Drug-Crazed Man Dies After Being Beaten by Mob Following Tractor Theft in Bangkok

[bamnutsak]

2 hours ago, jvs said:

It is very sad that a thing like mob justice still exists in a country like Thailand.

 

In March 2006 a mob of "worshippers" killed a man who attacked the Erawan Shrine with a hammer.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/mar/22/mainsection.international1

 

 

By far, the most infamous case of mob justice here involved a rope, lynching, and oddly a chair or a ginormous stick.

 

Warning, graphic images.

 

https://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-news/thailand-6-october-1976-massacre-anniversary-lynching-photo-3064629/

 

 

[BangkokReady]

1 hour ago, jvs said:

He said he likes to sleep on the floor,is this culture or primitive?

 

You need to look up what primitive means before you discuss it.

[Artisi]

3 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

In a country like Thailand? Are you surprised? They mostly have a very primitive behavior. Just take sitting at the floor eating as one example.

What a stupid idea idiotic comment. 

[Georgealbert]

UPDATE

Tragic Death of Farmer in Bangkok: No Lynching Involved, Police Clarify

 

Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

A farmer from Chachoengsao driving an agricultural vehicle into Bangkok to see his family died under suspicious circumstances after a police chase on September 7, raising questions about the cause of his death. Initial rumors suggested that the man had been lynched, but police have denied these claims.

 

The incident occurred late at night when local residents and police officers from Pathumwan district attempted to stop a man identified as Banchachai, who appeared to be intoxicated and driving recklessly in an "e-tak," a four-wheeled agricultural vehicle. The man had collided with several civilian vehicles in the Pathumwan and Huamark areas. As police attempted to control the situation, the man collapsed and was later pronounced dead at a hospital. 
 

Pathumwan police officers report that they fired at the tyres of the vehicle in an attempt to stop it. When they apprehended Banchachai, they found no personal identification but discovered methamphetamine pills and a bag of crystal meth, along with drug paraphernalia. He lost consciousness shortly after his arrest and passed away while en route to the hospital. The exact cause of death remains under investigation.

 

 

 

Despite speculation of lynching, rescue workers who were on the scene reported no signs of physical assault on the deceased. Pol. Col. Pornthawee Somwong, the Huamark police chief, confirmed that the man was not a theft suspect and had driven from Chachoengsao to visit family in Bangkok. He also stated that there was no evidence of mob violence during the arrest, and the case is still under review, with CCTV footage being analyzed and witnesses questioned. Authorities are also awaiting autopsy results to determine the cause of death. 
 

Banchachai's family revealed that he had driven the vehicle from Bang Nam Priao district, Chachoengsao, to visit his wife and children in Huamark. The family collected his body from the Police General Hospital’s forensic unit and held a funeral in accordance with Islamic traditions in Bang Nam Priao. They expressed concerns over the unclear cause of death and called for further explanation from the police.

 

-- 2024-09-08
 

 

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[richard_smith237]

5 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

The incident has raised concerns over mob justice, with the police now focusing on identifying the individuals involved in the beating. CCTV footage will be reviewed to track down the participants.

 

Individuals involved / participants.... No.. Lets call a spade a spade...   Murderers who were carrying and discharging firearms in public and beating someone to death.

 

 

[Gottfrid]

2 hours ago, Artisi said:

What a stupid idea idiotic comment. 

What do you mean? Is it a stupid idea, or idiotic comment?

If any, in what way? Is it unfair to draw lines between primitive behavior and sitting eating on the floor 2024?

[stoner]

6 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

 

Who are you to judge? In your homeland  do you not occupy a comparable lower socioeconomic demographic?

 

who am i to judge ? a free living human that's who. life is full of moments where we judge each other. who are you to stand on a pedestal ?

 

no i don't occupy a comparable demographic. we are talking about poor very low educated people here. please in your next comment go on and make low brow digs about me.

 

i know personally i have never joined a mob and killed someone. 

[metisdead]

An off topic troll post has been removed.

[Patong2021]

12 hours ago, stoner said:

 

you are absolutely right i look down on those who enact mob rule and commit murder. you know the last time that happened in canada ? ya neither do i. 

