What has really p***ed me just lately is that the local officicaldom seems to prefer to persecute innocent hard workng people than to catch criminals that prey on those same people. All they seem to be after is money for nothing. Why don't they wake up and understand what is happening in HH. What we need is a force that can deal with the issues rather than tring to get a quick buck.
Even when you contact a senoir one he is pissed and can not be bothered.
Peaceful action is needed now to protect people who do nothng other than work f***ing hard and provide Thai citizens with employment.
These ar****es need to be sorted ASAP.
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It took me a couple of times before I realised - This could be UK. (OK so the rest would be a little unfair but ....................................)What has really p***ed me just lately is that the local officicaldom seems to prefer to persecute innocent hard workng people than to catch criminals that prey on those same people. All they seem to be after is money for nothing.
Peter
I went through a bunch of shit last time I was in town and those boys in the HH PD are so bent its shocking!! Even by thai standards they are bad news! Not interested, aggressive, threatening. I dare say a medievil sherrifs department could do a better job than those gimps! I shouldn't of even bothered going in! One of them whose name rhymes with long didn't even waii me back when i saw him next! The cheek! 
I went to BKK and I was (and still am) greatly impressed by the difference, very helpful police. The station in question is the one near to Siam Square if anyones interested.
I went to BKK and I was (and still am) greatly impressed by the difference, very helpful police. The station in question is the one near to Siam Square if anyones interested.
the police station by the beach there is funny. I remember laughing at the poster up inside the window.
i can imagine the same complaints everyday about the same thieves ect. and the reports written up and paid for by the tourists.
Again everybody wins except the tourists wasting their own time and the small bit of money paying to report.
i can imagine the same complaints everyday about the same thieves ect. and the reports written up and paid for by the tourists.
Again everybody wins except the tourists wasting their own time and the small bit of money paying to report.
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Had two very positive encounters with our men in brown lately.
The first was at the fender-bender on our way to Bangkok. It happened just outside a police station on the main highway. First cop out had been taking a shower and was not in uniform ( armed though) the next two or three to arrive were in uniform and were very professional. They waited for both insurance adjustors to show up, photoed everything, wrote up detailed reports, smiled and chatted with everyone. And left when all was done. No bribes or anything.
The second was getting my 90 day report done at the HH police station. Took about 20 minutes ( there were four or five other farangs in there doing stuff) The police were friendly and professional. I am set for the next three months and it beats doing it by mail and worrying about it both ways.
But don't the Thais HATE these guys in brown! My spouse just about spits every time we see one! Does any other country hate its policemen so much?
The first was at the fender-bender on our way to Bangkok. It happened just outside a police station on the main highway. First cop out had been taking a shower and was not in uniform ( armed though) the next two or three to arrive were in uniform and were very professional. They waited for both insurance adjustors to show up, photoed everything, wrote up detailed reports, smiled and chatted with everyone. And left when all was done. No bribes or anything.
The second was getting my 90 day report done at the HH police station. Took about 20 minutes ( there were four or five other farangs in there doing stuff) The police were friendly and professional. I am set for the next three months and it beats doing it by mail and worrying about it both ways.
But don't the Thais HATE these guys in brown! My spouse just about spits every time we see one! Does any other country hate its policemen so much?
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I had an experience with our esteemed men in brown last week. My ex-boyfriend got exceedingly drunk, came to my house, broke down my gate & assaulted me (that's cutting a long story very short, but basically the facts). I wasn't seriously hurt (largely due to his extreme drunkenness & the fact I fought back). However, I ended up in San Paulo for x-rays & then down at the police station to make a report.
Basically, they couldn't have been less interested. I gave them a photocopy of his passport (name, photo, ID no.) And all they said was that they'd had dealings with him before. They said they'd speak to him & fine him. I told them he'd threatened to kill me (at that point I took the threat very seriously) and they basically said they could only do something if he hospitalised me long-term or killed me. In the light of the recent murders, I don't find that very comforting. As it turns out, they didn't even go & talk to him.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming Thailand or Thais - it is irrelevant that my ex is Thai or that this happened here. Situations like this can happen in any country or with any race. I'm not even particularly having a go at him (although he's not my favourite person), but shouldn't the police take this sort of thing more seriously, especially given the current climate?
Basically, they couldn't have been less interested. I gave them a photocopy of his passport (name, photo, ID no.) And all they said was that they'd had dealings with him before. They said they'd speak to him & fine him. I told them he'd threatened to kill me (at that point I took the threat very seriously) and they basically said they could only do something if he hospitalised me long-term or killed me. In the light of the recent murders, I don't find that very comforting. As it turns out, they didn't even go & talk to him.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming Thailand or Thais - it is irrelevant that my ex is Thai or that this happened here. Situations like this can happen in any country or with any race. I'm not even particularly having a go at him (although he's not my favourite person), but shouldn't the police take this sort of thing more seriously, especially given the current climate?
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Hi Dawn.
Maybe you could try to send your posting to a Newspaper?
The Nation might print it or they might even give you some advise what to do. Here's a link: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2005/10/23/letters/
Maybe you could try to send your posting to a Newspaper?
The Nation might print it or they might even give you some advise what to do. Here's a link: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2005/10/23/letters/
I intend to live forever - so far so good.
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Thanks for the advice Norseman. I was actually seriously considering it a few days ago, after reading a report in The Nation where a Tourism Authority Spokesman was saying how committed the police were to the safety of foreigners in Thailand. That seemed rather funny to me in my (still very nervous) state!
However, things have calmed down now as far as this situation goes (ie he's still drunk, but staying away from me) & I'm not sure that I want to stir up any trouble for myself. I know I'm a coward, but I prefer to keep my head down & just get on with life. I just found the thread a good place to vent a little and let a few others know what had happened.
However, things have calmed down now as far as this situation goes (ie he's still drunk, but staying away from me) & I'm not sure that I want to stir up any trouble for myself. I know I'm a coward, but I prefer to keep my head down & just get on with life. I just found the thread a good place to vent a little and let a few others know what had happened.
"The question is not, can they reason? Nor, can they talk? But, can they suffer?" - Jeremy Bentham, philosopher, 1748-1832
Make a dog's life better, today!
Make a dog's life better, today!
I understand that you want to keep a low profile here, but then you should train one of your biggest and nastiest looking dogs to act as your personal bodyguard.
Whatever you do, I hope you get trough this rather frightening situation and keep up with your good work.
See U the 28th.
Whatever you do, I hope you get trough this rather frightening situation and keep up with your good work.
See U the 28th.
I intend to live forever - so far so good.
What has really p***ed me just lately is that the local officicaldom seems to prefer to persecute innocent hard workng people than to catch criminals that prey on those same people. All they seem to be after is money for nothing. Why don't they wake up and understand what is happening in HH. What we need is a force that can deal with the issues rather than tring to get a quick buck.
guess
question- whatis the difference between the local officicaldom and the the crimanals that pray on the innocent hard working people?
answer- a brown uniform
this is maybe the new recruits going throgh the training initiative
chock dee
jambo
guess
question- whatis the difference between the local officicaldom and the the crimanals that pray on the innocent hard working people?
answer- a brown uniform
this is maybe the new recruits going throgh the training initiative
chock dee
jambo
Mai pen rai, go with the flow. If you let things that you as a farang cannot control bother you, you'll be headed home after a year here in complete frustration. A farang can try to influence change in a very small way if it makes one feel good but, in my opinion, just enjoy yourself and don't ever think this place will be anything then what it "is". Life is too short to worry about it and you're really not here to worry about it. If you are, you're in the wrong place. Pete