Belgian 80, Attacked and Robbed by Teenage Gang on Christmas Day in Pattaya

[BarBoy]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Fortunately attacks on foreigners like this are still fairly rare,

I don't think they are as rare as you paint, mike.

 

I have personally witnessed dozens of such attacks over the years.

 

Just because they don't make the papers or they haven't happened to AN members in 30/40 years of living here doesn't mean they don't happen!

[billd766]

58 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

Are you actually on this planet, nevermind in Thailand... every day we see angry Thai men being violent, usually many v one, or they will use a weapon.

And how many of those angry Thai men being violent are they, compared to the male population of Thailand?

 

is it 1%, 10%, more, less. If you can come up with some actual figures and links, I may believe you, but until then you don't seem to have any sensible answer.

 

As for actually being on this planet, I have been working and living in Thailand since 1993. How about you?

[Yagoda]

On 12/25/2024 at 6:50 AM, actonion said:

This seems to answer the question put on here earlier this week.."Do Thai's attack foreigners for no reason"?, An 80 year old  Foreign man  against  6 Thai's, I think the answer in this case is , Yes they do

Well the proper question should have been "Do Thais who arent criminals attack foreigners for no reason"

[MalcolmB]

On 12/25/2024 at 6:50 AM, actonion said:

This seems to answer the question put on here earlier this week.."Do Thai's attack foreigners for no reason"?, An 80 year old  Foreign man  against  6 Thai's, I think the answer in this case is , Yes they do

Who said they were Thai?

 

Probably Burmese or Cambodians.

 

There is two sides to every story.

[dddave]

12 minutes ago, bendejo said:

 

Many moons ago (maybe 2003?) when staying in Pattaya several girls warned me to avoid those quiet sois that connect off Beach Rd "the boy hit your head!"  I was hearing this several times a week, I figured there must be something to it.  No great detour in avoiding them.  

 

 

More than 10 years ago I remember a particular instance where a group of Thai guys drinking on the beach after midnight followed a drunk Westerner up Soi 10 and rolled him, beating him so severely that he died.  

[BarBoy]

1 minute ago, MalcolmB said:

Who said they were Thai?

 

Probably Burmese or Cambodians.

 

There is two sides to every story.

Congratulations Malcolm, you have just reached a new level of stupidity!

[BarBoy]

1 minute ago, dddave said:

More than 10 years ago I remember a particular instance where a group of Thai guys drinking on the beach after midnight followed a drunk Westerner up Soi 10 and rolled him, beating him so severely that he died.  

Happens a lot, sadly.

 

Especially in the Tourist ghettos.

[Will B Good]

2 minutes ago, BarBoy said:

Congratulations Malcolm, you have just reached a new level of stupidity!

 

Frightened he's catching you up?

[BarBoy]

15 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

There is two sides to every story.

...It's there are two sides to every story.

[connda]

He's lucky to be alive.

[MalcolmB]

20 hours ago, billd766 said:

The answer is, no they don't.

 

The majority of Thai mwn don't do that.

 

A very small minority of Thai's do, and that is usually blown way out of proportion by the press and the social media.

They didn’t look Thai to me.

[MalcolmB]

10 minutes ago, BarBoy said:

Happens a lot, sadly.

 

Especially in the Tourist ghettos.

Are you scared?

[Captain Flack]

A number of pointless off topic, trolling and bickering comments have been removed. Any more and expect a Christmas posting holiday.

[Scouse123]

56 minutes ago, billd766 said:

So six Thai teenagers out of some 34 million Thai men were involved and it made the Thai press.

 

If it were an elderly Thai it would still have made the Thai press but we may not even hear about it.

 

What about if it were an alien from Mars. Would that make the news.

 

The problem with whataboutery is that it is merely speculation and not facts.

 

 

And the problem you have is downplaying such behaviour and defending locals, when their behaviour doesn't warrant defending.

[sherwood]

6 hours ago, SiSePuede419 said:

Out for an intoxicated walk at Midnight?

Am I reading this correctly?

Hmmm.

That doesn't sound wise for an 80 year old.

Truth is if he had taken a taxi or Grab home from his Xmas party we wouldn't be having this discussion now. 😆

Most idiotic comment I have seen to date.

Struth!

[ChipButty]

Another Belgium got mugged in Phuket for 600 euros, by a couple of ladyboys, 

[Ironmike]

I remember not long ago the article on this site telling us all that Pattaya is a great place to take the family too,,,,,, yeah right it's always been a cesspool and always will be 80 year old getting beaten up, Australian tourist attacked by taxi and cleaver, some fat pig women from England having sex in public,,, And that is only in the last 2 days,,, I went there 40years ago will never return total dump

[harryviking]

This seems to be increasing. Cowardly attacking an 80 year old man. Cowards that should be jailed for life. Who need these thugs roaming the streets?? SCUM!

