Red-shirt taxi drivers attack Channel 7 reporter

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Red-shirt taxi drivers attack Channel 7 reporter
By Coconuts Bangkok


Tomchan Boonsai showing his bruises to Thammasala police: Photo: @Nakhon224

BANGKOK: -- A channel 7 reporter filed a police complaint yesterday against a group of red-shirt taxi drivers for assaulting him in front of a police station.

Reporter Tomchan Boonsai told the police the taxi drivers previously called Channel 7 to complain that they had not received payment from a broker who promised to pay them for joining the red-shirt protest site.

The taxi drivers requested the news agency report their story, and Tomchan was assigned to meet the taxi drivers in front of Thammasala Police Station in Bangkok's Taweewattana district on Wednesday morning.

Arriving at the meeting point at 2:45am, Tomchan started filming the taxi drivers. Suddenly, the group attacked him and forced him to delete the footage. Tomchan did what he was told, but the taxi drivers said he was too slow and took the tape from his camera by force and continued to beat him. [read more...]

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2014/05/15/red-shirt-taxi-drivers-attack-channel-7-reporter

-- Coconuts Bangkok 2014-05-15

[David48]

I'm dissapointed when any 'shrirt' attacks 'anyone'.

No-one gets my sympathy while that attitude continues.

Grow up kids!

Value life.

[sscsamui]

More Red Shirt Thuggery....

[lee b]

AMOEBA BRAIN PSYCHOPATHS, the lot of them !

[Robby nz]

So two stories there really.

Another lot who haven't been paid as promised to join the reds.

And they were peed off enough to attack the reporter because didn't want their photos to be broadcast.

I suppose it could be injurious to the health to have yourself on TV complaining about the reds.

Still the taxi drivers could have made it clear that they wanted to stay anonymous which would have avoided trouble.

[TVGerry]

But but.....red shirts love the Shinwatras and democracy! They don't get paid for protesting! And they're all peaceful and believe in a free press and would never attack a reporter ot anyone for that matter! Haha

[tullynagardy]

Not a scratch on him to be fair. I got more messed up when my 3 year old took a tantrum over breakfast.

[Metisa]

2:45am ? What's that?

[ShannonT]

According to the article, the taxi drivers asked to meet him in the morning for him to film them ...yet he went at 2:45am and got beat up because he filmed?

Me thinks we are not hearing the full story here.

And why is he lifting his shirt? I see no injuries. Showing off his six-pack perhaps?

I would rather get attacked by those "red shirt taxi drivers" at 2:45am where afterwards you cant even see a single bruise, than be stabbed with a knife or beaten into a coma by the PDRC guards.

Edited May 15, 2014 by ShannonT

[Clutch]

I suspect the guy in the pics a 'shirt lifter'

[Bluespunk]

Not a scratch on him to be fair. I got more messed up when my 3 year old took a tantrum over breakfast.

No different from the assault upon the german reporter. Not a mark on him, but that's got the NHRC involved now.

[marko kok prong]

At least he was not shot,or stabbed,but it is still out of order.

[fab4]

Not a scratch on him to be fair. I got more messed up when my 3 year old took a tantrum over breakfast.

No different from the assault upon the german reporter. Not a mark on him, but that's got the NHRC involved now.

That's because you are mixing the two events up. The complaint that Nostitz has made to the NHRC was about an attempted abduction by PDRC guards, not a beating.

[Bluespunk]

Not a scratch on him to be fair. I got more messed up when my 3 year old took a tantrum over breakfast.

No different from the assault upon the german reporter. Not a mark on him, but that's got the NHRC involved now.

That's because you are mixing the two events up. The complaint that Nostitz has made to the NHRC was about an attempted abduction by PDRC guards, not a beating.

Not really, my point was about alleged assaults [and the german guy claimed he was beaten I seem to recall] yet no sign of assault.

Edited May 15, 2014 by Bluespunk

[Nickymaster]

chooka and Prbkk would say: scum of the earth

Edited May 15, 2014 by Nickymaster

[TVGerry]

According to the article, the taxi drivers asked to meet him in the morning for him to film them ...yet he went at 2:45am and got beat up because he filmed?

Me thinks we are not hearing the full story here.

And why is he lifting his shirt? I see no injuries. Showing off his six-pack perhaps?

I would rather get attacked by those "red shirt taxi drivers" at 2:45am where afterwards you cant even see a single bruise, than be stabbed with a knife or beaten into a coma by the PDRC guards.

I would rather get attacked by those "red shirt taxi drivers" at 2:45am where afterwards you cant even see a single bruise, than be fired upon with a grenade launcher and killed by the 'peaceful' red shirt militia.

[toybits]

Perhaps those who beat up the reporter were afraid of being discovered as not really Red Shirts? Who really knows. Difficult to make assumptions... but some people are quick to pin the blame on the Red Shirts... As usual - Guilty until proven innocent.

[robblok]

Perhaps those who beat up the reporter were afraid of being discovered as not really Red Shirts? Who really knows. Difficult to make assumptions... but some people are quick to pin the blame on the Red Shirts... As usual - Guilty until proven innocent.

I agree, these are just paid for mob, they are not really red shirts. After all the reports on paid for mobs and not getting money i doubt there are many true redshirts and certainly not a majority. They all probably get money to vote too, I mean if you get paid to protest.. its not such a leap to assume they are also paid to vote red.

