'Refugee' Iraqi caught with BB Gun by Pattaya Police Patrol

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“Refugee” Iraqi caught with BB Gun by Pattaya Police Patrol



PATTAYA: -- Last Friday afternoon a 41 year old Iraqi attempted to escape from a Pattaya Police Bike Patrol after he was ordered to pull over as he was not wearing a helmet and a subsequent search uncovered a BB Gun in the seat compartment of his motorbike.

Following a short chase, Police stopped and searched Mr. Mohammad Mihaisin and found he was carrying a BB Gun in the seat compartment of his motorbike. He was also carrying a document reportedly issued by the UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, which claimed he was a refugee and cannot return to his Country.

Full story: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/172656/refugee-iraqi-caught-with-bb-gun-by-pattaya-police-patrol/


-- Pattaya One 2015-02-23

[goldmonky]

Are bb.guns illegal in thailand?

[canuckamuck]

How is this news, and why does anyone care he has a BB gun? Did they become illegal?

[StefanBBK]

I thought BB guns are illegal. I know they are widely and openly sold, but always thought the law is not enforced, same as many others.

[petercool]

How is this news, and why does anyone care he has a BB gun? Did they become illegal?

1: He tried to run off at a road check

2: The BB gun was found once they chased him

3: Further checking showed he had lived here illegally without a passport for 15 years

4: He had an outstanding arrest warrant.

[zaphod reborn]

How is this news, and why does anyone care he has a BB gun? Did they become illegal?

Read the news article. This guy entered the country illegally, probably with a forged document claiming he was a political refugee. He has no passport and has a prior arrest warrant for dealing in pornography. Exactly the type of vermin that needs to be rounded up and either locked up or sent back to his home country.

"Further checks revealed that Mr. Mihaisin had resided in Thailand for 15 years without a passport and we discovered that he was arrested in 2008 under arrest warrant number 1357/2550 issued by the Pattaya Provincial Court on a charge of 'participation of persons to make, produce, participate in obscene movies or other tape recordings'".

[canuckamuck]

How is this news, and why does anyone care he has a BB gun? Did they become illegal?

1: He tried to run off at a road check

2: The BB gun was found once they chased him

3: Further checking showed he had lived here illegally without a passport for 15 years

4: He had an outstanding arrest warrant.

Another clueless headline then. Clearly the possession of the BB gun was not the critical element of the story.

I skimmed the article attempting to find why the BB gun was significant. Thinking that was the point of the article, so I skipped the stuff about his immigration issues which apparently was the story.

[NeverSure]

How is this news, and why does anyone care he has a BB gun? Did they become illegal?

1: He tried to run off at a road check

2: The BB gun was found once they chased him

3: Further checking showed he had lived here illegally without a passport for 15 years

4: He had an outstanding arrest warrant.

Another clueless headline then. Clearly the possession of the BB gun was not the critical element of the story.

I skimmed the article attempting to find why the BB gun was significant. Thinking that was the point of the article, so I skipped the stuff about his immigration issues which apparently was the story.

I agree. The headline makes it all about a BB gun and I wondered what the big deal is. Kudos to Petercool for having the patience to read all of it, LOL.

[bender92]

How does he support himself? Probably thru crime.

[Lupatria]

Illegal in the country for 15 years - arrested in 2008 - and after his arrest the wished him a nice stay in Thailand? Leaves me wondering how much it cost him.

Edited February 23, 2015 by Lupatria

[ezzra]

He's probably home sick, where every man and child carry a weapon,,,,,

you can get the Iraqi out of Iraq, but you can't get the Iraq out of the Iraqi....

[maidee]

in the newsletter you read the sensational

Iraqi 'refugee' caught with dangerous weapon by Pattaya Police

and when you arrive to the site : 'Refugee' Iraqi caught with BB Gun by Pattaya Police Patrol

can you be more consistent ?

BB are for sale about everywhere

that is not the kind that kills one when one is offended and not man enough for a person to person confrontation

[thrilled]

This article isn't about the BB gun.But the writer tries to make it about the BB gun.I imagine if it was A water pistol you

Would see it worded the same way.

[soalbundy]

How is this news, and why does anyone care he has a BB gun? Did they become illegal?

