Chonburi: Man beaten to death for 'long phone call'

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Man Punched To Death For 'Long Phone call'

By Khaosod Online

CHONBURI: -- A man was beaten to death last night by his friend in Chonburi Province reportedly because he had borrowed his friend′s cellphone for too long.

Responding to emergency calls about deadly fistfights, rescue workers found the body of Mr. Visan Kamdee, 31, in front of a petrol station in Mueang District. The police also arrested Mr. Kwanpai Wongkrachang in connection with the crime.

Mr. Kwanpai said he and Mr. Visan were on their way to work in Bangkok, when the car got into an accident near the petrol station. As the men waited for the insurance agents to show up, Mr. Kwanpai said, Mr. Visan borrowed his cellphone to talk with his girlfriend.

According to Mr. Kwanpai, Mr. Visan was taking a long time on the cellphone, so he asked Mr. Visan to hand the cellphone back. The suspect claimed Mr. Visan became incensed and threw the phone at his face, breaking the mobile phone, and the pair immediately started fighting with their bare fists.

Mr. Kwanpai said he was beating his friend until he was unconscious, and quickly realised that he was dead.

Source: http://www.khaosod.co.th/en/view_newsonline.php?newsid=TVRNM09UUXhNekU1Tmc9PQ==

-- KHAOSOD English 2013-09-17

[Curt1591]

"With friends like that, .... "

[Psych01]

It would seem that tempers are very frayed at present, in LOS.

[ginjag]

Fighting, drinking, phone calls, Some do not know when to stop.

[travelman]

Most of Thai's are very short tempered. I have failed to figure out the reason behind?

[soi41]

Most of Thai's are very short tempered. I have failed to figure out the reason behind?

No Thai Visa Forum to vent their frustrations!!

[ETatBKK]

at least he talked to his girlfriend . . . hope he said bye already

[MegaRanter]

The insurance company had to deny responsibility as the guy did nt die in car crash.

Horrible news.

Kwanpai might not be telling the whole truth.

[manxninja]

And the moral of the story is dont chat for longer than required.

[frankold]

The insurance company had to deny responsibility as the guy did nt die in car crash.

Horrible news.

Kwanpai might not be telling the whole truth.

Why would he implicate himself for a murder if that was not the case?

[Jim walker]

my best bud he was such a good friend to me

[Pib]

So, what happens now? I know Mr Kwanpai demands compensation from Samsung and AIS for making him lose his temper.

[BuddyPinkham]

Sadly, the LOS is becoming the LOS(*@t)

[i claudius]

Most of Thai's are very short tempered. I have failed to figure out the reason behind?

Before i met my wife i had a thai g/f one day she accused me of something (guess what) when i laughed at her and told her not to be stupid , she came at me with the kitchen knife,i just made it to the bathroom and slammed the door as the knife hit it ,it took a few minutes for her to calm down ,your right they are short tempered.

[ginjag]

Most of Thai's are very short tempered. I have failed to figure out the reason behind?

Before i met my wife i had a thai g/f one day she accused me of something (guess what) when i laughed at her and told her not to be stupid , she came at me with the kitchen knife,i just made it to the bathroom and slammed the door as the knife hit it ,it took a few minutes for her to calm down ,your right they are short tempered.

I have a feeling you don't know the difference from a short temper and a complete psycho/nutter. I have heard so many foreigners saying that their wives are similar to what you describe.

How the hell can they sleep at night. The looks and availability for farrang and a better lifestyle for them seems a fair cop BUT not to accept violence and bad upbringing to boot.

[sjjmmi]

Thainess at its best

[sawati]

This people are not short tempered...they are short fused...

[KED]

I also think it is best not to anger a Thai near any balcony - especially if in Phuket / Koh Samui / or Pattaya.

[balo]

So he threw the phone at his face, A very stupid move my friend, being Thai you should know better . RIP.