Sound also logical, because people without anything to gain and of sound mind could never support this government.

That does make me wonder about the farang red supporters hmmmm

[winstonc]

chooka and Prbkk would say: scum of the earth

give em a chance..these sort of threads dont usually attract the magnificent 7..

[ramrod711]

In the immortal words of moonao,the thuggish taxi drivers acted thuggishly which made their thuggishness obvious to everyone, what a bunch of thugs. At least they didn't fling any excrement at anyone, a departure from their usual M O.

[love1012]

Time to bulldoze these red thugs off the street now along with their tin pot Dubai dictator and the mouthpiece buffalo juthaporn. Add Chalerm to the pile and push the lot into the river at rama9!! THEN we can have democracy!!

[Roadman]

Is his name Nick too?

[gemini81]

Time to bulldoze these red thugs off the street now along with their tin pot Dubai dictator and the mouthpiece buffalo juthaporn. Add Chalerm to the pile and push the lot into the river at rama9!! THEN we can have democracy!!

The average IQ would instantly skyrocket, and the gene pool would improve tenfold. Add to the pile all the bar fly sexpats rockin' an ex-bar girl red shirt who like to troll and wind people up online!

[mikemac]

According to the article, the taxi drivers asked to meet him in the morning for him to film them ...yet he went at 2:45am and got beat up because he filmed?

Me thinks we are not hearing the full story here.

And why is he lifting his shirt? I see no injuries. Showing off his six-pack perhaps?

I would rather get attacked by those "red shirt taxi drivers" at 2:45am where afterwards you cant even see a single bruise, than be stabbed with a knife or beaten into a coma by the PDRC guards.

Tell that to the families of the children who were killed by your red shirt heroes.

Keep waving your tattered little red flag, if it makes you feel good.

[Loles]

khmmm ..... 02,45 am

must to be full dumb reporter who willing to meet with taxi drivers in those time.

anyway he was suspicious cause their appointment was organized opposite police station ...

[Baerboxer]

So two stories there really.

Another lot who haven't been paid as promised to join the reds.

And they were peed off enough to attack the reporter because didn't want their photos to be broadcast.

I suppose it could be injurious to the health to have yourself on TV complaining about the reds.

Still the taxi drivers could have made it clear that they wanted to stay anonymous which would have avoided trouble.

Hmmm. Not able to pay the farmers. Now not able to pay money promised to protesters. Are they skint? Does it all get siphoned off? They seem about to implode.

[mikemac]

Thaksin "bought" the Bangkok taxi drivers' souls years ago, knowing it would be good to have them in his pocket. Bought them with the government's money, the people of Thailand's money.

The best thing about this whole red shirt wearing business is it had made so much easier to identify the scumbags.

And I bet it makes the poor old rice farmer feel better, knowing he was not the only one to be ripped off by the Shin regime.

[webfact]

Redshirts Attack Channel 7 Reporter 'Due To Misunderstanding'
By Khaosod English


Channel 7 television reporter, Thomchan Boonsaiya, talking to police after being assaulted by Redshirt taxi drivers the previous night.

BANGKOK — A reporter for Channel 7 said the group of Redshirt taxi drivers who attacked him yesterday have apologised for their actions.
The Channel 7 television reporter, Thomchan Boonsaiya, 49, said he was attacked by a group of pro-government taxi drivers yesterday after they called him to report on their story.

According to Mr. Thomchan, the taxi drivers claimed they had been hired to attend the Redshirt rally in western Bangkok, but were never paid for attending. Mr. Thomchan said he agreed to meet with the taxi drivers and cover their story in front of the Thammasala Police Station on 14 May.

But when Mr. Thomchan arrived at the police station around 2:00 a.m. with his TV camera, the Redshirts waiting for him attacked him physically and forced him to delete footage on his camera. .

According to police, the Redshirts ceased their assault on Mr. Thomchan when a woman from their group shouted that they should not harm the media. The demonstrators were not armed at the time, police said.

Mr. Thomchan said he spoke with the Redshirts who attacked him in a meeting mediated by police today.

Mr. Thomchan said the leader of the taxi drivers' group apologised to him, and explained that he thought Mr. Thomchan was a reporter from an anti-government press agency looking to discredit the Redshirts. When the leader shouted and moved aggressively toward Mr. Thomchan on the night of the attack, the other taxi drivers followed suit without knowing the situation, Mr. Thomchan told Khaosod English.

"They said we are sorry, we were too impatient, and we accept that we were at fault," Mr. Thomchan said. "I told them they should at least ask or talk to me first before they attack me."

The Channel 7 reporter added that he would not press charges now that he and the Redshirts have reached an understanding.

Source: http://en.khaosod.co.th/detail.php?newsid=1400145456


-- Khaosod English 2014-05-15

[gemini81]

khmmm ..... 02,45 am

must to be full dumb reporter who willing to meet with taxi drivers in those time.

anyway he was suspicious cause their appointment was organized opposite police station ...

The reporter is suspicious? Your post is rather incoherent like it is 2:45 am, after considerable hard liquor. "Must to be" ...sounds like a local, with a tone of red/financial support.

[mrfill]

"but the taxi drivers said he was too slow and took the tape from his camera by force and continued to beat him."

Blimey - TV news still using VHS tapes......