Police throw the book at Saphan Kwai bar owners

[williamgeorgeallen]

4 hours ago, sahibji said:

this sort of monitoring should be done on all the establishment on a regular basis and the offenders should be fined an amount that hurts. only then can some positive results can be seen

no positive results will ever be seen. this is just for show it is not about enforcing the law.

[348GTS]

5 hours ago, The stuttering parrot said:

Well 15 year olds is as far as I'm concern is underage and catering to paedofilles so well done to the cops on this one.

 

3 hours ago, csabo said:

 

Hebephilia  actually.  

 

Actually I would say ephebophilia is a more accurate term. People should learn the difference between the 3 terms instead of constantly accusing everyone of being child molesters. According to the orginal report, they found ONE 16 yr old and ONE 17 yr old so not sure where the "15 year olds" fit into this? Those who go to the so-called farang bars might be shocked to know how many under 18's there are working there. Just because they tell you "me 19 year ohh" doesn't always make it so.

[sioux2012]

6 hours ago, Alive said:

It's obvious the owners have no real wealth or connections. They will be good examples for the authorities. I just see all justice in Thailand as hypocrisy. Even with this supposedly anti-corruption regime in power, the connected, powerful and wealthy get a free pass. The law isn't the law for all.

you make it sound like it only happens in thailand

[sioux2012]

1 hour ago, captspectre said:

the police "throw" the book at the bouncers? nothing ;like a suspended sentence to get your attention! same old shit!
 

wow .....you cant even read the headline, properly...one cant expect a constructive comment,..... I suppose. 

[dcnx]

2 hours ago, elgordo38 said:

They authorities have fired the opening shot let the negotiations begin. These bar owners may have been targeted because of their flagrant disregard for the law an easy target. The flavor of the month. Maybe the brown envelopes overall were getting to skinny and it was time make an example of some to pass the message on to the many. A financial tuneup so to speak. The BIB have made their point and I think all and sundry get the message. Even though the government claims there is no inflation in the country I think the BIB is trying to convince their flock otherwise. They also are telling one and all you do not want to be at the end of that pointed finger in the photo

 

A "rate adjustment" is what it's called.

[sambum]

Now THAT's how to point a finger!

[metisdead]

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[JHolmesJr]

Whats the point unless they hand out stiff jail sentences and fines….these crooks will be back under new names.

[kingstonkid]

YOU GUYS BLOW MY MIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Everyone on here is whining and moaning about how the cops are corrupt and not doing their job.  

 

Without knowing all the fact but most of the important ones you scream that it will hurt tourism.

 

The PETTINESS of your arguments and whines is unbelievable.

 

These bars along Suthisan are Thai bars not in a tourist area at all really.

They cater to Thai's  (yes I have been there)

Thailand is getting B!tch slapped by the US UK and UN about child prostitution, abuse of migrants, corruption.

 

These bars did not get closed for the minor offences they were charged with Hell I will agree you can see nudity  it a lot of bars.  The way that the girls move or don't move on stage it is sometimes the only thing that makes it worth while.

 

What they got hammered for was the fact that some of the employees were drastically under age and not just for working int he bar but the bar was promoting underage sex with the Thai gentlemen.

 

Will these guys get charged? who knows.  What I do know and enjoy is the fact that the police and military are putting out the BEWARE SIGNS that they will slap you no matter how much money you pay if you cross a line.

 

 

CONGRATS TO THE POLICE FOR A JOB WELL DONE!!!!!!!!

[The Deerhunter]

7 hours ago, sahibji said:

 

even in these times?

Well police pay hasn't gone up so what do you think.  How can they exist, buying all their own gear, on those salaries?  Not when appearances are so vital when you are so important

[The Deerhunter]

3 hours ago, captspectre said:

the police "throw" the book at the bouncers? nothing ;like a suspended sentence to get your attention! same old shit!
 

No bouncers mentioned in this raid!!!  Reading the post sometimes helps with constructing a suitable comment.

[borje]

8 hours ago, xerostar said:

Ruining Thailand's great reputation as the sex tourism hub !  

 

Sounds more like they're giving the BIB "something interesting to do" to relieve their boredom and get some brownie points from the General.

 

They would be better dealing with important issues such as:  corruption, education, road safety, electrical safety, etc etc etc

 

 

2 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

YOU GUYS BLOW MY MIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Everyone on here is whining and moaning about how the cops are corrupt and not doing their job.  

 

Without knowing all the fact but most of the important ones you scream that it will hurt tourism.

 

The PETTINESS of your arguments and whines is unbelievable.

 

These bars along Suthisan are Thai bars not in a tourist area at all really.

They cater to Thai's  (yes I have been there)

Thailand is getting B!tch slapped by the US UK and UN about child prostitution, abuse of migrants, corruption.

 

These bars did not get closed for the minor offences they were charged with Hell I will agree you can see nudity  it a lot of bars.  The way that the girls move or don't move on stage it is sometimes the only thing that makes it worth while.

 

What they got hammered for was the fact that some of the employees were drastically under age and not just for working int he bar but the bar was promoting underage sex with the Thai gentlemen.

