"Crime explosion in Thailand" claims Thai media as hundreds of suspects arrested guns/grenades/ammo seized in the east

[Mr Meeseeks]

2 hours ago, phantomfiddler said:

I think this is a case of the bird flying in ever decreasing circles until it flies you know where. The lockdowns are causing massive loss of incomes and ensuing poverty, the poor are then forced to resort to crime to make ends meet and feed their families, causing an increase in the number of police on the the prowl which will definitely cause an increase in public unrest and further downhill spiral. The ONLY solution to this problem is to hit the "Reset" button, in an effort to bring back as many tourists as possible. Let the money flow and allow nature to take it,s course ???? Chas. Darwin Jr.

Thailand is now COVID free, last thing we want is another outbreak caused by unregulated visitors that results in another lockdown, culminating in total disaster for the health system and the Thai economy.

 

The medicine is not nice but it has to be taken unfortunately.

[RichardColeman]

11 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

 

The medicine is not nice but it has to be taken unfortunately.

Right, but the rate it's going I'll be able to legally  divorce my wife - not that I want to - due to not living together for so long !

[Jane Dough]

4 hours ago, DrTuner said:

Unemployment and crime go hand in hand. Expect more of it.

What?

Unemployment?

 

Rooster

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Thai media 77kaoded claimed that there had been a massive upsurge in serious crime in Thailand recently. 

Linked possibly to 4 months of starvation for most of the population.

[Grumpy John]

4 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

The chap at the right rear of the line op looks a real lean, mean, steely eyed dealer of death though! Must have been first dibs at the dressing up box!

 

If you are that worried about being recognised that you have to wear a balaclava under your tin hat, why not just stand a couple of paces off and avoid being in the photo?

 

Presumably he is there to stop anyone from pinching these weapons - standing there like a figure 11 target rather guarantees that any would be thief will simply slot him before helping himself to the goodies.

"slot him before helping himself to the goodies"  Not sure what slot means but I imagine it's not good for the black clad lad!  And the only goodies are the functioning hand guns and the grenades.

[DrTuner]

38 minutes ago, Jane Dough said:

What?

Unemployment?

 

Rooster

Both unemployment and crime, probably in that order. Of course in traditional style criminals would be reported as gainfully employed, so I mean real unemployment and not Thai numbers.

[IAMHERE]

Most of those criminal weapons look as though they could of been 'captured' a century ago. Much more likely they were used to frighten animals in the night than a criminal enterprise. 

Edited July 11, 2020 by IAMHERE

[herfiehandbag]

1 hour ago, Grumpy John said:

"slot him before helping himself to the goodies"  Not sure what slot means but I imagine it's not good for the black clad lad!  And the only goodies are the functioning hand guns and the grenades.

Shoot him before taking the weapons.

[Soikhaonoiken]

When poverty hits, then crime will become more likely... 

[englishoak]

War weapons ?  Looks like they raided and bagged quite a few collectors pieces there, or was a museum recently robbed and pieces recovered ?

[choff56]

13 hours ago, Magenta408 said:

When you've got nothing else to lose, you lose it.

Freedom!

[Dap]

Total BS - didn't see a single "war weapon" but did see many homemade long guns and some pistols. Couldn't really see much detail but some of those stocks appeared ancient. Must be looking to extend the lockdown.

Edited July 12, 2020 by Dap

[Reigntax]

On 7/11/2020 at 4:37 PM, tracker1 said:

I think they have a stockpile of weapons they drag out every so often for photo shoots 

And 4 bullets per weapon average. Must be only short time shootouts !

[A512]

On 7/11/2020 at 2:26 PM, DrTuner said:

Unemployment and crime go hand in hand. Expect more of it.

I can see where your assumption can lead, generalizing that basically all unemployed person is a criminal. seriously? 

[A512]

On 7/12/2020 at 1:32 AM, Soikhaonoiken said:

When poverty hits, then crime will become more likely... 

and the wealthy will feel the hit. 

Edited July 12, 2020 by A512

[StayinThailand2much]

On 7/11/2020 at 2:35 PM, sungod said:

I reckon they raided a museum.

Leftovers from the Vietnam war, or the left-wing insurgency in the 1970s?

[RubbaJohnny]

The gang in the photo eh,I hope this a trend and they going to go after the real masterminds

[Pilotman]

On 7/11/2020 at 1:34 PM, CNXexpat said:

Too many people have guns in Thailand - ok, ok, Americans would deny - and the murder rate with guns is dramatic - Americans would deny again. 
 https://pattayaone.news/thailands-gun-murder-rate/?fbclid=IwAR1EJODis67vGZ39WhrxMM8T0OQdb59BozvY09klgp0kotKGeuuRpy5E_1s

we all know that Americans as a Nation are in total denial when it comes to firearms. They will have to kill many thousands more of their school kids and discriminated against population before they get the message, if they ever do. 

[DrTuner]

13 hours ago, A512 said:

I can see where your assumption can lead, generalizing that basically all unemployed person is a criminal. seriously? 

That's your take on it. It's a well known correlation between unemployment and crime, as well as civil unrest. Not really brain surgery, if you're hungry and there's no other option, then crime it is.

 

Here's some foretaste from Lebanon: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/08/middleeast/lebanon-economy-crisis-intl/index.html

[A512]

10 hours ago, DrTuner said:

 if you're hungry and there's no other option, then crime it is.

 

Here's some foretaste from Lebanon: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/08/middleeast/lebanon-economy-crisis-intl/index.html

that's your take too. 

crime is just another part of the problem, not a solution.

[KhunG]

That's like four rounds of ammunition per firearm.  Gonna be a short war.