Law and order deteriorating in Pattaya

Editor;

I will be returning to Pattaya in four weeks time and am becoming increasingly concerned by the apparent deterioration in the law and order situation in the city. I have been a regular visitor to the city over the last 17 years and the current situation is the worst that I have witnessed in that time.

Only this morning I received a phone call from a friend who is currently in Pattaya to say that he was robbed last night as he slept. The burglars must have been as close as 2 meters from him and his partner as they carried out the robbery.
My friendтАЩs partner phoned Pattaya Police in the morning to report the burglary but it seems that the police are not interested. As it is now evening in Pattaya a day has been lost, during with they could have collected forensic evidence which would have enabled conviction if the perpetrators were to be apprehended.

If this is the attitude of the police then a rethink of their role is overdue if Pattaya is to present an image of a safe destination for tourists who are vital to the economy. The responsibility for the rethink must start with those in command, and if they are unable to provide satisfactory answers and actions quickly they should be dismissed quickly, making way for individuals who will restore a safe environment for tourists, and keep that safe environment in place over the longer term.

Your paper reports felonies every week, ranging from burglaries, muggings and murders. This, surely, is indicative of the worsening situation. Clearly the current prevailing attitude is that тАЬfarangsтАЭ are fair game, an attitude which is steadily destroying Pattaya.

Only when the mayor, who clearly has good intentions, and the forces of law and order get to grips with the felons will Pattaya justify any claim to be a destination worth visiting.

Doug Smillie
Scotland

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