citizen, aka a Frenchman, look like?

Like Alain Delon, has a french sounding name to!

Edited May 24, 2014 by ALFREDO

[Strangebrew]

You can tell by the braided armpits he's from France Wait did the Pink panther arrest. Inspecter Clueso?

[watso63]

Good to see another low life piece of scum cleansed off the street.

Who cares if he is French, Algerian, Catholic, Muslim, Expat, Tourist, Straight, Gay or whatever.

Well done, to the police.

(By the way, I assume that if you look anything like the French national football team, then you could also be French).

[ezzra]

"Frenchman" would be better written with brackets, this kind of thug puts all of us to shame.

No thanks to the French government liberal immigration policies, now, all the jetsam

and flotsam of the African/Arab world are calling them selves "French men "...

and in a decade or two, you will be hard pressed to see a real French man in France...

[umbanda]

Jawad is the new name fror Francois ? What a great typical French name !

Jawad means Francois in the EU language.....like Hussein means Bob in the US...The next German PM's name will be Antonio.....We live in a "Global" community now.....Generalization is a word of the past....Russian women in Pattaya are learning Thai for "business" porpoises....Thai rich men loves blondes with blue eyes!!!!

Edited May 25, 2014 by umbanda

[SanukJoeII]

Expatriate (expat) is a person living outside of his/her country of origin. Nothing to do with work, just living outside your own country makes you an expat.

France, like other colonial powers, suppressed it's North-African colonies Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. When the colonies became independent the people had the right to either stay or come to France and get a French passport. That's why many french passport holders originate from North Africa. An ongoing internal joke amongst the French is the question: What is the first Arab city of the Dakar rally? Answer: Marseille...

We Dutch had the same development. Colonies like Indonesia and Surinam became independent and people had the choice to stay or come to Netherlands and get a Dutch passport. Reason why many Indonesian and Surinam people have a Dutch passport. It's a small pay-back for periods of suppressing and plundering colonial areas.

I agree that the guy in the OP was arrested for scamming, nothing to do with his origin.

[Stray]

The word expat has taken on a new meaning in Thailand - seems to mean any foreigner who stays in Thailand over a week is branded with that name.

Long gone are the days when the name really carried some meaning.

An expat - by definition - is a person who works and pays taxes (!) in a country other than his home country.

The OP is not clear whether this is the case.

ex·pa·tri·ate

/v. ɛksˈpeɪtriˌeɪt or, esp. British, -ˈpætri-; adj., n. ɛksˈpeɪtriɪt, -ˌeɪt or, esp. British, -ˈpætri-/

[v. eks-pey-tree-eyt or, esp. British, -pa-tree-; adj., n. eks-pey-tree-it, -eyt or, esp. British, -pa-tree-]

verb (used with object), ex·pa·tri·at·ed, ex·pa·tri·at·ing.

1. to banish (a person) from his or her native country.

2. to withdraw (oneself) from residence in one's native country.

3. to withdraw (oneself) from allegiance to one's country.

verb (used without object), ex·pa·tri·at·ed, ex·pa·tri·at·ing.

4. to become an expatriate: He expatriated from his homeland.

adjective

5. expatriated; exiled.

noun

6. an expatriated person: Many American writers were living as expatriates in Paris.

Origin: 1760–70; < Medieval Latin expatriātus (past participle of expatriāre to banish), equivalent to ex- ex-¹ + patri ( a ) native land + -ātus -ate¹

Related forms

ex·pa·tri·a·tion, noun

self-ex·pa·tri·a·tion, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged

Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2014.

From: http://dictionary.reference.com/

Edited May 25, 2014 by Stray

[johnno2]

Hmmmmmmm. He looks about as French as French dressing.

And exactly what does a French citizen, aka a Frenchman, look like?

Welcome to the 21st century by the way.

like this

allo allo

Edited May 25, 2014 by johnno2

[Tchooptip]

Hmmmmmmm. He looks about as French as French dressing.

And exactly what does a French citizen, aka a Frenchman, look like?

Like Alain Delon, has a french sounding name to!

Updating is always a good idea

[ritoyenne]

He is french from Algeria

Let me correct you. He is Algerian with a French passport.

Let me correct you. He is french with a french passport. His parents were algerian and immigrated in France in the 70's.

[jocko]

It's not possible to tell someones nationallity by the colour of there skin or there name.

It's been like that for a long time.

[sirocco]

"Français" seraient mieux écrites avec des crochets, ce genre de voyou nous met tous à la honte.

EXACTEMENT! Ppl thaïlandaises pensent que tout "farang this" sont les mêmes, aussi belge, suisse ... et J'en ai marre de constater que chaque fois qu'un «ressortissant français» se fait arrêter dans une sorte de scamm, il a un arabe (algérien ou marocain) nom! Mais jamais François Dupont par exemple ...

Et après avoir regardé les autres photos dans l'article du journal, je dois noter qu'il ressemble vraiment aime un autre immigrant de rien afrique ....

Aussi, pas très malin de demander une transaction de 1 million de baht à un guichet automatique! ... ;-)

Un voleur est un voleur, quelle que soit sa nationalité ou les origines raciales. Les mots importants dans cet article, sont "voleur présumé est en détention". Il n'a pas été arrêté parce qu'il était français ou autre.

no, it is not a French, he is of French nationality but its origins are from an African country. .

We should not mix.

[sirocco]

Il est français d'Algérie

ignorant, you do not know the history of the French Algeria or the French in Algeria. Get out your real history books and learn how.

[attento]

"Français" seraient mieux écrites avec des crochets, ce genre de voyou nous met tous à la honte.

EXACTEMENT! Ppl thaïlandaises pensent que tout "farang this" sont les mêmes, aussi belge, suisse ... et J'en ai marre de constater que chaque fois qu'un «ressortissant français» se fait arrêter dans une sorte de scamm, il a un arabe (algérien ou marocain) nom! Mais jamais François Dupont par exemple ...

Et après avoir regardé les autres photos dans l'article du journal, je dois noter qu'il ressemble vraiment aime un autre immigrant de rien afrique ....

Aussi, pas très malin de demander une transaction de 1 million de baht à un guichet automatique! ... ;-)

Un voleur est un voleur, quelle que soit sa nationalité ou les origines raciales. Les mots importants dans cet article, sont "voleur présumé est en détention". Il n'a pas été arrêté parce qu'il était français ou autre.

no, it is not a French, he is of French nationality but its origins are from an African country. .

We should not mix.

France outre mer

[attento]

Hmmmmmmm. He looks about as French as French dressing.

And exactly what does a French citizen, aka a Frenchman, look like?

Welcome to the 21st century by the way.

Like this

not 21Century. France had it's first black Deputy in 18th Century. More recently. France has had a black cabinet minister.

[ALFREDO]

Updating is always a good idea

AS I see on the photo, you posted, updating, is NO GOOD idea! better are always the "Glory Days".

Brigitte Bardot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inCC-PAggRA

Edited May 25, 2014 by ALFREDO

[RawaiPlaBoyz]

what police are these ? military? PINK HANDCUFFS

terryp

Si Champoo cuffs are in use around the world due to theft of the items. Also, there are other colors that can ID a person as to certain categories.

[attento]

Hmmmmmmm. He looks about as French as French dressing.

He looks to me very much like a Frenchman, with his head covered.

jb1

you should look at the other pictures in the newspaper if u click on the link...c'est édifiant !

Ah I see what you mean. He looks about as french as Patrice Evra. Or as English as Monty Panasar.

jb1

Monty Panasar is British, not English, Scottish or Welsh