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I watched the latter half of the incident, these guys are lucky to be alive. The guy with the eye injury was pinned down with arms behind his back while about 6 of the street touts kicked and stamped his face and head. The guy with the broken leg ran down towards the beach end of the road, with about 15 locals chasing him. I am sure he got similar treatment. The cops couldn't even stop the mob, they just kept kicking and kicking. It was quite sick to watch, and I had to go home after it .... I did not see the incidents leading up to the beating, just the beating itself.

If the same level of apparent logic is applied to all the parties in this incident, the shooting victims ought to be charged with perverting the course of a legitimate business assassination, and serve several years.

Word on the street in Patong is that the tariff was 25 large. I got that from someone who knows one of the forkwits quite well. I hope the story is well-reported in Aus, just so Aussies know what this place is about. I wonder what the Aus Consul has to say about this? I would guess he has no comment ......

Scary article actually

But they at least stopped it I guess!!!

All 3 in their mid 20s. The kingpins they are not ..... it takes a long time to build a narcotics operation up to that size, all they have busted are the kids doing the running .....

Go on do it, do something heavy handed, overshoot the target, cause a crisis, drop the baht to 36 to the dolla and I go buy me that Fortuner.

If that lad's mates are worth their salt, the vid has been FBooked and he is already a raging homo back on his own turf. If his GF sees it, she will at least have the satisfaction of being able to call him a c0cksucker, with meaning....

I reckon he has got some slapper up the duff and he is not handling it very well. Either that or he has contracted HIV and just wants to disappear and be anonymous .....

Refreshing to read the academic's take on the problem - that the Govt can't act past the next election. I want to go to the Uni and see those marks for myself.

Thaksin's patience is wearing thin, and he is calling for trouble. Mobilise the mob, instigate violence and disband this Constitution Court which is proving an obstacle to his clemency.

Phuket tuktuk glove compartments, go check em. There's a few hundred weapons for confiscation.

Isn't this a wonderful opportunity for the new 'Tourist Court' to show us how useful it is? Just watch how this new revolutionary legal mechanism swings into action and serves justice in a fair way for all parties involved.

Just you wait and see!!!!!

How about a pic of the burglar?

yea, and when I am in europe using the Thai ATM card, I love it too. Taking out 200 euro or 200 quid is a joy.

that is until I have to replenish the Thai account ......

I am sure the design of the bridge was fine. But I would not be so sure that the bridge was built to it's design, as is often the case in LOS. For a recent example note the debacle over the police stations.

If the bridge had recently undergone repairs, that is certainly another place to start looking. Perhaps the lynchpin was removed and sold for scrap. They like a bit of scrap theft in LOS .....

"I saw a woman who was the ‘owner’ of a tourist company riding an old motorbike and living in a tiny rental room,” Mr Supachai said to
illustrate his point"

This is how you illustrate your point?

This is shocking and disgusting that 2 scum who attempted to assisinate a person in daylight in a busy public street with a firearm are even considered for bail. This is premeditated attempted murder - whats says they are not going after their target again? It would mean one less witness in the box come trial time ......

But at least the cops / judiciary are consistent. We all cry foul when a local boy walks out for an offence against a tourist......

Ride in peace

I've seen so many inexperienced biker Deaths

It's time they made it compulsory to have a bike licence here

I've been riding 40 years

And even I get caught out now and again

God Bless

ah yes, a motorcycle licence.

"what colour this red dot? this yellow dot? this green dot?......ok!

press brake pedal when red light come on.........ok!

look at 2 sticks inside this box...........ok!

now you go pay over there....you got big bike licence".

"why thank you mr testing man, i will of course ride it sensibily".

Thats not quite my experience of the bike test in Phuket. Rules of the road video has to be watched (suffered) followed by multiple choice interactive exam, followed by bike practical. All up, it is of course a load of <deleted>, but if either test was failed, no license was issued....

Whatever the reason for the murder, the corpse was probably beheaded to make IDing more difficult. He was probably dismembered to make the body more easily transportable, and less suspicious when dumping in the dry canal. You know, it would make less of a splash .....

Isn't this comical, possibly one of the world's most suspect agencies and also allegedly the world's largest organised crime syndicate (on membership count) has been itself the victim of the corruption which they are supposed to, by law, surpress. Amamzing Thailand!!!!! The land of contrasts ....

I have absolutely no idea of the details of this dispute, who is right wrong or whatever. But I do know that if the Thais don't get a favourable ruling (favourable to them), they will not accept it. Toys will be out of the pram for sure.