I wonder what a local would get for the same offence, not that they would ever do anything like that 555, I am sure this young lad will get away with a fine or more, BANGKOK: -- A New Zealand teenagers drunken night out in Thailand has ended on the cold concrete floor of a Bangkok prison. Quentin Samson took a holiday to Thailand to celebrate his 18th birthday but soon found himself behind bars, charged with theft in the night. His brother-in-law, John Burns, speaking from Auckland said five days ago Samson went out to celebrate the 21st birthday of his friend, Ashton Holmes. They had had a few drinks when Samson disappeared without notifying anyone. He caught a taxi back to his hotel and, in his intoxicated state, allegedly stole the taxi drivers phone. Police arrived and Samson gave the phone back but resisted arrest, afraid Holmes would not be able to find him if he was in jail. Holmes spent the next 48 hours frantically searching hospitals for Samson before being notified of his arrest. Police had taken him into custody and charged him with theft in the night, which carries a stiffer sentence than theft during the day, Burns said. Apparently thats a worse charge if you do it at night-time rather than the day, its a very serious crime. If the theft had occurred during the day the maximum penalty, if found guilty, would be up to three years imprisonment. For theft in the night it was one to five years imprisonment.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 02:20:11 +0000
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