 

you are 100000000 % right. 

 

now before you go off on a froth. i am not saying our culture is perfect. but we have (for the most part)moved past this kind of primitive behavior.

 

One need not  go too far back in time to see mobs run wild in Canada. The last Vancouver riot cost approx. $10 million in direct damage and policing/judiciary costs. The mob beat several people  bloody. 150+ people were hospitalized, some for lengthy periods with head injuries.  301 people arrested. The Vancouver riot prior to that featured mob fights. and similar brutal injuries.

The G20 meetings in Toronto resulted in 100+ arrests, 40+  retail shops  vandalized  and looted. The police were accused of brutality and it cost $16 million+ to settle the claims. The  Summit of the Americas protests in Quebec City featured 20,000 crazed idiots including the attempted use of a catapult to hurl objects at the police.

And who can forget the infamous Shawinigan Handshake of former PM  Chretien when  he greeted a  buffoon protester with a chokehold. The man complained that he lost his false teeth after being tossed aside by the street fighter kid from small town Quebec.

 

 

[Artisi]

12 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

What do you mean? Is it a stupid idea, or idiotic comment?

If any, in what way? Is it unfair to draw lines between primitive behavior and sitting eating on the floor 2024?

Idiotic in the extreme, seems you think the Japanese, Indians, Iranians and other Middle East cultures are primitive as well.

Easy to see who is primitive, completely devoid of any cultural understanding. 

[thesetat2013]

19 hours ago, brianthainess said:

Now arrest the whole mob, for murder, jeez what monsters, and the gun used in public against even Thai lax gun laws. And all led by an off duty Policeman.

Yes, i wonder about that also. The Op says the policeman arrived later to find the man unconscious and beaten already. I find that hard to believe that the 10 cars and motorcycles beat the cop to the scene faster leaving enough time to beat the man so badly he dies later in the hospital. Why didn't the policeman detain all present or get their names and identifications at the scene even as witnesses. Where where the other policemen he was supposed to call to assist in this? 

Something tells me this policeman did not do his job and perhaps even participated in beating this man down. At the least he sat back watching them without trying to prevent them or him from arresting the perp. There is definitely more to this story than being reported by the policeman or the news.  

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

The incident has raised concerns over mob justice, with the police now focusing on identifying the individuals involved in the beating. CCTV footage will be reviewed to track down the participants

Full pardons all round.

[Gottfrid]

1 hour ago, Artisi said:

Idiotic in the extreme, seems you think the Japanese, Indians, Iranians and other Middle East cultures are primitive as well.

Easy to see who is primitive, completely devoid of any cultural understanding. 

Yes I do. To start with, Japanese culture is both ancient as well as primitive. Iranians and middle east cultures are horrible. They are not only primitive, but also very violent. Indians, are also very much after and also kind of violent.

This has nothing to do with understanding of different cultures. Neither has it to do with acceptance of other cultures. This is my opinion.

[ujayujay]

22 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

In a country like Thailand? Are you surprised? They mostly have a very primitive behavior. Just take sitting at the floor eating as one example.

So you feel more comfortable to stay in your Homecoutry?.....bye bye

[thesetat2013]

4 minutes ago, ujayujay said:

So you feel more comfortable to stay in your Homecoutry?.....bye bye

There is rarely mob justice in the USA. About the only time you will see people band together would be when a cop shoots a black man unjustly. Then you may have protests and/or riots. But rarely if ever have I read about some criminal being caught and beaten to death/ or even shot to death by a crowd mob helping the police catch him. People are supposed to be civilized. Not find an excuse to beat down and/or kill a man so easily. 

[Artisi]

21 minutes ago, ujayujay said:

So you feel more comfortable to stay in your Homecoutry?.....bye bye

Maybe it's primative as well and possibly the reason the OP lives elsewhere. 

[thesetat2013]

18 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

UPDATE

Tragic Death of Farmer in Bangkok: No Lynching Involved, Police Clarify

 

Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

A farmer from Chachoengsao driving an agricultural vehicle into Bangkok to see his family died under suspicious circumstances after a police chase on September 7, raising questions about the cause of his death. Initial rumors suggested that the man had been lynched, but police have denied these claims.

