Public anger boils over in protests in Phuket against Swiss man Mr Uli and private beaches

[ravip]

29 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

 

 

Some of us choose not to walk around pretending we have gone native. 

 

We don't swallow the old chestnut that all Thais are wonderful and we should be so grateful to stay in this amazing place where all is well, and those nasty foreigners commit all the sins and should be deported for blowing their nose.

 

Some of us have contributed plenty over many years and don't feel the need to broadcast all we have done to assist in various ways, quietly.

 

Some of us look at the reality of where we are and not the rose-coloured glasses impression, others would like us to have.

 

Thailand is not unique in allowing foreigners to reside here who obey the law, and fulfil their retirement visa extension criteria. Many countries allow it.

 

Plenty of Thais living in the UK, EU, USA and other places where the natives are not screaming ' Deport and blacklist him ' for the slightest infraction a Thai makes in our countries.

 

As it happens a great deal of this bleating, screaming the hysterical old cliche of ' Deport and Blacklist him 'eyebrow-raising and tut-tutting seems to come from the usual suspects on this board.

 

Agree to all of the 'some of us'.

 

Even after doing ALL THAT, you cannot justify kicking a stranger in anyway - no, nothing can justify that.

 

How many millions of Baht should a 'foreigner' dump to be eligible to kick every one around?

 

Plenty of Thais living in the UK, EU, USA - how do you think it will be if they start kicking strangers in the UK, EU, USA? Would they be given a medal or some special status?

[bamnutsak]

The villagers are definitely getting restless, and they want a head on a pike.

 

Even the National Police Chief is commenting on this "case". He has ordered the CIB to fully investigate "David the Swissman".

 

Seems like there is a lot of animosity towards foreigners and tourists busting loose.

 

The amount of focus on this one case seems way out of proportion.

 

 

[yankee99]

1 hour ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

I wonder if Swiss guy is deported, or made to leave the island in fear of his life, who will look after and pay for 15 elephants?

 

Going to get expensive, however I suspect the elephants will be the biggest losers here.

 

The country's national animal indeed. 

According to the news all elephants were/are rented except for one.

 

2500 baht for adults 1000 for kids to see them 

 

[roo860]

13 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Is anyone organising a candlelit vigil on those steps? Asking for a friend.....

 

[roo860]

1 minute ago, yankee99 said:

According to the news all elephants were/are rented except for one.

 

2500 baht for adults 1000 for kids to see them 

 

Apparently alot of his donations came from overseas for his so-called 'sanctuary '.

[ravip]

5 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

The villagers are definitely getting restless, and they want a head on a pike.

 

Even the National Police Chief is commenting on this "case". He has ordered the CIB to fully investigate "David the Swissman".

 

Seems like there is a lot of animosity towards foreigners and tourists busting loose.

 

The amount of focus on this one case seems way out of proportion.

 

 

Seems like there is a lot of animosity towards foreigners and tourists busting loose. - Absolutely! With scum like these,  and their sympathisers... many heads will be on pikes at this rate.

[zzzzz]

the DRs father, who is well respected Dr, was on channel 3 last Friday giving his voice to what the PM is doing about the problems in Phuket>
Is daughter being assaulted and the swiss guys wife threaten his daughter  she could have her shot and the police involvement, the take over of the chair rentals by Russians at Karon beach, the closure of Freedom beach, the smell of weed just about anywhere tourists are, the congestion on the roads, the Russian and French speaking arabs running amok on motorcycles and on and on

Phuket had its chance in 2004 after the tsunami when few tourists were around and in 2022 when covid hit but they did Nothing to change things>

Corruption is alive and doing fine in Phuket

[Banana7]

This is a perfect example of what happens when the Police don't enforce the laws for years. Are the police responsible for ensuring there is no encroachment on public beaches and other public lands? They were sure quick to tell the doctor about trespassing on private property yet it was public property. I imagine there are lots of other areas in Phuket where there is encroachment. 

