webfact Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Video: Find this farang temple thief! Picture: Daily News CHIANG MAI: -- Police in Chiang Mai have appealed to the public to try and catch a western man stealing from a temple. The man dressed in a light blue shirt and wearing long loose white trousers was caught on CCTV at the temple of Wat Umong Mahathenjan in Muang district of the northern capital, Daily News reported. He can be seen making like he is interested in the surroundings of the temple. But when the monks have gone he returns and steals money from a donation "tree". The money should have been destined to buy robes for monks. Police in Chiang Mai made the appeal through the Line application at the @191chiangmai ID address. They said the theft occurred on February 21st at 3.08pm. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-02-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Low-life ! If you are that desperate, go home, assuming you actually live here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgent Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 bet he didnt know about the camera shouldnt be to hard to find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daak Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 He will never have peace again. Kamma Vipaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 What a disgusting individual, stealing from a temple. If he is that hard up, he should go back where he came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkoenig Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Doesn't this guy know you can't get away from Karma... It will get you in the end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 hour ago, colinneil said: What a disgusting individual, stealing from a temple. If he is that hard up, he should go back where he came from. Most Christian Churches are locked up at night time.......wonder why that is?(and it's not just because people might sleep in them). Thieves are to be found all over the world. House breaking is stealing from families and children....is that not a worse crime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwest10 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 15 minutes ago, tkoenig said: Doesn't this guy know you can't get away from Karma... It will get you in the end! tkoenig Yes powerful images and should not be too difficult to find. Take your point about Karma, but I have not yet witnessed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loong Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Disgusting. How will the monks be able to buy the latest iPads etc if somebody else steals the money first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playboy Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 He may think those money are growing from the money tree are free to take? Just an innocent guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegman Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Kinda looks like goodie 2 shoes James S.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamukloy Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 8 minutes ago, jwest10 said: tkoenig Yes powerful images and should not be too difficult to find. Take your point about Karma, but I have not yet witnessed it. Yes ive also wondered about that. Dont have to look to far around the world to see bad people doing bad shit and getting away with it. Certainly Thailand is unique though, when you can get caught by the authorities and still get away with it.. Or better still, wrongdoings not even investigated if you are influencial enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracker1 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Maybe an Ozzy thats had his pension cut off by a greedy Australian Government ! still not right ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda13 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Might have alzheimers or just a garden variety kleptomanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory1848 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Probably a compulsive shoplifter. I’m sure he didn’t desperately need the money. How many wealthy celebrities have been caught shoplifting? -- Lindsay Lohan, Winona Ryder -- Jennifer Capriati, if anyone remembers her, walked off with a $15 ring from a kiosk somewhere. I guess she just couldn’t resist. Get this guy to a shrink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canceraid Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 What is his TV member name? I am sure that he is one of those TV members who online claim that they are so rich, making monies online or something else, are married to hiso thai-chinese wifes, live like a king upcountry, etc etc. By the way, this news has appeared in all the thai dailies and also appearing in more and moreTV morning news today. Good PR image for farangs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canceraid Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 The immigration should reconsider the Bt 800,000 bank balance for retirement visas and instead raise it to 8 million baht and start doing a crackdown on all these farang illegal overstayers etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextStationBangkok Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Stealing from religious places, shame on you, no comments! Preferable punishment should be cleaning a temple for a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 This doesn't appear to be about money, but mental illness... What a despicable thing to do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 It don't grow on trees or maybe the surprise it does ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12DrinkMore Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 He was maybe thinking that he was back home, all Thais are convinced that money in Farangland simply grows on trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Is that as serious as feeding fish? Will he have to find a 100,000 baht bail bond? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoilSpoil Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Maybe he actually donated 100 baht and took some change back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooo Upto Me Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 The monks on the receiving end for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12DrinkMore Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 22 minutes ago, NextStationBangkok said: Stealing from religious places, shame on you, no comments! Preferable punishment should be cleaning a temple for a week. As religions have been telling outright lies, stealing from the ignorant populations and been the cause of millions of deaths over the centuries, taking a few Baht from a wealthy temple shouldn't be a big issue. And anyway, these buddhist monks are supposed to give up worldly goods, so he is simply helping them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 49 minutes ago, tracker1 said: Maybe an Ozzy thats had his pension cut off by a greedy Australian Government ! still not right ! From his countenance and walk he seems European, possibly French. All this talk about karma, does it apply to all the criminal monks in this country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 29 minutes ago, Canceraid said: What is his TV member name? I am sure that he is one of those TV members who online claim that they are so rich, making monies online or something else, are married to hiso thai-chinese wifes, live like a king upcountry, etc etc. By the way, this news has appeared in all the thai dailies and also appearing in more and moreTV morning news today. Good PR image for farangs! Actually....Ex S.A.S. or C.I.A. ///// .......But cannot talk it about it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12DrinkMore Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Having looked at the video again, he could claim that he was simply adding to the donations and straightening the tree. The camera does not show the money coming off the tree, only something going into his pocket, which he could say was what was left after he had peeled a note off a wad to pin on the tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Many Thais believe us Farang all have money trees at home that grow 50 Pound notes, which is why we are supposedly, stinking rich, which is why they feel no guilt at fleecing us blind. Having said that, this guy is a real lowlife scumbag. I hope he is caught and gets hammered by the courts. Utterly disgraceful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 34 minutes ago, Canceraid said: The immigration should reconsider the Bt 800,000 bank balance for retirement visas and instead raise it to 8 million baht and start doing a crackdown on all these farang illegal overstayers etc. What a stupid post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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