Video: Surat Thani tour company owner gets a slap on the wrist for threatening taxi driver with sword

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Video: Surat Thani tour company owner gets a slap on the wrist for threatening taxi driver with sword

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A tour company owner was fined 2,000 baht by police in Surat Thani after threatening a taxi driver with a sword. 

 

A video showed Suphakit Sindamrern, 39, the apparent owner of Buddy Travel, in the Kaset market area, go to his car to retrieve a sword from the trunk. 

 

Suphakit told a local land transport official yesterday that it was all a misunderstanding.

 

The argument was over two foreign tourists who had inquired about transport after getting out of a minivan.

 

Suphakit has a vehicle that he uses to ferry passengers around but it is not licensed. 

 

He was fined by the police for having an offensive weapon and could face further sanction up to another 2,000 baht from the local land transport office regarding use of a vehicle not registered as a taxi service.  

 

Source: Sanook

 

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[Phuketshrew]

Just as well he wasn't naked as he could have got 5 years in the slammer.

[Thaiwrath]

20 minutes ago, webfact said:

A tour company owner was fined 2,000 baht by police in Surat Thani after threatening a taxi driver with a sword. 

 

So, spraying graffiti on a rebuilt wall is 50 times worse than threatening someone with a sword !

No wonder the justice system here is a laughing stock.

[JimmyTheMook]

How about those 2 tourists?

 

Smiley Happy People ..... 

[Vacuum]

16 minutes ago, JimmyTheMook said:

How about those 2 tourists?

 

Smiley Happy People ..... 

They'll recommend Buddy Travel to their friends for a good laugh.

[from the home of CC]

No excuse to threaten violence but as grinding out a living is getting tighter for the Thais I expect to see more of this. There's a lot of people barely scraping a living trying to provide for their families. So whoever takes the helm next year would be well advised to try to improve the station of life of the working folk. People have a breaking point and if it occurs collectively.... 

[Chassa]

1 hour ago, from the home of CC said:

No excuse to threaten violence but as grinding out a living is getting tighter for the Thais I expect to see more of this. There's a lot of people barely scraping a living trying to provide for their families. So whoever takes the helm next year would be well advised to try to improve the station of life of the working folk. People have a breaking point and if it occurs collectively.... 

It's OK the Generals are all getting a pay-rise soon! 555

[Juan B Tong]

The bigger you are, the softer you fall

[Gandtee]

The natives are getting restless.????

[Aussieroaming]

Pathetic, what a big joke

[pjthefey]

I just love that he happened to have a sword on hand. 

[lvr181]

The excuse "it was all a misunderstanding" but he did it anyway! ????

[Prairieboy]

23 hours ago, webfact said:

go to his car to retrieve a sword from the trunk.

Everyone should carry a sword in the trunk of their car in case of road rage!

[connda]

Graffiti on Thapae Gate gets you 100,000 THB fine and a two year suspended sentence.
Threaten to kill someone with a deadly weapon: 2000 THB fine.  ????

[Vacuum]

23 hours ago, Prairieboy said:

Everyone should carry a sword in the trunk of their car in case of road rage!

Very many do.

[Classic Ray]

Little deterrent to leaving your van unlicensed (and therefore uninsured for passengers) or carrying offensive weapons when the punishment is less than a day’s takings.

[sammieuk1]

He should have offered auditioning for a Japanese ninja and saved himself 2000bt as an excuse as they are in short supply if I remember right ????