Thread: I Was Just Pulled Out of a Bangkok Taxi and Searched for Drugs

Originally Posted by alwarner

The receipt (apparently) meant that if she was stopped again in the next 7 days she wouldn't get fined again.

actually very logical, why pay several times for the same offense ? only in the west, we would make such an illogical punishment

Originally Posted by DrAndy

there was no request for money and you have no reason to believe there would have been (unless you did have drugs)

When a Thai cop stops someone there is every reason to believe a request for money will be made. Thais no this and any farang that has been here a hot minute also knows it.

I have been stopped and asked for money when I did nothing wrong several times. One time, they said they had me on camera speeding and I knew for a fact that I had not done so. They said they could bring the camera down and show me, but the fine would be a lot more if I did that. I said bring it and after a few minutes of staring at each other, they told me to go.

Originally Posted by Butterfly

Originally Posted by alwarner

The receipt (apparently) meant that if she was stopped again in the next 7 days she wouldn't get fined again.

actually very logical, why pay several times for the same offense ? only in the west, we would make such an illogical punishment

Yes and no.

It's not like she had a bald tyre or wasn't wearing a helmet. She legally isn't allowed to drive.

Originally Posted by Butterfly

would you have waited 8 hours for a warrant to come for a search ? I am sure they were covered legally, as some kind of special "search" ops for drugs

anyway, a bit silly of you, they were only searching for drugs, happened to me a few times, they are not there to rob you unless you actually carry drugs

your typical American paranoia was getting to you

Surrendering is an integral part of your DNA- I'm a bit different in that regard.

I was once on the back of a motorbike with a mate and pulled over by the cops in Silom. I had two 3/4 empty small bottles of Heineken in my hand. It was obvious that one was mine and the other bottle belonged to the driver.

Result was a 300 baht fine, pretty good I'd say!

Originally Posted by FailSafe

Surrendering is an integral part of your DNA- I'm a bit different in that regard

didn't surrender anything, I complied for something immaterial. In the US, you would have been shot on the spot for resisting or on your knees sucking that cop cock for not complying immediately. And you know it.

now, who is the bitch ?

^

Obviously not me.

Failsafe reaction is the typical American racist reaction,

in the US, he would have complied because resisting any orders of a cop can put you in jail,

they have no patience for any BS and will take none of it

but here, in Thailand, when a monkey cop stops you nicely, and ask politely to empty your pocket, all you can do is argue and bitch about it

in the US, you wouldn't have got away with it, so stop playing the tough bitch, those Thai cops were nice enough not to take you to the police station, you should be thanking them, not bitching in a thread on TD

regardless, you got bitchslapped, and you would have been less of a bitch for complying in 5min and go home instead of creating a scene

Originally Posted by FailSafe

Sometimes you just have to stand your ground a bit,

which bit? then surrender?

Originally Posted by FailSafe

Surrendering is an integral part of your DNA- I'm a bit different in that regard

yes, your DNA sounds like your ego

Originally Posted by chitown

The US has a PC - probable cause - search / seize / detain / arrest requirement. PC in Thailand is nonexistent and the cops make their moves based on a cash need rather than law. In a real country, these shenanigans would never fly.

I think you will find Chi, that the thin veneer of not being a police state is rapidly wearing thin in the good old US of A

Police chief says citizens could be subject to ID checks
By Ryan Saylor
rsaylor@paragoulddailypress.com
Published: Saturday, December 15, 2012 12:05 PM CST
In response to a recent increase in crime, Paragould Mayor Mike Gaskill and Police Chief Todd Stovall offered residents at a town hall meeting Thursday night at West View Baptist Church what could be considered an extreme solution — armed officers patrolling the streets on foot.

Stovall told the group of almost 40 residents that beginning in 2013, the department would deploy a new street crimes unit to high crime areas on foot to take back the streets.

"[Police are] going to be in SWAT gear and have AR-15s around their neck," Stovall said. "If you're out walking, we're going to stop you, ask why you're out walking, check for your ID."

Stovall said while some people may be offended by the actions of his department, they should not be.

"We're going to do it to everybody," he said. "Criminals don't like being talked to."

Gaskill backed Stovall's proposed actions during Thursday's town hall.


"They may not be doing anything but walking their dog," he said. "But they're going to have to prove it."


