webfact Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Thief suspect says he missed life inside two hours after prison release By The Nation A recently-freed jailbird allegedly committed another crime in Chon Buri’s Sattahip district just two hours after his release on Thursday in order to be sent back to his “home” where food, accommodation and comrades await him. Police said Khanchit Sutthipichai, 39, who was caught allegedly trying to steal a motorcycle and sidecar and thus was charged for theft, told the Na Chom Tien Police officers that he had been released two hours earlier from the Nong Pla Lai Prison after serving a six-month imprisonment for possessing drugs. "I have no idea what to do after the release. I have no money at all, I don't have any food to eat and I miss my friends in prison,” he reportedly said. “So I stole the motorcycle so I can be arrested and sent back to jail." He reportedly said prison life for him was not as hard as living outside. He said he had friends, food and accommodation behind the confined walls. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30376817 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-09-27 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 just as the states is still learning the hard way you just can't throw away people, it will come back to bite you.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelticBhoy Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 His t-shirt says it all . . . . . ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 12 hours ago, from the home of CC said: just as the states is still learning the hard way you just can't throw away people, it will come back to bite you.. Thanks for getting the America comparison in and out the way so quick , a thread wouldn't be complete without anyone stating what happens in the USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 1 minute ago, sanemax said: Thanks for getting the America comparison in and out the way so quick , a thread wouldn't be complete without anyone stating what happens in the USA the comparison is apt due to the high rates of incarceration that exists in both countries.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew65 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 I saw a UK documentary a few years ago where the guy said a similar thing: "I get 3 meals a day, a bed and shelter, plus I've got lots of mates here". Within 5 hours of him being released he was arrested again. This time they sent him to Norwich prison instead of Pentonville, where all his mates were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunFred Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Very sad to hear, especially given the hardship of Thai prisons. I have never heard of anyone being satisfied with the food. This man is a hopeless case and I can't say much for the Thai legal system, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 'Institutionalised' is the word i believe; remember it well from 'Shawshank Redemption'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 7 minutes ago, trainman34014 said: 'Institutionalised' is the word i believe; remember it well from 'Shawshank Redemption'. Good movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 As silly as it sounds but it’s not out of the ordinary for inmates to feel this way after release and it’s not limited to Thailand only. Many form bonds inside that they never had on the outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 so best thing to do is NOT jail him again...if life outside is so bad. He is getting things for free in jail so outside will make it hard for him.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 1 hour ago, essox essox said: so best thing to do is NOT jail him again...if life outside is so bad. He is getting things for free in jail so outside will make it hard for him.... Yes, and Buddha forbid, he would have to actually do a days work for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 6 hours ago, webfact said: "I have no idea what to do after the release. me too. 6 hours ago, webfact said: I have no money at all, same me. 6 hours ago, webfact said: I don't have any food to eat and I miss my friends in prison, just like me when I leave Hua Hin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ylmiri Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Couldn't the government have a special program for people like that, just keep him in prison but give him work to earn some money. If he could make something for sale then get him to work in prison and he could stay as long as he likes. Is it illegal to do that? The International Human Rights come breathing down your neck? They will complain it's slave labour? Well, the prisoners willing to sign an agreement. Can you imagine you send him back on the street with no money what do you expect him to do? It's just simply pathetic. If you really think about it, it is the best one can do for people like that, it's a win win situation isn't it? Prisoners are happy and the world outside is free from nuisance. Can anything be better? Sometimes I think government civil servants aren't doing their job, they are sitting on their brains because their brains are located at the bottom where they sit on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofthemountain Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 The best thing (Or the less bad) to do in his case would have been to ask to a temple to host him and become a monk, Free shelter and free food but you have to follow the strict rules. And going this way he could have bought some credit (Most than needed in his case) for his future reincarnation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 11 hours ago, kingofthemountain said: The best thing (Or the less bad) to do in his case would have been to ask to a temple to host him and become a monk, Free shelter and free food but you have to follow the strict rules. Ah, those ones about ensuring sex, booze, gambling, violence, internet gaming, fraud, embezzlement ..................