krisb Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 (edited) So I'm a regular at a bar/restaurant/ hotel in Issan. Nice place, great food, then around 8pm the restaurant becomes a karaoke bar. Mostly locals if not all except for the odd out of towner like myself. I'd met this guy several times, friendly hello's, usual chit chat. So last night he's in there again. This time he brought our table a round of beers, which ok, that's fine, but raised my suspicion. Maybe an hour later I'm walking back from the toilets, down the corridor, and there he is. He stops me. I knew he was local police from friends I was with. Anyway, we get chatting, I thanked him for the beers, he says no problem, anytime. Then he says, which spooked me, hey ,if you need anyone gone bang, you pay me 100k and (hand gesture wave bye bye) they gone. I was speechless. Scary stuff, maybe he was setting me up, but I'm not sure he was. Any thoughts? Edited August 4, 2015 by krisb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeJoMTB Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Special foreigner price ..... normally 25-50k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 and this happened when exactly? 100k is waay OTT Have word tonight to see if there's a quantity discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikmar Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 i taught some police once and the chief asked my wife and i for dinner. end of the night he said if we wanted anything.......then he reeled off a list , ganja, heroin, cocaine, guns, .......then we only had to ask. i was truly gobsmaked, my wife didnt see anything unusual in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tso310 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Dual pricing again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 Dual pricing again. With an avatar like yours, I won't argue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 and this happened when exactly? 100k is waay OTT Have word tonight to see if there's a quantity discount. Are you saying you have a list Crossy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 There are a few members that I may want, er, erased Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 There are a few members that I may want, er, erased Fair enough too. 48 was erased last year, we don't miss them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 What's shocking for me is that everyone very quickly knows who paid which policeman to bang bang which guy. Nothing happens, just keep your head down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry123 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 think maybe string him along and record the conversation then take all the evidence to his superior i really cant think of a happy ending to that approach but if it bothers you that much well keep your head down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konying Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Must be slow nights in Australia so some sci fi fiction helps to spice up the boring existence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 He's just being typical of his type.... Employing extremely clumsy measures in an attempt to earn your respect... people like this will never make your environment any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Well, make sure you buy him a beer next time you see him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 (edited) I came across something like this, My wife is an Ex bangkok Thai police small arms instructor. I was invited to have a drink with a high ranking police man , after quite a few hours of drinking he got his magnum 44 out and put it on the table in front of me/us and started to spin it, I made my excuses and left, Nothing worse than a Thai policeman with a loaded Gun. even worse when they are drunk. Edited August 4, 2015 by Thongkorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Well, Krisb, know what is scary about it? Now you know how much your life is worth. Try not to annoy anyone, even a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Nothing much to be shocked about this in an almost lawless nation. Policeman/Hitman; what's the difference here when money rules everyone's life to the extent that they will do almost anything to get more of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 I came across something like this, My wife is an Ex bangkok Thai police small arms instructor. I was invited to have a drink with a high ranking police man , after quite a few hours of drinking he got his magnum 44 out and put it on the table in front of me/us and started to spin it, I made my excuses and left, Nothing worse than a Thai policeman with a loaded Gun. even worse when they are drunk. Dirty Hally no less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketboybkk Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 It's too expensive I'm sure you can get him to discount the fee Who do you want bumped off? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 So what if it is a Troll... Many of us have been in a similar situation... I have been... I became friends with a Thai lad who had a number of Police friends. We were all the same age, young (early 20's) went out a lot and all became good friends. Some of my Thai friends' Police friends extended many offers of help / assistance etc, should I face any issues in Thailand (never offered to be a hit man though). The difference - my Friend is a genuine lad, educated overseas and from a similar Socio-economic background to myself.... 15+ yeas later we are still close friends, he is now in the Police Force. Knowing this side of Thailand and some of the people I've met through my friend I can see how many guys may assume this role of bravado in an attempt to secure respect, its clumsy and almost guarantees no genuine respect. The funny side of this is that some western guys also assume this same role of bravado and have assimilated perhaps a little too much leaving their common sense behind. This clumsiness usually comes from those whose ego's are bigger than their intelligence, we can sometimes witness this in real life, we commonly witness it on webforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Easy advice from the chef...show your Thai driving license and you got the hit for 10 grand ...may you try stoneyboy...555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Petty squabbling removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessi Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Easy advice from the chef...show your Thai driving license and you got the hit for 10 grand ...may you try stoneyboy...555 Do stoneyboy & I will tip in some money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit_Doggie Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 50k tops talk about inflation and the weak baht I know of some gladly arrange for 20k but don't ask because non approval if it's my issue it dealt with by me end of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fey Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 (edited) Yep, avoid him in the future. Bad news. Pay for your own beers from now on and don't get involved. My rule is let Thai men do what they do, but I'm not at all interested. If this were a country of Thai males I would be long gone. Edited August 4, 2015 by fey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RasiMike Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Can I get your friends number? A few years ago, one of the local Yaa baa freaks stole a Honda Wave from our back yard. He was observed leaving the scene on the bike, there was no question of the crime being committed or who was responsible. My neighbour cop, (local 2IC at the time), was upset it happened just metres from his front gate and vowed to fix the problem as it made HIM look bad. I expected some serious repercussions but it was not to be. After a couple of days our friend came to us, all apologetic and said it was too late to prove anything as the bike couldn't be found and was probably stripped/sold off already. I was shocked, I thought it would be sorted in the rumoured 'Thai police' fashion. My friend couldn't do a thing and my assumption that the situation could be fixed with a round to the back of the head, or at least threats along those lines, proved very wrong ....I can't be too mad as he still pays for drinks when he's in the mood . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipi Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Does he do bulk discounts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toknarok Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 A farang here cheated several other farangs out of several thousand baht each. Refund demands were unsecessful. One farangs wife had an uncle who was an ex policeman who still possessed the pistol he had whilst in the force. A quiet word to he ex cop, a visit to the offending farang, a word in his ear whilst exhibiting the weapon, and hey presto the following day the money was forthcoming. Amazing what you can get done in Thailand for the price of a bottle of scotch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmh8 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 this is exactly why I am so disgusted with the lack of the fairer sexes representation in Thai police force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I came across something like this, My wife is an Ex bangkok Thai police small arms instructor. I was invited to have a drink with a high ranking police man , after quite a few hours of drinking he got his magnum 44 out and put it on the table in front of me/us and started to spin it, I made my excuses and left, Nothing worse than a Thai policeman with a loaded Gun. even worse when they are drunk. Was it chocolate, almond, Gold, strawberry or white? .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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