Mr Meeseeks

The elephant sanctuary is 100% legal and he had permits for all the animals. Doesn't sound as if they are rented to me. Regardless, they still need to be paid for and kept. What will happen to them now? Who will pay to feed and take care of them? What will happen to his staff also? They will all be out of work and receiving no salary. All the people calling for his deportation won't stick a single Baht in to help. Doubt any of this even occurred to them in their faux outrage.

Yours too maybe, as you are also a foreigner.

The court case has already been decided? From what I saw, the video is inconclusive about the kick. Foul language and a foot being used for sure, but not much of a kick as alleged.

Ironically, it is the ambulance driver facing charges for posting the video and making comments online in violation of the computer crimes act. The Swiss guy has apologised for his behaviour when he was summoned to the police station.

IMO, we are not being told the full truth of what happened during that incident. There is definitely a very minor road rage incident, but we only have one side of the story. The Swiss guy apologised, but the ambulance driver is the one being charged under the computer crimes act for posting the story online.

Beat me to it

So local mafia = the law. Interesting choice of words there.

I wonder if Swiss guy is deported, or made to leave the island in fear of his life, who will look after and pay for 15 elephants? Going to get expensive, however I suspect the elephants will be the biggest losers here. The country's national animal indeed.

So the elephant sanctuary is 100% legal. That will annoy many on here.

What is says on your visa is what you are. A non-immigrant.

I am reliably informed that this guy used to be a volunteer policeman in Pattaya.

It is the usual xenophobic and nationalist sensationalism that is used to bait and trigger weak-minded fools, not only in Thailand but in our home countries too. Here it reaches ridiculous extremities, as we are dealing with a largely under-educated and nationalist population that laps this stuff up. The Doctor's father has been mobilising his media connections, and he has played a blinder. The Swiss guy and his wife were just following the Thai way, surrounding themselves with and using local influential people to protect themselves and conduct business. This is how it is done in Thailand. You can't really blame him for this, or name-dropping his contacts when he got in a bit of bother, as that is how it works. Swiss guy is now receiving a lesson that these influential connections are just mealy-mouthed cowards that are, in fact, of no real use at all when the chips are down. A harsh lesson in Thai culture for him and his wife.

Does that mean Taylor Swift is not coming now?

Most Thais absolutely will do what they like. You just off the plane mate?

Another nothingburger. I have had a gun waved at me by a Thai while driving along Ranmintra, with my then gf in the car.

It is already a complete mess at both the arrivals and departures areas outside. Traffic is out of control and bottlenecks immediately as you get round the bend to the terminal building as there is no proper traffic management. Organisation and proper management are not Thai strengths, unfortunately.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Don't they have better things to be p'ed off about? Plenty more pressing issues that deserve attention over and above this Swiss idiot and his Thai wife.

Where did you get that nonsense from? 🤨 I posted nothing of the sort.

You would have to be mad to engage in any of these kinds of activities here in Thailand; parasailing, zip lining, climbing, bungee, etc. I once did a work at height and rescue course at a well known training provider in Laem Chabang, and the safety harnesses were all ripped, buckles and carabiners were rusty, and all the equipment was over ten years old. Safety is not a concern here, even for those that teach it, so don't put your life in their hands!

The Thais are organising a rally in Phuket tomorrow morning to have him deported. 😄 All the xenophobes and Thai nationalists out in numbers on social media as well. Not a pretty sight! Careful Thailand, your slip is showing again.

Ethanol by Lit Farms on chop day. 🪓🪓🪓

They need to modernise their immigration policies first, to reduce the congestion. Both Malaysia and Singapore now operate automatic gates for foreigners entering and leaving the countries.

Why doesn't he just claim mental illness to excuse his behaviour, just as many Thais do?

Probably for the same reason Thais block public roads with traffic cones and other items outside their homes.