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Originally Posted by baddog
I guess I was not specific enough; not everyone in the roundup was for failure to maintain their property. My question is, how would that go down in Thailand for an arrest warrant? Any arrest warrant . . . or do they not have those either?
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Yes, they have arrest warrants and use them often. But like I said, they come prepared with a print out from the government database of either their ID or passport. While I'm sure a mix up has happened, I've never heard of one.
The loss of face is
everything here and even the police can't afford to lose face, so they must be right 100% of the time when they go to get someone. If they mess it up the first time, they won't get a 2nd chance or another warrant because everyone involved lost face due to the error. They put in the extra work to make sure they get the right person.
When they do issue them, they can arrest the person anywhere. Sometimes they catch them at the movies, sometimes at dinner, sometimes at home. First they send someone to follow them and find the best time to get them when they are the most vulnerable and have the least chance to to resist. It's pretty hard to go for a gun when you walk to the bathroom to pee while watching Iron Man in 3D.
There have been cases where the person they are after got away. Slipped through a back door, out a window, or even jumped out of the truck after they were arrested. So that happens, but they are usually quickly arrested again.