rooster59 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Motorist jailed for threatening woman with knife By The Nation The South Bangkok district court on Saturday sentenced a male driver to two months and 15 days in jail for threatening a female driver with a knife after he drove against the traffic to cut in front of her car. Sitthiporn Suayngarm, 42, was arraigned in court by officers from the Thung Mahamek Police Station on Saturday morning and the court swiftly handed down the sentence after the defendant pleaded guilty. A video clip provided strong evidence. The court declined to suspend the jail term despite Sitthiporn pleading guilty, as the court regarded his act as a serious crime. Sitthiporn turned himself in to police on Friday and issued an apology to the woman, saying he was in a bad mood after quarrelling with his girlfriend. The man was slapped with five charges: damaging another person’s asset, intimidating another person, carrying a knife in a public place without licence, parking car in a prohibited area and changing lane unlawfully. The crime took place on Tuesday morning at an intersection on Suan Plue Road in Bangkok’s Sathon district near the Bangkok Technical College and was recorded by the dashboard camera of the 64-year-old woman. The clip from the dashboard went viral and had more than a 1 million views. The clip shows a man at the wheel of a black Toyota Camry repeatedly trying to cut in front of a car whose dashboard cam recorded the incident, by driving against the traffic. The man finally managed to complete the illegal overtaking manoeuvre after they drove through an intersection. He then stopped his car, exited, opened the trunk and pulled out a long knife. The dashboard video showed him walking towards the woman’s car before he disappeared from the clip. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30350555 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-07-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 The ''Bad mood ''argument ....that's like the infamous ''brake failure'' excuse.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Motorist jailed !! Good exactly what was needed. Makes a welcome change from a 500 baht fine and a wai. Jail is what is needed to show others what will happen when you behave like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 14 minutes ago, mok199 said: The ''Bad mood ''argument ....that's like the infamous ''brake failure'' excuse.. In this care it was no brake failure. It was a brain failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 3 hours ago, rooster59 said: he drove against the traffic to cut in front of her car. Is this not the normal way when overtaking other vehicles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Great news. Just wish this kinda punishment was in any way consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 2 hours ago, colinneil said: Motorist jailed !! Good exactly what was needed. Makes a welcome change from a 500 baht fine and a wai. Jail is what is needed to show others what will happen when you behave like that. And an example that very quick investigation, appearance in court and in jail is possible. So RTP, why can't you do the same with the current several cases of beatings etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I would have paid good money to have seen his face when the sentence was handed down! ? I am sure he was expecting the usual fine and a slap on the wrist. Classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 1 minute ago, scorecard said: And an example that very quick investigation, appearance in court and in jail is possible. So RTP, why can't you do the same with the current several cases of beatings etc? I think this guy wasn't any1 of importance. Hence, the fast action. If that was a Merc he was driving, completely different outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Yahooo, about time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Good news, if not a little surprising. Maybe we have turned a corner with Thailand clamping down on this kind of behaviour. Appropriate sentence in my opinion. I think I'll put my machete back in the shed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, Spidey said: Good news, if not a little surprising. Maybe we have turned a corner with Thailand clamping down on this kind of behaviour. Appropriate sentence in my opinion. I think I'll put my machete back in the shed. Or back in your pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 5 minutes ago, scorecard said: Or back in your pants. I really wouldn't do that as I aIways go commando (yes, I know it's illegal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickmouse1 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I can add couple of more charges such as causing public nuisance /disturbance...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 He should have known this behavior only goes unpunished if you or your family holds the "Untouchable Elite Card". Where would this country go, if every Somchai falsely claims these privileges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 The funniest part of this story is that he won when he got in front of her, then he had to be a loser, sucked in, enjoy your 2 and a half months, no doubt your girlfriend will be waiting for you, NOT, that is unless she is scared of your manhood in the boot of your car. As for the female driver not letting him in, typical Thai, no patience, no giving, no nothing, what would it have taken to just chill girl, but then again, Thai's are Thai's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Right court direction just 15 months short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT555 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 The Fragile Thai Males............ .. when lose face... It's Taken to harm anyone in their paths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Andersen Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 To low sentence and fine This man has no respect for life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 4 hours ago, scorecard said: And an example that very quick investigation, appearance in court and in jail is possible. Yes, but only for the not so 'Hi so's'. This was the normal idiot you'll see in everyday traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 5 hours ago, scorecard said: And an example that very quick investigation, appearance in court and in jail is possible. So RTP, why can't you do the same with the current several cases of beatings etc? Depends on whose involved. This dipstick must be a nobody, not connected and not wealthy. Might even have rubbed up the wrong people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunner Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Would it have been legal for her to pull her permit approved Magnum .357 and put two or three into the Machete man's chest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre0720 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 12 hours ago, mok199 said: The ''Bad mood ''argument ....that's like the infamous ''brake failure'' excuse.. But, 'Your Honor', I had a reason.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Oh my, is justice finally coming to Thailand ? Sentence sounds fair enough ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee4Life Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 The argument with his girlfriend was most likely about his temper. When is Thailand going to start sentencing these guys to anger management classes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Result......Brain dead beware..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Dude Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Quote .......saying he was in a bad mood after quarrelling with his girlfriend. So, that's alright then if you had a hissy-fit with your girlfriend. Again, these moronic excuses and blaming something else for you being a violent hair-trigger delusional scumbag. Good call judge...although I would have added an extra month for the dodgy stache/goaty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 This is really not normal..the behaviour and mainly the increasing numbers of motorists acting as such....they should go through systematic drug screening ?? ... and if they are not acting so stupidly due to drugs, there is really something to worry about the direction this society in taking....once again, such behaviour is not normal !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBsinter Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Very pleased at this outcome, brilliant........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Troll posts and the replies have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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