CaptainPike Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Recently I was in Pattaya, on Walking Street. I saw these farang quasi tourist police guys with a table set up. Scratched my head: What is up with that? Looked like extras from Police Academy 5. Some sort of morality police? Looked pretty wimpy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALHOLK Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Hi! Looks more like rejects from the police acadamy. Seriously anywhere in the world you will find people that are nothing and have no capacity to be anything that will put on a uniform to pretend they are something. regards ALHOLK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NokTang Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Don't laugh to hard. I caught one of them doing undercover stings out in front of Royal Garden. This realy gives them a charge, makes them think they are in the movies etc.. cheers. Nok the Kook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwoww Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 NokTang said:Don't laugh to hard. I caught one of them doing undercover stings out in front of Royal Garden. This realy gives them a charge, makes them think they are in the movies etc.. cheers. Nok the Kook 'Pattaya Vice' what a concept! This may be a second chance for Don Johnson. Burt Reynolds would be good too or even Denis Leary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lembeh Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 *Theoretically* they are there to help to provide an intermediary between the police and farangs in the cases of disputes. I think they are all supposed to speak Thai. So if you are having, say, a dispute with a (Thai) bar owner, and the police are called, they will come along and try to help (one in your corner, so to speak). As I understand it they are mostly residents/bar owner etc and have little if any formal "powers". (think there is a stick man inteview with one of them somewhere IIRC). I also remember, from somewhere that they do go "undercover", so to speak - for two things : Drugs and underage. Find it hard to argue about the last of those two...... -j- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattaya127 Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 yes, and when a T-shirt saying tourist police (or maybe something like that, sorry, can't recall) is considered a uniform? It may actually be one of those instances where farangs have petitionned authorities to help with the many problems and questions tourits may have in a place like Pattaya, introduced a not so bad idea, and were listened to. Maybe a power trip for some,, but one without power, as they certainly have to defer to the MIU and real cops dressed in civil clothes. PS: I would not mind doing undercover work against pedophiles. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 With drugs and underage.....sounds like they can do some good work for the Thai police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Regardless of what they're thought of if they root out one pedophile it has to be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 CaptainPike said:Recently I was in Pattaya, on Walking Street. I saw these farang quasi tourist police guys with a table set up. Scratched my head: What is up with that? Looked like extras from Police Academy 5. Some sort of morality police? Looked pretty wimpy. Two years ago i saw two farang police men in Pattaya, they are work for the Thai Tourist Police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NokTang Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Torneyboy said:With drugs and underage.....sounds like they can do some good work for the Thai police They are not qualified to do the work. If they make a mistake and wrongly accuse someone, what happens then? The accused is f-ed by some guy who thinks he is a big shot. It is out of place. The Thai's don't even LIKE FARANGS remember? They just want our money. cheers. Nok the Kook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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