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Originally Posted by FailSafe

15 years he had never seen that happen.

It's that time of year. Christmas and New year are approaching. The men in brown are scrounging for a bonus. They step up their "searches".

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by FailSafe

Sometimes you just have to stand your ground a bit,

which bit? then surrender?

Originally Posted by FailSafe

Surrendering is an integral part of your DNA- I'm a bit different in that regard

yes, your DNA sounds like your ego

Are you bored with your other dozen shit-fights that are going on on TD, Andy? Thanks for your input- you seem like the last person who should be referencing another man's ego, though, considering how delicate yours appears to be.

Originally Posted by chitown

The US has a PC - probable cause - search / seize / detain / arrest requirement. PC in Thailand is nonexistent and the cops make their moves based on a cash need rather than law. In a real country, these shenanigans would never fly.

most countries with better civil rights than the US have legal provisions for the police to ask for ID, search your car etc...

Police brutality in the US is far worse than your fucking idiotic PC bullshit you are trying to promote as some kind of "probable cause" model

I will take the 5min search abuse over a 20min beating by a US police cop

stupid PC Chitown,

Originally Posted by FailSafe

15 years he had never seen that happen.

you should get out more, the "police checkpoint" happens every week here in Bangkok

Originally Posted by Butterfly

Failsafe reaction is the typical American racist reaction,

in the US, he would have complied because resisting any orders of a cop can put you in jail,

they have no patience for any BS and will take none of it

but here, in Thailand, when a monkey cop stops you nicely, and ask politely to empty your pocket, all you can do is argue and bitch about it

in the US, you wouldn't have got away with it, so stop playing the tough bitch, those Thai cops were nice enough not to take you to the police station, you should be thanking them, not bitching in a thread on TD

regardless, you got bitchslapped, and you would have been less of a bitch for complying in 5min and go home instead of creating a scene

Racist? Nice.

I wasn't asked to do anything politely, they weren't 'nice enough' not to take me to the station- I had done nothing wrong or in any way illegal.

You might thank someone for hassling you- I get it- it's the way you were raised.

The 'tough bitch'- kind of an oxymoron (from a non-oxy version...).

Originally Posted by Butterfly

Originally Posted by FailSafe

15 years he had never seen that happen.

you should get out more, the "police checkpoint" happens every week here in Bangkok

The driver said that- he said he had never had a foreigner pulled out of his cab like that, and it wasn't his first night on the job.

Originally Posted by FailSafe

had done nothing wrong or in any way illegal.

it doesn't matter, by law you have to comply

I understand you prefer the US style beating with a stick, but here they only want to check your ID or search if you have any drugs

you got bitchslapped by a Thai cop, and had to be bailed by your woman to get away from it

now who is the bitch ?

Originally Posted by Butterfly

you got bitchslapped by a Thai cop

I hardly think so...Sounds like the bitches who got "slapped" were wearing brown...

^^

I didn't pay up or bend over- my wife definitely diffused the situation- I'm sure you would have been happy to submit to a cavity search (in fact I'm sure you would have insisted on it), but in any case I didn't have to show the cops my cash- I'm sure you would have been relieved of some and then you would have thanked them for the privilege- again, it's your way- I get it- it's sad, but I get it.

Originally Posted by Butterfly

Police brutality in the US is far worse than your fucking idiotic PC bullshit you are trying to promote as some kind of "probable cause" model

,

I've had a fair share of run ins with USA cops, they can be pretty rough, no love lost there!
I've a few run ins with Thai cops too. I'll take the Thai cops over the US cops any day. Also in Thailand you can buy yourself out of the jam much easier and cheaper.
I skinda surprized by FS story because they normally don't go out of their way to zing farang here. You've got to do something bad usually to get zinged.

I'm not sure what the problem is here. The police stop and search occasionally - I don't know the law but I assume it's acceptable - and you ran into a check. No money was extorted and you were allowed to go on your way, despite by your own admission acting aggressively and uncooperatively. What's the big deal? That the Thai police didn't act like some imagined perfect American cop? What a surprise. That they had the temerity to treat someone with a white face (a little bit) like a local? What a fucking outrage. There are a ton of things wrong with the Thai police but asking a foreigner to get out of a taxi for five minutes is not one of them.