Funny. The Thais seem to see no hypocrisy in their disrespecting other flags, just someone disrespecting theirs. Perhaps they should put the Thai flag on socks, briefs, etc. and flog them on the street stalls, along with those items displaying the Union Jack, Stars & Stripes, et al.

They were "drunk wet" and after being driven out "in a bad way" by a local (perhaps for having molested a girl), Tobias Gamper, and Ian Gerstgrasser, the two south tyrolean arrested in Thailand, they have ripped the national flag, a gesture which cost him a few nights in jail. Worth 7 months was commuted to the payment of a deposit of 100 euros is already paid. "To drink is to do stupid things", they say apologetically.

Read more at:-

http://www.bitfeed.co/page/speak-to-tobias-gamper-and-ian-gerstgrasser-arrested-in-thailand-we-were-drunk-we-ended-up-in-jail-for-ignorance