mok199 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 so that's how they spin it....pathetic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Off topic vid removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcigAmateur Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Mostly their are made to increase mibs assets... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grkt Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 I have never met more checkpoints... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadgw Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 It seems that "check point" "check points" is the only answer the police can ever come up with. How about investment in scooters with all the bells and whistles riding around and doing proper police work, pulling over young punks on dope, pulling over underage riders, puling over people going through red lights, pulling over people speeding... is that such a ask??? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 On 8/17/2016 at 7:59 AM, topt said: Anybody know which market and temple these are - IE where? i am thinking the same as you....I have NO IDEA where these places are !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 as they have announced where the checkpoints are/will be many will just find another route to use.....!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman58 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 On 8/17/2016 at 5:19 PM, balo said: As long as they catch the bad guys I'm happy about it. Anyway I drive a car and have been stopped one time in 5 years, I guess we are considered VIP. This is just an observation I have made and I don't know if I am correct but when I see a police checkpoint I am never stopped If the wife is driving she is stopped she is Thai. I just have this feeling when the cops see a farang driving he does not want to embarrass himself by trying to relay messages to the driver. So easier to just wave on or maybe if he chasing tea money he might think the farang will make a complaint against him so it is much easier just to grab the Thai drivers 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 On 8/17/2016 at 3:02 AM, zakk9 said: I wonder why North Korea don't have more tourists then... Because they don't want/need them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Bombers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 On 6/24/2018 at 1:01 PM, Vacuum said: Because they don't want/need them. Yes. There was a unanimous vote by the people of North Korea not be allowed out of North Korea too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 On 6/24/2018 at 7:11 AM, pattayadgw said: It seems that "check point" "check points" is the only answer the police can ever come up with. How about investment in scooters with all the bells and whistles riding around and doing proper police work, pulling over young punks on dope, pulling over underage riders, puling over people going through red lights, pulling over people speeding... is that such a ask??? Yeah let have a military state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 On 8/17/2016 at 6:19 PM, balo said: As long as they catch the bad guys I'm happy about it. Anyway I drive a car and have been stopped one time in 5 years, I guess we are considered VIP. Real bad guys have impunity. Red bull heirs, multiple watch owners and their ilk. The road blocks are designed to bully and intimidate local people and have no significant impact on serious crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman58 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 On 6/24/2018 at 6:11 AM, pattayadgw said: It seems that "check point" "check points" is the only answer the police can ever come up with. How about investment in scooters with all the bells and whistles riding around and doing proper police work, pulling over young punks on dope, pulling over underage riders, puling over people going through red lights, pulling over people speeding... is that such a ask??? 4 Yes, it is such an ask. Next minute you will suggest that they think they are real cops and have a sense of duty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Expatthailover Posted June 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2018 On 8/17/2016 at 9:38 AM, mikebell said: Pattaya Police working? Check points are just to collect money from road users. Having announced where they will be situated they effectively scare away real criminals so they can get on with their job - banditry. My experience with pattaya police was exemplary. They fixed the issue quickly and efficiently. They were courteous as well. Then again I am very polite and respectful to ALL thai people in my dealings. I find it helps 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Expatthailover said: My experience with pattaya police was exemplary. They fixed the issue quickly and efficiently. They were courteous as well. Then again I am very polite and respectful to ALL thai people in my dealings. I find it helps Yesterday, as the end of the month nears and cash quotas need to be met, there were two mass gatherings of Bandits-in-Brown on Sukhumvit in the space of FOUR kilometres. I, too, am polite and respectful even when a Sattahip cop accused me of causing an accident whilst my car was stationary. He robbed my wife of 12K by threatening my visa and passport - ming you, he did it 'quickly and efficiently'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 8 hours ago, mikebell said: I, too, am polite and respectful even when a Sattahip cop accused me of causing an accident whilst my car was stationary. He robbed my wife of 12K by threatening my visa and passport - ming you, he did it 'quickly and efficiently'. Only because you allowed it to happen. Maybe next time stand up for yourself.