Surge of reported police harassment suggests campaign targeting tourists, expats

[thailandusauk]

Tey calmed down it seems ?

[astro76]

I heard about Police harrasement In November last year, from stateside friends who know expats in BKK.

This one from TIME:

http://time.com/3674200/thailand-tourism-police-corruption-shakedown-extortion/

My Thai(Isan) partner hates the police there, and that is one more reason not to return.

He got pulled over for a bribe driving back to our condo after work on his bike last year.

[ThaiSanookGuy]

Is it the group they are talking about everywhere ?????

https://www.facebook.com/thailand.police.harassment

[mcm991]

My mate's son and his girl got harrassed on Silom Rd. by very agressive cops 2 days ago.

He was driniking a beer while in a tuk tuk.

They demanded 10,000 bht or be hauled off to jail. They were terrified - both are in their early 20's and fresh young tourists.

They also did not have 10k. Cops took the thousand they had and let them go.

These dogs need to be put on a leash.

[green job]

My mate's son and his girl got harrassed on Silom Rd. by very agressive cops 2 days ago.

He was driniking a beer while in a tuk tuk.

They demanded 10,000 bht or be hauled off to jail. They were terrified - both are in their early 20's and fresh young tourists.

They also did not have 10k. Cops took the thousand they had and let them go.

These dogs need to be put on a leash.

Bull. another wind up merchant

[green job]

Just to add,, Look .. IF you want a bit of fun then do it on face,,Fxxxing book. We are a very serious people here in BKK and really like to support our BIB poilice force.... Never in a month of Sundays would they do such a thing

[brewsterbudgen]

My mate's son and his girl got harrassed on Silom Rd. by very agressive cops 2 days ago.

He was driniking a beer while in a tuk tuk.

They demanded 10,000 bht or be hauled off to jail. They were terrified - both are in their early 20's and fresh young tourists.

They also did not have 10k. Cops took the thousand they had and let them go.

These dogs need to be put on a leash.

There's no excuse for them being aggressive. However, alcohol in vehicles (irrespective who is driving) is illegal in Thailand with a fine of 10,000 baht. So your mate's son was lucky to get away with only 1,000 baht!

http://www.richardbarrow.com/2013/04/its-forbidden-to-drink-alcohol-in-vehicles-in-thailand/

[mcm991]

My mate's son and his girl got harrassed on Silom Rd. by very agressive cops 2 days ago.

He was driniking a beer while in a tuk tuk.

They demanded 10,000 bht or be hauled off to jail. They were terrified - both are in their early 20's and fresh young tourists.

They also did not have 10k. Cops took the thousand they had and let them go.

These dogs need to be put on a leash.

There's no excuse for them being aggressive. However, alcohol in vehicles (irrespective who is driving) is illegal in Thailand with a fine of 10,000 baht. So your mate's son was lucky to get away with only 1,000 baht!

http://www.richardbarrow.com/2013/04/its-forbidden-to-drink-alcohol-in-vehicles-in-thailand/

Wow. I had no idea...... I will tell them.

They may feel a little better about it considering.....

[hawker9000]

My mate's son and his girl got harrassed on Silom Rd. by very agressive cops 2 days ago.

He was driniking a beer while in a tuk tuk.

They demanded 10,000 bht or be hauled off to jail. They were terrified - both are in their early 20's and fresh young tourists.

They also did not have 10k. Cops took the thousand they had and let them go.

These dogs need to be put on a leash.

Bull. another wind up merchant

And you deduce that how? Who's actually doing the winding here?

Edited January 26, 2015 by hawker9000

[CoreanoOzzie]

Contrary to many posts in here, tourism has not gone down that much at all. Geniuses..