Patong Police investigate taxi drivers beating up a tourist

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Patong Police investigate taxi drivers beating up a tourist – VIDEO

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Patong Police are investigating an assault on tourists from a group of Patong taxi drivers.

 

Two video clips of taxi drivers attacking tourist in Patong have gone viral in social media today.

 

The incident happened at Malin Plaza Market at the south end of Patong last night at 11pm. A male middle eastern tourist was attacked by taxi drivers in front of his child and wife. It has been reported that they were injured in the attack.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/patong-police-investigate-taxi-drivers-beating-up-a-tourist-video

 

-- © Copyright The Thaiger 2019-03-29

[steven100]

The usual taxi driver mentality ....  all onto one ....

Edited March 29, 2019 by steven100

[Thaiwrath]

Sad state of affairs, but notice the usual pack mentality. Savage thugs.

[Lucius verus]

Doesn't matter if it goes viral.

Phuket is a very cheap destination relative to other places and will continue to reel in budget tourists.

You get what you pay for.

Edited March 29, 2019 by Lucius verus

[NCC1701A]

wow they are really kicking the shit out of him.

 

i wonder what he did wrong?

[roo860]

Even got the Muay Thai boxing sound effects!
[emoji23]

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[roo860]

To be honest I wouldn't call that a proper kickin.

wow they are really kicking the shit out of him.
 
i wonder what he did wrong?

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[returnee222]

GrabTaxi promo? 

[Vacuum]

44 minutes ago, steven100 said:

The usual taxi driver mentality ....  all onto one ....

No requirement to be a taxi driver for having this mentality, it's more or less the norm for Thai males.

[steven100]

21 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

wow they are really kicking the shit out of him.

 

i wonder what he did wrong?

refused to go without the meter on .... 

 

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Patong tuk-tuk, motorbike taxi drivers charged for violent attack on tourists

By The Phuket News

 

The attack was recorded on video by a bystander. Screenshot: Supplied

 

PHUKET: Five people in total – comprising tuk-tuk drivers and at least one motorbike taxi driver – have been charged with the vicious beating of two tourists in Patong last night (Mar 28).

 

Patong Police Chief Col Anotai Jindamanee confirmed to The Phuket News that five of the six people wanted for the attacked are in custody at Patong Police Station.

 

“We are waiting for one more person to present himself to be charged for the incident,” Col Anotai said.

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/patong-tuk-tuk-motorbike-taxi-drivers-for-violent-attack-on-tourists-70899.php#zAZxvxEuoDuCLvJQ.99 

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-03-29

[Khaeng Mak]

32 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

wow they are really kicking the shit out of him.

 

i wonder what he did wrong?

He said No Thankyou to a taxi tout.

[Khaeng Mak]

Just read the whole story.  There was a mother and child present in the attacked group also.

[Just Weird]

11 minutes ago, Khaeng Mak said:

Just read the whole story.  There was a mother and child present in the attacked group also.

The whole story that you read (but did not make clear) did not say that the woman and the child were attacked as you seem to be trying to suggest.  The two men were attacked, "the group" was not.

Edited March 29, 2019 by Just Weird

[SkyNets]

Aww that'll be the end of the middle east tourist luring, running out of ethnic groups

[sammieuk1]

What utter water monitors with total disregard for tourism???? 

[Briggsy]

Thailand and Thai news, if anything, is entirely predictable. I have lost count of how many million times I have read a story of taxi drivers in Phuket severely assaulting tourists. Whilst the rest of the world changes, sometimes for the worse, sometimes for the better, Thailand seems to be like a scratched record over and over trapped in some sort of medieval feudal system.

[nasa123]

This movie and news are on all TV news here in Saudi right now.

[worgeordie]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

“We are waiting for one more person to present himself to be charged for the incident,”

You could get off your arse and go and get him,

regards worgeordie

[roo860]

Well said!

You could get off your arse and go and get him,
regards worgeordie

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[Briggsy]

28 minutes ago, nasa123 said:

This movie and news are on all TV news here in Saudi right now.

Are they calling it the Khashoggi dance?

 

Any way, 5 taxi drivers have been charged. The 2 blokes that were beaten were from the UAE.

[ChipButty]

Saudi's don't have much luck in Thailand 

[Lucius verus]

Even if the mother and child weren't involved it must have been terrifying for them especially the child. Imagine being  a kid watching your father being bashed in a foreign country?

He won't be coming again.

The fight (sic) will be over something trivial of course.

[ta158]

4 hours ago, steven100 said:

The usual taxi driver mentality ....  all onto one ....

thats an asian thing...

[ta158]

4 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

wow they are really kicking the shit out of him.

 

i wonder what he did wrong?

ive seen worse beatings from thai youths, seen 1 video where 20 youths kick and stomp on 2 other youths for over 5 minutes, they probably died. head stomping and 10+ kicking head is national sport here

[ChipButty]

Im afraid the police wont do much about it, make a complaint to your embassy

[Khaeng Mak]

5 hours ago, Briggsy said:

Thailand and Thai news, if anything, is entirely predictable. I have lost count of how many million times I have read a story of taxi drivers in Phuket severely assaulting tourists. Whilst the rest of the world changes, sometimes for the worse, sometimes for the better, Thailand seems to be like a scratched record over and over trapped in some sort of medieval feudal system.

It's not trapped there.  It is carefully held there by the corrupt ruling elite.

[Khaeng Mak]

Those UAE tourists deserved everything they got.  How dare they shop and expect their taxi to wait for them.  The audacity.

[NCC1701A]

1 minute ago, Benroon said:

So you can all put your anti thai <deleted> back in the box - I would have done the same if someone tried to take the piss out of me ! 

would you have beat the shit out of the whole family? or just the man?

[hansgruber]

7 minutes ago, Benroon said:

He got a kicking because AFTER he agreed a 300 baht fee with the driver, en route he told the tuk tuk driver to stop at Burger King so he could place an order for his entire family, the tuk tuk driver reasonably said as he would have to wait a considerable time he would add 200 baht to the fee. OR he could just leave him at Burger King for the 300.

 

The TOURIST then told him to <deleted> off he wouldn't pay it at which point it kicked off

 

So you can all put your anti thai <deleted> back in the box - I would have done the same if someone tried to take the piss out of me ! 

200 BAHT for a 5 minutes wait? Who is taking the piss really? 

I've had to spend longer while a tuk tuk driver filled up gas and take a piss. 

 

Thai apologists like yourself are sickening.

You can't justify this violence no matter which way you spin it.