US soldiers fined for fighting with Thai men who allegedly tried to aggressively sell them watches at Pattaya bar

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US soldiers fined for fighting with Thai men who allegedly tried to aggressively sell them watches at Pattaya bar

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

 

Six American soldiers, who local media reported were attending the multinational Cobra Gold military exercise in Thailand, were fined for fighting with two Thai men outside a bar in Pattaya on Saturday afternoon.

 

This one-minute clip, which has over half a million views, shows a foreigner and two Thai men shoving each other while others try to separate them. It was reported that the Thai men persistently tried to sell counterfeit watches to the soldiers who were drinking at a bar, but they weren’t interested. For unknown reasons, a fight broke out between them and they took it out in the street.

 

 

Officers quickly intervened as the incident happened near the Pattaya police station. Pol. Lt. Pathompong Kanpisut told Coconuts that the Thai men threw the first punch.

 

Full story: https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/us-soldiers-fined-fighting-thai-men-allegedly-tried-aggressively-sell-watches-pattaya-bar/

 

-- © Copyright Coconuts Bangkok 2018-03-28

[nev]

A fine to the farang and the Thai perpetrators walk off scot free?, At least get them to give him a free watch ?

[keith101]

We have all had our share of problems with these guys selling fake watches , the best way i found was just say no thanks and just look away and ignore them . If one got a bit nasty all i had to do was stand up at 188cm tall and weighing 110 kgs  they would always walk away . 

[George Bowman]

...The Thai men were fined THB5,000 each because they started the fight, while the soldiers had to pay THB1,000 each. All of them were released....

Edited February 28, 2018 by missoura

[lovelomsak]

 

24 minutes ago, webfact said:

Six American soldiers, who local media reported were attending the multinational Cobra Gold military exercise in Thailand, were fined for fighting with two Thai men outside a bar in Pattaya on Saturday afternoon.

 

Now this is fake news for sure. There are so many Thai guys in this cannot even find the American or Americans they are fighting.

[FritsSikkink]

23 minutes ago, nev said:

A fine to the farang and the Thai perpetrators walk off scot free?, At least get them to give him a free watch ?

Read the article in the link

[anon789561]

40 minutes ago, lovelomsak said:

 

Now this is fake news for sure. There are so many Thai guys in this cannot even find the American or Americans they are fighting.

watch it again and you will see the yank soldiers. not great camera angle but they are there and did a good job against those watch sellers. maybe the watch sellers thought everyone would jump in to help them but not this time. jolly good

[Justgrazing]

The next time they were in town the Americans wouldn't be taking any sh*t off no watch sellers ..

[ezflip]

Quote

Pol. Lt. Pathompong Kanpisut told Coconuts that the Thai men threw the first punch.

 

“From the CCTV, the Thais started the fight first, so we charged all eight of them [six foreigners and two Thais] for the brawl. Both sides confessed,” he said.  

 

The Thai men were fined THB5,000 each because they started the fight, while the soldiers had to pay THB1,000 each. All of them were released.

What is missing from the top post if people don't bother to read the original story.

 

[lovelomsak]

1 hour ago, Happy enough said:

watch it again and you will see the yank soldiers. not great camera angle but they are there and did a good job against those watch sellers. maybe the watch sellers thought everyone would jump in to help them but not this time. jolly good

You are right about soldiers being there but the part I found fake was the article stating it was 6 soldiers and 2 thai's All you can see most of the time is thai guys not 2

[mok199]

I want to say to the us soldiers '' thanks for your service''...im sure you deserve some r&r...

[Mango Bob]

What about the fake watches?   Were they taken away from the Thai vendors?   Or is that a different story for another day.  Maybe they were sold to someone high in the government.

[Air Smiles]

6 US soldiers vs 2 Thai watch sellers and some of the soldiers ran away?

 

 

 

 

[observer90210]

It's going to end up to doomsday in Thailand,  if "honest retail businessmen"  start to attack tourists  on the streets !!....

 

What a disastrous image really !!! ..

 

The authorities should make an example and round up a few of these crooks and let them simmer a bit in jail....if not,  it's really going to hurt tourism,  if these hawker gangs are left unattended !!!!!

