Man who was jailed in Thailand for stealing a dressing gown returns to Australia - gets arrested

[Sticky Wicket]

11 hours ago, GinBoy2 said:

Thats totally BS and you know it.

 

Money in any society tilts the balance, you get to be able to buy top quality attorneys, not some overworked Public Defender.

 

But in general, the justice system in the West tends to work overall. Ask Jeff Skilling, even after paying $15M for his attorney he still got banged up for 15 years.

 

Thailand however, if you're a poor kid caught with a few yaba pills you're headed to the slammer for a few years.

 

Rich and influential, you pay off the cops and the judiciary and you can literally get away with murder. Read TVF it's littered with examples.

 

So this is nothing to do with the rights or wrongs of foreign judicial systems, it's all about the corrupt and unjust Thai system.

 

Not saying what he did wasn't wrong, but it's is disproportionate compared to a young unlicensed rich girl who can kill 9 people in a car wreak and just because Mom & Dad can grease enough palms she gets off scot free

I knew a bloke who got chucked in jail for a few weeks for something he hadn't done (Mistaken identity)

He told me there were people in there for pinching a bar of soap. Just poor folk who couldn't afford any representation 

[ChipButty]

To the Aussies that stole my brand new towels you are very lucky I didnt report you, you would have got life for 2 towels

[hobobo]

20 hours ago, Monkeyrobot said:

How did he get his girlfriend 3 months pregnant if he was in Jail???

Obviously with some considerable help from his mates 

[Andrew65]

17 hours ago, GinBoy2 said:

Thats totally BS and you know it.

 

Money in any society tilts the balance, you get to be able to buy top quality attorneys, not some overworked Public Defender.

 

But in general, the justice system in the West tends to work overall. Ask Jeff Skilling, even after paying $15M for his attorney he still got banged up for 15 years.

 

Thailand however, if you're a poor kid caught with a few yaba pills you're headed to the slammer for a few years.

 

Rich and influential, you pay off the cops and the judiciary and you can literally get away with murder. Read TVF it's littered with examples.

 

So this is nothing to do with the rights or wrongs of foreign judicial systems, it's all about the corrupt and unjust Thai system.

 

Not saying what he did wasn't wrong, but it's is disproportionate compared to a young unlicensed rich girl who can kill 9 people in a car wreak and just because Mom & Dad can grease enough palms she gets off scot free

What I quoted is what the law is, not BS, as you describe it. How they apply it might well be BS

 

Not sure where you come from, but I could give you numerous cases in the UK where people get ridiculously light sentences, whether they're rich or poor doesn't seem to make that much difference. Just ask British people about this kind of thing.

 

There is also the child-rape/grooming thing in the north of England. Not pursuing people because of the implications/politics, just as much BS as anything that happens in Thailand.

 

 

 

[Sujo]

13 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

Why should a minor criminal penalty stop one travelling?

He was on community service, should have notified/requested consent to travel, then it would have been ok consent given, didn’t report, that’s when he breached the order

it may be he breached the order because he was in s thai jail. But im not sure of the timeline.

 

I doubt he will be sentenced to any jail time in oz for breaching that order. After what he went thru in thsiland for stealing a gown it is likely he will just be given another 6 months or so to complete the order.

[Lancelot01]

On 7/21/2019 at 3:59 AM, Andrew65 said:

They tend to be very harsh on crimes against property in Thailand, theft etc.

 

Harsh!? They're just not as stupid & liberal as they are in the West!

 

"Under the Criminal Code of Thailand, whoever dishonestly takes away any thing that belongs to another person shall be imprisoned for three years and shall pay a fine of 6,000 Baht". 

And even more 'in the hours of darkness' 

[Andrew65]

25 minutes ago, Lancelot01 said:

And even more 'in the hours of darkness' 

Well, it was for stealing a dressing gown!????????