British man allegedly assaulted with a dumbbell by unidentified foreigner at Pattaya gym following verbal argument over gym equipment

[webfact]

 

By Adam Judd

 

Pattaya, Thailand - A 46-year-old British man was allegedly assaulted with a small dumbbell at a Pattaya area gym following an argument with an unidentified foreigner regarding the usage of gym equipment.

 

Gary Reed, 46-years-old, a British national, reported the alleged assault to The Pattaya News today, May 17th, 2022, around 5:30 P.M.

 

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According to Mr. Reed, he had been exercising at a local gym when an unidentified foreigner got into a verbal argument with him over using gym equipment. The argument stemmed from another piece of equipment being reportedly defective and the unidentified man claiming he had been first in line to use a working piece of equipment.

 

Mr. Reed said that there was no queue to use the equipment and he lay down to begin lifting weights.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/05/17/british-man-allegedly-assaulted-with-a-dumbbell-by-unidentified-foreigner-at-pattaya-gym-following-verbal-argument-over-gym-equipment/

 

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[flyingtlger]

One meat head to another....

[RichardColeman]

Must be the in thing weapon of choice this season. Was in the media recently about an Aussie assaulting someone with dumbells at the gym in Darwin. 

 

 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

a local gym when an unidentified foreigner got into a verbal argument with him

Probably the shirt. 

 

I always wear my Ducati shirt at the gym, never a problem. 

 

Edited May 17, 2022 by SAFETY FIRST

[AwwYesNice1]

47 minutes ago, flyingtlger said:

One meat head to another....

 

Watch the video, the guy who hit him with a dumbell was a slob fat porker.

[SAFETY FIRST]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

assaulted with a small dumbbell

Yep, lots of crazies around these days.

 

I made a comment yesterday regarding the ATM that got beaten up (smashed to pieces). 

 

It's those steroid tourists that have been arriving since borders reopened.

 

These are angry guys.

 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

9 minutes ago, AwwYesNice1 said:

was a slob fat porker.

I wouldn't say the above, probably slimmer than most AN members. 

 

But he's is definitely a psycho. 

 

Lots of force with that sucker hit, could have killed him. 

 

[scubascuba3]

Hope the police arrest him soon, history of violence that guy

[baansgr]

All in a days workout

[dj230]

What an idiot

[Kaptain Asia]

Just a bit or roid rage - par for the course in Pattaya.

[Dukeleto]

1 hour ago, flyingtlger said:

One meat head to another....

Out of the mouth of a pencil neck. Go and say that to both their faces. 99% of the people at my gym are not what you would term “meat heads” they are run of the gym mill folk just keeping fit. Admittedly the gyms in Thailand in tourist resort towns have a far higher concentration of said description due to them wanting to train even whilst on holiday. They are not regulars and therefore have no insensitive to be civilised. Slap some steroid use into the mix and a bit of low blood sugar from training and that combination often termed “roid rage” usually results in an altercation especially if one party does not back off. Same for any street fight.

 

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Must be the in thing weapon of choice this season. Was in the media recently about an Aussie assaulting someone with dumbells at the gym in Darwin. 

 

 

 

The next thing is dumbells will be banned in gym’s????

Edited May 17, 2022 by Dukeleto

[Inala]

Bloody hell, that's savage, could've killed him with that dumbell. I don't understand people who can so easily act out this sort of violence. To think, he could've ended up doing a life sentence for murder, just over a stupid gym bench?? Why not wait a few minutes then it's all yours....this shows someone with an extremely low IQ who acts before they think with limited or no ability to reason. 
 
Just think, some poor unsuspecting bar girl is probably going to end up with this guy when he's out mongering...I really feel sorry for any girl that does, cos this guy is a moron, no doubt about it. She will for sure end up on the receiving end of his temper and violence.  

 

I really wish people with bad tempers like this didn't exist, but I guess it kind of explains why mankind is so willing to go to war with each other all through history and no doubt will continue to do so forever in the future.

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Yep, lots of crazies around these days.

 

I made a comment yesterday regarding the ATM that got beaten up (smashed to pieces). 

 

It's those steroid tourists that have been arriving since borders reopened.

 

These are angry guys.

 

 

Short tempered aren't they.... arguing over weights. Good job it wasn't a shooting range!

[4MyEgo]

Reminds me of a gym joke for those interested to start the day.

 

For my 40th birthday, my wife purchased a week of personal training at the local gym for me.

Although I am still in great shape since playing football 24 yrs ago, I decided it would be a good idea to go ahead and give it a try.

Called the gym and made my reservation with a personal trainer named Vanessa, who identified herself as a 26 year old aerobics instructor and model for athletic clothing and swimwear.

My wife seemed pleased with my enthusiasm to get started at the gym. The gym encouraged me to keep a diary to chart my progress.

**MONDAY:**

Started my day at 6:00am. Tough to get out of bed, but it was well worth it when I arrived at the gym to find Vanessa waiting for me. She was something of a Greek goddess with blonde hair, dancing eyes and a dazzling white smile. Woo Hoo!!!!!

Vanessa gave me a tour and showed me the machines. She took my pulse after 5 minutes on the treadmill. She was alarmed that my pulse was so fast, but I attributed it to standing next to her in her Lycra aerobics outfit. Very inspiring, Vanessa was encouraging as I did my sit-ups, although my gut was already aching from holding it in the whole time she was around. I enjoyed watching the skilful way in which she conducted her aerobics class after my workout today.

This is going to be a FANTASTIC week!!

**TUESDAY:**

I drank a whole pot of coffee, but I finally made it out of the door. Vanessa made me lie on my back and push a heavy iron bar into the air, and then she put weights on it! My legs were a little wobbly on the treadmill, but I made the full mile. Vanessa's rewarding smile made it all worthwhile. I feel GREAT!! It's a whole new life for me.

