What a total buffoon. Was he ignored or abused as a child? Who are his parents and why did they fail so miserably? 

 

We forgive you guys. Someone had to clock him. Good work. 

11 hours ago, Ben Zioner said:

Why do people get drunk in bars?

Cos they sell alcohol in them I suppose 

14 hours ago, norsurin said:

He gets what he deserved.

A popular and common opinion - but not one I agree with.  I can't say what else happened but in the video, it was the bouncer that started the violence.  Thai bouncers need to learn that their job is not to attack people, its to stop disturbances.

 

There is no doubt that this man was an idiot but it goes with the territory. Venues that sell alcohol should expect drunken idiots and deal with them appropriately. Any one of those kicks and punches could have killed the idiot - would you be saying he deserved it if he died?

 

I don't know about Thailand but people have been killed and seriously injured by bouncers in the UK - which is why the trade is now regulated and bouncers have to be licenced.

He surely got what he deserved with the first punch. But what happened after is definitely NOT okay. 10 or more vs 1 plus kicks and stomps against the head. This could have ended up in murder

3 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

Well said. It's the Amsterdam/Las Vegas/Cancun effect. I wasn't trying to suggest that cannabis makes people more aggressive, but I am saying that when cannabis becomes part of the allure of coming to Thailand, it starts attracting people who have less respect for the culture, and who see Thailand merely as a party destination where anything goes.

Exactly right. So many people on here say "but cannabis relaxes you, you can't blame cannabis!"

 

We all know this. But it's the message Thailand sent out to the world when they legalised cannabis. A message that says anything goes, and therefore attracts even more wronguns like the bloke in this story. 

16 minutes ago, MangoKorat said:

A popular and common opinion - but not one I agree with.  I can't say what else happened but in the video, it was the bouncer that started the violence.  Thai bouncers need to learn that their job is not to attack people, its to stop disturbances.

 

There is no doubt that this man was an idiot but it goes with the territory. Venues that sell alcohol should expect drunken idiots and deal with them appropriately. Any one of those kicks and punches could have killed the idiot - would you be saying he deserved it if he died?

 

I don't know about Thailand but people have been killed and seriously injured by bouncers in the UK - which is why the trade is now regulated and bouncers have to be licenced.

The problem with a video is that it is a glimpse of time only. Unless the video started before the incident and kept running before, during and after the video, nobody will know what lead up to the incident and what happened afterwards.

2 minutes ago, billd766 said:

The problem with a video is that it is a glimpse of time only. Unless the video started before the incident and kept running before, during and after the video, nobody will know what lead up to the incident and what happened afterwards.

Agreed but it doesn't change the fact that bouncers are not supposed to attack people. He may have done something before and was clearly taunting people but he was not being violent in the video.

Didn't the Pattaya police state that they would be reminding bouncers what their job entailed following a similar incident?

 

Maybe they haven't got as far as Soi 6 yet.

5 hours ago, FruitPudding said:

Imagine that happening in a western country?

It was a westerner.

34 minutes ago, MangoKorat said:

Thai bouncers need to learn that their job is not to attack people, its to stop disturbances.

The bouncers finished the disturbance.

Very effectively.

They all work for NightWish Group down there which is headed by an Englishman. 

4 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

5 hours ago, CG1 Blue said:

100% this. Scummy people who wouldn't have even considered Thailand in the past are now thinking if cannabis is allowed, Thailand must be somewhere I can get away with anything, let's go! 

Well said. It's the Amsterdam/Las Vegas/Cancun effect. I wasn't trying to suggest that cannabis makes people more aggressive, but I am saying that when cannabis becomes part of the allure of coming to Thailand, it starts attracting people who have less respect for the culture, and who see Thailand merely as a party destination where anything goes.

 

Interesting point.  I hadn't considered this before.  However, is Amsterdam (which also has prostitution as a big draw) have the same issues?

3 hours ago, advancebooking said:

coward. 

 

Did you ever meat someone who liked to fight who said, "I generally choose people who are clearly going to batter me to have a good fight with"?

5 hours ago, WDSmart said:

Arrest him, try him, and if found guilty, jail him. After his jail sentence has been completed, deport him. 😡

 

For what, hurting the security thug's boot with his head???

2 hours ago, Aviatorhi said:

Whoever the clowns jumping out and trying to keep the mob away from him (and, unfortunately, succeeding) when he was down should've joined him on the ground. If you don't send a clear and direct message at every opportunity you lose the advantage (in this case being the "advantage" of having compliant patrons not out to cause such occurrences). 

 

What message?  If you annoy Thai people they will gang up on you then beat the crap out of you?

