prk888 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 A must watch situation ....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Love to watch but haven't a clue what you're going on about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanpierre Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loppylugs1 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) In today's UK Daily Mirror utter laughing stock Sky news too Edited February 4, 2016 by loppylugs1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyDelight Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 They also found drugs and weapons: tea, coffee and walking sticks and handbags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I thought the foreigners handled the absurdity of the situation quite well. Nobody lost their temper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstanley Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Has made the ABC news in Australia. Have a read http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-04/elderly-bridge-players-nabbed-in-thailand-crime-gang-crackdown/7141920 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi850m2 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I thought the foreigners handled the absurdity of the situation quite well. Nobody lost their temper. Perhaps they bought some cards with them in prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prk888 Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 don't underestimate we pensioners and what we can do. Remember that the recnt HUGE, and i mean HUGE, UK Hatton Garden jewellery robbery was planned & carried out by pensioners What a simply terrible experience being locked up here even for an hour or so. My heart goes out to the not-so-young ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prk888 Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 Love to watch but haven't a clue what you're going on about! I trust you are now enlightened GMac. What say you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyDelight Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35491852 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_THAILAND_BRIDGE_BUST_ASOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-02-04-05-19-08 http://m.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2016-02-04/elderly-australian-bridge-players-arrested-in-pattaya-as-part-of-thailands-foreign-crime-gang-crackd/1543880 http://news.sky.com/story/1635731/britons-arrested-as-army-raids-bridge-club http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/02/thai-police-crack-elderly-bridge-players-160204072523820.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3431265/Thai-police-raid-nets-32-foreign-bridge-players.html http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/32-elderly-foreigners-playing-bridge-nabbed-by-thailand-for-gambling Edited February 4, 2016 by flyDelight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prk888 Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35491852 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_THAILAND_BRIDGE_BUST_ASOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-02-04-05-19-08 http://m.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2016-02-04/elderly-australian-bridge-players-arrested-in-pattaya-as-part-of-thailands-foreign-crime-gang-crackd/1543880 http://news.sky.com/story/1635731/britons-arrested-as-army-raids-bridge-club http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/02/thai-police-crack-elderly-bridge-players-160204072523820.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3431265/Thai-police-raid-nets-32-foreign-bridge-players.html http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/32-elderly-foreigners-playing-bridge-nabbed-by-thailand-for-gambling excellent news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyDelight Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Those arrested were freed on a $140 bail after 12 hours in custody. The final person was unable to pay bail and remains in jail. That's what friends are for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitawatWatawit Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Those arrested were freed on a $140 bail after 12 hours in custody. The final person was unable to pay bail and remains in jail. That's what friends are for! One story I read said the woman refused to sign a form saying that she was gambling, and thus was kept in the cells. If that's the case, I have found a new hero. I want to meet her. Let's see the mighty Boys in Brown take on a foreign granny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Pattaya has been trending on Twitter all afternoon because of this story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jip99 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Jerks! Here is the Playing Cards Act for those who are interested. Playing cards Act.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) Those arrested were freed on a $140 bail after 12 hours in custody. The final person was unable to pay bail and remains in jail. That's what friends are for! One story I read said the woman refused to sign a form saying that she was gambling, and thus was kept in the cells. If that's the case, I have found a new hero. I want to meet her. Let's see the mighty Boys in Brown take on a foreign granny. Free the Thappraya Road One! Grey Power! Edited February 4, 2016 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsfangr Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Come now, folks. Shouldn't we be applauding the efforts by the Army and police to eradicate the dangerous criminal element in Pattaya? What could they possible be doing that would be of greater importance than shutting down a seniors bridge club, and incarcerating the evil participants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlo Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Such a waste of police resources their time and energy would have a more beneficial impact if they stopped all the motorcycles been ridden with out helmets and a many without the rider having insurance or a licence...... Shame on them.... They are again showing the world they are a bunch if clowns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prk888 Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 Those arrested were freed on a $140 bail after 12 hours in custody. The final person was unable to pay bail and remains in jail. That's what friends are for! One story I read said the woman refused to sign a form saying that she was gambling, and thus was kept in the cells. If that's the case, I have found a new hero. I want to meet her. Let's see the mighty Boys in Brown take on a foreign granny. Pleeeeeeeeeeaase do tell me this lady was BRITISH !! Splendidly straight from Downton Abbey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) This morning on Thai news they were saying that a large amount of money had been found. That was wishful thinking (as in preprepared statement) I guess, but I does explain maybe why so many police turned up, I mean fair is fair, everybody should get a cut. They are no longer saying that. The Thais can't imagine anyone playing without gambling. (Edit, sorry, I got carried away). I heard it on two BBC news broadcasts. Edited February 4, 2016 by cooked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 First they came for the Bridge players ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsxrnz Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 They have an international corruption table that lists Thailand as one of the worst developing countries for corruption and graft. And these numpties believe it's a good idea to raid a bunch of old fogeys playing bridge on a sunny afternoon. Would somebody please start a table of the most idiotic governments in the developing world - Thailand would win, and based on points, it would be a long way to second place. And these prats actually uploaded the lunacy to Youtube themselves!! As if they think they did a smart thing!! There's stupid, and then there's really stupid, but Baby, it just don't get any more stupid than this. Must go, me and my mates are playing Texas holdem tonight and I can't be late as we use my chips. PM me for the address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 A troll post and the replies to it have been removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Sorry I'm not willing to get near cards in Thailand. But I do play online poker from my laptop, come and get me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyDelight Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Naming and shaming might be taboo in Thailand but they doing it to themselves with such weird actions. Making your country the fool of Asia, excellent PR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onemorechang Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 They will have some egg on the face over this one. Ostrich egg size that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inzman Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 You know how when you laugh at someone stupid and they laugh along because they are too stupid to realize you are laughing at them, well the world is laughing at Thailand and they just don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loppylugs1 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 If they are capable of stupefying deeds such as thus ,they are capable of virtually anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prk888 Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 If they are capable of stupefying deeds such as thus ,they are capable of virtually anything and therein lies the rub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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