webfact Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Ex mayor who kicked a doctor in ER room gets six months for assault Picture: Daily News PHAYAO: -- A former mayor of a district in Phayao has been jailed for six months for kicking a doctor in a hospital. The incident occurred at the Mae Jai Hospital in August. Surakiat Petpradap had gone into the ER department for treatment and had an argument with a doctor. He had kicked him in the side of the head causing bruising, reports Daily News. The 66 year old former mayor said it was as a result of a tightness in his chest and he didn't know how it happened. The court threw that out and sent him down for six months for assault suspended for two years. He will be on probation needing to report four times a year to police for two years. In addition to the sentence he was fined 3,000 baht and ordered to do community service. The doctor involved - 30 year old Thongchai Meuangkham - was praised by the hospital director as a great doctor who had dedicated himself to patients in the countryside turning down work in the city. The doctor and the mayor had settled their differences with mutual apologies before the court case but the criminal proceedings had to follow their course. Hospital director Samrit Tantiwatnakun said that the decision of the court sent out a clear message that assault on hospital staff would not be tolerated. He thanked the court for the judgment handed down on Wednesday. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-10-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 (edited) Misleading headline as you need to read the story to fully understand that the sentence was suspended for two years. The fine of Bt. 3,000 is hardly a punishment and his probation requires reporting to police only four times a year ! He's been ordered to do community service but as seen with other cases this can mean little or nothing and can be circumvented. Any chance his status indicated that a suspended sentence was appropriate ? Edited October 13, 2016 by NongKhaiKid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaltsc Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 “…six months for assault suspended for two years. He will be on probation needing to report four times a year to police for two years…” "Justice" is a joke in the LOS. If one has power, no matter how little, all justice is suspended. After all, the person meting out the punishment could be the next one caught breaking the law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 19 minutes ago, NongKhaiKid said: Misleading headline as you need to read the story to fully understand that the sentence was suspended for two years. The fine of Bt. 3,000 is hardly a punishment and his probation requires reporting to police only four times a year ! He's been ordered to do community service but as seen with other cases this can mean little or nothing and can be circumvented. Any chance his status indicated that a suspended sentence was appropriate ? Yeap - as soon as I saw mayor, I knew it would be a suspended sentence. I wonder if they print it here like this because they don't understand what a prison sentence is, or becuause they know most people just read headline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatproblem Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 So he got the same sentence as me ,mine is for being a farang ,report 4 times a year ang mine is 1900 baht but I have to supply many papers that cost me a lot more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 If you are rich or influential or both,you will get a suspended sentence, and some people seem to get a few,you see the headlines,jailed for 12-6 months,then when you read the article,it's always suspended for two years, but not if you are poor. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 (edited) In the demented minds of many Thai's a 'Mayor' outranks a Doctor on the social ladder, so don't expect any real 'justice' in matters like this. Typical of this country's ass about face way of seeing just about everything ! Edited October 13, 2016 by trainman34014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
licka Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I feel sorry for the mayor, if he ever goes back to this hospital with a real life threatening issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Amazing, you just cannot believe what you read in the Thai press. Should have read "Assailant let off scott free after vicious attack on doctor" ! I know of one case where a person was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, but in reality drives the streets of the capital in her Mercedes, never having even spent one night in jail ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 40 minutes ago, trainman34014 said: In the demented minds of many Thai's a 'Mayor' outranks a Doctor on the social ladder, so don't expect any real 'justice' in matters like this. Typical of this country's ass about face way of seeing just about everything ! How does a Judge rank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 4 hours ago, whatproblem said: So he got the same sentence as me ,mine is for being a farang ,report 4 times a year ang mine is 1900 baht but I have to supply many papers that cost me a lot more You forgot to mention your "Community Service". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 4 hours ago, NongKhaiKid said: Misleading headline as you need to read the story to fully understand that the sentence was suspended for two years. The fine of Bt. 3,000 is hardly a punishment and his probation requires reporting to police only four times a year ! He's been ordered to do community service but as seen with other cases this can mean little or nothing and can be circumvented. Any chance his status indicated that a suspended sentence was appropriate ? I expect he's never been to prison before so they suspended it! Just like in some other well known cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 ' The doctor and the mayor had settled their differences with mutual apologies'... What did the doctor have to apologise for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotBkk Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 What a loada bullshitHow could that pathetic sentence remonstrate itself as a deterrent sentence. This bully boy should've got 6 years and 300,000 baht compensation for the Doctor. Makes me so irate !!!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honthy Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 5 hours ago, NongKhaiKid said: his probation requires reporting to police only four times a year ! so, we, farangs are also punished, since we have to go to the immigration office every 90 days. No real use of these 90 days reports, some of us should travel 2-4 hours to be registered by the office.Well, punishment is punishment, those who sinner must pay for their sin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukkytuktuk Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 So he got the same sentence as me ,mine is for being a farang ,report 4 times a year ang mine is 1900 baht but I have to supply many papers that cost me a lot moreGreat post! The krap we have to put up with and on the other side of the coin the things mean, nasty patriots get away with. Kicking a doctors head, he should have been wheeled into the operating theater and been given a sex change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Typical reaction from the TV boys, that isprobably what he would have got in the states, more than likely a bigger fine but nojailtime unless of course he was black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 The former Mayor. We have all seen them, at our places of work in our governments on reality TV shows. The nobodies who think they are somebody, they're sickening and Thailand seems to be full of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I can only think of one black doctor on our staff....oh you mean that the patient would have been black? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brer Fox Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 7 hours ago, whatproblem said: So he got the same sentence as me ,mine is for being a farang ,report 4 times a year ang mine is 1900 baht but I have to supply many papers that cost me a lot more For sure you receive the same penalty (as do many others) just for being a farang but you can bet you would not have received the same sentence had you kicked a doctor in the head. You would be doing serious time, unlike the ex Mayor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I really do not like to see doctors being attacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Hospital director Samrit Tantiwatnakun said that the decision of the court sent out a clear message that assault on hospital staff would not be tolerated. The only clear message the court sent out is that if you are a 'somebody' you will not be punished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 18 hours ago, Oziex1 said: The former Mayor. We have all seen them, at our places of work in our governments on reality TV shows. The nobodies who think they are somebody, they're sickening and Thailand seems to be full of them. Well, you could always leave, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Off topic posts have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 22 minutes ago, NanLaew said: Well, you could always leave, no? The ' leave ' suggestion is overused and was played out long ago. It hasn't improved with age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 5 hours ago, NanLaew said: Well, you could always leave, no? Although I was pointing my finger at the said Mayor I was also describing a particular type of narcissistic person that I care little for. These people exist in all countries and societies, so leaving planet Earth is not a viable option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguyfromanotherforum Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 So he got the same sentence as me ,mine is for being a farang ,report 4 times a year ang mine is 1900 baht but I have to supply many papers that cost me a lot moreGood stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainsbourg Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Mutual apologies... hehe. Look it's simple. One guy is mayor AND older. Other is doctor AND younger. Mayor = big. Doctor = small. Pee versus nong. Influential versus nobody. Farang no understand complex/superior thai customs... FÄCE.............................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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