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 18 hours ago, Andrew65 said: I saw a UK documentary a few years ago where the guy said a similar thing: "I get 3 meals a day, a bed and shelter, plus I've got lots of mates here". Within 5 hours of him being released he was arrested again. This time they sent him to Norwich prison instead of Pentonville, where all his mates were. should do same to this guy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFishman1 Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Shawshank Redemption was one of my favor movies also Munich the guy just needs to be locked up can’t make on the outside and Mexico is tofar away TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofthemountain Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 30 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: Ah, those ones about ensuring sex, booze, gambling, violence, internet gaming, fraud, embezzlement ..................... Not really there is always some rotten fruits in the basket especially since every man in thailand can become a monk for the duration of his choice but most of the monks are in a ''good way'' to think and act Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomahawk21 Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 On 9/27/2019 at 3:06 PM, Andrew65 said: I saw a UK documentary a few years ago where the guy said a similar thing: "I get 3 meals a day, a bed and shelter, plus I've got lots of mates here". Within 5 hours of him being released he was arrested again. This time they sent him to Norwich prison instead of Pentonville, where all his mates were. theirs a lot of truth in that. having a brother who spent a short period of his life in jail many many years ago, i see and hear many farangs end up going home broke and apparently the government in the UK does not help you out for at least six months of being there, if that were me, and it never would be, i would commit a small crime until the government either helped me out or put me in jail, i would not live rough on the streets for six months as an old man. jail in the UK is a doddle if you have nothing on the outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew65 Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Tomahawk21 said: theirs a lot of truth in that. having a brother who spent a short period of his life in jail many many years ago, i see and hear many farangs end up going home broke and apparently the government in the UK does not help you out for at least six months of being there, if that were me, and it never would be, i would commit a small crime until the government either helped me out or put me in jail, i would not live rough on the streets for six months as an old man. jail in the UK is a doddle if you have nothing on the outside Yes, living in prison may well be better than living on the street. Also safe in the knowledge that it's costing the gvt around £40k a year for lodging!???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Maybe the lad should be detained in the ladyboy unit of the jail....that may deter him from wanting to come back ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 On 9/27/2019 at 8:58 PM, ylmiri said: If he could make something for sale then get him to work in prison I thought there was such a scheme & the inmates made guns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Have to feel sorry for this guy. It would be a pity to have so little in life to live for. Rinse and Repeat. What a sorry state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Muton Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 22 hours ago, essox essox said: should do same to this guy.... How would he get a visa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomahawk21 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 13 hours ago, Andrew65 said: Yes, living in prison may well be better than living on the street. Also safe in the knowledge that it's costing the gvt around £40k a year for lodging!???? do you think the guy on the street without a penny to his name gives a delete about that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 In UK free everything plus an education come out with a degree in Sociology at least they now know why they did it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrendsd Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 On 9/27/2019 at 7:36 PM, essox essox said: so best thing to do is NOT jail him again...if life outside is so bad. He is getting things for free in jail so outside will make it hard for him.... So just let him keep on committing crimes and not arrest him? Great idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew65 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Tomahawk21 said: do you think the guy on the street without a penny to his name gives a delete about that ? ...don't know what he thinks or cares about. Who could. I read a good article a while ago about a guy who served 67 years in prison in the US, longest serving prisoner ever. He was in his 80's when he eventually came out. When he did come it was 6 years later that it could have been, basically because he just didn't want to leave. What was he going to do on the outside at that age? Easier just to stay inside?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 I heard somewhere that the re-offending rate after being released from prison in the UK is about 40%. To be quite frank I'm amazed it's that low. If you've been in prison a few years, you probably won't have a lot of money, they only give you £46 to last until you can start getting benefits - I guess they assume that you either own your own house or have somewhere you can stay (because you won't be staying in a hotel on that!). For everyone else it's going to be a park bench and thieving to survive. It's hard enough to find a job and somewhere to live in the UK even with a degree and no criminal record. It must be almost impossible once branded an ex-convict, doesn't bear thinking about. Sensible option I suppose would be to try and get to Norway, I hear that their prisons are very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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