Topless Farang Fined 100 Baht in Chiang Mai

[English 1 572]

People like him make me Sick BUT how can a guy wearing Shorts be considered inappropriately dressed? Better be careful if you go swimming....Gotcha

[Suradit69 14,722]

Well last year it cost Baht 100 in Bangkok for doing the full Monty.

Bangkok:- Police have located and fined a 25-year-old Briton for exposing himself on Khaosarn Road on Songkran Day, Daily News reported.After the YouTube clip showing the young farang man walking with no cloth[es] on went viral, police from the Chana Songkram police station went to inspect the scene late Monday night.

The man appeared drunk and was spotted walking around with his shorts in his right hand and with nothing

to [the] imagination.

http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/briton-fined-bt100-for-walking-naked-in-bangkok-on-songkran-day/50921/

[Dustdevil 1,131]

Just some bad copy editing. The head should read "Shirtless Farang Fined..."

[Radar501 2,781]

Rasta clearly didn't enjoy his 10 minutes of fame when he was paraded like a trophy in front of the media.

What right did the cops have to humiliate this harmless hippie on the public stage?

Excruciating example of over-zealous law-enforcement.

[alant 2,484]

This is a major step in the right direction. Now if Thailand's finest would turn their attention to the open-sandal problem, the country would be well on the road to a thorough reversion to Buddhist standards.

In short, there are too many middle-aged farangs wandering around the provinces in open-toed sandals - with many of them displaying naked big toes for all to see!

The correct attire, as every sartorially-educated foreigner knows full well, is a pair of business socks - black or dark grey, it matters not - worn between the foot and the footwear, to cover the offending protuberances.

A modest fine of, say, 25,000 Baht in the first instance would soon stamp out this gross offence to Thai sensibilities.

Quite right and lets be sure there are non of these socks with toes on parade as well.

[HLover 5,266]

Breaking news: Dozens rounded up for wearing Chang vests and the recently outlawed 'good guys go to heaven' tshirt.

[Kabula 1,145]

The arrest record might create Thai visa problems in the future for that person.

I personally find it annoying to see shirtless foreignors walking on public streets here. It demonstrates a lack of respect and low class. It's embarrassing and I ask myself, 'what are they thinking?'

Perhaps the Thai author of the popular Thai tee shirt that says, "I didn't Like You Anyway," came up with the idea from seeing more and more disrespectful, no class, out of control foreigners.

It's no wonder visa changes and policy procedures are being made and enforced.

People act the way they dress. When I see a 60 year old shirtless man holding hands walking down Sukhumvit with what appears to be a 18 year old woman I and most naturally form negative opinions. My opinion and most would change their opinion if he was dressed appropriately.

[Crash999 1,155]

he was fined $2.84 . I wonder if they would allow him to pay it over several monthly installments

From the looks of him it could have been based on income.

[John Kane 52]

It might be helpful to know that under the newly passed and signed International Megans Law, section seven, Thailand will soon have its arm twisted to create American-style lists of sex offenders. America will tell Thailand who America's sex offenders are by putting stamps on American passports. Thailand will be expected to reciprocate in kind. This man has been charged with "exposing himself" and on its face surely qualifies to be on a sex offender list. The globalization of American sex culture and criminal justice continues unabated. Good hearted people can become the biggest danger to freedom. Here is a different point of view regarding American sex offender lists and from this you can see the international danger that truly lurks behind the scenes of this cute story:

You Tube: Catherine Carpenter: "Sexual Offense Laws and Constitutionality"

[Thunder26 1,251]

I heard that before being arrested he was surrounded by girls. So police found it inappropriate and decided to fine him for being shirtless. There is more to the story than just being shirtless.

[loong 2,248]

Does this mean that there will be no more public Muay Thai ?

Good point.

[Fairynuff 3,289]

he was fined $2.84 . I wonder if they would allow him to pay it over several monthly installments

No he wasn't. He was fined 100 baht

[Pib 13,575]

Every time you think you have heard it all, the Thai authorities do one more stupid thing

No, it's really genius at work....always able to invent new stupid things.

[hgma 1,209]

I can't comment on this..................what?

[SuwadeeS 646]

OMG. But Thais are not fined. What a disgusting society with double standard.