Read the news article. This guy entered the country illegally, probably with a forged document claiming he was a political refugee. He has no passport and has a prior arrest warrant for dealing in pornography. Exactly the type of vermin that needs to be rounded up and either locked up or sent back to his home country.

"Further checks revealed that Mr. Mihaisin had resided in Thailand for 15 years without a passport and we discovered that he was arrested in 2008 under arrest warrant number 1357/2550 issued by the Pattaya Provincial Court on a charge of 'participation of persons to make, produce, participate in obscene movies or other tape recordings'".

An entrepreneur.

[oneday]

No, no, no. This was the title in the TV eMail. "...Iraqi 'refugee' caught with dangerous weapon by Pattaya Police..."

BB Gun...seriously. OMG, what is Thailand coming to.

[BarnicaleBob]

Secondly, he may be a Kurd because what type of person was claiming refugee status 15 years ago. If memory serves that was a long time before shock and awe and Saddam was still the boss.

As the the BB gun that is just schoolboy stupidity as is not stopping when asked to.

His name is not Kurdish but he could have been one of the many Iraqi Muslims who crossed Saddam Hussein before 911. He may be one of the many Sunni Muslims that were fleeing Iraq during the time before Saddam's regime fell.

[NextStationBangkok]

It is in fact toy gun, it has been openly sold every corner of Bangkok.

He is from war torn country. Actually he need counseling and treatment. I hope UN takes care his status and rehabilitate him to live normal life with out trusting weapons.

[Chao Lao Beach]

He was also carrying a document reportedly issued by the UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, which claimed he was a refugee and cannot return to his Country.

Bought at Khoa San Road for 1000 baht.

[wabothai]

about as dangerous as a sling-shot.

[i claudius]

So another good Muslim just carrying on in the old ways ,making pornography ect ,

[off road pat]

"Dangerous weapon" a BB gun for god sake....I saw children the other day with BB guns.....

Another wonderful example of Thai journalism....

I guess it was a boring article and they had to make it more important....!!!

[DonaldBattles]

The evil gun toting criminal should be specially flown to Guantanamo.

[AlQaholic]

How do I get one of those UNHCR letters? And if it had been a slingshot instead all would have been ok?

Edited February 23, 2015 by AlQaholic

[arrowsdawdle]

How is this news, and why does anyone care he has a BB gun? Did they become illegal?

1: He tried to run off at a road check

2: The BB gun was found once they chased him

3: Further checking showed he had lived here illegally without a passport for 15 years

4: He had an outstanding arrest warrant.

Why then didn't the headline reflect this?

[petercool]

How do I get one of those UNHCR letters? And if it had been a slingshot instead all would have been ok?

Those letters, even if real, do not guarantee haven in Thailand and the fact that he tried to run away was what led to further checks whether he had the BB gun or not - or anything else.

[bob4you]

about as dangerous as a sling-shot.

Here in Thailand much more dangerous, you are likely to get shot by a policeman thinking that gun is a true firearm, not a BB gun. They must make quick life and death decisions, their life sometime means your death.

[jaywalker]

Some ancient, long-gone general wound up as PM somehow years ago and, in his exhaustive studies of farang culture saw this movie, and THAT my friends is why BB guns are illegal in Thailand.

[realenglish1]

Iraqi MMMMM Its a case of "Old habits Die Hard"

Has to have a weapon to feel secure I guess

[Docno]

Well, if the letter does end up being fake and he does get deported home, I hear that there are some rebel held areas in northern Iraq where a so-called pornographer might receive a very special welcome...

[Sviss Geez]

How is this news, and why does anyone care he has a BB gun? Did they become illegal?

1: He tried to run off at a road check

2: The BB gun was found once they chased him

3: Further checking showed he had lived here illegally without a passport for 15 years

4: He had an outstanding arrest warrant.

Another clueless headline then. Clearly the possession of the BB gun was not the critical element of the story.

I skimmed the article attempting to find why the BB gun was significant. Thinking that was the point of the article, so I skipped the stuff about his immigration issues which apparently was the story.

Clearly the headline was not as "clueless" as your posts. Clueless in this instance because you "skimmed" and "skipped" the report and then posted uninformed nonsense. A concealed gun, BB or not, is very significant.