"Dark skinned Westerner" drowns in Bangkok's Klong Saen Saeb - why remains a mystery

 

 

Mystery surrounds the identity and death of a westerner who drowned in the Saen Saeb Klong in central Bangkok on Tuesday.

 

Sanook said it took rescue services 2 hours to fish him out after he fell in - or jumped - after an impromptu rescue was mounted by another foreigner who saw what happened. 

 

Sanook said it took so long to retrieve the body because it was the rush hour and a lot of boats were plying the waterway that is one of the capital's busiest canals.

 

A witness saw the foreigner fall or jump in the water. Then a Good Samaritan - also a foreigner - jumped in to try and save him. But when this proved fruitless Ruam Katayu were called and their divers went to work. 

 

Sanook described the victim as a "farang with dark skin" in their headline.

 

Source: https://news.sanook.com/5921110/

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-4-3

Poor divers. Shirty job. Both figuratively and literally. 

Who is a 'farang with dark skin' ?? A black man with a passport of a western country OR a a tanned caucasian?

Why is the colour of his skin relevant?  Oh, of course, this is Thailand.

5 hours ago, Jeremy50 said:

Why is the colour of his skin relevant?  Oh, of course, this is Thailand.

It might just help in identifying this poor man (RIP)

 

You have to go to the UK for there to be no ID, even when the victim of a crime could obviously provide it, like the media are trying to hide something.

 

Is it OK that they said it was a male? That might be "sexist". Or that it was a "farang", racist?

Rule number one in first aid: Never try to save a drowning person by jumping in and grabbing them in an attempt to carry them off to shore. Even a child will drown a good Samaritan when said child panics as he or she is drowning. 

This good Samaritan is lucky he wasn't drowned too. 

On 4/3/2018 at 8:35 PM, saakura said:

Who is a 'farang with dark skin' ?? A black man with a passport of a western country OR a a tanned caucasian?

Why his his skin colour matters? Only <deleted> Racists and Ignorant people waste their little intelligence "if sny" on such matter!!!???

Identifying a human beings by the colour of their skin is a disgrace.The article headline is RACIST & IGNORANT simply Unacceptable. 

12 minutes ago, mickymouse1 said:

Identifying a human beings by the colour of their skin is a disgrace.The article headline is RACIST & IGNORANT simply Unacceptable. 

So if it was me they pulled out and described me as a...

 

"Very hansum pale skinned westerner"...You would say that was racist...?

Maybe he couldn't find a balcony.

12 hours ago, saakura said:

Who is a 'farang with dark skin' ?? A black man with a passport of a western country OR a a tanned caucasian?

I think without Thailand you will be Useless. Due to Thais talking about white skin you think you are famous. I bet you will be on the street in your home country.

38 minutes ago, transam said:

So if it was me they pulled out and described me as a...

 

"Very hansum pale skinned westerner"...You would say that was racist...?

They would not . This ultra racist ( only for the adulation of white skin) Thigh Land is a haven for low end bottom of the barrel whites who feel insignificant in “ farang” lands where they scrape the bottom of the barrel.

1 minute ago, Brickbat said:

They would not . This ultra racist ( only for the adulation of white skin) Thigh Land is a haven for low end bottom of the barrel whites who feel insignificant in “ farang” lands where they scrape the bottom of the barrel.

So you are referring to me as being low life...?

 

I assume you do not live in LOS then, being so hi-so....

1 hour ago, mickymouse1 said:

Identifying a human beings by the colour of their skin is a disgrace.The article headline is RACIST & IGNORANT simply Unacceptable. 

Would you describe yourself as overly political correct?

34 minutes ago, Brickbat said:

They would not . This ultra racist ( only for the adulation of white skin) Thigh Land is a haven for low end bottom of the barrel whites who feel insignificant in “ farang” lands where they scrape the bottom of the barrel.

A lot of bottom scraping in one paragraph.

7 hours ago, Andrew65 said:

It might just help in identifying this poor man (RIP)

 

You have to go to the UK for there to be no ID, even when the victim of a crime could obviously provide it, like the media are trying to hide something.

