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Britain’s Foreign Office have issued an official travel warning to holidaymakers to stay away from Thailand’s Full Moon parties, specifically singling out Haadrin Beach as particularly dangerous.
“There have been a number of incidents in Koh Phangan in 2008 where western tourists have been victims of vicious unprovoked assaults by gangs. These attacks are increasingly common around the time of the Full Moon Parties and generally occur late at night in the vicinity of bars in Haad Rin,” the Foreign Office warn. “You are advised be extremely careful when walking in this area at any time, especially after dark and if possible avoid it altogether.”
The alert came just over a year after Sussex police chief Inspector Andy Parr spoke out about links between violence and the cycle of the moon revealing his force encounters significant extra crime every full moon. “I compared a graph of full moons and a graph of last year’s violent crimes and there is a trend,” Inspector Parr told the Independent. “People tend to be more aggressive.”
Speaking to the Mail at the same time he anticipated being mocked and stressed ‘with each full moon the number of disturbances recorded increased significantly.’ “I’m aware that this is just one of many things that can influence public disorder but if you speak to ambulance staff they will tell you exactly the same,” he continued. “It may be dismissed as an old wives’ tale but there’s plenty of other research to suggest that the moon has an impact on human behavioural patterns.”
locky says...
I dont really think its to do with the full moon per se..It's more to do with criminal thai' trying to take advantage of tourists,and they know that theres more toursits for the full moon parties..
nanoloop says...
COULD BE TRUE , IT CERTAINLY EFFECTS SURFERS MINDSETS , DIDNT KNOW IT MADE CREW ANGREY BUT ?
jeffesy says...
i have to say i atteneded the full moon party in ko phangan last november and by far will be rememberd as one of the best partys i have ever been to..
yaaah says...
Mr Rdaza says...
This is very true. When I used to work at a club we used to step up our security as we used to get more fights breaking out than per usual. We didn't need data to know this. Just from our past experiences
markact1987 says...
coming from somebody who works in a club you do notice the weekends when there is a full moon. They're way more violent. Just last month month a guy got attacked with a tire iron outside my work on a full moon weekend and there's always fights.
Tribal Dancer says...
Just go to Black Moon party instead.....better vibe and people are there seem to be a little more same wavelength
the elektro kitten says...
BEST .. PARTY.. EVER!!! I felt safe there, but, i think its down to being aware of whats going on around you. Anywhere can be dangerous
Al_Mac says...
its true... in oz psychiatric, trauma and violence all go up about 30% when a full moon is out... we are always much busier on these nights at work!
nafets says...
I was on haad rin beach for new years 'full moon' party. It wasn't a full moon, but it was very much violent and horrid. This had much less to do with crazy thai gangs and much more to do with offensively drunk british tourists picking fights with anything that moves , or if it didn't move, kick it... I knew it would be a tad dodgey, but phwoar....
sezza01 says...
We went to the travel agent like two weeks ago and booked it for NYE We then had to cancel :( Still rekon we'll go back in Feb or something? Everywhere can be pretty aggressive at times... soo whattt!
scottyk82 says...
I think it's pommies that are targeted in that part of the world for their disrespective animal like behaviour... oh and daughters of dead aussie "drug dealers". Pull the other one mercedes!
Kat_in_Japan says...
The Full Moon Party was such a disappointment.....nothing like I expected. And too many Western idiot tourists who don't know anything about music!
chelso85 says...
how do you find out about the full moon party ? when is it ....
Alexia says...
It's those over-the-counter diet pills.
Stonkmaster says...
half moon is far better, epic set up with epic psy, to avoid the aggressive, get yourself a 'shroom shake up on the Mellow Mountain Bar, Haad Rin spend the next 4hrs in ultimate comfort whilst marvelling at a kaleidoscope of shapes, patterns and colours. all for $5