Verbal abuse of Singaporean tourist leads to Phuket van driver being fined 1,000 baht

[snoop1130]

 

In a show of justice for tourists in Phuket, a 47 year old van driver who verbally abused a tourist last Sunday has been legally reprimanded. The driver was imposed with a fine of 1,000 baht by the local court for frightening others with the use of threat (intimidation).

 

In an online statement, Phuket Provincial Police revealed that the driver, Poramet, met his charge of causing terror by threats head-on and confessed in court. According to Section 78 of the Criminal Code, as relayed by the police, his straightforward confession helped him cut his sentence by half. However, it remains unclear whether the fine of 1,000 baht was imposed before or after this reduction in his punishment.

 

Interestingly, the police did not refer to Poramet by his name in their official statement, but simply as “Mr Boy,” claiming this was an intentional measure to avoid revealing his identity. The police statement reveals that Poramet had a verbal spat tussle with Faris Bin Abdulkadir, a 35 year old Singaporean tourist, on the bustling Ratsada Road in Phuket Town last Sunday. This altercation took place in front of a local coffee shop, reported The Phuket News.

 

Abdulkadir was travelling with 10 other passengers from the Pack-Up Hotel in Krabi to Phuket in Poramet’s van. Requesting a drop-off at the Grand Supicha City Hotel, where he had secured a reservation, Abdulkadir was met with Poramet’s refusal.

 

By Mitch Connor

Caption: Photo courtesy of The Phuket News

 

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Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/phuket-van-driver-fined-b1000-after-verbal-spat-with-singaporean-tourist

 

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[Mavideol]

a 1,000 baht fine  555 it's joke!!!, ask the guy to pay at least 10 K that will make  him thing twice before doing it again

[Yorkshire Tea]

Nowt wrong with a bit of verbal abuse.  Better than using an iron bar ????

[bignok]

Drivers are underpaid and over worked. 

[stoner]

1 minute ago, bignok said:

Drivers are underpaid and over worked. 

maybe get a different job that isn't as stressful.

Edited July 5, 2023 by stoner

[bignok]

6 minutes ago, stoner said:

maybe get a different job that isn't as stressful.

So who drives the vans then? Robots?

[richard_smith237]

1000 Baht for attempted murder... hmm......   

 

[stoner]

Just now, bignok said:

So who drives the vans then? Robots?

no one. let the companies feel the pain. let them go out of business for the greed and unfair business practices. 

[bignok]

3 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

1000 Baht for attempted murder... hmm......   

 

Verbal abuse not attempted murder

[StayinThailand2much]

7 minutes ago, bignok said:

So who drives the vans then? Robots?

Immigrants from neighbouring countries, who speak English. 

[eisfeld]

7 minutes ago, bignok said:

Verbal abuse not attempted murder

This is the same story as in this other thread where the driver tried to hit the tourist with an iron bar in the head. For some reason this fact has now disappeared from the story and no charges related to it were reported even though there is video evidence.

 

 

[eisfeld]

Hate to be right but when it was first reported...

  

On 7/3/2023 at 1:45 PM, eisfeld said:

The problem is the punishments for wrongdoing are a joke. This case here is attempted murder. Throw him in jail. But what will happen is he'll be fined 1000 baht as mentioned in the article. Boohoo just means he'll need to scam a few more passangers.

 

[bignok]

Threatening

So didnt actually do it

[eisfeld]

2 minutes ago, bignok said:

Threatening

So didnt actually do it

Quote

The driver then approaches the foreigner with an iron bar in his hand and attempts to strike the foreigner on the head. The foreign victim avoided the blow and tried to walk away from the driver.

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

7 minutes ago, eisfeld said:

This is the same story as in this other thread where the driver tried to hit the tourist with an iron bar in the head. For some reason this fact has now disappeared from the story and no charges related to it were reported even though there is video evidence.

The latest report perhaps "cleaned up" to help preserve Thailand's reputation as a supposedly tourist-friendly haven....

 

Obviously, it should have been Faris's Day Off... ????

 

 

[Liverpool Lou]

34 minutes ago, bignok said:

41 minutes ago, stoner said:

maybe get a different job that isn't as stressful.

So who drives the vans then? Robots?

Those currently driving the vans are not the only people who could do the job, robots are not required.

[Liverpool Lou]

34 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

1000 Baht for attempted murder... hmm......   

That would be terrible if that was what actually happened.  It wasn't.  Hmmm...

[richard_smith237]

30 minutes ago, bignok said:

34 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

1000 Baht for attempted murder... hmm......   

 

Verbal abuse not attempted murder

Swinging an Iron bar at someones head is a bit more than 'verbal abuse'... 

 

In yesterdays news...  (of the same incident) - link pasted below, the Driver swung an iron bar the Singaporean managed to 'dodge'... 

