Police let the mob go after early morning Beach Road attack in Pattaya

 

Picture: Pattaya News

 

Pattaya police gave a stern talking to a group of five or six young people involved in an altercation with a foreign man and his Thai girlfriend on Beach Road this morning.

 

Then they let them go without charge, reported Pattaya News. Both sides agreed with this, they said.

 

Picture: Pattaya News

 

The media said that footage of the melee was taken by a member of the public. Many tourists saw what happened, they added.

 

It was not clear why trouble erupted.

 

Source: Pattaya News

 

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How many families did they need to evacuate from the World Class International Family Resort!

17 minutes ago, webfact said:

Pattaya police gave a stern talking to a group of five or six young people involved in an altercation with a foreign man and his Thai girlfriend

If that doesn't teach them a lesson, I dont know what will.

37 minutes ago, webfact said:

Pattaya police gave a stern talking to a group of five or six young people involved in an altercation with a foreign man

Good to see the police managed to diffuse the situation before the other four or five turned up ! 

1 minute ago, Thaiwrath said:

Good to see the police managed to diffuse the situation before the other four or five turned up ! 

 

I suspect the 4 or 5 you're referring to are the reason "both sides agreed" to release everyone involved. 

 

I don't think it would be wise as a foreign visitor to insist on prosecuting the thugs, then try to make it back to my hotel.  Especially when "prosecuting the thugs" would probably result in a few hundred baht fine and holding them just until the spotlight faded from the story.

 

A couple of troll posts have been removed from this thread.

police is there for protecting but only for the Thai male

Tourists is nothing, remember it is tourists there damage Thailand's image 

Don't you love Pattya Night Life 

What, no pushups.

Where is the footage?

What’s wrong with today’s “ yutes”?..

1 hour ago, KneeDeep said:

Where is the footage?

Can't post, defamation law

2 hours ago, Dick Crank said:

Can't post, defamation law

The public needs protecting from the truth

Good news is the image was saved, at least for that hour, minute, second. With no need of any ambulance. 

I was criticised for complaining about Pattaya Plod's racism for prosecuting Arab bikers whilst ignoring Thai taxi drivers blatantly breaking the law.

Well - QED.

22 hours ago, mikebell said:

I was criticised for complaining about Pattaya Plod's racism for prosecuting Arab bikers whilst ignoring Thai taxi drivers blatantly breaking the law.

Well - QED.

Not comparable, or relevant to the OP for that matter. The Arabs are causing a major public nuisance for local residents riding up and down the sois all night till daylight, in ridiculous numbers. The taxi mafia on the other hand are certainly a rip off, but they aren't forcing anyone to use their services, and there's plenty of alternatives.