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 (edited) The cops need some extra "pocket money" as the summer holidays are near ???? ...checkpoints are excellent sources of revenue in Thai touristic towns. ?...in the meantime, don't forget your helmet, keep your passport with you with a valid licence....just don't give them an excuse to extort money. Edited June 26, 2018 by observer90210 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, observer90210 said: The cops need some extra "pocket money" as the summer holidays are near ???? ...checkpoints are excellent sources of revenue in Thai touristic towns. ?...in the meantime, don't forget your helmet, keep your passport with you with a valid licence....just don't give them an excuse to extort money. Yes, you spelled it out.. Flakes and people who do not have their act together, will mostly get stuck with a ticket or more. They should not be out there anyway ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamyai3 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 10 hours ago, observer90210 said: The cops need some extra "pocket money" as the summer holidays are near ???? ...checkpoints are excellent sources of revenue in Thai touristic towns. ?...in the meantime, don't forget your helmet, keep your passport with you with a valid licence....just don't give them an excuse to extort money. A copy licence and passport is the way to go. Handing over the original document gives the cop huge leverage for extortion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 12 hours ago, bkk6060 said: Only because you allowed it to happen. Maybe next time stand up for yourself.... You're such a hard man! A bent cop's word is LAW. I had Useless First Class Motor Insurance from Thannachart; I hired a couple of Useless Thai Lawyers. All advised me to settle as the cost of further legal wrangling would be prohibitive and the Courts would back the cop anyway. What would you have done; punch him? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 4 hours ago, lamyai3 said: A copy licence and passport is the way to go. Handing over the original document gives the cop huge leverage for extortion. PLUS they get your address from the back of said licence.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 On 6/27/2018 at 6:40 AM, mikebell said: You're such a hard man! A bent cop's word is LAW. I had Useless First Class Motor Insurance from Thannachart; I hired a couple of Useless Thai Lawyers. All advised me to settle as the cost of further legal wrangling would be prohibitive and the Courts would back the cop anyway. What would you have done; punch him? Maybe you can tell us what really happened? This is just a BS story . You need a lawyer to survive police check points? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 (edited) On 8/17/2016 at 7:59 AM, topt said: Anybody know which market and temple these are - IE where? I could figure out that "nam si pak market" stands for. It's the best possible way to distract a foreigner to find the "Pattaya floating market" Its the transcription of the Thai designation for this market. (a consequence of the translation of the sanook.com article) Wat Chitphawan (Jitpawan) is in the very north of Sukhumvit, roughly one kilometer south of the highway 36 junction. https://goo.gl/maps/4fzNvrBNtc82 Noticed too late that I fell into a fairly old thread. But always good to learn something Edited July 7, 2018 by KhunBENQ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 14 hours ago, balo said: Maybe you can tell us what really happened? This is just a BS story . You need a lawyer to survive police check points? Waiting to turn right at a U-turn; stationary;two tearaways ploughed into me at 90 kph. I have photos. After 15 months of mental turmoil; great expense; police corruption, I resent violently your BS summation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 (edited) On 6/26/2018 at 8:48 AM, Expatthailover said: My experience with pattaya police was exemplary. They fixed the issue quickly and efficiently. They were courteous as well. Then again I am very polite and respectful to ALL thai people in my dealings. I find it helps You seem to live in a different world than most folk, everything here for you is all sweetness and light. One day it will all come crashing down and then you will wake up. Edited July 8, 2018 by colinneil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phycokiller Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 the one time I went on the back of a friends bike I was very careful to wear a helmet and strap it on. sure enough near walking st they see we are farang and pull us over. first thing he says is that im not wearing a helmet. I wasnt sure how to reply. i sort of tapped my knuckles on it and said i think its a helmet. he insisted I didnt have a helmet for a few minutes and then he realized I had a beer in a bag. oh no, cannot do in thailand. after 5 minutes they let us go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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