Police volunteers powers

[petercool]

And the answer to that is that you can be making things worse while breaking the law by not stopping and passports are not what they normally check. Just licences, helmets and tax.

[onemorechang]

And the answer to that is that you can be making things worse while breaking the law by not stopping and passports are not what they normally check. Just licences, helmets and tax.

That will be next.

[cobblers]

I did stop for the Thai policeman and explained I did not believe the other man was a policeman I produced my licence , tax and was wearing a helmet.

It seems to me due to the ambiguity of who has what rights I would be served best by avoiding these "Policemen"

[petercool]

You have had the real answers in my posts so how you decide to act in these situations is now up to you.

[onemorechang]

Naughty

[Rimmer]

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[ToddinChonburi]

Interesting how a Farang donates his time to help other Farangs but instead at looking at the positive we look at it negative.

Maybe you can explain why you think you should disrespect someone who is trying to help.

just look around at all the unlawful people running around on motorbikes, maybe just maybe he may stop one of these wonderful people from crashing into you.

[onemorechang]

Interesting how a Farang donates his time to help other Farangs but instead at looking at the positive we look at it negative.

Maybe you can explain why you think you should disrespect someone who is trying to help.

just look around at all the unlawful people running around on motorbikes, maybe just maybe he may stop one of these wonderful people from crashing into you.

Because they take away jobs from good Thai citizens who would be employed to do this work.

I believe there is not one job that a Thai national can't do that a falang can do in this field to a reasonable standard.

[petercool]

The fact that that the Police hire Thai volunteers at a small fee per shift yet still need foreign language speakers (currently 20 languages between them) for no fee indicates that no jobs are being taken away from Thais - at least no paying jobs.

[Pattaya46]

Interesting how a Farang donates his time to help other Farangs

but instead at looking at the positive we look at it negative.

I fail to see how Police Volunteers -

who are regularly in function at Soi Buakhao intersection with South Road

and who stop only Farangs on motorbike in the hope to fine them

- could be seen as "helping other Farangs"...?

[phycokiller]

if they really thought helmets, licenses and tax were a safety issue they wouldnt let people drive off afterwards, in all but name this is tax collecting rather then policing

Edited May 12, 2015 by phycokiller

[onemorechang]

The fact that that the Police hire Thai volunteers at a small fee per shift yet still need foreign language speakers (currently 20 languages between them) for no fee indicates that no jobs are being taken away from Thais - at least no paying jobs.

Sorry but I disagree.

These people are not just providing translation assistance, they are doing other duties that can and are preformed by very competent Thai citizens already.

Edited May 12, 2015 by onemorechang

[petercool]

Then we must agree to disagree. The fact that both language assistance and those other duties combine into one function is perhaps the crux.

[onemorechang]

Then we must agree to disagree. The fact that both language assistance and those other duties combine into one function is perhaps the crux.

Oh please don't assume I agree with the language part of there work,

I do not, there are plenty of Thai citizens that can speak more than one language,

I cant say the same for the people from lets say the uk who do this work.

are they all flaunt in Thai ? no

so what's going on ?

Stand by what I said , taking jobs away from Thai citizens who should be employed to do this work.

[petercool]

There are indeed many Thais who can speak more than one language but apparently they have not volunteered to work for free with the police.

But I have said all I wish to say on and in this topic.

[brewsterbudgen]

An invaluable service...

https://www.facebook.com/FPV.ForeignPoliceVolunteers

http://www.phuket-tourist-police-volunteers.com/

http://www.ftpapattaya.org/our-history/

[MZurf]

Interesting how a Farang donates his time to help other Farangs but instead at looking at the positive we look at it negative.

Maybe you can explain why you think you should disrespect someone who is trying to help.

just look around at all the unlawful people running around on motorbikes, maybe just maybe he may stop one of these wonderful people from crashing into you.

Yes, if the unselfish urge to help your fellow man was the main motivation for most of these persons I'd be the first to tip my hat. But having encountered a few of them over the years I strongly suspect that most of them are on some sort of an ego trip (to put it nicely).

Having seen the black clad storm troopers in Walking Street strut around with utility belts that would make a US cop green of envy does not help either.

[Rimmer]

I think the original question has now been answered.

And as the topic has been hijacked wildly off topic it can now be closed.

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