gdgbb Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 2 hours ago, balo said: So she didnt pay 100k then , just 2 nights in a cell and she's free to go back to Russia and tell the story . She's got to appear in court, the B100k was for bail that was paid (and which will be repaid in due course), then she will be free to go home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Does this place get more absurd by the day or is it just my imagination? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfalfa19 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 15 hours ago, gdgbb said: She hasn't received any penalty yet, she has to appear in court first for that to happen. the penalty is already significant. she has to stay in thailand for some farce of a trial, paying for hotel, transportation, etc, and perhaps losing wages for her job, or the job itself, if she has one back home. because some assclown got their panties bunched up because she was feeding fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolive Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 So fish feeding is a crime in Thailand?Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I want to know if there is a post in Their language that says it is not allowed to feed the fish If it is not then it if impossible for them to know that it was against the law to feed the fish There should have been a warning not this stupid jailing Very bad for the image of Thailand Hope the international media take this up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 No GDG....the article is about having to pay a ridiculous 100k bail and since she could've pay it on the same day, she had to spend 2 nights in jail... the article is making fun of the Thai judicial system.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captspectre Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 is this story really true? if so what is the crime? where is it posted? have been here many yeas and never heard of this. in fact in the temples you are encouraged to buy fiah food to feed the fish. something not right here, the bail, the feeding, lease investigate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 6 minutes ago, realenglish1 said: I want to know if there is a post in Their language that says it is not allowed to feed the fish If it is not then it if impossible for them to know that it was against the law to feed the fish There should have been a warning not this stupid jailing Very bad for the image of Thailand Hope the international media take this up As I have mentioned quite a few times now: there are big signposts in English, Thai, Russian and Chinese. Your reasoning is incorrect BTW, a sign is really not required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsears Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 7 hours ago, gdgbb said: Yes, there have been instances of prosecutions for polluting, do your own searches. I didn't say that there were regular prosecutions, you said that, but then the fish-feeding offence isn't something that is regularly prosecuted either. You brought it up so you should give the examples. Don't think you should expect others to research your claims. From what I've read, prosecution of whistle blowers is more likely than prosecution of the polluters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masuk Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 16 hours ago, DNPBC0 said: Are there signs on the beaches in the regulated areas warning people about the prohibition? How are tourists expected to know about the issue? assuming tourists and locals actually read the signs. Such as 'swim between the flags'. Now if only they fined the tourists for smoking and dropping their fag ends into the sand!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 19 minutes ago, stevenl said: As I have mentioned quite a few times now: there are big signposts in English, Thai, Russian and Chinese. Your reasoning is incorrect BTW, a sign is really not required. Got it but still Jail for feeding the fish A fine would have been appropriate Reminds me when they arrested the seniors for playing cards Not well thought out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Hit someone with a block of wood, run them over, fight and cause grievous bodily harm to the other party, etc. - get fined 500 baht and on your way, feed a few fish - pay bail if 100,000 baht and go to court or stay in jail until the bail has been laid and still go to court. Certainly is amazing thailand!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helloagain Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 17 hours ago, manarak said: best advertizing for tourism in Thailand ever !! keep it up! maybe the boss of the Ministry of Tourism will see that she's got some more urgent work to do than a crusade against sin, lol. Head of tourism should be sacked. Crazy. The world is laughing at thailand. You have loss big face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Might have been helpful to the folks if the article had explained exactly why feeding fish is such a serious crime in Thailand Feeding dogs seems to be seen as an admiral thing to do. In Wat Yan, Silverlake, they sell food to feed the fish......same in Chiang Mai at Thapai Gate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newatthis Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 42 minutes ago, stevenl said: As I have mentioned quite a few times now: there are big signposts in English, Thai, Russian and Chinese. Your reasoning is incorrect BTW, a sign is really not required. Are you sure they are in Russian, too? Google search shows that they are only in English, Thai and Chinese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 11 hours ago, sweatalot said: You are right. but prohibiting her from leaving "lawful" Thailand (this way making her lose a lot of money), making her a hard time, put her in prison for two nights... What is this? may be not a penalty but a punishmenjt or better harassing and torturing. She deservse compensation money more than those incredibly wrong 100.000 Baht. pettifogger. Any time anyone ia arrested in Thailand for anything, the same thing happens. Pay bail, normally at a level totally disproportionate to the offence, and then stay in Thailand until the case is finished. Also, the system is unbelievably slow. 84 Days for the prosecutor simply to decide what charges to file. Than if you plead not guilty, you can wait a year or longer to finally come to trial. Even if you win, the prosecutor may appeal, and you are stuck for even longer. It is a terrible, thoughtless and inhumane system, but it is the law and hundreds of foreigners are caught up in it every year. Sadly, it encourages a speedy guilty plea to get it finished quickly, even if you are innocent. This lady being arrested is one of the most crazy things I have heard of, but this is Amazing Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maoro2013 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 So they are doing a criminal background check because she fed some fish. I didn't see anything in the post that said feeding fish was illegal, needs clarification. Must be more to this story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick220675 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I hope she gets charged for overstay when she finally is sent home, the woman is clearly a danger to Thai fish she must be punished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedghog Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 17 hours ago, Mango Bob said: I wonder if a Thai person would have to pay that much in bail to get out or even charged. Double pricing. At a new level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Never ask an official "How stupid can you be??" They consider that a challenge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagalong Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 What a despicable so-called Justice system in this place....One kills a person/s on the road and 20,000 fine if unlucky..... and of course no jail time if one drives a Mercedes...... Pardon me, was she aware of this Dark Ages rule in the first place? Welcome to Thailand....Tell your friends how the Justice System makes all tourists welcome.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marquis22 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Hate to see how many would get arrested at Nonthaburi pier ........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesimps Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 16 hours ago, gdgbb said: She hasn't received any penalty yet, she has to appear in court first for that to happen. But she's already had two days in jail and had to fork out 100,000 baht bail money. Get real man and stop trying to be as stupid as the powers that be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 16 hours ago, johng said: Absolutely disgusting I hope this gets the worldwide media attention it deserves. Hardly. The worldwide media will assume it's fake news. Though I'm not sure anyone could make this up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Totally disgusting treatment of a tourist causing no harm to anyone ! Surely on this basis they should imprison everyone seen by the side of a pond, lake or river, with a fishing rod, since they are basically feeding the fish every time the bait gets eaten off the hook. Some of the officials in this country just do not have the brains of a clam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 More fodder for the Mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 As has been reported in this thread, the sign warning tourists not to feed the fish is in Thai, English and Chinese languages only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFishman1 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Double Pricing on Bail or like 5 times Pricing Amazing Thailand TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobz Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Death toll for feeding fish = 0 Punishment = jail, 100000thb bail Death toll in traffic = extremely high Punishment for driving without license = 200THB Amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I understand that feeding the fish in restricted, signed areas could possibly damage the reefs through distracting the fish from eating the algae hence possibly damaging the coral. But I also, certainly, understand that by feeding the global media stories like this, without any common sense applied to the actions taken against a tourist, that this will do far more damage to the tourist section for Thailand as a whole. If indeed signs are being displayed, then fine her. But why would they think to drag her through the entire justice system for this? Incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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