webfact Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Suicidal Chinese Tourist found wandering on Pattaya Highway 7PATTAYA: -- In the early hours of Monday, as Nongprue Police were preparing for a VIP convoy to come through and were standing guard along each of the slip roads of Highway 7, one officer spotted a man wandering along the highway who appeared in a distraught state.Officers approached the man, who was identified as Mr. Wang Wei aged 24 from China. He refused to speak to officers and only handed over his passport when requested to do so by Police.It was decided that he should be taken to Nongprue Police Station for his own safety as it was feared he may have been about to harm himself. At the station a translator was contacted and Mr. Wei revealed that he wanted to end his life. No reasons were given for his heightened emotional state.Full story: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/175099/suicidal-chinese-tourist-found-wandering-on-pattaya-highway-7/-- Pattaya One 2015-03-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Why take him to the police station and not a psych facility for assessment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Why take him to the police station and not a psych facility for assessment? Because....."At the station a translator was contacted" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bangkokheat Posted March 9, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2015 Mr. Wei revealed that he wanted to end his life. he come to the right place 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Mr. Wei revealed that he wanted to end his life. he come to the right place He's obviously familiar with Pattaya's long history ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 Chinese tourist rescued from suicide bidPattaya, Chon Buri:- Pattaya police rescued a Chinese tourist who stood in the middle of the Pattaya-bound motorway Early Monday in an apparent suicide bid.The tourist was identified with his passport as Wang Wei, 25. He refused to talk to police why he was standing in the middle of the road.Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/806935-chinese-tourist-rescued-from-suicide-bid/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilymat Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 He was the last member of that terrified party which were deserted in Jomthien by their guide. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWideOpen Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 My god !!!! So one of those moronic VIP convoys that make the peasants wait by the side of the ride while they zoom by actually saved a life ? Wow, life indeed is full of surprises. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidee Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 dare we to say ? thailand, hub of suicide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWorldwide Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 dare we to say ? thailand, hub of suicide Not unless you consider being 66 on a list of 111 countries counts as a 'hub'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate#List China ranks higher than Thailand on that list, but is it really such a big shock that some of the tourists who come here dont want to go back ? Syria, Egypt and Haiti are all near the bottom of that list, but how many are lining up to visit any of those countries ? Thailand does attract older men who want their last weeks to be relatively happy, but this guy doesnt appear to be part of that demographic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercool Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Troll posts and replies to those removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I find no humour in the misfortune, misery and distress of others. Those that opt to make jokes are certainly free to do so and must live a sad and inhumane existence. Glad the man was taken to the station where a translator could help getting additional information and assistance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWideOpen Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 dare we to say ? thailand, hub of suicide Not unless you consider being 66 on a list of 111 countries counts as a 'hub'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate#List China ranks higher than Thailand on that list, but is it really such a big shock that some of the tourists who come here dont want to go back ? Syria, Egypt and Haiti are all near the bottom of that list, but how many are lining up to visit any of those countries ? Thailand does attract older men who want their last weeks to be relatively happy, but this guy doesnt appear to be part of that demographic. That list is domestic suicide, not really relevant . But if there was a list of countries that broke out tourist suicides, am pretty sure Thailand would be near the top of the list. Especially since Thailand rules nearly every death a suicide, even if you are found hung with your hands tied.. :-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Ingalls Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Its just so more easier for the homicide division of a police force to declare it a suicide, especially when their are no suspects in the vicinity.............case closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96tehtarp Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I hope the poor chap gets the help he needs. At only 24 years old he should have many years ahead of him. I'm not sure what kind of mental health care he can expect to get in China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 He obviously is aware of what pattaya has to offer .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Maybe easier to get tanked up, hire a bike and zoom around at full speed without a crash helmet like the others who want to end it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Why take him to the police station and not a psych facility for assessment? Because....."At the station a translator was contacted" and a translator can't be contacted at a proffessional psych facility????We must take persons who act strangely, who exhibit self harm or are a certain threat to others to a psych unit to be accessed. Every single police station has access to these services where translators of every known language are available. We actually have an arrest power under the mental health Act Sect 357 to arrest any numbnut No need like Thailand to apply for a warrant whilst he carves himself or another up. Edited March 9, 2015 by chooka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mango66 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 dare we to say ? thailand, hub of suicide Not unless you consider being 66 on a list of 111 countries counts as a 'hub'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate#List China ranks higher than Thailand on that list, but is it really such a big shock that some of the tourists who come here dont want to go back ? Syria, Egypt and Haiti are all near the bottom of that list, but how many are lining up to visit any of those countries ? Thailand does attract older men who want their last weeks to be relatively happy, but this guy doesnt appear to be part of that demographic. but this old guys do it at least with Viagra in there bedroom and bring still some happiness to 3 Th girls same time !! so go with happiness !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Why Pattaya? Why not Bangkok or Chiang Mai ? They all seem to think Pattaya is the place to do crime, murder and suicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWorldwide Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Wouldn't Thailand be a true Utopia if all the violent crime was confined to an area bordered by Soi 6, Beach Road to Walking St and Second Road back to Soi 6 - sadly, many Thai people would have their homes resumed to make way for condo projects to house the millions who would flock here. Enterprising tour guides could organise a whole new experience in touring - you sit in an armored car, safari-style, as it does the Beach Rd circuit while a local sits up the front reciting horrific tales of murder and mayhem. Walking St's famous neon sits dark and ominous, signs dangling from their supports and everywhere there's a sense of being watched by an unseen, hungry mob. The engine sounds like its on its last legs, the driver is clearly drunk and you tell yourself this is the last time you let someone else organise your itinerary. On quiet nights, they could slip a katoey a couple of hundred to run after the car throwing bottles and screaming obscenities. Think of it as that one lion that suddenly lunges at the car, causing the occupants to soil their undergarments - priceless. Yep - no crime outside central Pattaya - we can all go back to bed now while the missus makes us a cup of warm cocoa. Nighty night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 My god !!!! So one of those moronic VIP convoys that make the peasants wait by the side of the ride while they zoom by actually saved a life ? Wow, life indeed is full of surprises. The "VIP" was not specified in the article. If you want to throw yourself in front of a car, why not make it a VIP car...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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