[billd766]

1 hour ago, Scouse123 said:

 

 

And the problem you have is downplaying such behaviour and defending locals, when their behaviour doesn't warrant defending.

I DON'T have a problem, though you might have.

 

All I read is that MOST Thai men attack farangs which is quite untrue.

 

Nobody has come up with a figure or a % of how many Thai men attack farangs. So if YOU can come up with that number and post it with the link as to where it came from, then I might believe you.

 

Until that point you are wasting your time and mine. 

 

There are about 34 million Thai male ranging from babies to seniors, so how many of those 34 million people actually DO attack farangs?

 

According to some posters the attackers may not even be Thai people.

 

This is a problem with jumping the gun with not enough information to go on.

[RSD1]

Nearly killed the man in the so-called "Land of Smiles."

This is beyond brutal and inhumane. The thought that a group of unprovoked teenagers in Thailand would stab an elderly foreigner nearly to death just for a bit of cash is beyond comprehension.

It's disturbingly reminiscent of the dark era in the United States during the late 1970s and early 1980s, when elderly people were regularly mugged, stabbed and often killed in major cities for the small amount of money in their wallets.

 

An incident of this severity in Pattaya raises serious questions about whether it even remains a safe destination for retirees.

 

It also prompts a deeper reflection on whether there's something fundamentally broken in the fabric of society and on a wider scale when teenagers resort to such savage acts.

[J Branche]

Can't the hold the parents responsible for this behavior?  I thought I remember a few stories a couple months back about Police charging the Parents.

 

Definitely not acceptable.  I guess a group of us need to meet with the Mayor and some leaders of the Police to let them know this should not continue.

 

Seems to be teen related events hitting the news.  Did Police scare them away from Bali Hai pier area and now they have moved elsewhere to continue to cause problems?

[RSD1]

1 minute ago, J Branche said:

I guess a group of us need to meet with the Mayor and some leaders of the Police to let them know this should not continue.

Pointless. They already know this. It won't change anything if teenagers aren't scared or deterred by the perceived consequences of such acts.

[G_Money]

3 hours ago, bendejo said:

 

Many moons ago (maybe 2003?) when staying in Pattaya several girls warned me to avoid those quiet sois that connect off Beach Rd "the boy hit your head!"  I was hearing this several times a week, I figured there must be something to it.  No great detour in avoiding them.  

 

 

I have heard the same.

 

Working girls get targeted too late night either walking or on their motorbike being surrounded by motorbike thugs on the darker quiter soi’s.  
 

They know many are cashed up heading home.

 

 

[Puccini]

4 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

As cited above:

 

 

 

 

Thank you for posting the link.

[Sid Bream]

Cowards.

[Jonathan Swift]

Poor guy. Going home to bed at midnight. Is Pattaya turning into America? Sounds like a bunch of cowardly predators had their eye on the old guy as a frail and easy target. 

[Scouse123]

2 hours ago, billd766 said:

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According to some posters the attackers may not even be Thai people.

 

 

 

Dream on with your nonsense.

 

It just shows the sheer rubbish you like to spout on here.

 

Here's your link, by the way.

 

 

 

 

[Scouse123]

2 hours ago, billd766 said:

I DON'T have a problem, though you might have.

 

All I read is that MOST Thai men attack farangs which is quite untrue.

 

Nobody has come up with a figure or a % of how many Thai men attack farangs. So if YOU can come up with that number and post it with the link as to where it came from, then I might believe you.

 

Until that point you are wasting your time and mine. 

 

There are about 34 million Thai male ranging from babies to seniors, so how many of those 34 million people actually DO attack farangs?

 

According to some posters the attackers may not even be Thai people.

 

This is a problem with jumping the gun with not enough information to go on.

 

 

You want to talk about national statistics as opposed to a vicious incident that has occurred against an 80-year-old defenceless man.

 

The thread is about a cowardly attack by young THAI thugs, another point you did not wish to accept, as though the culprits flew in from Timbuktu.

 

[richard_smith237]

4 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Who said they were Thai?

 

Probably Burmese or Cambodians.

 

There is two sides to every story.

 

Unbelievable...   

 

You also forgot to victim blame and suggest that the 80 year old must have done something to warrant such an attack....  

[Seppius]

Poor chap, would not be surprised if there was some connection to the attackers, bet they will catch them quickly