Pattaya Taxi Drivers Apologize to Couple After Misunderstanding Leading to Physical Assault

[webfact]

 

Pattaya — Taxi drivers in Pattaya apologized to a Thai couple after attacking them on Walking Street because they thought the couple were ride-hailing drivers.

 

On October 29th, Mr. Sathit Ruenjit, the 41-year-old victim, and Mr. Pranot Ketthong, the 48-year-old representative of the Pattaya taxi drivers, met at the Pattaya Police Station to settle the dispute which happened a day earlier.

 

During the incident, Mr. Sathit was waiting for his girlfriend on a motorbike on Walking Street. He was then approached by a group of taxi drivers who tried to chase him away due to misunderstanding that Mr. Sathit worked for a ride-sharing application.

 

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2023-10-31

 

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[champers]

All those involved in the assault should have been obliged to turn up to apologise. The ensuing loss of earnings would have hit them in the pocket and helped them learn some self control.

[Kenchamp]

Absolute tosh. Somebody with connections didn't want any prosecutions here and so there wern't any

[CanadaSam]

So, the Gov't did not learn about the value of loss of tourists from the Mall shooting.

 

And can not seem to realize the value of lost tourists from endless violence by Win drivers in full view of tourists from all nations.

 

The day is soon coming when all we will hear at the Thai airports are crickets! 

[digger70]

Misunderstanding, My Foot  Just Taxi Mafia think they can rule the city.

Lock them up and Ban them from Driving for Life.

If they keep driving Lock them up Again.

[spidermike007]

The taxi mafia's have always been more powerful than the police and the army. In 9 years the army was never able to reign them in. Nobody has ever had the willingness to stand up to these cretin mafias. 

[tomazbodner]

Double post

[tomazbodner]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

He was then approached by a group of taxi drivers who tried to chase him away due to misunderstanding that Mr. Sathit worked for a ride-sharing application.

 

So if he was a Grab/Bolt driver, it would have been OK to assault him?

[Watchit]

34 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

 

So if he was a Grab/Bolt driver, it would have been OK to assault him?

Well yes, if he rode like most of them do then a good hiding would be in order

[Confuscious]

What a load of CROC .....
Apoligize to the imates in jail and spend a month behind bars.
Next time, double the sentence.

[ujayujay]

Sack the Taxi Drivers Lizenz for 6 Months will help more

[observer90210]

A new "misunderstanding" that will lead to an "inactive post " ? 😁

[mikebell]

13 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

The taxi mafia's have always been more powerful than the police and the army. In 9 years the army was never able to reign them in. Nobody has ever had the willingness to stand up to these cretin mafias. 

The taxi mafia pay the police protection money; why do you think there are no working taxi-meters in Pattaya?

[Lucky Bones]

14 hours ago, digger70 said:

Misunderstanding, My Foot  Just Taxi Mafia think they can rule the city.

Lock them up and Ban them from Driving for Life.

If they keep driving Lock them up Again.

Who is going to lock them up?

The RTP make a fortune of tea money from taxi mafia.🙃🙃

[digger70]

2 hours ago, Lucky Bones said:

Who is going to lock them up?

The RTP make a fortune of tea money from taxi mafia.🙃🙃

Yea ,That just shows there's No Law if it isn't  Forced to being Upheld and Policed .

[The Theory]

On 10/30/2023 at 6:45 PM, webfact said:

misunderstanding

Right 😆🤣

[papa al]

cops in US kill > 1000/ year

[chickenslegs]

6 minutes ago, papa al said:

cops in US kill > 1000/ year

1,000 taxi drivers, or 1,000 guys waiting to pick up their gf?

Otherwise, how is this relevant to the topic?

[bob smith]

20 minutes ago, papa al said:

cops in US kill > 1000/ year

What the hell has this got to do with the US?

[richard_smith237]

On 10/31/2023 at 6:40 PM, spidermike007 said:

The taxi mafia's have always been more powerful than the police and the army. In 9 years the army was never able to reign them in. Nobody has ever had the willingness to stand up to these cretin mafias. 

 

I have long suspected that this is because these cretinous-vermin don't actually have any actual impact on those in positions to do something about them.

Ergo... those in positions to do something about this don't because they simply can't be bothered.

... those in positions to do something have their own transport and don't care about drink driving etc or have a driver.

 

The underlying 'scratch the surface' reality here is that these issues don't impact anyone other than the poor or tourists and no one really cares about them....  

 

... that is, until the next embarrassing headline where there will be a 'crack-down' a 'photo-op' an 'announcement by a public figure' and most certainly absolutely no change whatsoever. 

 

 

 

[richard_smith237]

On 10/31/2023 at 6:55 PM, tomazbodner said:

On 10/31/2023 at 8:45 AM, webfact said:

He was then approached by a group of taxi drivers who tried to chase him away due to misunderstanding that Mr. Sathit worked for a ride-sharing application.

 

So if he was a Grab/Bolt driver, it would have been OK to assault him?

 

Exactly...     

 

Not a completely dissimilar issue occurred in Phuket when a Western lady (who lives there) picked up her visiting friend from a hotel...  the Taxi' blocked the entrance to prevent her from leaving the hotel with her friend because they said the friend should be taking taxi's.

It turns out the lady was the Wife of an Hon Council in Phuket (I forget which Nation)... 

 

For decades the taxi cretins have been getting away with this behavior.