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Originally Posted by MakeBelieve
So if something happens in Thailand you are basically depended on yourself? nice! the price of cheap living, paradise and hookers just went up a notch.
police wont do anything unless you pay more than the villain, (if he works with police that is) and you guys seem like tourists (my impression) aka easy victims. while that cedric guy actually integrates and knows how to pull some strings (again my impression) Time to actually start working the system if you plan to stay IMO and really start living there instead of being on a vacation. Threads wont make him stop if he can operate with impunity. tbh, this community doesnt sound very safe at all. It seems isolated when the **** hits the fan. Probably better off to leave the region with the 1 or 2 friends you with and relocate if you insist on staying in thailand.
What you say is easy to do in theory, and very hard to do in practice.
There are lots of documented instances where legitimate victims of fraud and crime basically get slowly bled for cash. First, they slip some cash for the initial investigation, then they find out that Y amount is needed for this, and Z amount is need for that and it becomes a protracted cycle of payments that may or may not end in any tangible results. In many cases, you will have one side bribing one police district, and the other side bribing another police district. You may win, or you may loose and get yourself in trouble even though you are the victim. There are constant power struggles between Lumpini PO and adjoining PO in BKK, or BKK officials fighting with Pattaya officials, etc.
Secondly, just because you know some random people who speak Thai and are not compete degens or in tourist industry doesn't mean you know anyone that can actually pull any real strings. And even if you know someone, chances that you don't know them well enough for them to use their limited amount of favors on your behalf. These sorts of trusted connections are developed over lifetime - not during your 1 year stay near the beach.