Foreigner Assaults Phuket Tuk Tuk Driver Over Fare Disagreement

[Simon1287]

1 minute ago, Goat said:

You do realise that the Brit has been arrested and in custody for a committing a violent crime?

 

And the tuk tuk driver hasnt been arrested for anything and will be joining his family for dinner.

 

And you are trying to spin this into what exactly because i havent joined your chorus of blaming the tuk tuk driver who was just working trying to make a living

The Brit got scammed, overreacted, much to the joy of the driver who will now, along with the people who arrested him have a nice payday. Are you really that naïve about what goes on in Phuket?? 

[richard_smith237]

14 minutes ago, Goat said:

36 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Its not worth anyones while even attempting to discuss any such matter with any logic...

You do realise that the Brit has been arrested and in custody for a committing a violent crime?

 

And the tuk tuk driver hasnt been arrested for anything and will be joining his family for dinner.

 

And you are trying to spin this into what exactly because i havent joined your chorus of blaming the tuk tuk driver who was just working trying to make a living

 

The only spin I have on this is againt your persistent and trollish brit bashing... if this were any other nationality the story would not register in your bigoted mind..... instead you're all over this like a dog to a whistle...   you can't help yourself. 

 

 

I want to see the part of the video where the cash was actually handed over - why was that cut from the video ???  

 

The Brit clearly behaved very poorly....      but did he react to getting ripped off or was he just being an agressive pr!ck ?

 

The only answer to that will be IF the full video ever surfaces. 

 

 

 

Edited May 1 by richard_smith237

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, Goat said:

4 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Easy when the request comes from a Phuket tuk-tuk driver, not from the police.

Colonel Khundet Na Nongkhai, Karon Police Chief, reported to the Phuket Express on Tuesday (April 30th) that Mr. Luke was apprehended at a hotel on Phi Phi Island by Koh Phi Phi and Karbi Tourist police.

 

The arrest was made following an arrest warrant issued by Phuket Kwaeng Court on charges of causing physical and mental harm to another individual.

 

The accused was moved to the Karon Police Station in Phuket. Colonel Khundet disclosed that Mr. Luke had neither made a statement nor entered a plea by press time, and declined to speak to the media.

What's all that got to do with my response to someone wrongly posting, originally, that he declined a police request for a meeting when it was the driver and his father who asked him to attend the police meeting?  Your quote above relates to when he was arrested following the warrant being issued after he'd done a runner from his hotel.

[BangkokReady]

10 minutes ago, Goat said:

You are a bit off topic. It is about another violent Brit and is all over the Thai news. It isnt hatred, it is the news.

 

Actually, the topic is your weird reply, where I asked you about Thai police siding with Thai locals in cases where the foreigner is the victim, and you going on a rant where you listed bad things that you believed British people had done in Thailand.  Completely ignoring the comment you were replying to spew racial hatred.

 

This reply is now equally unhinged, as you are suddenly back to the OP, talking as though that is what was being discussed in the comment you are now replying to, which it isn't.

 

you can't even stay focused on what is being discussed.  You just spew hatred that is not what is even being discussed in the comments you are replying to.

 

10 minutes ago, Goat said:

Thankfully the Thai police apprehended the thug and we are now all safer.

 

Safer?  Were you planning to steal his money as well?

 

10 minutes ago, Goat said:

Not so tough now is the punk?

 

Hopefully the truth will come out and the driver will face charges if he stole the Brit's money.

[Galong]

11 hours ago, save the frogs said:

...a baht bus driver makes a pittance?

Is it still a scam?

 

This is tuk tuk, not a baht bus according to the article. 

Here's a question: if these drivers are so poor and don't make much money, why do so many of them have massive stereo system, fancy lighting, and all sorts of other 'luxury' additions to their rides? Shouldn't their pittance to towards something like feeding their families and saving for the future?  Inquiring minds want to know. 😉

[transam]

Just now, Simon1287 said:

The Brit got scammed, overreacted, much to the joy of the driver who will now, along with the people who arrested him have a nice payday. Are you really that naïve about what goes on in Phuket?? 

Although I don't know, I was thinking along those lines, driver taking advantage of an inebriated passenger, which we all know happens a lot here.

The driver did it to the wrong chap this time, perhaps...😉

 

If it were a British Nun, Goat would have had her hung......😂

[richard_smith237]

4 minutes ago, Goat said:

8 minutes ago, transam said:

I wonder what "Brit" find you will post on tomorrow............🤭

Too busy tomorrow.

