snoop1130 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Student sex assault victim cautions other commuters By The Nation File photo A 21-year-old female student who was groped by a man in his 40s in a crowded skytrain earlier this week has offered advice to other victims to catch offenders. The student, whose name is being withheld, said she was unable to catch the man or take photos as evidence and none of the other passengers on the skytrain helped her. With a lack of solid evidence to file a formal complaint with police, the student said in her Facebook page that she hoped her story will serve as a caution to other commuters. "If you encounter such a thing and didn't catch an evidence photo in time, ask for the names and phone numbers of eye witnesses so they can be your witnesses when you lodge a complaint," she said. "At the time, you can call for guards to catch the suspect as the skytrain also campaigns against sexual harassment." The young woman, who was wearing a student uniform at the time, got on the skytrain from the Sala Daeng station in the afternoon on February 5. She said a 175cm-tall dark-skinned man in his 40s kept trying to touch her inappropriately and when he finally touched her private part, she shouted at him. The man quickly fled out of the train at the Surasak station. "It's frustrating, not only because I didn't catch him or have time to take evidence photos, but people on the platform just looked and let him get away," she said. She said she reported the incident to skytrain personnel but felt it was likely that he would not be caught. The following day, she contacted police and had skytrain personnel check CCTV camera footage of the area. She said it showed the suspect riding the Silom route train and standing at the first or last carriage which is usually crowded during rush hours. She said she would request copies of the CCTV footage to build her case. Committing an indecent act against a person over 15 years of age who is unable to resist, is punishable by up to 10 years in jail, a Bt20,000 fine or both. With a number of female commuters facing sexual harassment on Bangkok buses and other public transport vehicles, the “Theung Wela Pheuk”, or “Time to Intervene” campaign was launched to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in November 2017. Its aim is to encourage members of the public to intervene when witnessing offensive behaviour and make Bangkok public transport safe for women. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30363706 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-02-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 In the West i would have punched him right between the eyes if i saw it happening. In Thailand i just chuckle.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Andersen Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 36 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: The student, whose name is being withheld, said she was unable to catch the man or take photos as evidence and none of the other passengers on the skytrain helped her. Why are Thai people so helpful to others??? Shame on you people in this train..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shady86 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I guessed everyone was packed like sardines and glued to their smartphones so no one bothered to help. It’s time to introduce women only coach. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GanDoonToonPet Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 7 hours ago, snoop1130 said: She said a 175cm-tall dark-skinned man in his 40s kept trying to touch her inappropriately and when he finally touched her private part, she shouted at him. The man quickly fled out of the train at the Surasak station. 7 hours ago, snoop1130 said: "It's frustrating, not only because I didn't catch him or have time to take evidence photos, but people on the platform just looked and let him get away," she said. So the time between passengers becoming aware of the incident & 'the suspect' escaping out the door at the next stop was a matter of seconds? I can understand the young lady's frustration but the other passengers are hardly to blame for not intervening in this instance. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairieboy Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Committing an indecent act against a person over 15 years of age who is unable to resist, is punishable by up to 10 years in jail, a Bt20,000 fine or both. Does this mean under 15 is OK???????????????? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 6 hours ago, shady86 said: I guessed everyone was packed like sardines and glued to their smartphones so no one bothered to help. It’s time to introduce women only coach. As long as they have a men only coach, and a ladyboy only coach as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 16 minutes ago, Prairieboy said: Does this mean under 15 is OK???????????????? Should be castration, death penalty or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyen Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 A simple response is to smile at the offender and as he turns to face you smash him in the nuts or the multiple areas around the face. He will be easy to identify when he gets off the train !! For their own safety, I wish they would learn simple self defense techniques. Plenty of lessons on Youtube. Thai women are so scared of men. Scroat, Throat, Eyes !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Taser would do the job must be able to buy one on Sukhumvit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Baerboxer Posted February 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2019 15 hours ago, fruitman said: In the West i would have punched him right between the eyes if i saw it happening. In Thailand i just chuckle.... That's rather sad. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, Baerboxer said: That's rather sad. No it isn't. The ladyboys in Pattaya, Samui and Phuket do the same to all males passing by....and the Thai think it's all good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanuman2547 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 My Thai niece used to compete in TKD and holds a black belt, not sure what degree. No one ever messed with her in school. Now she is much older and works as a flight attendant for an international airline. I'm sure that she would take care of business if some guy groped her on the Skytrain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Prairieboy said: Does this mean under 15 is OK???????????????? Yea, very strange isn't it one would think that it wouldn't matter what the age one is , an assault is an assault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 17 hours ago, Henrik Andersen said: Why are Thai people so helpful to others??? Shame on you people in this train..... Because so many people in Thailand these days are carrying knives or some other kind of weapon... they have learnt through experience to not intervene ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mukdahanman Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 18 hours ago, snoop1130 said: a person over 15 years of age who is unable to resist Don’t quite get that - shouldn’t it read ‘a person under 15’, which in this case wouldn’t be relevant? Unless it is referring to the Svengali like powers of the perpetrator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunner Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Before getting to her "private parts" he had been molesting her. Fingers to his eyes may be helped deter this animal. These men know that Thai women are afraid of Thai men and are ready to abuse women, particularly those wearing a student's uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuuKondiao Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 16 hours ago, GanDoonToonPet said: So the time between passengers becoming aware of the incident & 'the suspect' escaping out the door at the next stop was a matter of seconds? I can understand the young lady's frustration but the other passengers are hardly to blame for not intervening in this instance. What is wrong with you? The article states that the pervert tried repeatedly and then touched her private part she shouted at him and he fled.... [ and then the passengers who had seen and heard the incident did not kick his legs out or trip him or grab him in an arm lock and pin him to the floor; just watched him perform the assault and stifled the normal, human impulse to intervene - possibly thinking "it ain't my problem and I ain't sticking my neck out for no one."]... and then watched him get away. It takes less than one second to react to a situation and decide to do the right thing or to not do the right thing. In Thailand it is very common to not intervene when someone clearly needs help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, MuuKondiao said: just watched him perform the assault and stifled the normal, human impulse to intervene - possibly thinking "it ain't my problem and I ain't sticking my neck out for no one."]... I would suggest not every culture has the 'white knight' impulse built in. Asia is more a 'mind my own business' culture. Then you have the middle eastern 'don't let her out the house alone' culture. Edited February 8, 2019 by BritManToo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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