webfact Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 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 -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-11-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuketshrew Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Just as well he wasn't naked as he could have got 5 years in the slammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyTheMook Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 How about those 2 tourists? Smiley Happy People ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 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.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chassa Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan B Tong Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 The bigger you are, the softer you fall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 The natives are getting restless.???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Pathetic, what a big joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjthefey Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I just love that he happened to have a sword on hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 The excuse "it was all a misunderstanding" but he did it anyway! ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairieboy Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 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. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 23 hours ago, Prairieboy said: Everyone should carry a sword in the trunk of their car in case of road rage! Very many do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Ray Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 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 ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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