Joe Ferrari: Admits using plastic bag on drug suspect but "didn't tighten it" - claims video was cut

[webfact]

Picture: Sanook

 

The man known as Ferrari Joe at the center of an already infamous case in Nakhon Sawan when a drug suspect died in custody after having his head wrapped in plastic has said he didn't intend to kill anyone. 

 

He admitted using a black plastic bag but not tightening it, reported Sanook yesterday.

 

All he wanted to do, he claimed was frighten the suspect. He also claimed that a video - damning evidence in the eyes of many observers - was tampered with.

 

Pol Col Thitisan Utthanaphon, former chief of the Muang Nakhon Sawan police station was testifying at the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct cases in Bangkok yesterday.

 

He is appearing along with six other suspects charged with murder while serving as a policeman.

 

He stated that on August 4th 2021 the police posed as customers in a sting to arrest Jirapong Thanapat and his wife.

 

Thitisan said he used a plastic bag to intimidate the suspect back at the police station but he didn't tie it up too tightly.

 

Video footage of the incident outraged the Thai public, notes ASEAN NOW. 

 

Thitisan was soon arrested and incarcerated as an investigation into how he managed to get to own hundreds of millions of baht's worth of luxury cars began.

 

He claimed these were legitimately obtained as rewards in drug busts.

 

This led to his "Ferrari Joe" moniker in the English language press though he is more widely known in Thai as "Chief Joe".

 

Jirapong - also known as Mawin died after the incident at the police station. 

 

Joe - who appeared in prison clothes -  has further claimed that the video footage was adjusted to frame him.

 

The next hearings in the case are expected next month and in March. 

 

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[RandiRona]

Your honor!! Plastic bag was self regulated and was AI enabled. It developed self conscious.  I got it from Harry Potter....

[Tarteso]

10 minutes ago, webfact said:

using a black plastic bag

So he Will be prosecuted for not protecting the environment, not for murder..????

[jacko45k]

It is laughable isn't it..... a line akin to ' I did not inhale' etc etc......

Sir, you are responsible for the death of this guy, abuse of power and a whole catalogue of other crimes....I suspect you are also a bully and sadist. Such evil demonstrates how absolute power corrupts absolutely... 

Also my recollection is not of a single 'black plastic bag'... but multiple ones.....weasel. 

 

[mtls2005]

Paper or plastic?

 

Paper please.

 

 

[HAPPYNUFF]

It wasnt me, it was that   bloody plastic bag that did it!!!

[worgeordie]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

but he didn't tie it up too tightly.

 

But still enough to end his life....what about the other bags,there were 

several over his head.

regards Worgeordie

[law ling]

Early reports (if my memory serves) were along the lines that the victim had offered B1m to walk, and that Joe was trying to up it to B2m ... so with that kind of money on offer - and just within reach - Joe probably didn't intend to kill him (if indeed intent is an ingredient of what he's been charged with), in which case his guilt is more along the lines of negligence or careless indifference ...

 

Let's hope the Thai legal system comes through.

 

 

[Geoffggi]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The man known as Ferrari Joe at the center of an already infamous case in Nakhon Sawan when a drug suspect died in custody after having his head wrapped in plastic has said he didn't intend to kill anyone. 

Of course you didn't & all your fabulous wealth came from legitimate means - we believe you ..............................LOL 

[mtls2005]

28 minutes ago, law ling said:

Early reports (if my memory serves) were along the lines that the victim had offered B1m to walk, and that Joe was trying to up it to B2m ... so with that kind of money on offer - and just within reach - Joe probably didn't intend to kill him (if indeed intent is an ingredient of what he's been charged with), in which case his guilt is more along the lines of negligence or careless indifference ...

Yeah, you're attributing way too much forethought here. The bag fits, so you must convict.

 

With a dead dealer disposed of, you do realize the money is still available. Next stop is the business partner, wife, family.

 

Let me introduce you to my little bag.

 

 

Edited January 20, 2022 by mtls2005

[Pique Dard]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

All he wanted to do, he claimed was frighten the suspect.

well, he succeeded beyond expectations!

[RandiRona]

17 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

But still enough to end his life....what about the other bags,there were 

several over his head.

regards Worgeordie

Others bags for high availability and disaster recovery.

[Karma80]

It was also biodegradeable. Case dismissed.

[meechai]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Joe Ferrari: Admits using plastic bag on drug suspect but "didn't tighten it" - claims video was cut

All he wanted to do, he claimed was frighten the suspect. He also claimed that a video - damning evidence in the eyes of many observers - was tampered with.

