Gaybutton Posted July 1, 2007 Posted July 1, 2007 The following appears in the PATTAYA CITY NEWS: _____ English Man Loses 20,000 Baht in Cash in Ladyboy Theft Case in Central Pattaya In the early hours of Saturday Morning, Mr. Thomas George aged 66 from England made his way to Pattaya Police Station to complain about a theft which had taken place in Soi Diana Inn near the entrance to Soi Beokeow. The man who had been drinking all night was approached by two transsexuals on a motorbike as he walked along the street. They approached Mr. George and in the process “picked his pockets”. Nearly 20,000 Baht in cash, a credit card and other personal items were stolen from his pockets. A full description of the two suspects was given to Police and a search is now underway. _____ Unless these particular pickpockets were exceptionally good, since he apparently lost much more than cash and had been "drinking all night," my guess he was quite intoxicated and easy prey. I've lost count of how many times posts have appeared about what happens to many who keep large amounts of cash at home or on their person. This is just one more example. What's the hard part about figuring out that if you're going out for a good time, then don't carry more cash then you'll need and carry that in a manner as safe as possible? And yet we see stories like this regularly. If this man really lost 20,000 baht (he says he did, but I'm a bit skeptical of that), but had been drinking all night, then he must have started out with a lot more than 20,000 baht. How much cash do you really need to carry for a night on the town? I wouldn't advise carrying more than you truly need and I wouldn't carry credit cards at all unless I anticipated needing to use them. Quote
Bob Posted July 1, 2007 Posted July 1, 2007 Same old story, just different names..... One would think that people would get smarter.....especially after repeated news articles about the subject.....but maybe Darwin had it backwards. Maybe it would help if falangs were not allowed to carry more than 1000 baht at a time and falangs were also prohibited from living above the 2nd story of any building.... Quote
