Drunken Chinese man causes chaos at Pattaya hotel, threatens to jump from balcony

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A chaotic scene unfolded at the First Pacific Hotel in Pattaya as a drunken Chinese man brought the establishment to a standstill. Perched precariously on the third-floor balcony, it seemed as though he might leap to his death.

 

The 22 year old man was in a state of distress, alleging that a taxi driver had stolen his mobile phone. However, a subsequent investigation by the police revealed that the Chinese man, Li Mingming, had simply left his phone behind in the taxi.

 

At one point, Li dangled from the balcony’s edge, gripping on by his fingertips, desperately crying out for help. Police swiftly arrived at the scene, employing a mobile aerial work platform to rescue him. Yet, in a surprising turn of events, Li managed to clamber to another balcony, evading capture.

As officers tried to reason with Li, a guide from his tour group stepped forward to assist with translation. The guide explained that Li had gone missing after consuming a substantial amount of alcohol during lunchtime.

According to Li’s account, he firmly believed that the taxi driver was the culprit behind his missing phone. He adamantly refused to descend from the balcony until his phone was returned, issuing threats to ensure its restoration.

 

by Petch Petpailin

Top Photo via Facebook/ DD ข่าวออนไลน์

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/drunk-chinese-man-rampage-in-pattaya-over-false-phone-theft-claim

 

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[toofarnorth]

Go on do us a favour and jump yer looney.

[mania]

Jeez for a phone? End your life?

Ive raised kids & seen tantrums but none came close

[redwood1]

Red Bull gives him wings....

[ezzra]

Out of 1.412 billion Chinees people in world, one less (and a loony one at that) wouldn't matter at all.

[KhunBENQ]

10 million Chinese traveling to Thailand?

If 0.01% is of similar mental disorder: 1000 psychos! Heaven help.

[JeffersLos]

More of a drop than a jump, judging by the picture. 

[JeffersLos]

2 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

If 0.01% is of similar mental disorder

Move the decimal point to the right a few places to get the data for the farangs that come here. ????

[2baht]

Fly boy!!!

[KhunBENQ]

Another recommendation for a hotel to avoid, First Pacific Hotel.

Quite well hidden between Big C Extra and Sukhumvit.

Never noticed.

[redwood1]

3rd floor jumps do not provide good odds for ending it.....

But 3rd floor jumps have very good odds for ending up in the hospital with a huge medical bill...

[KhunBENQ]

10 minutes ago, JeffersLos said:

More of a drop than a jump, judging by the picture. 

The place is about 15 floors high and he is on he 3rd.

Might have ended with broken bones/paralyzed.

(previous post a tick faster)

[spidermike007]

Anyone who threatens to jump from a balcony, should be allowed to jump. Assuming there are no people below, who could get harmed. Maybe let the cops clear the place out first, so nobody is traumatized by seeing it, and then just let him jump.

[bendejo]

"If you don't do what I want I'll jump!"

Oh wait, let me move my car, I don't want your brains on my windshield.

 

[Goat]

I think he was more than drunk.

 

Probably been injecting marijuana.

[Liverpool Lou]

32 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Another recommendation for a hotel to avoid,

Why?   

 

Isn't that statement defamatory?

[johnnybangkok]

23 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Anyone who threatens to jump from a balcony, should be allowed to jump. Assuming there are no people below, who could get harmed. Maybe let the cops clear the place out first, so nobody is traumatized by seeing it, and then just let him jump.

Or (and here's a mad thought) try and save the life of an obviously distressed person who probably will regret everything once the booze wears off.

 

Which is exactly what happened here.

[redwood1]

16 minutes ago, Goat said:

I think he was more than drunk.

 

Probably been injecting marijuana.

Yep another one of those Pattaya weed addicts....

[sammieuk1]

Xi Li wants to come home come and get him ????

[Moonlover]

49 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

3rd floor jumps do not provide good odds for ending it.....

But 3rd floor jumps have very good odds for ending up in the hospital with a huge medical bill...

Don't be so naïve. People have died falling over in the shower.

[redwood1]

Just now, Moonlover said:

Don't be so naïve. People have died falling over in the shower.

I did not say it is impossible to die from a 3rd floor jump....

I said the odds were very far from a sure thing.....

I would guess a very high number of 3rd floor jumpers have survived,....But many would be a medical mess...... 

[Mickmouse1]

1 hour ago, Goat said:

I think he was more than drunk.

 

Probably been injecting marijuana.

U R A PROF, he did inject mariLiquid lol

[Mickmouse1]

The way he manuevoured as the article stated and moved to another balcony indicates that by no means this pathetic soul was drunk. BTW, did he get his phone back? Lol

[hkt83100]

1 hour ago, bendejo said:

"If you don't do what I want I'll jump!"

Oh wait, let me move my car, I don't want your brains on my windshield.

Which brains??

[Regyai]

Perhaps if the intermediary guide could have passed him the flag-

he could have jumped 

and all the others followed him 

[mamypoko]

Falling Gong

 

[kcpattaya]

I hope he is presented with a VERY FAT invoice to pay for all ...

And deported out of Thailand.

[watchcat]

15 minutes ago, kcpattaya said:

I hope he is presented with a VERY FAT invoice to pay for all ...

And deported out of Thailand.

...and blacklisted.

[Denim]

Reminds me of ' Jump '  by Derek and Clive. Should have played that to him.

[Toby1947]

Should have jumped with a mate under each arm. Hopefully next time ????????