Walking Street fight: It was all friends together - ends in wais and fines

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Walking Street fight: It was all friends together - ends in wais and fines

 

Picture: Pattaya News

 

The fight in Walking Street, Pattaya, at the weekend turns out to be a disagreement between two British friends in which a Thai - who works as a bouncer at one of the men's bars - got hit.

 

The two foreigners were fined a total of 15,000 baht when Pattaya station chief Pol Col Apichai Krobpetch got the combatants together.

 

It ended with some hugs and wais and the good name and image of Pattaya was restored once more.

 

Several names were given to those involved by Pattaya News in their story though it appears they might have been called Mark Jones and Kieran Flannery.

 

They had started fighting in a club owned by Mr Flannery.

 

Thanachai Wansiripetch got hit in the face as bouncers tried to intervene and move the melee outside.

 

Mr Jones and Mr Flannery were fined 5,000 baht each for fighting in public and Mr Jones got an extra 5,000 baht for the assault on the Thai.

 

Source: Pattaya News

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-09-11

 

[LennyW]

They got fined 15,000 for that fairy dance.......... and the good name and image of Pattaya was restored - just confirmed the corrupt imbalance i would say??

[bluesofa]

23 minutes ago, LennyW said:

They got fined 15,000 for that fairy dance.......... and the good name and image of Pattaya was restored - just confirmed the corrupt imbalance i would say??

Surely shome mishtake?

 

 

48 minutes ago, webfact said:

ends in wais and fines

I thought it was 500 Baht and a wai - although there were foreigners involved and I didn't notice any wai-ing.

Perhaps that was the surcharge for no Thainess?

 

[Blackheart1916]

12 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Surely shome mishtake?

 

 

I thought it was 500 Baht and a wai - although there were foreigners involved and I didn't notice any wai-ing.

Perhaps that was the surcharge for no Thainess?

 

Farang, just add another zero!

[shackleton]

How dare these foreigners  get Pattaya a bad name 

must be a Taxi story due soon 

[BestB]

at least 5 police , another at least 5 minions and a few doorman and they still could not restrain 2 guys. 

 

Sorry police chief, you have bigger problems than the “image “

 

Now can someone explain to me why there was an additional 5000 baht for hitting a Thai? 

 

Compensation or Thai life worth an additional 5000 

[Pete1980]

54 minutes ago, BestB said:

at least 5 police , another at least 5 minions and a few doorman and they still could not restrain 2 guys. 

 

Sorry police chief, you have bigger problems than the “image “

 

Now can someone explain to me why there was an additional 5000 baht for hitting a Thai? 

 

Compensation or Thai life worth an additional 5000 

The thais do a good job keeping the peace on walking street. A huge mix of cultures combined with a lot of alcohol,nightclubs etc.,but it still feels very safe down there night after night, year after year.

The troubles are nearly always started by the drunken farangs who get a bit over excited.

 

No conviction and a small fine. I believe an assault in England would lead to a bigger fine and a conviction.

[Rimmer]

An off topic post and reply have been removed also a libelous post

[Rhys]

..first and last beer or what ever.. sad.

[chrisandsu]

Is there a video for this ? I know both of these guys and neither could fight sleep . 

[Chassa]

2 hours ago, Pete1980 said:

The thais do a good job keeping the peace on walking street. A huge mix of cultures combined with a lot of alcohol,nightclubs etc.,but it still feels very safe down there night after night, year after year.

The troubles are nearly always started by the drunken farangs who get a bit over excited.

 

No conviction and a small fine. I believe an assault in England would lead to a bigger fine and a conviction.

Not England

[richard_smith237]

There we have it. A pretty clear precedent set. The next time a motorcycle taxi punches a foreigner I expect to see the fined with at least 5000 baht.

[Rimmer]

Off topic post removed

[IAMHERE]

6 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Surely shome mishtake?

 

 

I thought it was 500 Baht and a wai - although there were foreigners involved and I didn't notice any wai-ing.

Perhaps that was the surcharge for no Thainess?

 

'Double pricing' ; SOP here, is my guess.  See how I put the 'my guess' there? So I don't violate the computer crimes act. Hopefully.

[notasmartassknowitallfarag]

A disgrace, if this were Thais it’s 500 baht fine but 15,000 for foreigners. 

 

It should be 15,000 for everyone. Farangs are mugs in this country. 

[nahkit]

When the female tourist was hit over the head with a bottle the other week the Thai police had this to say:-

 

" Surat Thai police chief Apichart Boonsriroj said on Tuesday that no legal action could be taken against the attacker without an official complaint from the victim. "

 

I can only assume that the police chief in that particular case was unfamiliar with the offence of "fighting in public" which was used to charge these two.

[Speedhump]

As I thought. Storm in a teacup. If it was Thais fighting it would probably have ended up with bystanders being called in, gunshots, and possibly a severed limb or two. 

[ChiangMaiLightning2143]

I saw a years ago at SPICY in Chiang Mai. Several Australian “ blokes” traveling together were drunk. Suddenly they brawled violently, one man was bleeding from the mouth.

Then they made up and start drinking again together, Thai staff was gobsmacked. I think it is fun for them.

[hotchilli]

the good name and image of Pattaya was restored once more.

I think it'll take more than 15,000 baht to achieve that !!

Ohhh and did you notice it was 5,000 baht a pop... not the 500 baht for Thais

guess the 10X excess charge applies to fines as well as national parks ?

 

[mikebell]

Incidentally, where does the money go after a fine of this size?

[BestB]

5 minutes ago, mikebell said:

Incidentally, where does the money go after a fine of this size?

Into police station fund. Electric bills are not small on monthly basis when each office upstairs runs one 24x7

[chrisandsu]

Trust me , neither one paid a penny . All for the cameras . They both own major night strips on walking street and the general gets plenty of tea money from the both of them . 

[Prairieboy]

On 9/11/2018 at 7:41 AM, webfact said:

hugs and wais and the good name and image of Pattaya was restored once more.

I will be able to sleep better now knowing this!