Bangkok Taxi Driver Slashes Passenger's Face in Violent Attack

[kwaussie]

There is never an excuse for extreme violence, the taxi driver should have said I'm done taxi driving I'm going back to the rice farm. 

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, MikeandDow said:

That is your opinion !!! it will be up to the courts !  and hopfully a stiff sentence will be given !!!!, Tourist "Be aware" another Thai nut job !!

Probably a fine, a suspended sentence, the transport ministry will do nothing and he'll be back driving next week.

[loong]

18 hours ago, Highball said:

It's just the poors lol bickering

 

Can you translate this to English please.

[Lampang2]

500B and a wai. 

Case closed. 

 

[Gobbler]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

They subdued the taxi driver until police arrived and escorted all parties involved to the police station for further questioning.

 

Does this mean the man with the slashed face had to go, too? Animals.  Did the Taxi Driver give a super Wei and order Grab for dinner? 

 

 

[Deez]

19 hours ago, Highball said:

The cops should randomly pull taxis over and check for weapons.

 

Very common knowledge drivers carry all sorts of weapons. Iron bars come quickly to mind.

 

Don't ask why all these incidents involve taxis and not Grab vehicles 😳😉

Asking Thai police to be proactive is wishful thinking.

[1happykamper]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

with calls for stricter measures and swifter action from authorities to prevent similar occurrences.

It starts with everyone acting responsibly and acting like adults. Thai have this saving face BS wrapped around them. The simple truth is that Thai have the emotional maturity of a 7 year old kid. If Thai don't get their way they act out and often get very violent. Still a partly barbaric society. 

 

Another comment was that these incidents give thailand a bad name. I suspect they are eluding to how it affects cash in their pockets from tourist income. It should be about ethics, maturity and taking responsibility. Thai always deflect the truth! 

[Mr Meeseeks]

10 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

Start revoking licenses, clean up the taxi mafias, eventually you'll weed out the trash and end up with respectable drivers that people can trust. There are way too many taxi drivers out there, some that should never be allowed to drive a tricycle let alone a taxi, they need to be purged.

 

Thankfully, the taxi driver is a dying profession.

 

Ride hailing apps are taking over, and soon self-driving vehicles will negate the need for any human interaction whatsoever, eliminating incidents like this.

 

Adapt, or die.

[Mr Meeseeks]

1 hour ago, Lampang2 said:

500B and a wai. 

Case closed. 

 

 

Don't forget the basket of chicken essence presented to the victim and the subsequent feelgood stories of taxi drivers returning hundreds of thousands of Baht that some forgetful tourist left in a cab. 😉

[spidermike007]

Hopefully the penalty will be very stiff and he will see some prison time, where he will be able to make some new friends and be treated very warmly by the fellow inmates. Slashing someone's face is a pretty horrific crime and one can only hope the police take this seriously. We do know how powerful the taxi mafias are so I tend to doubt the penalty will be as harsh as it needs to be. 

[smew]

Just accept, Thai is a culture of extreme anger, commencing with youths and ending on older people, women in particular have ample hidden anger in their behavior.
When an anti-anger pill is developed it should be field tested in Thailand and tech drivers would be a good group to start with.

[SAFETY FIRST]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

allegedly slashing a passenger's face with a knife during a heated argument

Bet it was a foreigner. 

I'd like to know what he did to upset the taxi driver. 

 

[actonion]

As I said on another post  about "Stabbing over a fried Egg" ,..  and the same applies to this post = Thailand needs more  Hospitals the  Mentally disturbed people there, of which there are a growing number

[twizzian]

I had a taxi ride in BKk recently, he took me to another location 25kl from my destination, a misunderstanding, he was a nice chap, I paid him the extra when we finally arrived. You never know what will spark these drivers off or what weapons are under the seat

[Polaky]

I stood on sukumvit Rd , bkk, and hailed not one but 5 taxi's, to take me to sai mai near Don mueng, they all refused except for number 5, he put his meter  on and it come up to 275 baht, I gave him 500 b, there is no ethical standards with cab drivers.

[HK MacPhooey]

22 hours ago, Highball said:

Nothing will be done.

 

Damn, this is scary.

 

Probably over dramatized as all we t to police station none to hospital. Nevertheless

 

Funny, no excuse for foreigners misbehaving here , but it's funny how hysterical the cops and Thai public get over farang committing minor misdemeanors and then we have this. Or... People being killed in crosswalks.

 

It's just the poors lol bickering.

 

This and the Phuket airport sandwich ripoff should both be banner news at Guardian

There was no sandwich ripoff at Phuket Airport if the report was correct - the woman knew exactly what she was ordering and the prices were clearly marked. The two stories have no connection... 

[NoshowJones]

21 hours ago, MikeandDow said:

That is your opinion !!! it will be up to the courts !  and hopfully a stiff sentence will be given !!!!, Tourist "Be aware" another Thai nut job !!

There are nutjobs in every country not just Thailand. In the near 20 years I have lived here I have had no issues with any Thai but a few with farangs.