[stanleycoin]

Same old same old.

Falngs blamed.

I hope the USA navy, make there guys spend there money else ware.

Pattaya clearly cares not about you.

Authorities of Pattaya you are a disgrace to the good people of Thailand and the tourists that come here.   

Shame on you. 

 

 

 

Edited February 28, 2018 by stanleycoin

[steven100]

For all the Thailand bashers on here,  I believe the police did a good job with the fines.  5,000 for the watch sellers & 1,000 for the soldiers. 

[Esanlover]

Look at the other chicken shit scared Farang. No help. Cowards. No stick to your beers.

[impulse]

3 hours ago, Mango Bob said:

What about the fake watches?   Were they taken away from the Thai vendors?   Or is that a different story for another day.  Maybe they were sold to someone high in the government.

 

The guy who could have easily defused a tense political situation if only he were willing to lose a little bit of face and claim they're all fakes he's wearing?  That guy high up in gov't?

[impulse]

26 minutes ago, steven100 said:

For all the Thailand bashers on here,  I believe the police did a good job with the fines.  5,000 for the watch sellers & 1,000 for the soldiers. 

 

While I agree with that assessment, their job isn't really complete until they confiscate the illegal wares.  Otherwise, it's just a cost of doing an illegal business.

 

Thailand's either a member of the world community that honors its treaty obligations- including protection of IP, or it's not.  

 

Edited March 1, 2018 by impulse

[roo860]

Look at the other chicken shit scared Farang. No help. Cowards. No stick to your beers.

Those two fat guys in the vests sat having a beer would probably struggle getting off their stools.

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[DoctorG]

Unfortunately the servicemen will get double punished when they return to their unit.

[Borzandy]

15 hours ago, webfact said:

US soldiers fined

Normal, he had to agree to buy fake watches

[bkk6060]

38 minutes ago, steven100 said:

For all the Thailand bashers on here,  I believe the police did a good job with the fines.  5,000 for the watch sellers & 1,000 for the soldiers. 

Yes, because you know about this place and have common sense.

[newatthis]

37 minutes ago, Esanlover said:

Look at the other chicken shit scared Farang. No help. Cowards. No stick to your beers.

According to the article, there were 6 American soldiers and 2 Thais. Why would the Thais need help?

[chrisinth]

2 hours ago, Air Smiles said:

6 US soldiers vs 2 Thai watch sellers and some of the soldiers ran away?

 

 

 

 

I would imagine that the soldiers are under strict orders about their conduct while on leave in Pattaya. They are normally very social and polite but sometimes sh1t happens.

 

Even though they were fined 1,000 baht, I am pretty sure they will be done again when they get back to their barracks by their own.

 

At least that used to be the way the British forces worked, your fault or not.

[mok199]

most of  us remember when the us troops arrived in pattaya,the bay was filled with war ships and the young marines would come ashore ...better times ,those days were.....'' Thanks again for your service young men and woman''...I salute you..and to the young men and woman selling sunglasses and watches...''leave us alone''

Edited March 1, 2018 by mok199
speliing

[norrska]

Takes a licking and keeps on ticking!

[YetAnother]

16 hours ago, webfact said:

Six American soldiers, who local media reported were attending the multinational Cobra Gold military exercise in Thailand, were fined for fighting with two Thai men outside a bar in Pattaya on Saturday afternoon.

6 american soldiers, who had been drinking, fist-fighting two thais; who would you bet on ? thais got lucky the police intervened

[pattayadon]

13 hours ago, mok199 said:

I want to say to the us soldiers '' thanks for your service''...im sure you deserve some r&r...

HoooooooooooooooooAhhhhhhhhh!

[Thian]

1 hour ago, Esanlover said:

Look at the other chicken shit scared Farang. No help. Cowards. No stick to your beers.

I also wouldn't move a bit, in Pattaya you can expect anything to happen...it's not exactly Monaco or so.

 

And the faux watch vendors are protected by youknowwho or how else can they be allowed to walk in restaurants to annoy customers with faux watches?