Shopkeeper Arrested For Bashing Up Foreign Tourist With Skateboard

[roo860]

2 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

That was the bashers excuse for hitting him....stop the bull***t !

He does it on numerous topics, pain in the <deleted>.

[Aussieroaming]

So much for chilling on weed. This sounds like an attack due to drug induced paranoia. Ban the weed.

[NoshowJones]

3 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

To all the people here who blame the Thai guy: How long are you in Thailand and how often did any Thai person beat you or even try to beat you?

Personally, I am here since 25 years and it never happened. So it seems this is not typical behavior.

 

On the other hand, I saw more than once that someone was beat up because he opened his mouth far too much. Som nam na.

 

I have walked around Bangkok and Pattaya many times in the last 15 years both morning and night, though never in the early hours. Have never had a problem, and never felt in any danger, felt safe all the time.

Could never do that back in Glasgow, or probably in any UK city. Thai's may not be the most intelligent people particularly on the roads, but they are never going to attack you unprovoked or just for the fun of it.

[NoshowJones]

3 hours ago, CrunchWrapSupreme said:

1. Take photos of the injuries right away.

2. Visit the local hospital for medical care. Get a receipt for this.

3. Make a police report.

4. The cops probably won't pursue criminal charges, but you can at least demand compensation for the hospital bill. This is what the Thais do and show off on the news every time.

You can demand compensation for the medical bill?? Really! Any reports I have read about the medical profession here in Thailand does not put them in a good light.

[malibukid]

7 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

A Western guy who thinks that all Thai girls are available and he thought that he would just have to talk to her and she would fall in love with him ?

Thai boys baby egos.  grow up, hopeless

[NoshowJones]

3 hours ago, CrunchWrapSupreme said:

1. Take photos of the injuries right away.

2. Visit the local hospital for medical care. Get a receipt for this.

3. Make a police report.

4. The cops probably won't pursue criminal charges, but you can at least demand compensation for the hospital bill. This is what the Thais do and show off on the news every time.

"This is what the Thais do and show off on the news every time." although I have not had any personal experience with the Thai medical profession, I can see them letting of the Thai's but when they see a white face the cash register immediately rings in their heads.

[malibukid]

4 hours ago, Lemsta69 said:

same thing happens quite regularly in my home town. no matter how much it gets you off to think that way but this is not exclusive to Thailand.

seen the same thing happen at Surfrider in Malibu.  only the idiots use surfboards.  automatic $10k lawsuit.  and yes the cops are on the beach with ATV's

 

[Liverpool Lou]

4 hours ago, BritScot said:

6 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

It really isn't "typical Thai behaviour" though , it happens infrequently in Thailand and its a regular occurrence in some other Countries 

This is a thai forum!!! Phew....

No, it's not, it's an English-language forum in Thailand called Asean Now, with worldwide sub-forums.

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Mr. Phawit (surname withheld), or Ken, 33, admitted that at 5 a.m. yesterday morning just as he was shutting his shop

A cannabis shop closing at 5am?

nuff said.

[Airalee]

9 minutes ago, malibukid said:

seen the same thing happen at Surfrider in Malibu.  only the idiots use surfboards.  automatic $10k lawsuit.  and yes the cops are on the beach with ATV's

 

Yup….I remember that from the 70’s.  Malibu surfers (locals) were well known for their aggressiveness to any outsiders poaching their waves.  Went there once as a kid.  Never again.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malibu_Locals_Only

[JeffersLos]

8 hours ago, it is what it is said:

violence is never the answer.

I'm not sure.

 

Hitting this Thai guy in the head with the same skateboard sounds like a good answer. 

[Bazerino]

8 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

A Western guy who thinks that all Thai girls are available and he thought that he would just have to talk to her and she would fall in love with him ?

Lol

[Dave0206]

6 hours ago, CrunchWrapSupreme said:

1. Take photos of the injuries right away.

2. Visit the local hospital for medical care. Get a receipt for this.

3. Make a police report.

4. The cops probably won't pursue criminal charges, but you can at least demand compensation for the hospital bill. This is what the Thais do and show off on the news every time.

It's only a smack on head and face by a thai man why couldn't it have been an Indian grabbing my asse compensation would be great instead of 500 baht and a wai?

[Screaming]

6 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

To all the people here who blame the Thai guy: How long are you in Thailand and how often did any Thai person beat you or even try to beat you?

Personally, I am here since 25 years and it never happened. So it seems this is not typical behavior.

 

On the other hand, I saw more than once that someone was beat up because he opened his mouth far too much. Som nam na.

 

Maybe in your little ระดับต่ํา village this activity is not seen very much but I have seen many such occurrences in my twenty years of living in Thailand. The Thai men are very jealous and will do unheard of violence. A friend of mine was knifed and killed by a jealous Thai husband only because my friend was trying to help his wife at work. 

[Harveyboy]

6 hours ago, phetphet said:

I thought cannabis was supposed to chill you out. Perhaps the attacker should try some of his own soda.

 

Why did he get involved in the first place? Was his friend coming off worst in the  fight?

Whether his friend was winning or losing they join in anyway don't you know thais think its illegal to fight 1 on 1 odds far better when they have a load of mates to join in 

[spidermike007]

7 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

To all the people here who blame the Thai guy: How long are you in Thailand and how often did any Thai person beat you or even try to beat you?

