Jonathan Fairfield Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 ‘Gun’ was Just a Box, Angry Driver Protests BANGKOK — A public van driver insisted today he was pointing a small box at another motorist – not a gun – in a video widely seen since it was uploaded yesterday. Prachop Tekrathok, 40, told police today he was the man seen in the “armed van driver” video uploaded to Facebook, but denied having a firearm in the vehicle. A colleague also in the van threatened today to file a libel suit against whoever uploaded the video. In the clip posted by Facebook user “Kittipol Na Ubon,” the driver of a Bangkok-Sattahip van opens his window and leans out, appearing to point a gun at the person filming. The scene is quite dark, however. The video was later widely shared and criticized, with many bloggers reposting it with a similar description. But Prachop said he was not carrying a gun. He said the incident took place Tuesday evening on a road north of Bangkok in Pathum Thani province. Prachop said he wasn’t actually driving at the time, but seated behind another colleague behind the wheel, Somkuan Worasith. Read more: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1445001256&typecate=06§ion= -- Khaosod English 2015-10-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 (edited) Yeah, right. A "box"..... However if it was, why was he leaning out the window waving a "box"? Edited October 17, 2015 by Bluespunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 He was asking the other car driver if he had a video player, 'cause the dvd player was broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 A box intended to be taken as a gun then ? It was dark and given the situation with firearms here can anyone be blamed for jumping to conclusions, that's providing it really was a box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kartman Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 So he drives from the second row safer he slams into the back of a lorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noitom Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 A Thai threatening another Thai with a dvd box. intended to appear as a gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Pretending to aim a gun at motorists is downright dangerous and foolish....and also an offense in many countries. Try walking into a bank with your hand suggestively under your coat....or even just saying, "I've got a gun" in a threatening manner. The fool should be arrested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 So if a driver cuts you of then it's ok to throw a box to him/her? Minivan drivers cut people of ALL THE TIME ! They are the most rude drivers of all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddinChonburi Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Stupid Thai !!!! He is lucky the people in the car did not have a gun and start firing at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfalfa19 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Yeah, right. A "box"..... However if it was, why was he leaning out the window waving a "box"? My thought exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z42 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Should have had his seatbelt on.............. Oh and who waves a box in anger??? This attempt at face saving is pretty bloody bad considering he had days to think of something. A generous 1/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldiablo Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 The police should be able to clear up the video enough to determine whether or not it was a gun or a box. Oh I forgot we are in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 The police should be able to clear up the video enough to determine whether or not it was a gun or a box. Oh I forgot we are in Thailand. Those van-drivers are big friends with the police. That's why they can just park on the road causing traffic jam to pickup Somjing the cleaner from the mall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatproblem Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 And he speeded up to get in front of the car to wave a box at him ,glad I not in the mini bus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 ...the box would be obstructing his face... ...and the angle at which he is holding the gun is obvious.... ...you can even see the end of the barrel as a round, shiny point.... ...definitely not a box.... ...let him sue...but he should be arrested first.... ...these sick scum have all kinds of sick excuses and 'explanations' in their sick minds....and it is rampant.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminatorchiangmai Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Maybe he should try to point a box at night at a police officer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 So for throwing boxes onto driving cars you don't get any punishment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike324 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 The Van driver said it was the other car that repeatedly cut him off, I suspect it was the van who cut the driver off first as is with most cases. Hence the other car started to provoke the van. Either way both drivers are no good, typical Thai driving mentality nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Surely the original / real photo should be with the headline. But the photo with the headline seems to be a re-enactment, misleading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Just enlarged the photo and it definitely looks like a gun not a box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I would have believed him if he would have said it was a bible... Btw. How many drivers got shot this year in LOS for honking the horn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojorison Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Boxes don't kill people. It's the people with boxes who kill people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojorison Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Surely a well regulated mini van cartel has the right to bear boxes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Looks like a loaded pointing finger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 (edited) As Charlton Heston might have said," You will only take my boxes from my cold dead hands." If every driver in Thailand carried a box, this sort of thing would never happen. Edited October 17, 2015 by JAG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojorison Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 As Charlton Heston might have said," You will only take my boxes from my cold dead hands." If every driver in Thailand carried a box, this sort of thing would never happen. Heston. I forget, was he president of the NRA, or the NBA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 he is lucky the other driver did not use his "box". what caliber "box" you guys packin'? was it a semi auto "box"? this guy is thinking outside the "box". ok. Enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Wait a month then pull him over and search him then.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwyn Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 and this is a professional driver..... jeez.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 So he drives from the second row safer he slams into the back of a lorry "Prachop said he wasn’t actually driving at the time, but seated behind another colleague behind the wheel, Somkuan Worasith." There, that should clear up your confusion. Now back to the boxing match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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