70-year-old Australian man allegedly punched in the face by tourist after trying to stop a fight in Pattaya

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By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Pattaya — A 70-year-old Australian man was allegedly punched in the face by an intoxicated tourist after trying to stop him from fighting with a motorcycle taxi rider.

The assault took place Friday night, September 23rd, at an intersection on Soi Buakhao in South Pattaya. The injured elderly man was only identified as Mr. Tony (70) and sustained a non-life threatening injury to his face. He was aided and taken to a hospital by rescue services.

Local media asked an eyewitness, Mrs. Suwan Jessen (54), about the incident. She said Mr. Tony saw an unidentified foreign tourist quarreling with a motorcycle taxi driver and went to stop the situation from escalating. However, the tourist punched Mr. Tony in the face for his intervention and walked away. The tourist also seemed heavily intoxicated, Mrs. Suwan added.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/24/70-year-old-australian-man-allegedly-punched-in-the-face-by-tourist-after-trying-to-stop-a-fight-in-pattaya/

 

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[Dmaxdan]

Sometimes you need to be cautious when being a good samaritan.

[champers]

One drunk hits another drunk.

The End.

What a story!

 

[Eloquent pilgrim]

3 minutes ago, champers said:

One drunk hits another drunk.

The End.

What a story!

 

Where does it say in either report that the Australian guy that tried to defuse the situation was drunk ??

[bob smith]

i was at home last night before anyone asks! ????

[Tarteso]

..And Thai driver disappear ????

win, win

[ezzra]

Lucky it ended with a punch to the face and not a knife to the chest as many altercations ending this way nowadays...

[kcpattaya]

Did he get punched again??
 

[Richard 2020]

Especially in Thailand it can be "life threatening" to get involved in other disputes!

Who does not know that with 70 years, can not be helped!

[hotandsticky]

1 hour ago, champers said:

One drunk hits another drunk.

The End.

What a story!

 

 

Have you thought about a career in journalism?

 

You seem to be adept at distorting the facts.

[bobbin]

www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/26/australian-surfer-chris-davidson-dies-after-punch-outside-pub

 

For all the would-be comedians who have shared their thoughts here..

 

It isn't always a joking matter..

[HappyExpat57]

Stick your nose in where it doesn't belong, chances are it will get punched.

[richard_smith237]

1 hour ago, bob smith said:

i was at home last night before anyone asks! ????

Poor guy (Aussie Tony), he’s still out there looking for his girl who disappeared while he was taking a quick cat-nap in a bar !!!...  ????

 

 

 

 

 

[richard_smith237]

31 minutes ago, bobbin said:

www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/26/australian-surfer-chris-davidson-dies-after-punch-outside-pub

 

For all the would-be comedians who have shared their thoughts here..

 

It isn't always a joking matter..

A valid point... however... that angle has already been covered leaving the door open to a little light humour... 

 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Mr. Tony (70) and sustained a non-life threatening injury to his face

I hope they find the drunk tourist...  What’s the compensation these days for assault on walking street ??? 200,000 Baht ?? or is that only awarded to Thai’s who get their ar$e pinched ?

[Mickmouse1]

3 hours ago, champers said:

One drunk hits another drunk.

The End.

What a story!

 

I did not read that poor old Tony was drunk or was it stated in the full article? Or is it because of the word " also" ????????????

[jimrod]

1 hour ago, bobbin said:

www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/26/australian-surfer-chris-davidson-dies-after-punch-outside-pub

 

For all the would-be comedians who have shared their thoughts here..

 

It isn't always a joking matter..

It's a tad unfair to 'guilt trip' people for being light-hearted. We could probably find a heartbreaking story for every topic posted here or on forums in general.
Let's remember, the people posting here are not the guilty ones.

[Andrew65]

4 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

Sometimes you need to be cautious when being a good samaritan.

Sometimes (like, always) you need to not get involved in other people's problems (even more so when you're 70!).

[HauptmannUK]

"No good deed goes unpunished".....time and time again we see this in Thailand...

[steven100]

Mr Tony .....     is this your first time in Thailand ...  !   ????

[Leaver]

4 hours ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

Where does it say in either report that the Australian guy that tried to defuse the situation was drunk ??

 

You would have to be drunk to get involved in something that is none of your business here.  ???? 

[Leaver]

 

Is anyone arranging a basket of fruit for Mr. Tony?  ????

[Seppius]

4 hours ago, bob smith said:

i was at home last night before anyone asks! ????

But where were you Friday when it happened?

[4MyEgo]

2 hours ago, bobbin said:

www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/26/australian-surfer-chris-davidson-dies-after-punch-outside-pub

 

For all the would-be comedians who have shared their thoughts here..

 

It isn't always a joking matter..

I hope they give him the automatic one hit 10 year sentence for his troubles, at the very least, regardless if he didn't mean to kill him with his punch, what did he expect his punch would do to his skull on his way down to the pavement below him, or didn't he thing about that when his anger got the best of him.

 

10 years should give him plenty of time to think again before he throws a punch, and if he's married, not visitation rights for his wife and kids, simply because the deceased wife and kids can't see him anymore.

 

Judge and jury right here.

 

 

 

[Photoguy21]

From a movie this reply to "Was you not worried they were fighting?", relpy "No they wasnt fighting me

[vandeventer]

4 hours ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

Where does it say in either report that the Australian guy that tried to defuse the situation was drunk ??

Your right, if I was there I would have done the same as Tony except I would have ducked the punch.

[wombat]

Crazy

[micmichd]

4 hours ago, champers said:

One drunk hits another drunk.

The End.

What a story!

 

Who said Mr. Tony was drunk? 

[KhunBENQ]

And why the hell would someone feel the need to stop a fight with a local moto taxi rider???

If the taxi man got in serious trouble a pack of pals would spring to help and beat the drunkard AND him unconscious.

 

[Pla Simon]

Poor, poor Mr. Tony.

 

I do feel sorry for him... I just hope he wasn't wearing glasses aswell, at the time.

 

He is to be praised for his heroic and quick witted action - diffusing what might have been a much bigger situation for someone else entirely.

 

Get well soon, old chap.

[Dutchjohn]

5 hours ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

Where does it say in either report that the Australian guy that tried to defuse the situation was drunk ??

And where does it say that the tourist was drunk?