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Raises a few questions.
Why were the thai coppers in the bar undercover? I know it happens, but were they expecting something more substantial than a bit of petty larceny?
Why didn't the silly cow just pay the coppers off then and there?
During today I've heard three different people call up radio stations here and say similar things have happened to them at the same bar. Some admitted to pinching bar mats, which seems to be a national pastime among Aussies in Poo-ket, some said it was a total scam. The money quoted was in 10s of 1000s of baht, which makes 200b for not wearing a motosai helmet in Pattaya look pretty weak.
Why do people who get arrested overseas think their embassy will get them out of trouble? If I was a junior embassy official, getting a good whack to live in an exotic city, no way I'd be sticking my head up to champion the cause of some drunkard.