 

The Phuket police should be reprimanded for the lax enforcement of property laws.

[bristolgeoff]

He should know that is a wrong thing here,payback maybe a bitch on him very soon.Stupid man 

[Scouse123]

19 minutes ago, ravip said:

Agree to all of the 'some of us'.

 

Even after doing ALL THAT, you cannot justify kicking a stranger in anyway - no, nothing can justify that.

 

How many millions of Baht should a 'foreigner' dump to be eligible to kick every one around?

 

Plenty of Thais living in the UK, EU, USA - how do you think it will be if they start kicking strangers in the UK, EU, USA? Would they be given a medal or some special status?

 

 

I never said for one minute he was justified nor that he shouldn't be punished, he should.

[John Drake]

6 hours ago, wealthychef said:

 

The only reason this is getting attention is that the Thai victims were themselves upper class educated Thais.  If they had been poor they also would have been ignored.  It's not about race, it's about class.  It's always about rich vs. poor, because the rich generally have little to no sympathy for poor people.  https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/rich-less-empathetic-than-poor-study-says.html

 

If this had been Chinese, the Chinese embassy would have gone nuclear.

[Mr Meeseeks]

40 minutes ago, charleskerins said:

there is a video   he is guilty as charged by the young lady

 

The court case has already been decided?

 

From what I saw, the video is inconclusive about the kick. Foul language and a foot being used for sure, but not much of a kick as alleged.

[Mr Meeseeks]

30 minutes ago, ravip said:

Seems like there is a lot of animosity towards foreigners and tourists busting loose. - Absolutely! With scum like these,  and their sympathisers... many heads will be on pikes at this rate.

 

Yours too maybe, as you are also a foreigner.

[John Drake]

5 hours ago, vinny41 said:

I would have thought if he accidently tripped and his foot hit the doctor's back

that the audio would have him apologizing  to the doctor for being clumsy instead the audio states Get the F**K Off here

https://thethaiger.com/news/national/beach-blunder-swiss-man-and-wife-regret-assaulting-thai-doctor-in-phuket-video

 

That is pretty damning. No wiggle room for a "misunderstanding" or "accident" at all.

[ravip]

2 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

 

Yours too maybe, as you are also a foreigner.

Of course!  There should be no exceptions.

[Mr Meeseeks]

36 minutes ago, yankee99 said:

According to the news all elephants were/are rented except for one.

 

2500 baht for adults 1000 for kids to see them 

 

 

The elephant sanctuary is 100% legal and he had permits for all the animals. Doesn't sound as if they are rented to me.

 

Regardless, they still need to be paid for and kept. What will happen to them now? Who will pay to feed and take care of them?

 

What will happen to his staff also? They will all be out of work and receiving no salary.

 

All the people calling for his deportation won't stick a single Baht in to help. Doubt any of this even occurred to them in their faux outrage.

[John Drake]

2 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

This Swiss guy looks to be in trouble yet again!

 

https://www.thephuketnews.com/swiss-expat-fehr-in-ambulance-obstruction-case-91475.php?fbclid=IwAR0lAI69U-yDFch3kvz7YOT9V0cVq4HRXJqYC41PqyuQRcwzXmbV_bmz6yc

 

This events described in the newspaper are frightening. Sooner or later he's going to hurt somebody seriously.

[John Drake]

1 hour ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

 

 

IMO, we are not being told the full truth of what happened during that incident.

 

There is definitely a very minor road rage incident, but we only have one side of the story.

 

The Swiss guy apologised, but the ambulance driver is the one being charged under the computer crimes act for posting the story online.

 

The article refers to a couple of apologies that were "not sincere." Swiss guy "stormed" out of the police station. Had to be calmed down by a senior officer, before coming back in and making another insincere apology. 

[josephbloggs]

55 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

 

The elephant sanctuary is 100% legal and he had permits for all the animals. Doesn't sound as if they are rented to me.