Puleeze...The video we & millions of others saw was not cut we saw till you put the bag on his head & held it tightly around his neck

We saw he even fell over on the chair but you continued to hold tightly

We saw he died before you ever released the bag

 

Case closed...death penalty...Next

[Chelseafan]

Brake failure m'lord, the bag didn't stop in time....

[vinci]

in the US a police officer choke a guy to death view by million of people,  pfff! plastic bag are kids play 

Edited January 20, 2022 by vinci

[Misterwhisper]

And another entry into the long, long list of ridiculous Thai excuses.

 

> "Yes, I pulled a plastic bag over the deceased victim's head, but I didn't tighten it."

> "I didn't kill the fish. I merely took it out of the water, upon which it died by itself."

> "The horrific traffic accident that I caused was not due to me having inferior driving skills but because of brake failure."

> "We didn't stage a coup d'etat because we inherently loathe civilian government, but because we must eradicate widespread corruption and prevent overcharging for lottery tickets"

> "I didn't accumulate my luxury wristwatch collection through graft and corruption, but merely borrowed it from a close friend who has since passed on."

> "I didn't kill the protected black panther. My cook did it and I was hungry."

> "It's alright to appoint a convicted heroin dealer party secretary-general and deputy minister, because the sentence was not passed by a foreign court, thus has no legal bearing in Thailand."  

  

[starky]

3 hours ago, worgeordie said:

But still enough to end his life....what about the other bags,there were 

several over his head.

regards Worgeordie

Ah yes but there were multiple police in the room, whom all can claim responsibility for one of the bags and as it is impossible to determine exactly which loosely fixed plastic bag caused this unintentional death of course no charges could or should be laid on any individual.  Clearly. 

Defense rests your honour.

[Cake Monster]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

He admitted using a black plastic bag but not tightening it, reported Sanook yesterday.

 

All he wanted to do, he claimed was frighten the suspect. He also claimed that a video - damning evidence in the eyes of many observers - was tampered with.

 

The Video being cut ( if it ever was ) is nothing compared to the Air being cut to that Poor Guys Lungs.

 

[Metapod]

There is no scenario where a police officer should ever put a plastic bag over someone's head

 

 

[ebean001]

Plastic bags now need a WARNING label. 

 

[JeffersLos]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Video footage of the incident outraged the Thai public

No it didn't, most shrugged their shoulders and said yes, that is the Thai police. 

[thailand49]

Tight?  Reward?  ???? standard to being a cop must be real low! 

Edited January 20, 2022 by thailand49

[IamNoone88]

A piece of advice I was given years ago by a wise old Thai man was to expect lies and mistruths in Thailand. He told me that was expected and that part of my job, if I wanted to run a business here, was that it was down to me to find out the truth. If you did your job well, you will uncover the truth and if you do not, well, it was your fault for not looking hard enough. The onus is on the individual to get to the bottom of things. Failure can be costly. Joe Ferrari's response is expected .... let us trust that the truth prevails.

[pedro01]

5 hours ago, jacko45k said:

It is laughable isn't it..... a line akin to ' I did not inhale' etc etc......

Sir, you are responsible for the death of this guy, abuse of power and a whole catalogue of other crimes....I suspect you are also a bully and sadist. Such evil demonstrates how absolute power corrupts absolutely... 

Also my recollection is not of a single 'black plastic bag'... but multiple ones.....weasel. 

 

The excuse is in.

 

Nobody needs to believe it - it just needs to be there. 

 

He will get off - it's a done deal.

[mtls2005]

23 minutes ago, Metapod said:

There is no scenario where a police officer should ever put a plastic bag over someone's head

 

 

 

Yes, and I'm sure this is the first time the police have tortured anyone. Can't imagine where Joey F. learned such a thing?

 

Bad apple?

 

Nope, entire orchard is infected.

 

 

 

[Zack61]

You now have to wonder whether this was a “one off” or was it a method he successfully employed previously to accumulate his wealth. I don’t believe for a moment that this was the first time. Perhaps the first time it went so horribly wrong. 

[cnx101]

I think it outraged everyone who saw the video not just the Thai public

[Jimbo2014]

6 hours ago, RandiRona said:

Your honor!! Plastic bag was self regulated and was AI enabled. It developed self conscious.  I got it from Harry Potter....

Also its recycling.  Give that man a green stamp.

[RichardColeman]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Thitisan was soon arrested and incarcerated as an investigation into how he managed to get to own hundreds of millions of baht's worth of luxury cars began.

 

He claimed these were legitimately obtained as rewards in drug busts.

Like to see that written in the police regulations