I will be out searching for the missus again.

 

Waste of time...  She'll run off again with a better man... (another Brit)...   

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

3 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Where was it shown that the driver accepted B100 as the fare?

 

The claim is in the article.

There is no claim that the driver "accepted the B100" (i.e. agreed that B100 was ok) in payment for the fare, just that the passenger gave that to him.

[BangkokReady]

2 hours ago, Goat said:

Why do think this is the case and where does this discrimination stem from?

 

Quote

 

"Why do we do it?

 

Like a lot of aspects of human behavior, projection comes down to self-defense. Koenig notes that projecting something you don’t like about yourself onto someone else protects you from having to acknowledge parts of yourself you don’t like.

She adds that humans tend to feel more comfortable seeing negative qualities in others rather than in themselves.

 

"Who does it?

 

“Projection does what all defense mechanisms are meant to do: keep discomfort about ourselves at bay and outside our awareness,” explains Koenig. She says the people who are most prone to projecting are those who don’t know themselves very well, even if they think they do.

People who “feel inferior and have low self-esteem” can also fall into the habit of projecting their own feelings of not being good enough onto others, adds psychologist Michael Brustein, PsyD. He points to racism and homophobia as examples of this type of projection on a broader scale.

 

On the other hand, people who can accept their failures and weaknesses — and who are comfortable reflecting on the good, bad, and ugly within — tend not to project. “They have no need, as they can tolerate recognizing or experiencing the negatives about themselves,” Koenig adds."

 

 

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

4 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

It looked as though he was wanting the full agreed amount to be paid.

 

You're seriously saying that the video begins with the driver waiting to be paid? 

No, that is not what I posted.

[Startmeup]

Why is it when a foreign person is involved in alleged wrong doing there is almost always video footage. Very confronting. The video is often cut off short at both ends, it's just enough for you to see and back up the headline allegation and form the opinion that the headline is accurate. 

Rarely so when it's a Thai wronging a foreign. You will get a still photo or maybe nothing at all. 

Exact same with the two Kiwis who "assaulted" a police officer. A nicely edited video that doesn't look good on the two chaps.

 

Oh ya for all you idiots out there, this is assault, whether it was deserved or not due to theft I dont know. There is no excuse for theft or assault in a perfect world but actions have consequences. This is not restraint like the two Kiwis were shown doing in the perfectly edited to portray one side of the story video. 
 

Edited May 1 by Startmeup

[BangkokReady]

4 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Where was it shown that the driver accepted B100 as the fare? It looked as though he was wanting the full agreed amount to be paid. 

In the few seconds of video that was shown, the driver (with the passengers hands around his throat and being slapped) didn't have much a chance to show it.

 

It says he paid it.  Who do you think he paid it to?  Was there someone else there?  🤔

[BangkokReady]

2 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

No, that is not what I posted.

 

It is.  Clearly:

 

3 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

It looked as though he was wanting the full agreed amount to be paid.

 

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

Aren't you just basically lying at this point?

"Basically", no, I am not.

[BangkokReady]

5 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"Basically", no, I am not.

 

Well, the things you're claiming aren't true.

 

How would you rather we describe it?  Untruths?  Factual errors?  Whoopsies?  Good ol' Liverpool Lou troll-abouts?

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, rwill said:

4 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

The last sentence did not report the father as saying that his son had done anything of the sort in the past. 

OK, the next to last sentence.  Or last paragraph.

Nothing in the entire article states that his son (the driver) "had done anything like this in the past"...unless you can quote it from the OP.

[Cabradelmar]

48 minutes ago, jonclark said:

Is he a friend of yours as you seem to know him very well to make such sweeping statements? 

Watch the video for yourself.

[Andre0720]

11 hours ago, save the frogs said:

 

It depends how you define scam.

It's 100 baht, not 10 000 baht.

Is it fair that you were born in a western country where you can afford to fly to thailand 3 times a year and a baht bus driver makes a pittance?

Is it still a scam?

 

Scam or theft. Pick one...

Neither has any merit whatsoever....

[Liverpool Lou]

15 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

4 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Where was it shown that the driver accepted B100 as the fare? It looked as though he was wanting the full agreed amount to be paid. 

In the few seconds of video that was shown, the driver (with the passengers hands around his throat and being slapped) didn't have much a chance to show it.

 

It says he paid it. 

