DeeThai Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 beter t0 give for Orphelinat 0r Hospital or School :-( but for Corrupt Police no Way :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukkytuktuk Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Amazing Thailand! Why did he donate half a million baht to the police? He is a foreigner, not a Thai. Me thinks he wants to bribe them to go easy on him in Udon. If they see him he has they're protection. A security blanket for the guy. Make friends with the sheriff. Daft man doesn't realize that the police will want another donation regularly now he's known as a rich farang. Silly fool, wait 2 years and he'll be in the obituaries section of the newspapers with the words unexplained death or suicide written down as cause of death. Dic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABloke Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Sounds to me like he is doing a good deed and helping out some up-country cops who get paid peanuts to do their jobs, many of which find themselves in serious financial hardship (especially the ones trying to do an honest job without taking kickbacks. Yes, its true, some do not take bribes). If it was a payoff for protection, it wouldn't be a public donation like this. Come on TV'ers, put your cynicism away for one day. Not all cops in Thailand are bad. Believe it or not, you may rely on them to save your skin one day. Hi Jim, I thought you might be a TV member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 beter t0 give for Orphelinat 0r Hospital or School :-( but for Corrupt Police no Way :-) Well it states that they have also given to other Charities as well . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Those crazy Yanks and their over the top tips ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Rules and regulations just got a whole lot softer for this guy. Maybe he could post something here and let us know how much mileage he gets out of his 500k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLang Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 His neighbors better hope he doesn't have a problem with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Buying influential friends.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 How's about the poor hill tribes folk? What about all the very poor people who suffer hardships in their everyday lives,I am sure that would have been a much better choice, you load of cynics! why give to orphans the poor or disabled give to the Police! DJJamie will be proud Maybe he would be better thought of here if he contributed to an educational fund for Thaivisa posters who cannot read?... "Jum, 46, who works at Hot Zone 91.5 said that they want to help society. They have already contributed to projects to help needy schools, country clinics and orphanages in the province but have now decided to help the police." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 He has his benefit already. Making a show of giving. I have a lot more respect for someone who gives anonymously. How does that work then, how do you know when to give all that respect to a donor who gives anonymously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 (edited) They do not get paid peanuts in Thai terms, they also get pensions and free health care, that's why you often have to pay a heavy bribe to join. Then there are the other perks of course You obviously have not seen the salary scales for the RTP, they are very poorly paid. They get pensions that they have to pay for, not free pensions, and they do not get free health care. Edited July 5, 2016 by gdgbb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlwilliamsjr18 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 We can all assume he gets a life-time, Get Out of Jail Free card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinmaew Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Complete moron only propagating bribery and corruption - Which polices forces around the world accept cash payments? Only in the most poorest corrupt countries aka Thailand. Who is the one with all the money that should really be funding this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Real benevolent donations done without the fanfare and photo opp..... the fact the donor will benefit from his generosity someday, is not lost on anyone.... He has his benefit already. Making a show of giving. I have a lot more respect for someone who gives anonymously. This is Thailand,the idea of giving is to raise your status and be,especially in this case, untouchable, no doubt he has enough left to make a donation to the immigration police as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 A profane post in ALL CAPS has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 ...good for him.... ...wish I had a friend like him.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooo Upto Me Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Crawler, wot a fool if he had any sense or knowledge of the Thai police or government over here he wouldn't even give them a wai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko123 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 I think the performance of the Thai police has greatly improved in the past 2 years. Many Thais I speak to concur with this assessment. His generous donation should be applauded for the goodwill it has generated between the police and the expat community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey4u Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Looks like the Merc payments are taken care of for a few months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4UCorsair Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 That's 500,000 BAHT, not $$. Only about 20,000 Australian $$, so nothing to get too excited about, and doesn't brand him a rich man. It won't go far, unless they just divvy it up between them, and even then, not very far. Interest on that, even at, say, 5% (I saw online that the going rate on savings is 2.8%!!) only brings in B25,000 per annum. At 2.8%, it's even less.....about B14,000!! What will that do? But if the guy feels good donating to what he sees as a worthy cause, then who are the rest of us to question his motive?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Why did he pose in a picture? He wants something. It's not selfless generosity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchurch259 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 "No good turn goes unpunished" !! Reading these post is always interesting, someone does something bad they beat them up and someone does something good, so they beat him up anyway !! There is always too much Bovine Fertilizer posted here, including mine !! I comment these folks for being generous, even if some consider misguided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy85 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 What a worthwhile cause! Isn't this the same police station that was caught up in kidnapping story a few months ago? My wife and I drove to Udon Thani after receiving a letter from this police station saying they had a 70,000 baht refund for her father, from a disputed fine. After driving halfway across the country, the kind sergeant informed my wife that in fact they decided to keep the money for themselves, as they 'didn't trust' her father, and involving a lawyer would 'cause a lot of problems for your family'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwikeith Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 This guy's either clever or soft... bought himself potential protection or opened the floodgates. There are good uns, but most cops do alright with 'other' avenues for making money. How's about the poor hill tribes folk? I would say clever, must have a lot of loot to give it away especialy to Police. The motive will keep us guessing but my guess would be to aid his better detriment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Father Ray Foundation could have put that money to better use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Congratulations kind sir. You have just marked yourself for possible kidnap attempts and furthermore, you kindly gave your address and the location of your good wife at her work, if she isn't at home. Well done that man. Visions of grandeur or more money than brains. No finger pointing?. Should replenish the coffers that were drawn down by silver tray handouts in the Bangkok explosion or the BB trial. Seriously its a nice gesture he must see something in the BIB that I have totally missed. What did W.C. Fields say again?? Dang my memory is leaving me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockatoowho Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 What about all the very poor people who suffer hardships in their everyday lives,I am sure that would have been a much better choice, Police Vs Poor who is your choice,the only time I donate to the Police is when I have done something and then its only 200 THB. regards worgeordie P.S. The cops on the right of the photo don't look very happy, they must know they are never going to see a Bhat. Can't agree more, like helping the innocent breadwinner banged up by this Mafia, a couple of old pensioners done for mushroom picking immediately comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlindMagician Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Bribing police, advertising it as "benevolent"...TIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooo Upto Me Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Real benevolent donations done without the fanfare and photo opp..... the fact the donor will benefit from his generosity someday, is not lost on anyone.... He has his benefit already. Making a show of giving. I have a lot more respect for someone who gives anonymously. Oh god, please understand the logic here. The guy give money to police they so happy, gf work in bar as dj so now police will not go bar if open after hours. An pay tea money. Everything sorted. Get it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 She does have the face for radio though. He may be far sighted and put his hands on the wrong lady. That little robust cutie to the left looks well more appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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