**WEDNESDAY:**

The only way that I can brush my teeth is by laying on the toothbrush on the counter and moving my mouth back and forth over it. I believe I have a hernia in both breasts. Driving is OK as long as I don't try to steer or stop. Vanessa became impatient with me, insisting that my screams bothered other club members.

Her voice is a little too perky for early in the morning and when she scolds, she gets this nasally whine that is VERY annoying. My chest hurts when I got on the treadmill, so Vanessa put me on the stair monster. Why the hell would anyone invent a machine to simulate an activity rendered obsolete by elevators?

Vanessa told me it would help me get in shape and enjoy life.

She said some other sh#t too.

**THURSDAY:**

Vanessa was waiting for me with her vampire-like teeth exposed as her thin, cruel lips were pulled back in a full snarl. I couldn't help being a half an hour late; it took me that long to tie my shoes. Vanessa took me to work out with dumbbells. When she was not looking, I ran and hid in the men's room. She sent Lars to find me, then, as punishment, put me on the rowing machine.

**FRIDAY:**

I hate that b#tch Vanessa more than any human being has ever hated any other human being in the history of the world. Stupid, skinny, anaemic little cheerleader. If there were a part of my body I could move without unbearable pain, I would beat her with it. Vanessa wanted me to work on my triceps - I don't have any triceps! And if you don't want dents in the floor, don't hand me the Barbells or anything that weighs more than a sandwich. The treadmill flung me off and I landed on a health and nutrition teacher. Why couldn't it have been someone softer, like the drama coach or the choir director?

**SATURDAY:**

Vanessa left a message on my answering machine in her grating, shrilly voice wondering why I did not show up today. Just hearing her made me want to smash the machine with my fist. However, I lacked the strength to even use the TV remote and ended up catching eleven straight hours of the Shopping Channel.

**SUNDAY:**

I'm having the Church van pick me up for services today so I can go and thank GOD that this week is over. I will also pray that next year, that my wife (the b#tch), will choose a gift for me that is fun -- like a root canal or a vasectomy.

[malibukid]

this happens to me sometimes, i readjust my gym hours to when its not to crowded or just go on to the next machine. change the routine.  some of these guys are on steroids,   approach with caution. 

[Walker88]

While I can never really discern the meaning of the words that come out of the mouths of Thai authorities, I'm going to go out on a limb and guess many of those arriving in the re-opened Thailand are not exactly the 'quality tourists' the authorities had in mind.

 

I'm continuously reading stories about 'air rage' on commercial aircraft at home, and in the last few months have noticed a similar aggressiveness and simmering anger in many of the new arrivals...guys who bark at less-than-instant and perfect service in bars, restaurants and shops, comments overheard where a foreigner takes exception to another who is following the Thai mask rule, to a general trend of unkempt Westerners who would probably elicit a stronger adjective than 'dirty' from the Thai health Minister.

 

(Not sure the perp is a recent arrival, but as one who has been here throughout Covid, I pretty much recognize the expats or tourists in my area, and notice increasingly hostile behavior and attitudes among the new faces...chip-on-their-shoulder stuff and, if I were to make another guess, guys who sit way left of the mean on the IQ Bell Curve.)

[BritManToo]

1 minute ago, Walker88 said:

I'm continuously reading stories about 'air rage' on commercial aircraft at home, and in the last few months have noticed a similar aggressiveness and simmering anger in many of the new arrivals...guys who bark at less-than-instant and perfect service in bars, restaurants and shops,

Probably more to do with them being locked in their homes for the past two years.

[jacko45k]

56 minutes ago, Dukeleto said:

 

 

The next thing is dumbells will be banned in gym’s????

What, you mean all the customers?

[Excel]

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Must be the in thing weapon of choice this season. Was in the media recently about an Aussie assaulting someone with dumbells at the gym in Darwin. 

 

 

 

Possibly all the muck that these body builders/fitness fanatics ingest in the hope it will build muscle and bulk. The only thing it does is effect their pea brains in some cases when they act like that.

[Iamfalang]

Horrible video.   Like he had an intent to kill.   This guy snapped and should be jailed for years.  Not stable.   Unstable in Pattaya….you get this. 
 

Thailand…..where expats go crazy
 

 

[Iamfalang]

20 minutes ago, Walker88 said:

I'm continuously reading stories about 'air rage' on commercial aircraft at home

Are you googling, “Air Rage”?

 

I see a lot of sex lately…..maybe because I’m googling sex.   Lol

 

seems normal in my part of the world

[sammieuk1]

He was hit by a bell end by the look of it ????

[Webfoot]

Roid rage.

[theshu25]

Wow,what a grub of a person.Hope he gets his karma soon.

[Flemo]

First in line? What line?

[cdemundo]

2 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I wouldn't say the above, probably slimmer than most AN members. 

 

But he's is definitely a psycho. 

 

Lots of force with that sucker hit, could have killed him. 

 

"Lots of force with that sucker hit, could have killed him."

 

I was thinking the same, he really stepped into it. Yikes.

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Must be the in thing weapon of choice this season. Was in the media recently about an Aussie assaulting someone with dumbells at the gym in Darwin. 

 

 

 

Darwin seems to be a good term to use in this instance too.

[hotchilli]

6 minutes ago, Flemo said:

First in line? What line?

Invisible line... always catches people out.

[Bangkok Barry]

1 hour ago, Dukeleto said:

99% of the people at my gym are not what you would term “meat heads”

99% of the people at your gym don't attack people with a dumbbell, so what is your point? It's the 1% as shown here that you have to worry about.