Personally, I am here since 25 years and it never happened. So it seems this is not typical behavior.

 

On the other hand, I saw more than once that someone was beat up because he opened his mouth far too much. Som nam na.

 

Good point. I have been threatened by a few hotheads on Samui, but after showing them some respect for the perceived slight, they always backed down. Attitude and a show of respect, are 95% of the trick here, when it comes to dealing with the locals. 

 

And one should always be hesitant to approach a Thai woman who is with a man. Any man. Just basic respect for him and her. If she is showing interest, than one might approach with caution, and always address the man too. I have witnessed some foreigners here, who seem to think a high percentage of Thai women are available. That is not the case. It is actually a rather small percentage that are open to foreigners, much less a stranger on the street. 

 

Personally, I have never felt threatened. I have seen a shooting here, and seen a number of fights, while on Samui. It is nearly always Thai on Thai, which is not my concern. I keep my nose clean, tend to show respect to the locals, and know how to avoid confrontations. The few times I have been faced with a very angry local, I have offered a sincere apology, a deep wai, and they backed down. Never had my house robbed, or a car or motorbike stolen. Never been robbed on the street here, in well over a decade.

[Regyai]

Of more importance where there any possible lottery numbers to be discerned from the skateboard or bloodsplatter?

[BritScot]

3 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

No, it's not, it's an English-language forum in Thailand called Asean Now, with worldwide sub-forums.

Obviously! It's about Thailand and now other aisian counties.  It has gone through many changes and not always for the good of the site and the genuine expat community/people with connection to Thailand.  It was supposed to be fun and informative. 

[OneMoreFarang]

1 hour ago, Screaming said:

Maybe in your little ระดับต่ํา village this activity is not seen very much but I have seen many such occurrences in my twenty years of living in Thailand. The Thai men are very jealous and will do unheard of violence. A friend of mine was knifed and killed by a jealous Thai husband only because my friend was trying to help his wife at work. 

I am living in the middle of Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit.

 

Maybe you should get out of your village and discover that there are other villages which are much bigger. ???? 

[Liverpool Lou]

52 minutes ago, BritScot said:

4 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

No, it's not, it's an English-language forum in Thailand called Asean Now, with worldwide sub-forums.

Obviously!

Yet you wrote that it's a Thai forum?  It's not.

[4MyEgo]

12 hours ago, webfact said:

He added that the fight ensued after the foreign tourist looked at his friend’s girlfriend and tried to approach her.

[bangon04]

1 hour ago, BritScot said:

Obviously! It's about Thailand and now other aisian counties.  It has gone through many changes and not always for the good of the site and the genuine expat community/people with connection to Thailand.  It was supposed to be fun and informative. 

and the only forum which is active is the Thai forum. Nobody can be bothered to take part in the Philippines forum..........

[richard_smith237]

6 hours ago, bob smith said:

hope the tourist got his girls LINE id and is happily ploughing away all weekend.

scumbag shopkeeper.

Reckon he’s gonna take her to Koh Chang ? 

[richard_smith237]

6 hours ago, MrJ2U said:

That area has no appeal to myself and probably 99% of Thai Visa forum members.   

 

Fakesville Thailand. 

If you’re projecting and don’t think the ‘socks n sandalled boomers’ fit in there you maybe right... 

 

If you’re the type of person who thinks ‘real’ Thailand is mor-lam music and listening to destitute splay-toed farmgirls calling you hansom-man while trying to earn an extra buck in a bar, then you might be right !!! 

 

Yet, the area is and always has been very popular with young Thai’s.... and not for the ‘back-packer’ element, but because the area has a vibrant nightlife and has for decades...

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Old Croc]

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I am living in the middle of Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit.

 

Maybe you should get out of your village and discover that there are other villages which are much bigger. ???? 

Pretentious.

[still kicking]

7 hours ago, Old Croc said:

Thailand has a huge drug problem (yaba) and there are many who inflict violence with little cause. (Have any noticed the massive recent headlines about mass murder?) This guy was closing his drug shop at 5am when he noticed an altercation involving a friend so he decided to smash the foreigner in the head with a hardened piece of wood. I tend to think it was more about hatred of outsiders than protecting a friend or the honor of a lady still in the street at that hour.

 

From the link, for the apologists who say it's never happened in their 50 years in the country. Just a couple of examples. I could find scores of random violence incidents inflicted on foreigners with a little research. 

 

British tourist slashed to death in Kanchanaburi, friend badly wounded

 

TV presenter wife of German footballer to return despite being mugged

 

Man held for assaulting, robbing Russian woman

 

 

 

You can add me as well threatened by father in law with a shotgun

[MrJ2U]

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

If you’re projecting and don’t think the ‘socks n sandalled boomers’ fit in there you maybe right... 

 

If you’re the type of person who thinks ‘real’ Thailand is mor-lam music and listening to destitute splay-toed farmgirls calling you hansom-man while trying to earn an extra buck in a bar, then you might be right !!! 

 

Yet, the area is and always has been very popular with young Thai’s.... and not for the ‘back-packer’ element, but because the area has a vibrant nightlife and has for decades...

 

 

 

 

 

 

If that's your thing enjoy yourself.

 

It's a shame they "updated" it.  

 

I'm going to Bangkok next month maybe we'll stop by and check it out.