Video: "Monk holding a beer bottle" takes a swing at man in the market

 

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Thai Rath showed a CCTV clip that featured a man in saffron robes swiping out at a layman in a market.

 

The monk appears to be holding a beer bottle. 

 

The layman had apparently confronted the monk asking why he was drinking beer in the market at 9am and not in the temple. 

 

The Thai Rath presenters were unsure of the circumstances. They questioned whether the man was a real monk. 

 

Though they were sure that if he was a real monk he should not be drinking beer and should be back in the temple after his alms round. 

 

The incident was believed to have happened in Bangkok. 

 

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The monk was only trying to enlighten the layman about the evils of drink - by showing first-hand how hard it can hit you.

 

He hit him with his left hand and did not swing the beer bottle at all that i could see unless he had done it earlier out of sight or the video was edited .

5 minutes ago, keith101 said:

He hit him with his left hand and did not swing the beer bottle at all that i could see unless he had done it earlier out of sight or the video was edited .

No one said he took a swing at him with the beer bottle.

 

Said "a man holding a bottle takes a swing at man".

Like the shop keeper telling the man to go away, funny.

Monks/religion /Thailand, total joke.

Tell me something new. Actually, when we get these stories about monks we need to know if it's an ordinary bloke on a temporary ordination or a fully fledged career monk; the former lapsing might be understandable the latter would indicate "Something is rotten in the State of Denmark".

Love the bit where he throws his robe back over the shoulder like Clint Eastwood in a Fistfull of Dollah's ..

5 hours ago, Will27 said:

5 hours ago, keith101 said:

He hit him with his left hand and did not swing the beer bottle at all that i could see unless he had done it earlier out of sight or the video was edited .

No one said he took a swing at him with the beer bottle.

 

Said "a man holding a bottle takes a swing at man".

 

 

i propose a new tv sub-forum called "reading comprehension"

Ah-ha! The Buddhist equivalent of communion wine or holy water??

6 hours ago, keith101 said:

He hit him with his left hand and did not swing the beer bottle at all that i could see unless he had done it earlier out of sight or the video was edited .

The monk behaved like a baboon - a very aggressive monkey!

Villager passing out Singha to their monks on Bindebat?  Cool!

2 minutes ago, connda said:

Villager passing out Singha to their monks on Bindebat?  Cool!

Where do I sign up? I could become a recovering alcoholic every day.

 

7 hours ago, webfact said:

why he was drinking beer in the market at 9am and not in the temple

In the temple, they only drink whiskey, silly.

Give him a break....immigration staff do it, bus drivers do it, bar staff do it so let the poor old monk get in on the act also.....

I guess the snowflakes at Cambrige University or whoever will not add Orange clad , beer toting Monk to the list of fancy dress no-no's yet then.

Who said the monk had drinking meaby he just going around collecting bottles for cleaning up after other people 

good monk.......  meaby...... 

Obviously a Warrior/monk

3 minutes ago, marko kok prong said:

Obviously a Warrior/monk

I can see where his inspiration came from:

 

1 hour ago, bluesofa said:

Where do I sign up? I could become a recovering alcoholic every day.

 

What do you mean "could"????????????

1 minute ago, gunderhill said:

What do you mean "could"????????????

Shurely shome mishtake.

 

He meant no alm.

It appears to me, the man in the white shirt and the monk probably knew each other and apparently didn't like each other too much.  Still not right for the monk to take a swing at the man, especially in public. 

He should be back at the temple where he belongs collecting alms and smoking cigarettes! 

Edited October 15, 20187 yr by fullcave

Next time the man in white will think twice before putting himself in alm's way... 

7 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

Ah-ha! The Buddhist equivalent of communion wine or holy water??

Must have been Buddh Lite.

11 hours ago, Darcula said:

In the temple, they only drink whiskey, silly.

And Buckfast on the private jet ..

I had to read up on Buckfast.  According to Wiki:  "... A diet of four bottles a day has been described as 'not conducive to a long life' in a Scottish court. ..." 

15 minutes ago, Damrongsak said:

I had to read up on Buckfast.  According to Wiki:  "... A diet of four bottles a day has been described as 'not conducive to a long life' in a Scottish court. ..." 

Tipple of choice for the monkhood .. allegedly and at 15% alcohol easy to see why .. 

On 10/17/2018 at 1:35 AM, Justgrazing said:

Tipple of choice for the monkhood .. allegedly and at 15% alcohol easy to see why .. 

Never seen buckfast in Thailand.

It's the choice of alkies in Scotland.

The Airdrie city council invited monks from Buckfast Abbey to see the carnage of broken bottles in the streets.

 

This is sad for one monk, not the entire Sanga, and certainly not funny.

Alcoholism is not a laughing matter, I am a recovered alcoholic. Many with such a disease join the monkhood to try to recover. They should be shown compassion, not derision. Sadly, religion doesn't have the power to cure this illness.