13 minutes ago, kingstonkid said:

I actually hope they get their holiday extended.  Give them separate accommodation for 30 days. Charge with guilty and note it on their records as well as blacklist them

 

Will be interesting to see how the British rags make them look like they are the victim 

You obviously don't read British papers! Phew!!!

Why is it that these episodes always happen in the middle of the night and not in broad daylight ?

Oh yea --- after a belly full of booze

 

.... and doesn't anyone wear helmets when riding motorbikes in the wee hours anymore ?

Maybe the BIB's can add that infraction

to the charges against the  brave guy who blindsided the tuk tuk driver.

18 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

It's the correct thing to do, they would have been beaten up by many. 

So should of been beaten ! only Cowards spend rest there stay in Thailand inside detention centre ready for deportation Asap , Quality tourist 

12 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I imagine there was little damage and the taxi driver was trying to make the most of it by asking an extortionate amount. 

A friend of mine was hit by a tuk tuk thing and they demanded he pay them 6,000 Bht fir a scratch to the tuk tuk. 

Good on the guy for showing tourists are no walkover. Most of the foreigners here would just pay up. 

 

Whilst I agree in general with your sentiment, punching or striking someone/anyone over a small accident and running away is unacceptable!

Why does it 'seem' to always involve Brits, usually younger ones, in these type of cases. have they stopped teaching 'manners and politeness' in that country?

 

15 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

It's the correct thing to do, they would have been beaten up by many. 

Indeed... 

 

I’m certainly not condoning the action of the Brits... But, how long would it have been before they were ganged up upon by a group of Thai’s.

 

 

Clearly the MC guys were stupid drunk tourist, but I have no sympathy for a Phuket TukTuk driver, as harsh as that may seem, they are more often than not the ones on the ‘giving end’ of events rather than receiving... 

... as we can see, Thai’s were already swarming out of the woodwork to get their attack in, perhaps in response to things having turned violent already, but no one was there trying to de-escalate a situation. 

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The suspect and his friends then fled on their motorbikes as several witnesses attempted to stop them from fleeing.

Convenient ‘polishing’ of the facts..... Several thugs attempted to get involved and tried their best to assault the tourists as they escaped.... 

 

 

2 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

Why does it 'seem' to always involve Brits, usually younger ones, in these type of cases. have they stopped teaching 'manners and politeness' in that country?

 

Yanks use guns, and they can't take them here, that's why. They are too coward to try and have a fist fight ???? 

Just now, richard_smith237 said:

Indeed... 

 

I’m certainly not condoning the action of the Brits... But, how long would it have been before they were ganged up upon by a group of Thai’s.

 

 

Clearly the MC guys were stupid drunk tourist, but I have no sympathy for a Phuket TukTuk driver, as harsh as that may seem, they are more often than not the ones on the ‘giving end’ of events rather than receiving... 

... as we can see, Thai’s were already swarming out of the woodwork to get their attack in, perhaps in response to things having turned violent already, but no one was there trying to de-escalate a situation. 

 

Convenient ‘polishing’ of the facts..... Several thugs attempted to get involved and tried their best to assault the tourists as they escaped.... 

 

 

If they'd got the sh*t kicked out of them it would have been richly deserved. They were the aggressors.

1 minute ago, Neeranam said:

Yanks use guns, and they can't take them here, that's why. They are too coward to try and have a fist fight ???? 

Instead the Brits "king hit or sucker punch" someone and run away. Real heroes, not.

5 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

Whilst I agree in general with your sentiment, punching or striking someone/anyone over a small accident and running away is unacceptable!

Yes, no excuse but I can understand it. These taxi drivers have 'hittable' faces. 

I got hit by a taxi driver once in Nontaburi for not paying a huge, unfair  fare. I instinctively hit him back. He went back to the car and took out a crowbar to try to beat me up, but decided against it.  

Just now, giddyup said:

If they'd got the sh*t kicked out of them it would have been richly deserved. They were the aggressors.

I agree....  The Brits were the aggressors...   

 

 

Perhaps they should have just ignored the TukTuk driver and escaped in the first place. 

I imagine the TukTuk driver was making a big scene, demanding money etc... 

It wouldn’t have been long before the tourist were attacked by Thai’s anyway so in such a situation, wherever possible, just get out of there. 

 

 

 

Throw the book at them .. assault, fleeing an accident, no helmet, no motorbike license, being an idiot.

3 minutes ago, giddyup said:

If they'd got the sh*t kicked out of them it would have been richly deserved. They were the aggressors.

Where's your compassion?

1 minute ago, giddyup said:

Instead the Brits "king hit or sucker punch" someone and run away. Real heroes, not.

Cos we’ve never seen Thai’s do that, right ??? never seen such videos on this forum either, right ???

 

Again, not condoning the actions of the Brits...  they behaved like utter tools...  

 

... and you may be right, why it does seem that there is proportionately more brits getting up to stupid stuff than other nationalities.. but thats perhaps a facet of the ‘British centric’ social medal and media here... 

 

 

3 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Instead the Brits "king hit or sucker punch" someone and run away. Real heroes, not.

He probably deserved it. Do you believe in Karma?

31 minutes ago, Xonax said:

Running away from the scene like scared chicken. How brave ????????

I hope that they get to spend the remaining of their holiday in detention.
 

They've probably been reading stories about how Thai men normally fight in packs, and decided to be "pro-active"!  Still, a very bad advert for young Brits in general, and hopefully they get their just desserts.