 

Will these guys get charged? who knows.  What I do know and enjoy is the fact that the police and military are putting out the BEWARE SIGNS that they will slap you no matter how much money you pay if you cross a line.

 

 

CONGRATS TO THE POLICE FOR A JOB WELL DONE!!!!!!!!

These 2 places are 100 % local Thai middleclass establishments and has nothing to do with farang sex tourism.

There is at least 50 more in the metro Bangkok area that operate the same way and with same staff composition  i.e.

at least 50% burmese, lao, hmong, karen, mon etc

No reason to salute the police for welldone job, ask yourself why they only hit 1-2 or appx 50-100 establishments ?

 

[JHolmesJr]

Thai men are unfathomable….I once walked into a gogo in soi cowboy with one of them….drives around town in a Hummer with an ex gangster for chauffeur/bodyguard.

 

As we walked in I saw a girl who couldn't have been more than 12 at the cash register…i thought it was the mama sans kid or something.

Anyway, he said something to the mama in thai and they exchanged a smile. Our other friend who spoke thai told me that he had told mama to reserve the girl for him and he would send the car for her later.

 

This guy is a frikkin multi millionaire, very respectable hi-so type and married to one of the most respected khunyings in the capital.

[csabo]

9 hours ago, halloween said:

 

Actually, not. Yes, I had to look it up, as it seemed unlikely the foreign girls would be Jewish.

 

Actually yes.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebephilia

 

And I get the anti-semitic humor but it's probably frowned upon her in the forum.

[csabo]

9 hours ago, draks said:

There are under age girls there, would you all be so unconcerned if it was your daughter? Where do you think these girls come from? Who really runs these joints? 

 

No one knows who you are talking too.

[halloween]

11 hours ago, csabo said:

 

Actually yes.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebephilia

 

And I get the anti-semitic humor but it's probably frowned upon her in the forum.

 

Can you point out in the OP where age groups 11-14 are mentioned?

[bristolgeoff]

the tea money was not in their thoughts when they were running they bar.otherwise this would be a different story

[csabo]

2 hours ago, halloween said:

 

Can you point out in the OP where age groups 11-14 are mentioned?

 

Apologies, ephebophilia is the term I was referring too.

[fullcave]

I see they brought the camera crews along for the book throwing show..  

[gdgbb]

18 hours ago, borje said:

 

These 2 places are 100 % local Thai middleclass establishments and has nothing to do with farang sex tourism.

There is at least 50 more in the metro Bangkok area that operate the same way and with same staff composition  i.e.

at least 50% burmese, lao, hmong, karen, mon etc

No reason to salute the police for welldone job, ask yourself why they only hit 1-2 or appx 50-100 establishments ?

 

 

Why?  Maybe because they don't have all the information that you do have about the other 50 bars and are holding back.  Why don't you report them if your information is so good?

[natway09]

No licences & underage girls     No Sympathy

And I am a bar owner

[Bender]

15 yo sex worker... thats simply disgusting. 

[gk10002000]

is naked gogo dancing now not happening in any gogo bars in Thailand?  Gosh, nothing against bikinis, but that other stuff can be pleasant to sit back and watch while having a beer or two?  I mean many people go there on vacation and to look see

[outsider]

On 8/20/2016 at 10:07 AM, ChrisY1 said:

Literally dozens of bars, massage, karaoke and etc throughout the area.....let alone the hundreds of others in the rest of BKK.......and they pick 2......!

 

 

Exactly. This horse-and-pony show isn't fooling anyone. Why they even bother to publicise it and bring ridicule to themselves (again!) is beyond comprehension. Let's see them do some damage on some outlets in Cowboy and Nana. And as you said, all the other establishments in the area. Then that may just show they really do mean business with this 'crackdown'.

[Thian]

On 20-8-2016 at 10:33 AM, sahibji said:

and what about the other bars .........

 

The only sell sex with adult women, that seems to be legal these days.?

[brewsterbudgen]

11 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

is naked gogo dancing now not happening in any gogo bars in Thailand?  Gosh, nothing against bikinis, but that other stuff can be pleasant to sit back and watch while having a beer or two?  I mean many people go there on vacation and to look see

 

There a few in Soi Cowboy but none (supposedly) in Nana or Patpong.  Pattaya is the place to go if you want nudity.

[Loles]

Corruption everywhere in TH

[bangrak]

On 20-8-2016 at 9:45 AM, The stuttering parrot said:

Well 15 year olds is as far as I'm concern is underage and catering to paedofilles so well done to the cops on this one.

When the RTP would raid 'karaokes', they'd find many more underaged girls, but fat chance, as these are places many of them spend their evenings at, drinks and girls for free... 

[Bung]

Owners have the book thrown at them,  meanwhile, any police involved have been moved to "inactive" posts....... 

[bangrak]

9 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

 

There a few in Soi Cowboy but none (supposedly) in Nana or Patpong.  Pattaya is the place to go if you want nudity.

'Supposedly', oh my, the hypocrisy, none at Nana (mild, but yes) or Patpong (hard, and yes), is it, what a joke?! Been there, seen that, not my thing though, most of those, pornographic, shows are so bad, low and disgusting, all but arousing to me.