Bangkok convenience store refuses to help beaten and bloody technical school student

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VIDEO: On Nut convenience store refuses to help beaten and bloody technical school student [Graphic]
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- CCTV footage of a injured technical school student, who was was locked out in the street after he crawled up to a convenience store and asked for help, has sparked an online debate in Thailand about public sympathy.

The shocking incident, which was captured on video, shows a mob attacking the lone, unidentified teenager under On Nut BTS station on August 17.

In the video, the student appears shirtless and soaked in his own blood after the beating. He attempted to knock on the store’s door several times, asking store clerks to let him in and give him help. However, he wound up sitting on the ground in front of the store alone until a team of rescuers arrived.

VIDEO WARNING!! Graphic

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2013/08/19/video-nut-convenience-store-refuses-help-beaten-and-bloody-technical-school-student


-- Coconuts Bangkok 2013-08-20

[theblether]

I know the feeling son, I went flying over the handlebar of my bike at 80kph last night and bounced down the road in heavy traffic. Not a singular Thai stopped to help me.

TexasRanger pointed out on a thread I opened about it on the general forum that you can potentially get jailed for giving first aid.

What kind of brain damaged moronic thinking is that? It's disgraceful.

[theblether]

You know what, I've just watched that video. Another disgrace. These cowardly thugs beating that boy.

Thailand is needing to introduce the cat o' nine tails to these morons, take the skin off their back and we'll see how hard they are then.

[Shaksey]

Three wise monkeys in the store? Shocking but not unexpected. Echoing another topic on here, the complete indifference of a lot of Thai's to any problems or issues but their own or people they know well.

[CrisRMenumate]

but they will help you to reduce your burden of watch, gold, wallet while you are unconscious, friend of mine was killed in motorcycle accident - her engagement ring, wedding ring, purse, necklace and bracelet all seemed to have vanished into thin air by the time rescuers arrived on the scene, or was that the cost of being rescued?

[thailauren]

Very unfortunate. Its called bystander syndorme. Here people would not want to help as the general mindset is that the person helping will fall into trouble. Sometimes even accused by the person he helps.

The age of helping a fellow human being is lost. Well at least in LOS. Very disturbing.

My sympathies to the young student.

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[tominbkk]

Technical school brawls - happen all the time. I'm sure he did something to somebody to get them after him. Also, letting him in the shop would only invite the other thugs to bash the door in and target the shop as a foe. He had help almost immediately anyway, I don't understand why they are making this so sensational. Oh yeah, Coconut. Plus putting GRAPHIC!!! will generate a lot more adclicks!

[culicine]

I know the feeling son, I went flying over the handlebar of my bike at 80kph last night and bounced down the road in heavy traffic. Not a singular Thai stopped to help me.

TexasRanger pointed out on a thread I opened about it on the general forum that you can potentially get jailed for giving first aid.

What kind of brain damaged moronic thinking is that? It's disgraceful.

Don't think people in the West are any more sympathetic. My elderly mother fell over on a footpath a couple of months ago on the gold coast. She cut her face and was bleeding profusely. Not one person stopped to help, and one guy looked and actually sped away in his car. So let's not start with the Thai bashing...

[Psych01]

@culicine, I agree with you on that. I know back in my country (UK) a lot of people would not help you, either in fear of them getting beaten themselves, or sued.

[Kananga]

I know the feeling son, I went flying over the handlebar of my bike at 80kph last night and bounced down the road in heavy traffic. Not a singular Thai stopped to help me.

TexasRanger pointed out on a thread I opened about it on the general forum that you can potentially get jailed for giving first aid.

What kind of brain damaged moronic thinking is that? It's disgraceful.

Don't think people in the West are any more sympathetic. My elderly mother fell over on a footpath a couple of months ago on the gold coast. She cut her face and was bleeding profusely. Not one person stopped to help, and one guy looked and actually sped away in his car. So let's not start with the Thai bashing...

Must be an Asia Pacific thing then.

[yourauntbob]

The human race is becoming inhuman in today's society. Stories from China, to Europe, to America of people not helping each other in difficult times. I am afraid sometimes to see where we are headed.

[Dondon]

My wife was stabbed within a quarter inch of her heart by thai ex-husband in front of many people and crawled across the street where finally a security guard at zoo helped. "Doesn't involve me" is the disconnect and way. Its rooted in culture and religeous roots as well from becoming aloof from the world's ways and pain but that can mannifest into the uncaring outward appearance/reality. Remember the comment someone made when it was observed that a Thai hotel owner ran into the tsunami waters in Patong to rescue a farang? "He must haven't paid his bill yet".

[NCC1701A]

If you look at the last few seconds of the video you will see a very large pool of blood around the victims head not a good sign. I wonder if he lived? You clearly see him pass out a little earlier. I wonder what the EMTs are going? Wondering what blood is? Lets get him loaded on a back board and transported stat.

[Colabamumbai]

And years ago doctors in Canada could be identified by their license plates M.D. No more due to lawsuits after giving aid.

[uty6543]

I must live in a different world to most of you. I find people are very willing to help in any situation when they can. Here the clerks in the store probably felt it was not safe to let him in which is understandable. Didn’t the rescuers turn up quickly? Well done to the team of rescuers.

[Tatsujin]

Three wise monkeys in the store? Shocking but not unexpected. Echoing another topic on here, the complete indifference of a lot of Thai's to any problems or issues but their own or people they know well.

