Stop attacking tourists! Pattaya top brass and the "Care Bears" mean business

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Stop attacking tourists! Pattaya top brass and the "Care Bears" mean business

PATTAYA:-- The message was loud and clear in Walking Street last night - Stop attacking tourists!

And bars and entertainment venues were warned - hurt tourists and face closure for five years.

More than 100 provincial officials and police top brass turned out in force in Walking Street, South Pattaya with a leaflet blitz as they try to repair the damage of a series of attacks on tourists at the resort and elsewhere.

Also included in the entourage were police dressed in orange and white teddy outfits named in Thai as "Mister Care Khun".

Leading the way was provincial police chief Amphon Buarapporn and Pattaya chief Sukhthat Pumpangmuang who posed for tourists and received presentations from locals. Placards proclaiming "Stop Attacking Tourists" in English with pleas in Thai to work together and cooperate to bring an end to violence were waved for all to see.

The leaflets were handed out in the street and in venues. They were in English, Chinese and Thai. Everybody was asked to spread the word that the force mean business.

And it was further made clear that establishments that do not comply or that make trouble for tourists, both Thai and foreign, could face closure for up to five years.

A series of high profile attacks and snatches of property have been almost a daily occurrence at the resort. The police initiative also comes in the wake of a highly damaging street attack on three British tourists caught on CCTV in Hua Hin in April that attracted world attention.

Locals were asked to report incidences of assault and theft immediately so that swift action can be taken.

-- 2016-05-11

[Thechook]

Wow a couple of teddy bears. Are they serious what are they going to do hand out gummie bears? What happened to the 7/11 ' s and tourist courts that were suppose to protect tourists from muggings and assaults etc.

[JUDAS]

All that's needed to end these assaults is for the police to lay the appropriate charges and the courts to hand out custodial sentences. 500 Baht fines are no deterrent.

Sent from my GT-I8552

[Nicolas32]

More like numbers are down to what TAT is saying ...

Edited May 11, 2016 by Nicolas32

[marcusd]

"And it was further made clear that establishments that do not comply or that make trouble for tourists, both Thai and foreign, could face closure for up to five years"

And added should read - "Unless owned operated or paid off to us the Police and then does not matter what they do"

And I see in another thread 1 milion Russians to arrive- but nothing printed in Russian and this is where they come to. hmmm

More banter and no substance I feel

[petermik]

Thank you the BIB,now at last I feel safe again

[inzman]

All that's really needed is a visible police presence on the beach promenade and walking street. Most attacks on the beach happen across from the soi 9 police station, yet no police walk outside. I can't figure that out. A couple cops patrolling would do wonders. It's called proactive policing. But since that's a western idea, it wont be implemented here. Thais know best.

[Nicolas32]

All that's really needed is a visible police presence on the beach promenade and walking street. Most attacks on the beach happen across from the soi 9 police station, yet no police walk outside. I can't figure that out. A couple cops patrolling would do wonders. It's called proactive policing. But since that's a western idea, it wont be implemented here. Thais know best.

They sure do ...

[bluebluewater]

top photo, guy on the right - can't wait to get in a few kicks while the victim is laying there on the ground.

[onemorechang]

Care bears, Beers, ok

But seriously try this for a start.

Big start would be to remove all streetwalker Lady boys from all of pattaya and Jomtien.

Also the drug dealers all over walking street.

Get rid of the Foreign plastic cops of walking street and put real Thai policemen there and

Not ones to shine there bottoms on a chairs all night.

Fine and imprison people who commit violent acts on tourists.

Im sure people can add to this work list

What a Lawless area of pattaya, Walking street has become now days.

Don't close a business for 5 years, that's just stupid, a few months and big big fine is enough.

Edited May 11, 2016 by onemorechang

[legend49]

It will stop when the sun doesnt shine anymore.

[D3030]

All that's really needed is a visible police presence on the beach promenade and walking street. Most attacks on the beach happen across from the soi 9 police station, yet no police walk outside. I can't figure that out. A couple cops patrolling would do wonders. It's called proactive policing. But since that's a western idea, it wont be implemented here. Thais know best.

When Thai police start getting western pay, maybe they will do it the western way.

But that "won't" happen or anytime soon, so I won't bitch how police do police business here in Thailand..

[asiamaster]

Bringing back the curfew would be a better idea!

[Monkeyrobot]

What about the Jet Skies ? Oh let's not get too carried away.

[prestburypark]

Is the rule of law so weak that the authorities have to beg their population not to attack tourists?

Something is so wrong in this picture that it defies belief.

[Homburg]

Good luck with that.

[RigPig]

Just enforce the law and apply appropriate (heavy) penalties might work.....

[Emster23]

"hurt tourists and face closure for five years.' Seems a tacit admission by police that no one does jail time for beating up tourists.

[whooshbang]

It's all very well telling the locals to stop attacking tourist's but honestly... some 'em deserve it !

[Lamkyong]

w/st snatches!!

Edited May 11, 2016 by Lamkyong

[DrTuner]

I thought the care khun dolphin stuff was buried a couple of years back. I guess they found the costumes somewhere in a closet.

[Woody1]

From, "Hello Kitty" to, "Care Bears"!!!!

Can these clowns not stop embarrassing themselves to the rest of the world?

[elgordo38]

Roll out the clowns. Its time for selective policing. Don't bite the hand that feeds you tourists I mean. The tourist numbers must be dropping to cause them to go to this short lived extreme. Yes get their shiny pants off of the chairs and have some real police patrols presence. That is the answer not this cheesy comic display

[RichardColeman]

I wonder if the sentence carried an automatic 5 year enrolement into the army it might help some think again. And no ladyboy exemption !

[waldroj]

Reminiscent of an earlier photo shoot involving the RTP (and, about as effective)!

[marcusd]

All that's really needed is a visible police presence on the beach promenade and walking street. Most attacks on the beach happen across from the soi 9 police station, yet no police walk outside. I can't figure that out. A couple cops patrolling would do wonders. It's called proactive policing. But since that's a western idea, it wont be implemented here. Thais know best.

When Thai police start getting western pay, maybe they will do it the western way.

But that "won't" happen or anytime soon, so I won't bitch how police do police business here in Thailand..

Welcome to Thailand. You must be new. IT DOES NOT MATTER how much they have. In fact many police here are very wealthy so it is noty always to do with pay

[Reigntax]

Stop attacking tourists. Try to steal their valuables without harming them first.

[jlwilliamsjr18]

Almost brings a tear to my eye. It's comforting to know the local police of Pataya, have given up their old ways and are now the angels of peace. Hmmmm.... Nevermind.... this too shall pass.

[onemorechang]

Seriously...how many farangs would beat the living sh@t out of a few thai men, if a 500 baht fine would clear the matter? I'm serious...every month I meet a punk that I would love to bitchslap if I wouldn't be cast in jail...please respond...

Seriously,

Do you think you will get to fight one on one, in Thailand.

Be careful near any taxi rank, for a starters.

[Linden]

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