 

The 'incident' has been polished to allow the driver to get away with a more serious crime. Utterly useless policing, they are simply too lazy to file stronger charges. 

 

 

Quote below is from the Link below: 

Quote

The driver then approaches the foreigner with an iron bar in his hand and attempts to strike the foreigner on the head. The foreign victim avoided the blow and tried to walk away from the driver. The driver followed the foreigner and continued to threaten him.

 

[richard_smith237]

4 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

40 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

1000 Baht for attempted murder... hmm......   

That would be terrible if that was what actually happened.  It wasn't.  Hmmm...

 

Read the news story of the same event - Link posted in the post above. 

 

The driver swung an iron bar at the Singaporeans head....    Has the story now changed ??... No Iron bar ?... just a verbal confrontation ?

 

 

[stevenl]

Hardly a consolation, and we'll never hear anything about it, but the case has been referred to the Krabi Land transportation office.

[eisfeld]

1 hour ago, stevenl said:

Hardly a consolation, and we'll never hear anything about it, but the case has been referred to the Krabi Land transportation office.

I assume because that's where the driver got his public transport license from. Hope he will be suspended for a very long time but wouldn't hold my breath for it.

[sikishrory]

10 hours ago, stoner said:

no one. let the companies feel the pain. let them go out of business for the greed and unfair business practices. 

All for it. Yet they felt a lot of pain during covid. If you remember - woe is me, no farang, no job, no food.

No life skills whatsoever.

Did they learn anything?

It was a great opportunity for them to appreciate the tourists that they rely onto survive and fix a lot of problems with the system. Yet the moment tourists returned so did stories of overcharging at the airport.

Now we're back to getting attacked with iron bars.

 

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

In a show of justice for tourists in Phuket, a 47 year old van driver who verbally abused a tourist last Sunday has been legally reprimanded. The driver was imposed with a fine of 1,000 baht by the local court for frightening others with the use of threat (intimidation).

Pathetic.

[Aussie999]

11 hours ago, bignok said:

So who drives the vans then? Robots?

Your comment makes no sense.

[hotchilli]

11 hours ago, bignok said:

Drivers are underpaid and over worked. 

So that gives them the right to verbally abuse people?

[Classic Ray]

Unfortunately the Thai justice system cannot be compared with the West. Crimes are judged entirely differently, with monetary compensation or social position being taken into consideration more than the effect on the victim. Standards of investigation are low and try to avoid court appearances.

[Sig]

At the VERY LEAST this driver should be arrested, fined (much more heavily), fired from his job, and blacklisted from working alone with the public. The man is obviously a menace to society. Going off into a tirade and threatening (or allegedly even taking a swing at someone's head) with an iron bar!? Regardless of whether or not that tourist said something offensive or not, this driver needs to go away and not come back.
Obviously, nothing remotely close to justice will happen. So unbelievably absurd that the article would say this pitiful 1,000 baht fine is a "show of justice for tourists"! OMG..... I think "justice" needs a redefinition for some people.

Edited July 6, 2023 by Sig
for clarity

[Sig]

16 minutes ago, Classic Ray said:

Unfortunately the Thai justice system cannot be compared with the West. Crimes are judged entirely differently, with monetary compensation or social position being taken into consideration more than the effect on the victim. Standards of investigation are low and try to avoid court appearances.

Yes, I'm all for avoiding the court system! Anyone with an iota of knowledge of what goes on in America knows all too well how insane that gets. But when somebody's life gets physically threatened... any society, I would think, should take that quite seriously. Docking somebody a days wage, or so, for such a egregious crime, surely couldn't appear reasonable to the average person, could it!??? Does anyone ever think how they'd feel about it if that were their mother being attacked? It appears not....

[watchcat]

1 hour ago, sikishrory said:

All for it. Yet they felt a lot of pain during covid. If you remember - woe is me, no farang, no job, no food.

No life skills whatsoever.

Did they learn anything?

It was a great opportunity for them to appreciate the tourists that they rely onto survive and fix a lot of problems with the system. Yet the moment tourists returned so did stories of overcharging at the airport.

Now we're back to getting attacked with iron bars.

 

Well-put.

[bignok]

22 minutes ago, Sig said:

At the VERY LEAST this driver should be arrested, fined (much more heavily), fired from his job, and blacklisted from working alone with the public. The man is obviously a menace to society. Going off into a tirade and threatening (or allegedly even taking a swing at someone's head) with an iron bar!? Regardless of whether or not that tourist said something offensive or not, this driver needs to go away and not come back.
Obviously, nothing remotely close to justice will happen. So unbelievably absurd that the article would say this pitiful 1,000 baht fine is a "show of justice for tourists"! OMG..... I think "justice" needs a redefinition for some people.

The Singapore guy should have paid the extra 100 baht. Or just got out if vehicle and walked.