News Forum - Homeless Thai man turns to crime so he can get food in jail

[Thaiger]

With no prospects of a job, no home, and no money to buy food, an old man from Chon Buri turned to a life of crime so he could get fed and have a roof over his head… in prison. The 60 year old man called Pichit was arrested in the Sattahip district, Chon Buri province, at about 3.30pm on July 29, after he purposely stole three bars of soap so he could go to jail. Pichit took three soap bars, which cost 17 baht each, totaling 51 baht, from Siri-Osoth Pharmacy, Sattahip Sub-district, Sattahip District. The pharmacy’s owner, Wirawat Korsirivalanon, […]

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[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

Wit any fairness in the world, he would have swapped life with Red Bull Boy.

[dingdong]

its time to introduce a social security system in thailand ...enough money to buy food and pay rent for a room ..

or a place where people get two free meals a day...

[riclag]

17 minutes ago, dingdong said:

its time to introduce a social security system in thailand ...enough money to buy food and pay rent for a room ..

or a place where people get two free meals a day...

Sorry the govt thinks money is better used by buying submarines and fighter jets

[Fanta]

This guy has probably been to jail more than   once before. From living on the streets to 3 meals a day, a shower, a roof over his head, friends, blankets and TV in a secure environment free from responsibility, bothersome debt collectors and family. Compared to the possible alternatives 12 months of jail sounds almost appealing.