 

Yeah, in case you didn't realise, people who have no intention of getting pissed up and being annoying, still don't want to go somewhere where the people batter people who do.

 

This threat might make you feel good, but it's really not great for tourism.

I have said it once,I'll say it a million times . Until Thailand starts getting tough on the tourist that are behaving badly,it will continue. Want to come and steal or be violent - you are doing jail time or being banned permanently. 

 Won't happen...I know. Thailand is busy protecting itself as " family friendly" destination. 

12 hours ago, thesetat said:

bull<deleted>.... he was drunk and disruptive but not violent. Egging people on does not make those people less responsible for assaulting that man. Security was supposed to diffuse the situation.. Not escalate it into a street brawl. That’s quite a crowd he’s drawn to say he wasn’t violent. He’s been assaulting women, and judging by the amount of women that waded in, it wasn’t just a slap on the arse he’d been dishing out.

a single punch put hi on the floor, and a kick to the head to hopefully keep him there.

they are club security guards. They aren’t there to protect the streets. If aggrieved victims or partners decide to take matter into their own hands, why should he stop them?

he looked like he was being an aggressive pr* k and got all that he deserved.

 

1 hour ago, BangkokReady said:

 

Interesting point.  I hadn't considered this before.  However, is Amsterdam (which also has prostitution as a big draw) have the same issues?

I don't think it does, but then Amsterdam isn't in a tropical climate where these types can roam around shirtless in flip flops all night, plus Amsterdam nightlife is nowhere near as hedonistic. For a start the brasses are all behind shop windows. 

14 hours ago, impulse said:

 

Kudos to the idiot for saving someone from that line of work.

 

Who the hell goes out in public with no shirt on?  He deserved to be decked just for that.

 

you do realize that it was in the midst of a nationwide water fight, yeah?

14 hours ago, Ben Zioner said:

Why do people get drunk in bars?

Because laundromats don't serve alcohol.

14 hours ago, save the frogs said:

why kind of drunk are you? 

The poster is right, I am 78 next month I have a few glasses of wine every night, never been in a fight yet

19 minutes ago, still kicking said:

I have a few glasses of wine every night,

And then you post here

14 minutes ago, madone said:

And then you post here

Have I ever been in a fight ? NO.

1 hour ago, What to do now said:

I have said it once,I'll say it a million times . Until Thailand starts getting tough on the tourist that are behaving badly,it will continue. Want to come and steal or be violent - you are doing jail time or being banned permanently. 

 Won't happen...I know. Thailand is busy protecting itself as " family friendly" destination. 

 

They need a proper police force that patrols visibly at night in the drinking areas.  That's what we have in the UK (which is apparently similar to Pattaya, as guys love to go out, get absolutely sh*t-faced and then start a big fight).  If you imagine four Thai police officers turned up before this guy was attacked, he likely would have calmed right down.  (Also, it might have got the mob to disperse and the security thugs to go back inside.)

 

But yeah, optics.  Like with most issues in Thailand, you can't fix something without first admitting that there is something that needs fixing.  🤷‍♂️

16 hours ago, Ben Zioner said:

Why do people get drunk in bars?

Err cos bars sell alcohol.....

17 hours ago, Ben Zioner said:

Why do people get drunk in bars?

I would rather get drunk in a bar than in a library, gym, supermarket, bus station, public transport, laundry, children's hospital etc.

12 minutes ago, rabang said:

I would rather get drunk in a bar than in a library, gym, supermarket, bus station, public transport, laundry, children's hospital etc.

Well, I guess all the places you listed don't sell alcohol?

5 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

 

What message?  If you annoy Thai people they will gang up on you then beat the crap out of you?

 

Yeah, in case you didn't realise, people who have no intention of getting pissed up and being annoying, still don't want to go somewhere where the people batter people who do.

 

This threat might make you feel good, but it's really not great for tourism.

If you lay hands on Thais or other tourists, security will beat the crap out of you.

 

This and all other incidents like this seem to have no effect on tourism. 

12 hours ago, gungadin1 said:

Soi 6 was great 25 years ago 

Sleazy quiet chilled bars

Now look at it

Havnt been there in 3 years and don't intend to either

I was there two weeks ago and will be there again two days. Love the atmosphere. Driving down from Isaan for the big day on the 19th.

Do it every year.

11 hours ago, WDSmart said:

Arrest him, try him, and if found guilty, jail him. After his jail sentence has been completed, deport him. 😡

Why not crush him as well?

4 hours ago, still kicking said:

The poster is right, I am 78 next month I have a few glasses of wine every night, never been in a fight yet

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