 

The incident occurred late at night when local residents and police officers from Pathumwan district attempted to stop a man identified as Banchachai, who appeared to be intoxicated and driving recklessly in an "e-tak," a four-wheeled agricultural vehicle. The man had collided with several civilian vehicles in the Pathumwan and Huamark areas. As police attempted to control the situation, the man collapsed and was later pronounced dead at a hospital. 
 

Pathumwan police officers report that they fired at the tyres of the vehicle in an attempt to stop it. When they apprehended Banchachai, they found no personal identification but discovered methamphetamine pills and a bag of crystal meth, along with drug paraphernalia. He lost consciousness shortly after his arrest and passed away while en route to the hospital. The exact cause of death remains under investigation.

 

 

 

 

Despite speculation of lynching, rescue workers who were on the scene reported no signs of physical assault on the deceased. Pol. Col. Pornthawee Somwong, the Huamark police chief, confirmed that the man was not a theft suspect and had driven from Chachoengsao to visit family in Bangkok. He also stated that there was no evidence of mob violence during the arrest, and the case is still under review, with CCTV footage being analyzed and witnesses questioned. Authorities are also awaiting autopsy results to determine the cause of death. 
 

Banchachai's family revealed that he had driven the vehicle from Bang Nam Priao district, Chachoengsao, to visit his wife and children in Huamark. The family collected his body from the Police General Hospital’s forensic unit and held a funeral in accordance with Islamic traditions in Bang Nam Priao. They expressed concerns over the unclear cause of death and called for further explanation from the police.

 

-- 2024-09-08
 

 

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So Bangkok News is now publishing fake news but Thank God for AN finding the real story. 

[Artisi]

20 minutes ago, thesetat2013 said:

There is rarely mob justice in the USA. About the only time you will see people band together would be when a cop shoots a black man unjustly. Then you may have protests and/or riots. But rarely if ever have I read about some criminal being caught and beaten to death/ or even shot to death by a crowd mob helping the police catch him. People are supposed to be civilized. Not find an excuse to beat down and/or kill a man so easily. 

No need mob justice in the US, just leave it to individual shooters to kill-off a few hundred each year. 

[Gottfrid]

25 minutes ago, ujayujay said:

So you feel more comfortable to stay in your Homecoutry?.....bye bye

Where did I post that? Did I in anyway, even post that I have something against primitive behavior?

No, I didn´t, as long as it not turn into violence because intelligence is to low to discuss the matter.

So, here you are, in the morning, just assuming and insinuating. 

Bye bye??? Are you going somewhere?

[thesetat2013]

4 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Maybe it's primative as well and possibly the reason the OP lives elsewhere. 

Where in the world can you find stories like the one I just read where a 21 year old stabs a 64 year old woman 4 times  because she put up a fence on her property line making their passage to get home smaller? Barbaric.  https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/man-fatally-stabs-woman-over-property-boundary-dispute?utm_source=Thaiger+Daily+EN&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2024-09-09

[Gottfrid]

25 minutes ago, thesetat2013 said:

But rarely if ever have I read about some criminal being caught and beaten to death/ or even shot to death by a crowd mob helping the police catch him.

Exactly! And that is a very primitive behavior, that almost relate to the caveman bonking a woman on the head and take her home to be his wife. 😉 

[Georgealbert]

1 hour ago, thesetat2013 said:

So Bangkok News is now publishing fake news but Thank God for AN finding the real story. 

There are two very different accounts of this incident. My first story is what was initially being reported in the Thai media. The updated story was based on what the police statement said 24 hours later. If any further details are released, we will again update the story.

[steven100]

i'm not the least bit surprised by their mob bashing mentality ....

their uneducated, which means they can't think common sense, so they do as sheep do ... and just follow what he's doing.  

[Patong2021]

4 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Yes I do. To start with, Japanese culture is both ancient as well as primitive. Iranians and middle east cultures are horrible. They are not only primitive, but also very violent. Indians, are also very much after and also kind of violent.

This has nothing to do with understanding of different cultures. Neither has it to do with acceptance of other cultures. This is my opinion.

