News Forum - Man steals ฿300,000 from his stepmother and gives it away “to make merit”

[Thaiger]

A man from the Isaan province of Buriram allegedly stole ฿300,000 from his stepmother because he wanted to “make merit” by giving it away. He gave away ฿109,000 cash at a local market and bought products valued at ฿200,000 which he gave away to locals for free. CCTV footage shows 39 year old Wuttisak sitting on a motorbike and spreading banknotes all over the floor at 3am at a market in Satuek district on Saturday. Locals and merchants were tripping over each other trying to collect all the cash. Thai media reported that 70 year old Somwang filed a complaint […]

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[DiJoDavO]

He did a very nice thing, but next time, consider using your own bank account

[JMJM]

Taking money from others and then giving it away, and claiming you're a saint because you're so selfless and generous?  He's a born Democrat.  

[HiuMak]

Robin Hood in his previous life

[kalyan]

Modern Thai Robinhood !

 

[Donald]

Very typical. Using other people's money to be "generous". Has a familiar sound to it.

[palooka]

Gold necklace, 300,000 baht -- lady you may love him, but you should dump him at a Wat a long way from where you live.

[Pinetree]

What a dumb ass and disloyal too. Buddha won't like that at all, so he may well have screwed the pooch in his next incarnation ; coming back as a cockroach is my guess. 

[Grumpish]

Socialism in action. Giving other people's money away.

[Fanta]

23 hours ago, Thaiger said:

She said she loves her son and wants the relevant departments to care for him.

He is clearly not the full quid.

[anarchofarmer]

The Thai way to ingratiate oneself with the in-laws.