(P.S. Nice to see the old pointing finger is back, along with the Crime Reenactments Team which caused a Brit father to react quite predictably when within touching distance of his son's murderer.)

1 minute ago, Neeranam said:

4 minutes ago, giddyup said:

If they'd got the sh*t kicked out of them it would have been richly deserved. They were the aggressors.

Where's your compassion?

Well, to be fair....   it can’t really be mentioned that the Brit didn’t service a kicking for his behaviour... 

 

But the reality is, no violence should have been used at all..   BUT... this is Thailand and whenever there is a confrontation, violence is usually very quick to follow... the difference here is that it was not a group of Thai’s who instigated it...  

23 minutes ago, Jackbenimble said:

I'm a Brit and I am sad to say this behaviour is not unusual - young Brits these days are cowards but still like to think they can fight the world.........once they have had a drink. I hope they catch that thug in the black t-shirt and deal with him properly.

Bang them up and make them pay for the damage and breaking the law.. I'm a Brit and I think nowadays some youngsters are less in control of themselves. They get a few tattoos and think they are invincible. Bang em up and let them enjoy Thailand's detention hospitality. 

????

3 minutes ago, IamNoone88 said:

Throw the book at them .. assault, fleeing an accident, no helmet, no motorbike license, being an idiot.

I kind of agree....    Give them exactly the same fines and penalties a Thai would receive for doing exactly the same thing... 

 

The last time a TukTuk driver assaulted a tourist - what was their penalty ??

(diffuclt to know as there is never any follow up to these stories)

6 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Indeed... 

 

I’m certainly not condoning the action of the Brits... But, how long would it have been before they were ganged up upon by a group of Thai’s.

 

 

Clearly the MC guys were stupid drunk tourist, but I have no sympathy for a Phuket TukTuk driver, as harsh as that may seem, they are more often than not the ones on the ‘giving end’ of events rather than receiving... 

... as we can see, Thai’s were already swarming out of the woodwork to get their attack in, perhaps in response to things having turned violent already, but no one was there trying to de-escalate a situation. 

 

Convenient ‘polishing’ of the facts..... Several thugs attempted to get involved and tried their best to assault the tourists as they escaped.... 

 

 

You have a point , but if a punch had not been thrown in the first place, would any of this happened?

I realize the tuk tuk driver was probably ask for ridiculous compensation for the accident, but surely remaining calm and negotiating a fair price would have been far better?

 

Cowards

28 minutes ago, Bim Smith said:

These breed if Brits need to stay in benidorm. And yes I'm a brit

Give the Spanish a break , just deny the guys a passport and they can enjoy Brighton.

13 minutes ago, kentrot said:

Why is it that these episodes always happen in the middle of the night and not in broad daylight ?

Oh yea --- after a belly full of booze

 

.... and doesn't anyone wear helmets when riding motorbikes in the wee hours anymore ?

Maybe the BIB's can add that infraction

to the charges against the  brave guy who blindsided the tuk tuk driver.

"... and doesn't anyone wear helmets when riding motorbikes in the wee hours anymore"

 

That's because the people who stop and fine them are probably safely tucked up indoors.

47 minutes ago, Deez said:

Dumb

Scum.

30 minutes ago, kingstonkid said:

Will be interesting to see how the British rags make them look like they are the victim

As you're such a keen follower of the British press, please would you share the links when you find them.

 

I, too, would be extremely interested in seeing articles that make these guys look like the victim.

8 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

I agree....  The Brits were the aggressors...   

 

 

Perhaps they should have just ignored the TukTuk driver and escaped in the first place. 

I imagine the TukTuk driver was making a big scene, demanding money etc... 

It wouldn’t have been long before the tourist were attacked by Thai’s anyway so in such a situation, wherever possible, just get out of there. 

 

 

 

If you drive into a vehicle, you pay the damage, end of.

Just now, Smokey and the Bandit said:

You have a point , but if a punch had not been thrown in the first place, would any of this happened?

I suspect maybe it would...   we never know of course.... but we’ve seen it too many times. 

A discussion gets ‘heated’...   violence is soon to follow as people can’t control there emotions and if they have a solid back-up, then voice is quicker to follow. 

 

The issue with places like Pattaya and Phuket is that there are too many Thai’s resentful of foreigners just waiting for the opportunity to throw a little violence their way. 

 

But again, in this case the Brits were extremely stupid.

 

 

Just now, Smokey and the Bandit said:

I realize the tuk tuk driver was probably ask for ridiculous compensation for the accident, but surely remaining calm and negotiating a fair price would have been far better?

100% agree....    But, I’ve witnessed similar situations - someone feigning outrageous damages, screaming and shouting... the cannot be appeased.... Soon others come around, and see the ‘Thai’ getting angry and they too are soon influenced by their actions.

Its difficult to subdue such situations... 

8 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Where's your compassion?

Compassion is with this tuk tuk driver. The fact that you had a bad experience doesn't make it good what the foreigners did.

Well besides punching the Thai Tuk Tuk driver plus damaging his vehicle 

Not wearing a helmet what else could go wrong insurance cover ect 

It's going to cost him his holiday ????

3 minutes ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

You have a point , but if a punch had not been thrown in the first place, would any of this happened?

I realize the tuk tuk driver was probably ask for ridiculous compensation for the accident, but surely remaining calm and negotiating a fair price would have been far better?

 

And the "fair price" would no doubt have escalated the moment that more Thais that came out of the woodwork to "negotiate"!