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TECO
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 5:58 am Post subject: Thailand Foreign Police Volunteers |
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Anyone been to Thailand recently and seen these foreigners vounteering with the Thai Police (Tourist Police?)?
I find it interesting for a couple of reasons and I'm not so sure what to think of it.
People have said that they carry handcuffs ( I think you can see them in the photo), pepper spray and walkie talkies and that they have uniforms.
Looks kind of dangerous for everyone invovled, IMO.
News article: Thai Foriegners Volunteer for Police |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:36 am Post subject: |
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Is there a helmet law in Thailand?
If so I'd be tempted to tackle the guy and make a citizen's arrest!
(er, tourist's arrest)
I'd volunteer to do it. If any joe shmoe can. |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:27 am Post subject: |
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| Do you think that family mart has triangle gimbap??? |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:35 am Post subject: |
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bascially what we have here are expats! who want to stay in thailand
and want to have that litttle power feeling! so they want to NARC on the foreigners who come to have good time!
you watch NArcs will be all over koapangnag in no time! |
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Zark
Joined: 12 May 2003
Location: Phuket, Thailand: Look into my eyes . . .
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| Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Nobody pays any attention to them. It's another "great idea" that will fade away into the sunset soon. |
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Patong Dong
Joined: 06 May 2003
Location: On Nut
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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Nobody may pay attention to them, however don't be so sure it will go away soon. They are kind of like teacher's pet, they allow the police to look like they're doing their job by making arrests periodically. My neighbour in Patong primarily uses her restaurant as a place to sell coke and by the time I left to come back here there was an "undercover" foreign police guy there trying to get info.
Another benefit; I knew an older Scandi guy in Samui who kept a restaurant/guest house who was one, and one night when we had a problem that required police assistance and he was able to get them over very quickly. That's no small feat in Thailand. |
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desultude
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf
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| Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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Damn, you get a tee shirt and a radio! 
Sign me up! |
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