Police seize pool cues at a gambling match in the Philippines

Crazy video. They actually needed a Swat team to break up a pool match.. Geez..

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garczar said:
I seriously doubt that was the main reason for them being there. What are they gonna do? Have a police garage sale? 'Hey, get your Busty and Bata cues right here'.
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I bet if Efren had whipped out a $100 bill everybody would have been given their cues back right there on the spot.
 
9ballscorpion said:
Wow, one of the greatest Pool Legends ever, playing in those conditions? Why? The conditions looked horrible. Very nasty, and dirty, and outside, in what looked like the back yard of a home.

Maybe the next door neighbor seen or heard the large gathering next door, and called the police.
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Bro....Phillipines by standard of living, that was a palace.
 
book collector said:
Local News reports, say that the police confiscated 80 cues, worth an estimated 556 dollars ,street value. 2 of the cues {owned by billiard legends} ,were worth approximately 200 dollars each and were personal gifts from overseas cuemakers and the other 78 were valued at 2 dollars each.
Also for the folks asking about the hong kong Fluey situation, We should be following whatever Viet Nam is doing . They have had a total of 35 deaths , thats just a hair better than we are doing in the greatest country in the world. Rumor also has it that the flu has cost the United States 100 trillion dollars in lost revenue and actual damage , while the cost to the Vietnamese people was 2 cows, a chicken, a crippled horse and some hot sauce.
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Self proclaimed greatest country in the world. Our government is no less corrupt. The government is entirely controlled by big money. There's only one party because they all take the money and directions of the sane masters. Everything else is theatre.
 
Straightpool_99 said:
The police actually taking action is NO indication of corruption, but rather the opposite. They're applying the law, even to well known figures. This is actually a bit surprising, as I'd expect the police in a country where they execute suspects on the spot without a trial, like judge f-ing Dredd, to be corrupt to the core. I was surprised that they seemed to do their job according to the law. There are countries in South America where seeing a police uniform is 100% a guarantee that you will be robbed, while seeing two guys on a scooter means it's only 99%. You can't report crimes and you can buy your way out of absolutely anything. Seems the Phillipines is at least a little better. Owners of small pool halls in the Phillipines are probably suffering right now, and I feel bad for them. But this police action actually seems legit.
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Sure they may have gone in to make sure the place was complying with crowd rules, but why take the cues? That is where it goes from being enforcing the law to just being a-holes.
 
I work with a Phillipino doctor who is a citizen here now. When we spoke about the insurrection at the Capitol and our government here, he said you have no idea how most of the world is. There if a policeman wants your money, your girl or anything....they take it. You object abd you disappear.

They fleeced their 2 biggest sports hero's...and nothing will come of it.
 
SBC said:
Self proclaimed greatest country in the world. Our government is no less corrupt. The government is entirely controlled by big money. There's only one party because they all take the money and directions of the sane masters. Everything else is theatre.
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Aha one of them conspiracy guys .........bet ya don't think we went to the moon either do ya? They filmed it at Janis Joplins abandoned house in Ventura County. The earths flat and got a hole in the middle like a big tim hortons donut and there are little spindly people with big brains that are us, in the future, down in the middle of the flat donut.
Muahahahahaha, carrrrrayzzzzzyyyy man!
 
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Straightpool_99 said:
The police actually taking action is NO indication of corruption, but rather the opposite. They're applying the law, even to well known figures. This is actually a bit surprising, as I'd expect the police in a country where they execute suspects on the spot without a trial, like judge f-ing Dredd, to be corrupt to the core. I was surprised that they seemed to do their job according to the law. There are countries in South America where seeing a police uniform is 100% a guarantee that you will be robbed, while seeing two guys on a scooter means it's only 99%. You can't report crimes and you can buy your way out of absolutely anything. Seems the Phillipines is at least a little better. Owners of small pool halls in the Phillipines are probably suffering right now, and I feel bad for them. But this police action actually seems legit.
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I feel so lucky to be an American.
 
SBC said:
I work with a Phillipino doctor who is a citizen here now. When we spoke about the insurrection at the Capitol and our government here, he said you have no idea how most of the world is. There if a policeman wants your money, your girl or anything....they take it. You object abd you disappear.

They fleeced their 2 biggest sports hero's...and nothing will come of it.
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No, they did not .
THE COPS DID THEIR JOBS.
If they wanted to fleece them , all they would need is send a collector .
 
JoeyInCali said:
Don't know but the cops can't win. They make a full-on raid and they become the bad guy .
They have been raiding illegal gambling all over the country .
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unless there is a lot of dumping the action hounds have a better shoot there than with on line or other forms of "legal" gambling here
 
Well, I guess he knows the drill....but I hate seeing him like this.

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So here's the scoop on this so far. The cops came because there is still a serious crackdown on gatherings in the PI. They have only begun to do the first vaccinations there, so they have a long way to go. The Philippine cops ALWAYS act tough and you MUST comply! As long as you go along with them you won't have a problem. It's just how life is there. I was told that after they had evicted everyone from the little poolroom they were let go. I'm unsure if they got their cues back or not, but I will find out.

Okay, my friend there just got off the phone with Efren and Francisco. After they walked out they were given their cues back and the cop who was in charge told them they had to act tough for "appearance" sake. They are on their way to another money match in Bulacan currently. Just another day in the life of a poolplayer. They send their regards to all their American pool fans and tell them not to worry. :)
 
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HawaiianEye said:
I lived in the Philippines for three years...in Efren’s hometown while he was there...before he came to the US.

Places like this with a pool table are common.

Also, the cops there are known for busting things up, taking things, and then demanding money to get them back.

It has nothing to do with law and order in many cases.

I once “gave” $40 to the Angeles City Police Chief to get my car back after a scam.

He asked me, “are you trying to bribe me?” and I said “ no, I am making a donation”.

He put my two $20 bills in his shirt pocket and I left.
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In this case, the cops were enforcing the law. Many establishments are not open due to COVID but there are still a lot of gambling going on, guess these guys decided to enforce it.

Many Filipinos think this was wrong to arrest their "heroes" which is part of the problem. They get used to seeing the more elite crowd do whatever they want and break the laws they accept it as the norm.

Efren still lives in Mexico, Pampanga, not sure he ever migrated to the states. Seen him numerous times playing poker in Angeles.

That was a big bribe especially as it seems that was years ago. This shit goes on everyday, but you learn how to handle them and you need to learn the language and before long you will be giving change out for their morning coffee not $20 bills.
 
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