Angered by ticket, woman runs off with Thai cop's motorcycle key

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Angered by Ticket, Woman Runs Off with Cop’s Motorcycle Key
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

BANGKOK — A 27-year-old woman was let off the hook last night after stealing the key to a cop’s motorcycle because he was booting her illegally parked motorcycle.

Sudteerak Kaewsingha said she became enraged to find Honda motorcycle’s wheels being clamped Wednesday afternoon by officer Wannalop Sripaeng on a road near the Capital Plaza shopping center in Chinatown. In the midst of arguing with Wannalop, Sudteerak said she became so angry that she grabbed the key from his patrol motorcycle and ran off.

Police spent several hours searching in vain for Sudteerak and the key, until the woman showed up about 6pm at the Phlap Phla Chai Police Station to return the key, pay her 600 baht parking fine and apologize. She told reporters that she regretted her actions.

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1447312420


-- Khaosod English 2015-11-12

[colinneil]

Good on you girl.

Now you are a marked woman.

[Misterwhisper]

And once again I have to realize that all too many adult Thais are immature children totally incapable of controlling their emotions.

[Briggsy]

I wonder which one is the runner, the skinny, taller 7 or the Tom (no score)?

[Lampang2]

Class society.

Some are used to get their way through.

[Lampang2]

600 baht and of you go.

[trogers]

Ahhh...the classic Thainess

Angered by ticket, when one is clearly in the wrong! She should be locked up for 2 weeks to let the respect for the law to sink in...

[piewarmer]

Good stuff if she wasnt really in the wrong. Othewise not so cool.

[zaphod reborn]

How do you illegally park a motorcycle in Thailand? Or was the police officer clamping her bike, because she was parked in the space where the police officer usually illegally parks his bike?

[siliconvalley]

Wow. I really can understand this lady. And of course, I can understand the Thai police. On one hand I say treat me the same way you treat Thais. Now she understands how farangs are treated. The cop is enforcing the law equally. Is this good? For me, here is this lady who just got off work. Either 7-11 or doing the horizanal hoola hoop. All the money she made that day is gone. Would I go ballistic? Yeah. At times I get so angry and mock the inequity. Now, I feel otherwise.

[Lee4Life]

How do you illegally park a motorcycle in Thailand? Or was the police officer clamping her bike, because she was parked in the space where the police officer usually illegally parks his bike?

red stripes + white stripes = no parking...not even motorbikes if correctly enforced.

Edited November 12, 2015 by Lee4Life

[Alration]

For me, here is this lady who just got off work. Either 7-11 or doing the horizanal hoola hoop. All the money she made that day is gone.

Why do you suggest that she works either in a 7-11 or that she is a prostitute?

[ChiangMaiMark]

I wonder which one is the runner, the skinny, taller 7 or the Tom (no score)?

How can we tell if they don't point.

[godden]

Brought a smile to my face.

[gjoo888]

How do you illegally park a motorcycle in Thailand? Or was the police officer clamping her bike, because she was parked in the space where the police officer usually illegally parks his bike?

red stripes + white stripes = no parking...not even motorbikes if correctly enforced.

Many streets in Bangkok also don't allow parking on one side or the other depending on whether it's an even or odd numbered day of the month, and the law applies to cars and motorbikes.

[rondii]

And once again I have to realize that all too many adult Thais are immature children totally incapable of controlling their emotions.

And once again I have to realize how many TV posters are ignorant and bigoted towards Thais....and always get away with it

[Artisi]

And once again I have to realize that all too many adult Thais are immature children totally incapable of controlling their emotions.

And once again I have to realize how many TV posters are ignorant and bigoted towards Thais....and always get away with it

Heard you the first time Edited November 12, 2015 by Artisi

[kiwikeith]

Wow. I really can understand this lady. And of course, I can understand the Thai police. On one hand I say treat me the same way you treat Thais. Now she understands how farangs are treated. The cop is enforcing the law equally. Is this good? For me, here is this lady who just got off work. Either 7-11 or doing the horizanal hoola hoop. All the money she made that day is gone. Would I go ballistic? Yeah. At times I get so angry and mock the inequity. Now, I feel otherwise.

Fine sounds a bit steep, maybe a little supper money added.

[SOTIRIOS]

...obvious question...what would have happened if it was a foreigner......

[Bluespunk]

Dammit, where is video when you really need it. I tend not to watch vids of crimes or the more gory events however this is one I feel I would watch over and over again.

[LannaGuy]

And once again I have to realize that all too many adult Thais are immature children totally incapable of controlling their emotions.

And once again I have to realize how many TV posters are ignorant and bigoted towards Thais....and always get away with it

but it's true - they are mostly 12 year old's and if you can't see that you are not in Thailand

[worgeordie]

So the Policeman just stood there !,did not even bother to give

chase,too much trouble,and no charges against the girl ,just sorry.

regards Worgeordie

[northernphil]

I wonder which one is the runner, the skinny, taller 7 or the Tom (no score)?

How can we tell if they don't point.

Exactly ! the Tom looks like the key holder but the girl looks like a good runner. Unless she is a GiB.

[alboxblue]

So the police won`t prosecute, if an illegal act is committed in a momentary rage.

Would this defense work for a farang? Obviously, if there is no case to answer,

there is no need for pointing in the photo.

[DrTuner]

If Hulk was Thai, he'd be able to level all of Bangkok and get off the hook with 100 baht just because he got angry.

[thailanddogerator]

Luckily she didn't have a car to ride on the MIB !!!

[JAG]

I wonder which one is the runner, the skinny, taller 7 or the Tom (no score)?

How can we tell if they don't point.

The rather woebegone looking copper is getting the evil eye from his boss isn't he?

[diehard60]

And once again I have to realize that all too many adult Thais are immature children totally incapable of controlling their emotions.

Especially when they get caught.

[cordaci]

I wonder which one is the runner, the skinny, taller 7 or the Tom (no score)?

Lol at tall one beeing a 7

[vento]

I bet she really wasnt sorry, but needed her bike back