[IMA_FARANG]

Most of Thai's are very short tempered. I have failed to figure out the reason behind?

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Don't be fooled by the "Land of Smiles" BS the government tourist promoters peddle to foreigners.

For many poor Thais life is a constant struggle between what they see on television as the norm and what they have to do to survive ... especially in Bangkok or Chonburi.

Life in Thailand can be a daily struggle and many people are right on the edge of exploding ... all it takes is one spark to ignite the fire.

The life style they see in those soap operas on T.V. is something they just can't afford....and they are frustrated and ready to explode.

All it takes is one spark to set it off.

[skyaslimit]

I would rather see this incident as an accident.

sent by skyaslimit using thaivisa forum mobile app.

[NCC1701A]

he lost his temper and beat his friend to death.

can happen anytime you strike someone around the head.

[sms747]

Most of Thai's are very short tempered. I have failed to figure out the reason behind?

They are mostly emotionality retarded and have little self control, all this jai yen, land of smiles and sabai sabai is nonsense

[bruceky]

maybe he got sick of hearing "you hang up.. no you hang up.. no you... you... you... no you hang up"

[Commander Tamson]

He's probably now got a reasonable excuse not to pay his DTAC bill this month - backed up by a police report. Surely that'll work!

[Bokchoi]

This people are not short tempered...they are short fused...

Anecdotally 70% or more of Thai's do not think before acting. Impulse is second-nature to Thais who believe that one anyway gets whatever is pre-destined by fate - so making an effort to work through things is unnecessary.

Iff that is a first DNA weakness the second is an inability to handle pressure or address confrontations. Fists, knives, guns, gangs, whatever it takes....... Its okay to lose money, lose family and even lose ones life. Its not okay to lose my precious face.

These two are key parts of the Thai psyche masked by a plastic smile. Only when living longer term in Thailand do visitors notice the mishaps & violence of very trivial matters. In fact some of the violent responses to trivial matters sounds downright retarded.

[Bluespunk]

Most of Thai's are very short tempered. I have failed to figure out the reason behind?

They are mostly emotionality retarded and have little self control, all this jai yen, land of smiles and sabai sabai is nonsense

Granted some people do have a short fuse, but a little harsh to say most are emotionally retarded.

[Emdog]

Seems to me that Thai culture promotes getting along, being seemingly pleasant far too much. I know I have been accused of being "too harsh", which to me means saying what I mean and meaning what I say, no "pak wan" sugar coating. And we have gradations of anger responses. Here it is like Mt St Helens: fine until it pops.... the stress over rules the cultural inhibitions and they have no means to deal with it other than running amuk.

[bigbamboo]

Most of Thai's are very short tempered. I have failed to figure out the reason behind?

They are mostly emotionality retarded and have little self control, all this jai yen, land of smiles and sabai sabai is nonsense

I'm afraid LOS is just tourist PR. Thais are no different to most Asians in that respect

It's just that they actually seem to believe they are.

[Suroo]

Most of Thai's are very short tempered. I have failed to figure out the reason behind?

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Don't be fooled by the "Land of Smiles" BS the government tourist promoters peddle to foreigners.

For many poor Thais life is a constant struggle between what they see on television as the norm and what they have to do to survive ... especially in Bangkok or Chonburi.

Life in Thailand can be a daily struggle and many people are right on the edge of exploding ... all it takes is one spark to ignite the fire.

The life style they see in those soap operas on T.V. is something they just can't afford....and they are frustrated and ready to explode.

All it takes is one spark to set it off.

I agree with this explanation.

I would like to add further that the often semi- psychotic assaults on 'farangs' stems from this reality also.

Ordinary Thais are teased and frustrated by daily exposure to the unreachable world of the 'soaps' and the equally unreachable spending power of the 'farangs'.

The world of the soaps is ephemeral but the sight of 'farangs' drawing down many multiples of a Thai's weekly wage at ATMs (just for a night out) makes for a very real object of psychotic rage.