22 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thai man who disrupted passersby in the vicinity.

How dare he disrupt passersby..

22 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The incident took place at 5.10 am today, raising concerns over the effectiveness of local police patrols in this nightlife hotspot

At 05:10 the place should be shut down.... nuff said.

22 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The incident took place at 5.10 am today, raising concerns over the effectiveness of local police patrols in this nightlife hotspot

20 years ago the cops would shut shop at midnight, they'd go home, wouldn't see them until around 8am.

The good old days. 

 

Sadly, over the years the cops had to be on the beat 24/7, due to so many disrespectful, nasty, miserable foreigners arriving. 

 

The Thai lost face, but kept coming back for more....🙄

Those elephant pants went straight to his head!

22 hours ago, Stressed Eric said:

Phuket is like a jungle.

 

But I did enjoy seeing the farang get the upper hand in a street fight with a local for once!

 

Usually it's 20 thais on 1 foreigner, glad the Thai guy filming stayed out of it.

 

Eric.

Seeing your other posts i would think you would enjoy being jumped by 20 Thai guys?

Nice one...!!!!

Both look like proper wannabe scrappers. A sharp uppercut would’ve done the trick and sent either one of the bloke straight lights out.

Will the Patong locals go to protest at the police station and demanding better safety for tourists? 🙏

I would pay good money to see a rematch in the ring between these two.

 

Also, can anyone explain why the Farng did not get the other guy in a choke-hold, and just choke him out?

This makes no sense to me.

 

Still, a very nice and hard slam to the concrete.

Wish we could have seen a few more of these.

Just so satisfying.

 

Bunch of bums hanging out on that street, apparently.

 

And, those elephant pants:.....!!!!!

This is the first time I have seen a Thai guy wearing them.

My guess is that he must have found them discarded in the trash bins, at the beach.

 

 

Just another #&+*ed up yabba head

5 hours ago, thai006 said:

Always farang make trouble 

indeed Thais are angels..... Never do anything wrong always someone else or something else to blame... This foreigner did not start.....So who is the culprit??

But with the brainwashed education that all Thais are good, you don't understand

what happened to  all the animal thai, that love to attack a farang, when he is in the wrong,, suddenly all cowards  when its one of their own 

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12 hours ago, wavodavo said:

Nothing good ever happens after 1.30 am.

 

Thats because you are old probably. 

 

But you could reminisce at the nice things which used to happen after 1:30 am when you were a  wee fit lad. 😀

 

11 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

In several previous threads I've been labelled a Thai-basher simply for applying the same scrutiny to both sides of an incident. When a situation appears to have “happened in reverse”, I’ve questioned the supposed trigger and asked the most basic question: what actually happened before the video started?

 

The difficulty is that we simply cannot place blind trust in social-media narratives. Platforms such as TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook are driven by speed, algorithms, and outrage - not accuracy. Numerous studies show that misinformation travels significantly faster than factual reporting, and the first person to “announce” or “frame” an event often dictates the emotional tone that follows. The result is a race to publish before details, context, or verification are available.

 

In the present discussion, the instinct seems to be to bash the Thai police. But when there is a sudden flare-up, the key question is: what is a reasonable response time? That requires a bit of perspective - traffic conditions, distance from the nearest unit, call-processing delays, and the simple reality that police everywhere, not just in Thailand, are rarely stationed 90 seconds away from every incident.

 

Ironically, in an earlier thread I was accused of Thai-bashing for the opposite reason - criticising a slow police response in the case where two motorcyclists were rammed off the road by a jilted boyfriend. In that instance, the criticism of my comments was fair: expecting a sub-3-minute response time in a city environment is unrealistic in almost any country. Emergency services worldwide commonly quote average urban response times of 6-10 minutes.

 

My point is the same in both cases: social-media snippets and knee-jerk reactions are not a reliable basis for judgement. Context matters. Verification matters. And consistency matters more than whichever narrative gets posted first.

 

Which brings me back to this incident: what actually happened here, and how slow were the police supposed to have been to justify the criticism? Officers cannot materialise instantly, they cannot be everywhere at once, and even a well-coordinated response often exceeds three minutes. The clip itself is only two minutes long - hardly enough to judge anything with certainty.

 

If we’re going to criticise, let’s at least ensure we’re working from more than a fragment of video and a social-media headline

boring

54 minutes ago, vangrop said:

boring

 

You are right - dropping one word replies makes one a far more interesting character - I just bet you are life and soul of any party.....charismatic beast you are !

On 11/22/2025 at 1:54 PM, KireB said:

Why are the Thais taxi drivers not helping the poor foreigner? 

If you were a taxi driver trying to make a living would you stop at every fight in Patong, which there are many, to help? Plus some fight with knives? You must be a super taxi man if you say, "yes". Or your full of of false bravado? 

On 11/22/2025 at 1:04 PM, sam84320 said:

what you don't understand here?

 

"Tourist Attacked on Phuket's Bangla Road"

 

"The suspect then moved towards Patong Beach, where he continued to disturb individuals."

Meth in morning meth in the evening meth at supper time be my little baby and take it all the time 

On 11/23/2025 at 1:57 PM, cynic1 said:

If you were a taxi driver trying to make a living would you stop at every fight in Patong, which there are many, to help? Plus some fight with knives? You must be a super taxi man if you say, "yes". Or your full of of false bravado? 

I am full of of false bravado? I'm not sure what that means.

16 hours ago, KireB said:

I am full of of false bravado? I'm not sure what that means.

I'll help you.

 

Bravado defined: a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate.

Boldness : willingness to take risks and act innovatively, confidence or courage.

On 11/21/2025 at 9:17 AM, snoop1130 said:

The incident took place at 5.10 am today, raising concerns over the effectiveness of local police patrols in this nightlife hotspot.

 

They should be sleeping at that time.

Ban guys like him from Thailand!

On 11/22/2025 at 5:54 AM, richard_smith237 said:

So... What did the Thai man to to trigger this ?

 

The foreigner was slim. and the fatso thai didn't like that?

On 11/21/2025 at 9:22 AM, ikke1959 said:

Please longer openingstimes for the entertainment venues....

 

Yes why not, bat the locals wouldn't like that..