 

Regardless, they still need to be paid for and kept. What will happen to them now? Who will pay to feed and take care of them?

 

What will happen to his staff also? They will all be out of work and receiving no salary.

 

All the people calling for his deportation won't stick a single Baht in to help. Doubt any of this even occurred to them in their faux outrage.

Faux outrage over the poor elephants? And exaggerating the "what if" scenario much?

To be fair, TripAdvisor and Google Reviews for his "sanctuary" are extremely positive and it seems the animals are well cared for. But do you think he cares for them himself? Does he get up every morning to feed them, clean them etc?  Does he go and wave at his guests? It doesn't seem to me he has a very kind or service mind. If the bully gets deported (unlikely) the "sanctuary" will still exist, tourists will still pile in as it is very highly ranked, he'll still make a ton of money from it.. The elephants are going to be just fine, don't you worry your socks about it. But thanks for your faux concern.

[Ajarnbrian]

3 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

Are you seriously suggesting that people should be deported for being "arrogant"    In that case they would do well to start with   people who use a word like "ajarn" in their user name.  Who on earth told you that would be a good Idea, 

Try reading beyond the opening word. I have never said people should be deported just for being arrogant. But misbehaviour from a minority of foreigners in Thailand is not welcomed by Thai people. And a refusal to give a genuine apology does not help.

[ChipButty]

I bet his neighbours are not to happy all their property is being inspected, over 500 people outside his house that could have turned nasty I hope there was enough police to patrol them, Mob rule, 

Now go and demonstrate against the Russians buying up all your land and properties, Thais will not own anything soon, 

[off road pat]

10 hours ago, geisha said:

Frankly, Thailand and especially Phuket deserves a big clean up. Whether Thai or foreign construction companies/ investors, Phuket and its once paradise beaches are being destroyed. Too many crooks , thieves and scammers , druggies and good for nothings. Ugly cheaply built condos everywhere, and Villa ghettos.  They have had free range, if ever a crackdown was needed , it’s now , and it’s on Phuket.  Local authorities, government , do the right thing, do your job. 

Hm,...Look at it this way, if Phuket and Pattaya attract all those dodgy ill intentioned people ?,....it is good that they are concentrated there in Sodom & Gomorrah and leave the rest of Thailand Alone,...plenty of beautiful, wonderful, peaceful places around,...

[Nemises]

2 hours ago, Dexxter said:

Yes, I know where it is and no, I won't tell you.

You don’t know 💩. I checked your profile, you live in Nakon nowhere…where you belong 🤣

[ChipButty]

9 minutes ago, off road pat said:

Hm,...Look at it this way, if Phuket and Pattaya attract all those dodgy ill intentioned people ?,....it is good that they are concentrated there in Sodom & Gomorrah and leave the rest of Thailand Alone,...plenty of beautiful, wonderful, peaceful places around,...

People are moving off the island I know of 2 guys one moved last week and the other is going next month, 

[Rhys]

.... It will be Brother Somchai to visit this Swiss DH and his squeeze in the middle of the night.

[Digitalbanana]

8 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

People are moving off the island I know of 2 guys one moved last week and the other is going next month, 

I left 25 years ago if that helps.

[barrybike]

This news has gone viral , it’s big talk throughout the whole country , they will have to set an example of this guys behaviour , deportation at the minimum or a huge fine with some  jail time 

[cardinalblue]

If the journalists can't get the correct information of whether she is a doctor or a student. I wonder if the writers themselves are professional journalists or free lancers

 

He has legal standing until he doesn't

 

I wonder what % of protesters have a level of education beyond M2?....Sounds like the equivalence of MAGA members  

[zzzzz]

his extension is up for renewal the 13th>
what are the chances it will be denied???   55555

[zzzzz]

his extension is up for renewal the 13th>
what are the chances it will be denied???   55555
He said on channel 3 he had no big cop friend's<  than thye pulled out photos of him at his BD party with the tops cops at Thalang    

Big police is down form Bangkok now to try and sort it all out