Police Crackdown Clears the Streets

[LaaMok]

Thirty tourist police officers recently cleaned up the streets of Pattaya arresting street beggars and unpleasant street workers. The purpose of the arrests was to make sure that tourists in Pattaya are not hassled or disturbed while walking around as well as to increase safety along the sidewalks.

 

 

Police officers arrested 47 people along Pattaya Beach Road starting from North Pattaya all the way down to Walking Street and along the streets off Pattaya Second Road. The 47 people consisted of 15 homeless people, 30 street sellers that have been reported to irritate tourists, one person with a wild animal (snake) for foreigners to take pictures with and one person selling inappropriate sexual equipment.

The arrested people were all taken to the police station where they were lectured and charged.

 

http://pattaya-times.com/a6770-police-crackdown-clears-the-streets

[Scumbag]

I am sure they are all back on the streets doing exactly the same already. BTW what is the definition of 'unpleasant street workers'?...lol

[The Seeker]

One can only imagine what they mean by " inappropriate sexual equipment"

[polan]

i love the group photo

[PattayaFanatic]

Guess they're all in on the joke many are smilin'

[praf974]

lol yeh the group photo is rather good .. id want a copy of that as a keepsake if it was me!

[nice to visit]

i love the group photo

 

The snake lady looks pretty happy with the publicity.

[Harry Brown]

How did the Indian tailors' touts escape the dragnet,

[Edge]

Not much of a haul.

 

Fair few LBs. These 2 were a bit shy or what?

 

 

[Craig_ozz]

How did the Indian tailors' touts escape the dragnet,

 

they make the police uniforms

[aussieassman]

It is the land of smiles, you even smile when youve been arrested

[leadpencil]

'..........make sure that tourists in Pattaya are not hassled or disturbed '

 

That is exactly why I go to Pattaya, to be hassled and disturbed!

[jasonbalmer]

I hadn't realized that the tourist police could make arrests.

[Hua Ngoo]

How did the Indian tailors' touts escape the dragnet,

 

Farkin Eh?

[QuotaMan]

They'll be back on the streets in no time. Something like musical chairs or the like.

 

We'll see this exact same news on the front pages in, oh I'd say give it 3 months from now.

[lostagain]

One can only imagine what they mean by " inappropriate sexual equipment"

 

I wonder if they are referring to LadyBoys or mechanical devices ??

[Ducar]

I always buy chewing gum and leave the change from the tiny lady that sits on the sidewalk selling it instead of begging and I do not chew gum.

Coins in my pocket go to the guys with no arms and legs.

The so called beggars do not bother me at all, at least they are out there doing something.

 

It is in fact the suit sellers that can be a pain.

The other problem one's are trying to sell tattoo art and other totally useless crap on the beach when you are trying to just relax.

 

Always remember to give your Thai girl your donation to hand to them as this gives you BIG POINTS in their eyes.

[sydney95b]

"where they were lectured"... LOL!!!

 

Too Funny!!

 

Cheers...

[Anokanite]

Watch out for the snake handlers! I met an Aussie who let the guy put the snake on him, he said the guy's hands were all over him and in the process he was pick pocketed.

Edited January 24, 2011 by Anokanite

[The Seeker]

I wonder if they are referring to LadyBoys or mechanical devices ??

 

Probably both...and then some.

 

The mind boggles.

[Scuzz]

I have no problem with Beggars and disabled people looking to make a few baht off me now and then. If they are actively doing something, or selling something, I'll often bite. Sometimes, if they don't hassle me, I'll wait until they are past and then get my GF to give them 20 baht or so.

It's the ones that just walk up to you while you're having a nice meal and give you the sorrowful look and the big eyes with the hand out that piss me off.

Try to sell me a pencil or something wouldja? I actually did something for my $$$, and you can try too.

 

Last trip all those sellers of the same old crap were pissing me off so badly that I'm seriously thinking of getting a T-shirt or cardboard sign that says NO in Thai and English. I timed it one evening, and for a couple hours there was no more than a minute and a half between touts. I couldn't finish a sentence, or a beer.

[Ducar]

I have no problem with Beggars and disabled people looking to make a few baht off me now and then. If they are actively doing something, or selling something, I'll often bite. Sometimes, if they don't hassle me, I'll wait until they are past and then get my GF to give them 20 baht or so.

It's the ones that just walk up to you while you're having a nice meal and give you the sorrowful look and the big eyes with the hand out that piss me off.

Try to sell me a pencil or something wouldja? I actually did something for my $$$, and you can try too.

 

Last trip all those sellers of the same old crap were pissing me off so badly that I'm seriously thinking of getting a T-shirt or cardboard sign that says NO in Thai and English. I timed it one evening, and for a couple hours there was no more than a minute and a half between touts. I couldn't finish a sentence, or a beer.

 

My travel pal and I actually did make the signs that said NO THANK YOU in both Thai and in English. They worked so well for us we had a couple hundred made up but it was hard to sell them besides being illegal for us to do it as Foreigners. So we tried to get Thai people to sell them for us and all refused. They were great worked as a fan and flyswatter too.

Edited January 25, 2011 by Ducar