It's not the Thailand of even 3 or 4 years ago anymore, is it?

[Nisa]

Wonder what is up with cell phone video that starts the video showing a motorbike laying in the street. Was there a hit and run? Might explain why the medical crew got their so fast.

[jackr]

This story does not surprise me in the slightest. The good Buddhists in the shop will not even have to make merit for their cowardice, lack of compassion and selfishness in their tiny minds... as pathetic as the perps who beat on the lad.

@culicine, I agree with you on that. I know back in my country (UK) a lot of people would not help you, either in fear of them getting beaten themselves, or sued.

What tosh. Some of you lot must come from a different place to me then, thank whoever. Jeez!

[CWMcMurray]

Just took a look a the video and looks like the actual beat down only lasted a few seconds, so not surprised no one jumped in

Also saw there was a bystander that came and talked to the kid

Also some one must have called the paramedics immediately, as they sowed up within a minute of the time the beat down ended

Based upon the above comments, expected to see him laying there for a long time with people just walking by him an ignoring him laying in a pool of blood

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[hanno]

Regrettably, the indifference is not limited to Thailand. It seems that civil courage is fast disappearing worldwide.

[DocN]

Despicable!

...but not any more despicable, than some of the (usual) comments here!

"wasn't so bad- help arrived at once"..."who knows if he has HIV..."..."I would have done the same..."

For once, I agree: not only in Thailand!

QED!

[BrianCR]

Three wise monkeys in the store? Shocking but not unexpected. Echoing another topic on here, the complete indifference of a lot of Thai's to any problems or issues but their own or people they know well.

It's not the Thailand of even 3 or 4 years ago anymore, is it?

Still the same Thailand just more reporting with extra news time! 25 years ago we were driving late at night near Rayong when a car over took us at speed, two motorcycles were in front of us and the car hit them both, killed one and badly injured the other but, didn't even bother to stop. A few years later and again late at night I was traveling home by taxi in Bangkok the road was deserted until we came across a motorcycle laying on top of its rider in the middle of the road. The taxi driver didn't want to stop or help and only did after I shouted at him. No, Thailand hasn't changed just too much news reporting thanks to 24 hour news coverage and the Internet!

[CWMcMurray]

Just took a look a the video and looks like the actual beat down only lasted a few seconds, so not surprised no one jumped in

Also saw there was a bystander that came and talked to the kid

Also some one must have called the paramedics immediately, as they sowed up within a minute of the time the beat down ended

Based upon the above comments, expected to see him laying there for a long time with people just walking by him an ignoring him laying in a pool of blood

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[jalansanitwong]

Its a very serious problem here in Bangkok. Vocational students in their late teens concealing machetes down the front of their trousers.

They are everywhere here. They even try to conceal weapons inside the doors of my shophouse in Thonburi... Theyre idiots but the cops do little to stop them.

No money in it for them obviously.

Remember the American who was slaughtered on Sukhumvit with a sword or machete a few weeks back.

In Thailand it doesnt pay for farangs to stick their head above the trench.

[lemonjelly]

Welcome to Asia. (China's even worse)

[Scott]

Off-topic posts deleted.

Please be aware that citing examples from 30 years ago does not reflect the current situation in many countries. A number of countries are covered under what is referred to as the Good Samaritan Laws, which prevent legal ramification for those rendering aid to injured people.

Please stay on topic.

[Pimay1]

When I first arrived here in 1994 a Thai friend told me if I saw an accident do not stop to help as it could get me in big trouble. I was shocked at this statement. But after a while I fould this to be good advice.

[pisico]

I must live in a different world to most of you. I find people are very willing to help in any situation when they can. Here the clerks in the store probably felt it was not safe to let him in which is understandable. Didn’t the rescuers turn up quickly? Well done to the team of rescuers.

Wait a few years until you know the wrinkles of this culture and/or understand Thai language.

FYI The rescuers are from different foundations who compete for "customers" IE: victims of crime and/or accident. Those foundations are ferocious and have resorted to shoot (yes, firearms) other foundation rescuers to discourage them from getting there first. They do get paid for rescuing. Thais donate huge sums of money to their favorite foundations to "make merit" and secure their passage to heaven once they die.

Live, learn and you will understand that it is not just Thai bashing.

[klauskunkel]

To help, or not to help, that's the question...

a) According to numerous forum topics, if you try to help a person during or after a fight, you are utterly stupid and deserve the beating that will descend upon you.

According to many responses in this thread, if you don't help you are a disgrace to mankind at large and society as a whole.

My opinion is, if you come across such a situation, try to assess it first before deciding on either a) or, and just follow your own conscience and common sense, and screw any other opinion, mine included.

Edited August 20, 2013 by klauskunkel

[Wavefloater]

I wish this country would get serious about the gutless way that Thai men handle conflicts. It's always a 5 or 6 on 1 situation. When someone is overpowered by such unfair numbers, it is equatable to attempted murder, and that's what they should start charging these cowards with in these types of situations. The courts here should make it clear that humans ought not behave like a pack of rabid dogs -- it's demeaning to all of mankind, but especially to Thai society. The police and lawmakers should be ashamed that this type of cowardice is allowed to continue.

As for "Thainess" displayed by these convenience store workers in beautiful Buddhist Thailand, well...