 

 

You are looking down on other cultures with the view that your "Western" culture is superior. Get real. It wasn't too long ago that mobs were lynching people of colour in the USA, and that  blackshirts roamed the streets of Europe beating people that were deemed undesirable. Today we see the mobs  on the street with their violent political protests, and often they are middle class white people,  and people who look  like Jeremy Corbyn. The recent riots in the UK and Ireland were hardly the acts of civilized people. 

Look at the groups commonly referred to as yobs, chavs, louts, trailer park trash etc. with their poor hygiene, inbreeding and ignorance, and please do not present them as any better than the people you look down on in Thailand. Look at how  disrespectful the western tourists are in  Japanese cities like Kyoto where they literally harass locals demanding photos. Do you think the mobs who attack tourists in Italy, Spain and Portugal are civilized?  Eastern Europeans are still fighting senseless wars as we see in Ukraine.

The Thai people have  nothing to learn from westerners when it comes to basic civility.

[BangkokReady]

On 9/8/2024 at 12:13 PM, bamnutsak said:

By far, the most infamous case of mob justice here involved a rope, lynching, and oddly a chair or a ginormous stick.

 

That wasn't "mob justice". They strung up a dead body.

[Gottfrid]

5 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

 

 

You are looking down on other cultures with the view that your "Western" culture is superior. Get real. It wasn't too long ago that mobs were lynching people of colour in the USA, and that  blackshirts roamed the streets of Europe beating people that were deemed undesirable. Today we see the mobs  on the street with their violent political protests, and often they are middle class white people,  and people who look  like Jeremy Corbyn. The recent riots in the UK and Ireland were hardly the acts of civilized people. 

Look at the groups commonly referred to as yobs, chavs, louts, trailer park trash etc. with their poor hygiene, inbreeding and ignorance, and please do not present them as any better than the people you look down on in Thailand. Look at how  disrespectful the western tourists are in  Japanese cities like Kyoto where they literally harass locals demanding photos. Do you think the mobs who attack tourists in Italy, Spain and Portugal are civilized?  Eastern Europeans are still fighting senseless wars as we see in Ukraine.

The Thai people have  nothing to learn from westerners when it comes to basic civility.

What are you on about? Have I said that anything of what you mention is good in other countries. Did I promote mobs not so long time ago?

The only thing I am saying, is that they many time act a live quite primitive lives. I also stand by that sitting eating on the floor, is a primitive behavior.

Just because I post that, does not mean you get to compare as I would see other things as good. I live in Thailand and this is a Thai forum. Therefore I speak about Thailand and Thais. and what people do in Thailand.

[brfsa2]

On 9/8/2024 at 9:57 AM, Gottfrid said:

In a country like Thailand? Are you surprised? They mostly have a very primitive behavior. Just take sitting at the floor eating as one example.

What a moronic and idiotic comment. you got a brain smaller than my crock.

[Gottfrid]

15 minutes ago, brfsa2 said:

What a moronic and idiotic comment. you got a brain smaller than my crock.

But, you must have a huge brain, writing such fantastic and understandable things.

[khunjeff]

So now we have two completely different versions of what happened: a man stole a tractor and was pursued and beaten to death by a mob, or he was riding his own tractor and died of natural causes or narcotics.

 

The only thing the stories have in common is that an off-duty policeman foolishly tried to shoot out the tires of the vehicle, something which Thai cops do regularly - perhaps having seen it in Hollywood movies - and apparently don't realize is dangerous and ineffective.

 

It's also perplexing to read that the cop joined the pursuit in front of the Siam Hotel, which was torn down over a decade ago, and that he couldn't catch up with an e-taek on a motorbike, even though the maximum speed of that type of vehicle is probably no more than 15km/hr.

[Stargeezr]

Local justice.  This fellow was likely a thief for a while and the locals had enough.

   Sometimes the expense of courts, jail time and police involvment can be

saved I guess.  I do not have much sympathy for any thief. I had toys stolen

when i was young, plus a few other items after i was an adult. Not every Thai person 

is rich like most expats and people who can afford to travel the world are.

  I met many nice people who do not have a lot of possessions, and i have met

many not nice rich people as well.