 

Is it OK that they said it was a male? That might be "sexist". Or that it was a "farang", racist?

 

 

the term "black" and "asian" and "ashkenazi"should be banned and removed from medical textbooks despite some diseases/conditions being more common in that population group. cannot have racist or politically incorrect conduct.  same goes for a transgender person, cant have a hospital concerned about diseases of the ovaries, uterus or fallopian tubes in a post op male to female or female to male.

13 hours ago, Jeremy50 said:

Why is the colour of his skin relevant?  Oh, of course, this is Thailand.

..exactly..maybe it found locating him more difficult in the murky water..RIP.

1 hour ago, transam said:

So if it was me they pulled out and described me as a...

 

"Very hansum pale skinned westerner"...You would say that was racist...?

No, But maybe a LIE !!!!.........Or Stretching the TRUTH A Little......

As I live quite close by were this incident occurred and saw the phalanx of police and 'rescue squads (meat wagons) + onlookers at the site yesterday morning I was hoping to get some meaningful information on what happened and to whom. Hmm. No such luck.

The report is about a man drowning in a Klong in Bangkok.  However the thread has quickly degenerated into the irrelevant bickering about the description of skin colour.

17 hours ago, dunroaming said:

The report is about a man drowning in a Klong in Bangkok.  However the thread has quickly degenerated into the irrelevant bickering about the description of skin colour.

Well a poster started it...........Fink a Green bloke.....

4 hours ago, atyclb said:

 

 

the term "black" and "asian" and "ashkenazi"should be banned and removed from medical textbooks despite some diseases/conditions being more common in that population group. cannot have racist or politically incorrect conduct.  same goes for a transgender person, cant have a hospital concerned about diseases of the ovaries, uterus or fallopian tubes in a post op male to female or female to male.

555 pls till me you’re joking or are a troll

17 hours ago, transam said:

Well a poster started it...........Fink a Green bloke.....

 

You mean green as in naïve?  Spot on!   

6 minutes ago, dunroaming said:

The report is about a man drowning in a Klong in Bangkok.  However the thread has quickly degenerated into the irrelevant bickering about the description of skin colour.

Exactly, some people got upset regarding the colour. 

If i was robbed and the dude escaped in a black car, should I just say -he escaped in a car?

8 minutes ago, dunroaming said:

The report is about a man drowning in a Klong in Bangkok.  However the thread has quickly degenerated into the irrelevant bickering about the description of skin colour.

You mentioned "skin colour" , why even mention "skin colour"?

All you have to say is that there is a disagreement , it doesnt matter what the disagreement  is about  , no need to mention skin colour at all

5 hours ago, mickymouse1 said:

Why his his skin colour matters? Only Fkn Racists and Ignorant people waste their little intelligence "if sny" on such matter!!!???

It helps in confirming the identification of the deceased. If I am told a  chap with a chocolatey complexion took a tumble, I know it won't be anyone I know. Perhaps some people here have a friend  who has a dark complexion and was threatening to do himself in?

14 minutes ago, Hupaponics said:

Exactly, some people got upset regarding the colour. 

If i was robbed and the dude escaped in a black car, should I just say -he escaped in a car?

Afro American car, would be correct terminology 

17 minutes ago, sanemax said:

Afro American car, would be correct terminology 

OK so the bickering goes on and on.  Fair enough, after all T.I.TV 

 

Why would you think it was an Afro American car.  That really is racist.  It could be a Afro Japanese car or how about a Jaguar, they are Indian owned now.....

1 minute ago, dunroaming said:

OK so the bickering goes on and on.  Fair enough, after all T.I.TV 

 

Why would you think it was an Afro American car.  That really is racist.  It could be a Afro Japanese car or how about a Jaguar, they are Indian owned now.....

It was an afro American car, because the car was a black car , had the car been yellow, that would have been an afro -Japanese car

2 minutes ago, sanemax said:

It was an afro American car, because the car was a black car , had the car been yellow, that would have been an afro -Japanese car

More racism!  I am shocked!