Corruption in Thai Culture

[Dodger]

.......When was the last time you heard about any Thais arrested for prostitution?

According to Thai law (1996 Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act), a person soliciting sex may receive a 1,000 baht fine, but there is no mention of them being arrested or serving any other penalties...Never Happens!

Pimps, which I assume would include businesses that employ prostitutes, could face a 20,200 baht fine and could be imprisoned for one to ten years...Rarely Happens!

* Note: There was a situation years ago where a gogo bar owner in Sunee got fined using this law, although this was after he apparently refused to pay the BIB their tea money. He wasn't the brightest bulb on the tree.

There are no penalties that I can see regarding customers, with the exception of those caught engaging in sex with children under 15.

The only thing I can see that's stopping them from just deleting this useless law and making Prostitution legal is the "Tea Money". Same old story.

[Gaybutton]

The only thing I can see that's stopping them from just deleting this useless law and making Prostitution legal is the "Tea Money". Same old story.

The only way I could ever see the law getting scrapped would be if somehow the recipients of any tea money would get even more tea money by scrapping it. Of course, I know of no way that could ever happen, although the scammers always seem to come up with new methods I had never thought of.

[Dodger]

The only way I could ever see the law getting scrapped would be if somehow the recipients of any tea money would get even more tea money by scrapping it.

I imagine the pressure would have to come from bar owners, including all the other red-light venues, as they're the ones paying the bulk of the tea money to keep the industry going.

One thing they may be considering when proposing the legalization of prostitution is that more and more tourists are using the apps to hook-up versus the bars, thus the amount of tea money generated in the industry is already shrinking exponentially. We see it now. Where the whole scene in Pattaya has transitioned from the sleazy sex-pits we once enjoyed - to social gay meeting places with light entertainment.

Regardless of what they do in the future it won't effect the customers - but the sex workers may get some better benefits...

[Jun]

One thing they may be considering when proposing the legalization of prostitution is that more and more tourists are using the apps to hook-up versus the bars, thus the amount of tea money generated in the industry is already shrinking exponentially.

Taking too much tea money off of the industry has probably contributed to the decline.

However, I see them working to grow further tea money generating enterprises.
For example, they start by legalizing cannabis, allow the market to grow then eventually they can send the police around to collect the tea money. If I understand what has been said here, the legal concentration of THC is far below that sold, so they would already have the excuse for collecting tea money?

[Dodger]

Taking too much tea money off of the industry has probably contributed to the decline.

However, I see them working to grow further tea money generating enterprises.

Absolutely.

To your first point, the bars were able to absorb paying tea money when they were raking in money hand-over-foot, but those days are gone. Most of the bars and entertainment venues that are open now can hardly turn a measly profit - let alone dish out donations to the BIB.

To your second point, I think you're spot on. They've been using this baiting tactic for years just for that very reason. Legalizing mamajuana, but only if it doesn't have enough THC to get a person high is almost laughable. The strategy behind a baiting tactic like this is to create "Opportunities for Illegal Involvement"...nothing more - nothing less. Immigration is the Grand Master at this with their collaborative network of Agents with the very same agenda.

TIT