webfact Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 "Take my picture please?" - but Thai guy gets a shock he won't forgetImage SanookBANGKOK: -- It is a situation that has happened to everyone. It is a very public place and a stranger asks you to take their picture. These days they will probably hand you their phone to get the job done.In Terminal 21 on Thursday when a foreign man made the request a Thai guy was only too happy to oblige. But when he was handed the phone he received a severe shock and started shaking only just managing to maintain his composure, reported Sanook. He managed to hand the phone back, grab the man and call security and the foreigner was led away.He appears to have been the victim of a stun gun in the shape of a mobile phone and says he was lucky that the event did not have worse consequences.The man posted his experience on a Facebook page under the name Tkon Aklakulakan. Many people were shocked to read his story.He said: "After I had eaten I went downstairs. I was reading the store directory when a guy came up to me and asked me to take his picture. e handed me his phone. As soon as I touched it I felt weak and started to shake all over. I handed it back to him and managed to grab hold of him and call security to come and arrest him."After this experience I want to warn people to watch out for these criminals. If I wasn't aware what was happening I might have held onto the phone and who knows what would have happened. I am still shaking just thinking about this."He later surmised that the phone was in reality a stun gun in the shape of a mobile phone. Such devices are advertised on the internet sometimes as security devices delivering non lethal shocks. They have also been used in pranks. It is possible they could be used for theft.Online opinion was that such an event could happen to anyone and it was lucky that the man had realized what was happening and could call for help.There was no report as to what happened to the foreigner who had asked for his picture to be taken.Source: Sanook-- 2016-06-20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prbkk Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Nasty piece of work who probably thinks it's funny. Should be deported and barred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bantex Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Not so funny if he had had a heart complaint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The stuttering parrot Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Next time I'm going to be more focused if someone asks me to take their picture! Shocking news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 is this just what the Thai guy thinks, or has the phone been identified as a stun gun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 "There was no report as to what happened to the foreigner...." So who is that in the OP photo? Is that him or just a stock image of "farang arrested"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangebrew Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Oh he getting his photo taken by BIB And paying the usual tea money to get this sorted out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Is it the 1st of April already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jspill Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 "There was no report as to what happened to the foreigner...." So who is that in the OP photo? Is that him or just a stock image of "farang arrested"? I went and read the Facebook post of the Thai guy, turns out the guy in the picture is the foreigner. He 'grabbed him and called security to arrest him'. So it's just a bad translation in the English version of the Sanook article. What they actually mean to say is there's no confirmation of whether the foreigner was using a stun gun device yet. The Thai version just says they're still investigating. So in that case why put his photos in an article like this... it would be defamation to do this to a Thai before investigations confirm whether it was a phone or a stun gun... yet a foreigner can be photographed. And why does it take so long to confirm whether it was a stun gun or not? How hard can it be? Just total incompetence on a daily basis in this country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 "There was no report as to what happened to the foreigner...." So who is that in the OP photo? Is that him or just a stock image of "farang arrested"? I went and read the Facebook post of the Thai guy, turns out the guy in the picture is the foreigner. He 'grabbed him and called security to arrest him'. So it's just a bad translation in the English version of the Sanook article. What they actually mean to say is there's no confirmation of whether the foreigner was using a stun gun device yet. The Thai version just says they're still investigating. So in that case why put his photos in an article like this... it would be defamation to do this to a Thai before investigations confirm whether it was a phone or a stun gun... yet a foreigner can be photographed. And why does it take so long to confirm whether it was a stun gun or not? How hard can it be? Just total incompetence on a daily basis in this country Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesterm Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Right in the middle of Terminal 21? Pretty silly place to conduct a robbery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 is this just what the Thai guy thinks, or has the phone been identified as a stun gun? come on now, you dont really expect a thai journalist to put any effort into researching a story do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooHaa Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 is this just what the Thai guy thinks, or has the phone been identified as a stun gun? good god, there is healthy skepticism, and then there is sheer lunacy. are you really intimating that the thai made the whole thing up and perhaps suffered a spontaneous stroke or heart attack? sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Lot of YouTube pranks on this. Maybe he should have pointed to someone with a camera and said "YouTube". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 ...sounds like nonsense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 (edited) Nasty piece of work who probably thinks it's funny. Should be deported and barred. If it was a stun gun, somehow I don't think his motive was to have a bit of fun with a complete stranger. Edited June 20, 2016 by dotpoom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rak sa_ngop Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Wow, I wish I had one of those gizmos when my phone was snatched from under my nose by an East European beggar woman in a London coffee shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbalEd Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 (edited) "There was no report as to what happened to the foreigner...." So who is that in the OP photo? Is that him or just a stock image of "farang arrested"? I went and read the Facebook post of the Thai guy, turns out the guy in the picture is the foreigner. He 'grabbed him and called security to arrest him'. So it's just a bad translation in the English version of the Sanook article. What they actually mean to say is there's no confirmation of whether the foreigner was using a stun gun device yet. The Thai version just says they're still investigating. So in that case why put his photos in an article like this... it would be defamation to do this to a Thai before investigations confirm whether it was a phone or a stun gun... yet a foreigner can be photographed. And why does it take so long to confirm whether it was a stun gun or not? How hard can it be? Just total incompetence on a daily basis in this country I've seen many photos of Thais ... especially here on tv.com ... being arrested who have not yet been charged nor tried. So, don't be so quick to misassume a conspiracy against farangs. Edited June 20, 2016 by HerbalEd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mki8 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Planned event/story, just for excuse for fresh shakedowns on t many Street vendors, and then to change the flow of money that the vendors pay in rent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 "There was no report as to what happened to the foreigner...." So who is that in the OP photo? Is that him or just a stock image of "farang arrested"? I went and read the Facebook post of the Thai guy, turns out the guy in the picture is the foreigner. He 'grabbed him and called security to arrest him'. So it's just a bad translation in the English version of the Sanook article. What they actually mean to say is there's no confirmation of whether the foreigner was using a stun gun device yet. The Thai version just says they're still investigating. So in that case why put his photos in an article like this... it would be defamation to do this to a Thai before investigations confirm whether it was a phone or a stun gun... yet a foreigner can be photographed. And why does it take so long to confirm whether it was a stun gun or not? How hard can it be? Just total incompetence on a daily basis in this country Was there a crime? if so what was the intention? Could this be a duff replacement battery from China? I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I rented a condo for 20k+ baht for some years. One day i was showering when i heard a big bang and the water stopped flowing. The waterheater had exploded and it even had a big sticker on it with a German flag! When i told the landlord about it she thought it had been my fault...If i wanted it fixed fast i had to go buy the new boiler myself and her engineers would replace it. Another time i bought a string of christmas led-lights in the Central store. At home i connected it to 220V and got shocks from it on my hands!! I brought it back to Central who refunded me. Well next time i also will call the securityguards to arrest them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanny321 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I've heard of static security; but this is ridiculous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozyjon Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 How to make a Stungun / Taser froma disposable camera,,,, easy but deadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbin Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I just watched those bait phone videos... Hilarious!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhythmworx Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 I just watched those bait phone videos... Hilarious!! Did you watch this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berybert Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 "After this experience I want to warn people to watch out for these criminals. If I wasn't aware what was happening I might have held onto the phone and who knows what would have happened. I am still shaking just thinking about this." I know it not funny, but he is still shaking just thinking about it !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonmoon Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 ok with pranks if its funny n not hurting others mentally or physically but not ok when it harms others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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