French Arabs...Songkran with the dangerous water guns and dirty water in your eyes for idiots ! I can't see the Fun !

Common sense is that you don't splash water at officials on duty, if they are not part of the fun-game. And leave splashing water on police officers to the Thais, the knows better what is acceptable and when – just enjoy watching when such stuff happens; it's with mutual accept and smiles. The police officer at right gave me a thumb-up and allowed me to snap his photo...👍🙂

I had a great day in Khao Lak "playing water", friendly fun atmosphere with Thais, ex pats and tourists. One family went a little too far, were firmly closed down and we had a brilliant day, in line with Thai culture. Respect and a smile are all that are needed to get the best out of Thailand.

Amount of videos I seen today with gangs of french Arabs causing trouble over songkran is crazy and when I say gangs I don't mean about 10 people , I mean 40 plus .

The video of them opening the mini van doors and soaking the inside is totally out of order. Pity they weren't shot while doing it .

Send the idiots back to wherever they come from after spending a few weeks in a Thai jail.

44 minutes ago, connda said:

They pick the one black guy in the crowd of white morons. That's going to get universally condemned in the West

Oh no, anything but that!

1 hour ago, LennyW said:

Same mob that attacked the van driver, soaked him and the inside of his van repeatedly, extremely lucky that they were not shot!!

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1HR2wX8Dig/

Would have been a good idea to lock all the doors, and not get out 🙄

1 hour ago, Artisi said:

What load of 🐂💩

No it's not. In the promo ads of Songkran there are many pictures and videos of the police taking part in the water fights.

34 minutes ago, khunPer said:

Common sense is that you don't splash water at officials on duty, if they are not part of the fun-game. And leave splashing water on police officers to the Thais, the knows better what is acceptable and when – just enjoy watching when such stuff happens; it's with mutual accept and smiles. The police officer at right gave me a thumb-up and allowed me to snap his photo...👍🙂

Yep

No matter where you come from or how ill educated you are or how stupid you are, everybody knows you don’t taunt the police especially in a country that’s not your own, they were asking for trouble and they got it !

2 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

These foreigners are complete GOONS.

How can they be so unaware of the local culture?

I think each of these fools should be waterboarded, every day for a week, and then banned from Thailand for life.

Personally, I would like to know the difference to what I have seen thais doing, to the police, spraying the cops, with water, pasting coloured paste all over the cops face, etc...in this case, a warning...hey, here's a novel idea, signs at the police site, Do NOT Throw water, in this area....or face fines and/or arrest.

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Where is the vid, please?

Is there a link?

It is on the Phuket Times facebook page, as are some of the arrests now.

If you want to include cops at Songran, ask them first, then take a cup and gently pour water over their hands. Don’t go shoving something that looks like a gun and spray water in their face! For wont of invoking the expletive censor again… some people are such a-holes! They will ruin it for all because the event will end up being muted.

4 minutes ago, daveAustin said:

They will ruin it for all because the event will end up being muted.

Most people's hope is that one day the event will be muted

5 hours ago, SingAPorn said:

Very bad image the Thai police are giving of thailand and thai police are sending the message that foreigners are not safe from police racketing.

Ridiculous comment. Police have a job to do and there is a limit to all festivities

48 minutes ago, ChockyTheCat said:

No matter where you come from or how ill educated you are or how stupid you are, everybody knows you don’t taunt the police especially in a country that’s not your own, they were asking for trouble and they got it !

totally agree!

Total immature morons. If you are stupid enough to ridicule a police officer you deserve what os coming to you. It should be renamed "Ambush Day".

I’m so glad I don’t live there anymore.

6 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

tourists should behave, but the RTP should also not be so xenophobic

There was no suggestion whatsoever of xenophobia and if the moronic tourists had behaved sensibly there would have been no problem.

3 hours ago, daveAustin said:

Total <deleted>. Foreigners are the biggest a holes at Songkran. There are rules… don’t spray cops or normies going about their business and don’t be a <deleted>!

These ain't normal farang. these are the types who cause serious problems wherever they go on the planet.

6 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

The charges for tourists are a bit ridiculous, it wasbonly water

Nonsense, it was an orchestrated assault.

2 hours ago, CallumWK said:

No it's not. In the promo ads of Songkran there are many pictures and videos of the police taking part in the water fights.

Nonsense, there are no pictures or videos of the police taking part in water fights such as the attacks on them as shown in this thread.

3 hours ago, Kandinski said:

If water from those guns will harm police they will harm anyone, right?

What is the "force of ejected" water, IN NEWTONS, please.

I need to know.

2 hours ago, LennyW said:

It is on the Phuket Times facebook page, as are some of the arrests now.

Do you mean this one?

What's his name?

Nick Baboon?

Or...this one?

I will not say that these guys have "different juices"...but I WILL say that they have been immersed in a different culture, all of their lives.

I do not like that culture.

I have preferences about what cultures I value and which cultures I detest.

I am NOT saying they have different juices, of course.

Typical French Europeans behaviours.

For some strange reason:

a. The guys who were arrested seem to believe that Songkran Festival is one which celebrates AGGRESSION and VIOLENCE.

b. Anyone this misinformed should be banned from Thailand, for life, with or without a preliminary waterboarding.

c. They just do not, AND NEVER WILL, be able to become part of Thai society, even temporarily.

d. There is ZERO BENEFIT for Thailand to having these specimens arrive on cheap air flights from their origins, which is probably Africa.

e. Let them remain in Africa, and enjoy their own cultures (Africa is not a continent of only one culture), to the max.

f. The population of Africa is increasing fast. There will soon be intense pressure to escape the broiling continent. This is happening now...so...enjoy our world while we still can.

14 minutes ago, wwest5829 said:

The difference here is that the police are using low-pressure water guns. 😋

3 hours ago, CallumWK said:

No it's not. In the promo ads of Songkran there are many pictures and videos of the police taking part in the water fights.

You gotta learn which Police/people are participating and who isn't .

10 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

The difference here is that the police are using low-pressure water guns. 😋

What is the difference between water guns used for play, such as children might use, and high-pressure water guns used for competition, which can be dangerous?

This strays FAR TOO FAR from the original meaning of splashing water, which symbolized a BLESSING bestowed.

Instead, these guys from Africa/France, wherever, need to be locked up for assault and battery.

Foreigners, IMHO, should be totally banned from participating in the Songkran Festival water blessing ritual.

Maybe they can attend lectures discussing various interesting facets of Thai culture, such as dance, etc.

45 PSI water pressure.....???

SUCH A BLESSING????

2 hours ago, CallumWK said:

Most people's hope is that one day the event will be muted

No, not most people, Just a handful of rather vocal killjoys and the perpetual wingers, that make up a tiny percentage of every society,

This miserable attitude seems to be directly related to age although thankfully not all are infected

I'm not a fan of waterfights and I certainly won't be joining in , but I don't begrudge those who do enjoy it their couple of days of childish fun .