Yes, it says that he paid it (to the driver, obviously), it does not say that the driver accepted B100 as enough for the, apparently agreed, fare of B400.

[Gottfrid]

1 hour ago, transam said:

Go back and read your post, it's daft, you think that folk like me are like some bloke who's come here for a cheap leg-over holiday..................🤔

I suppose your lot never do anything wrong, try thinking before you post....

No, it´s not! The Brits are making a reputation, and it´s not good. Better up! You should think before you execute lame excuses, as only a bloke here for some cheap leg-over holiday. What about the fat bloke that started to fight with the police? Was that also just a misguided tourist looking for sex and short time hotels? You know, just for you, I have included a few of the sh11ty behavior from Brits in Thailand.
 

25 minutes ago, transam said:

I wonder what "Brit" find you will post on tomorrow............🤭

Yeah, you know, it´s so easy as it pops up in the news very frequently. We don´t even have to search for it.

Brit rampage and bad behavior (Just skimming the top of the mountain)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, now you can feel free to defend your fellow country blokes. 😂😂😂

[Confuscious]

46 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

So.. you have to 'find a solution' to the problem of Thai's behaving in a less than honest manner at a point of sale...  

A few years ago, I was visiting Hong-Kong with my family and decided to take the bus to drive us to a place I wanted to visit.
The bus fare was about 30 HKD and I inserted a 50 HKD bill.
I got the tickets, but no money in return.
Asked the bus driver where my change was and he pointed at a board above the ticketing machine which said: "This machine does not return money, use exact cash money."

From that day on, I carried always some cash to pay.

I learn from my mistakes.
Paying with a 1000 baht note where a 500 baht note would suffice was my mistake.

[transam]

2 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

No, it´s not! The Brits are making a reputation, and it´s not good. Better up! You should think before you execute lame excuses, as only a bloke here for some cheap leg-over holiday. What about the fat bloke that started to fight with the police? Was that also just a misguided tourist looking for sex and short time hotels? You know, just for you, I have included a few of the sh11ty behavior from Brits in Thailand.
 

Yeah, you know, it´s so easy as it pops up in the news very frequently. We don´t even have to search for it.

Brit rampage and bad behavior (Just skimming the top of the mountain)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, now you can feel free to defend your fellow country blokes. 😂😂😂

What a waste of time...........😂

 

And you still haven't told me where your county comes in the rascal picture.........🤣

But, never mind, I didn't get that photo either, from you, now did I......

[Gottfrid]

2 minutes ago, transam said:

What a waste of time...........😂

 

And you still haven't told me where your county comes in the rascal picture.........🤣

But, never mind, I didn't get that photo either, from you, now did I......

Waste of time? You still don´t get how easy and quick it was to find that, right?
What photo? 

[transam]

Just now, Gottfrid said:

Waste of time? You still don´t get how easy and quick it was to find that, right?
What photo? 

Stand down, Gottfrid, you will get too confused...............🤔

[roo860]

2 hours ago, Iforbach said:

6 months in slammer so he gets stretched 

Please don't post your personal fantasies  🤫

[spidermike007]

6 hours ago, Confuscious said:

Don't forget that this behavior of foreigners, tourists or residents, are casting a shadow on the foreigners who are living in Thailand and maybe have a family.
This "chase on the bad foreigners" looks like a plan to make their stay in Thailand more difficult in the future by changes in the visa laws.
Seems like Thaksin is back on the track.

That could be. In general I find the government here to be quite xenophobic. But, not the people. Just the fools who run the place. 

[CANSIAM]

2 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

 

You say "A similar event", but go on to describe an event that is not similar... 🤔

Similar in the sense that it's about money disputes for services between Farangs and locals.........

[DjSilver]

Another racist arrest from yours  truly racist criminal Thai police. It is obvious that it should have been the discriminating racist scamming Thai Tuk Tuk driver that should have been arrested. 

[transam]

2 minutes ago, DjSilver said:

Another racist arrest from yours  truly racist criminal Thai police. It is obvious that it should have been the discriminating racist scamming Thai Tuk Tuk driver that should have been arrested. 

Could be....................🤗

[BangkokReady]

30 minutes ago, CANSIAM said:

Similar in the sense that it's about money disputes for services between Farangs and locals.........

 

But one sees foreigners stealing from Thais, while the more recent one appears to be a foreigner complaining of a Thai stealing from him (albeit with his fists).  The two don't seem similar, unless you are trying to make out that the recent case is also one of a foreigner stealing from Thais for some reason?