Hunt on for taxi driver accused of raping Brazilian tourist

[dcnx]

3 hours ago, marko kok prong said:

With the sheer numbers of taxi drivers in Bangkok there are always going to be a few bad apples.

A few?

[Sphere]

2 hours ago, realenglish1 said:

Lock him up for 20 years

 

Yes, but he will be out in 2-3 years.....because he behaved and swept prison floors. 

[Essaybloke]

4 hours ago, pookiki said:

A young woman arriving on her own from Brazil. Why didn't her 'friend' meet her at the airport or arrange for reliable transportation upon her arrival?

 

In the past several months, I have seen taxi drivers becoming much more aggressive in refusing fares and/or taking advantage of customers who don't know their way around Bangkok.

 

Women must be extra alert under the current circumstances.

Why didn't the taxi driver NOT RAPE HER??? Don't blame the victim! 

[pumpjack]

5 hours ago, JHolmesJr said:

Have you ever had the pleasure of viewing any episodes of 'Fake Taxi'?

 

Highly recommended.

ur not funny !!!  

 a young woman brutally raped and you convert to porn,  your a very very  sad pathetic creep  !!

[JHolmesJr]

Jeez…lighten up….I don't condone such brutal crimes….was just addressing a very specific post about rape in uber cars.

 

Would you rather I just wrote 'what a horrific crime'….I could, but we all know that.

 

I just don't know why any hot woman in thailand travels alone….its not singapore.

[wavemanwww]

What the <deleted>. Are most of your comments I read here. Judge /Jury/ and exexecutioner. The cops will simply catch him soon. As far as justice served then you should debate!

[cardinalblue]

Why are they so worried about their reputation that they put it about human right violation/crimes?

 

a terrible crime has been committed but the Thai culture has other priorities...

 

very hard to have any respect for a culture with this mindset...

 

no tarnished image then no problem? Very disturbing...

 

and yes  I do question whether morality exists in thailand....

 

any one want to bet we will hear the usual "she was pretty and couldn't resist my sexual urges".....

[phitsanulokjohn]

Absolute Beast.

Hope he's apprehended soon and feels the full force of the law.

In the Uk it's the cabbies who are wary of their passengers,in los it's the other way round.

I wish the traumatized Brazilian lady a speedy recovery.

[Sphere]

Just saw on Bangkok Post that this taxi driver had served a prison term for rape and was recently released. 

[wavemanwww]

Red Bull Heir. Clear decision. Thai court have recognised his crime BUT DO NOT ACT. Now that's a discusion for INJUSTICE in Thailand!

 

How many here under farlang law in their own country have been charged yet  proven false after the court hearing and found YOU innocent  plus the  bullshit lawyer costs?

I for one have gone through that crap! PS and IMMOCENT.

[TechnikaIII]

Castration and flogging, in public.

[Wilsonandson]

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30313428

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Pol Lt-General Sutthipong Wongpin, the commissioner of the Provincial Police Bureau 7, said Khamkhuncharoen Khonchaturas, 44, was arrested after a warrant was issued by the Suphan Buri court.

Image source: The nation

I enlarged the image.

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[Farang hunter]

too good to be true.

[lensta]

" to be questioned by the Royal Thai Police deputy commissioner Pol Gen Srivara Rangsiphramanakul himself as the crime he committed greatly tarnished the reputation of the country"

 

People like this believe that the crime that has been committed is "tarnishing the countries reputation" not the rape of a young woman. I would like to suggest that making statements like this does just as much damage to the reputation of the country because it shows exactly where their priorities lay and it certainly isn't with the victim. It would be nice if they even pretended to care about the victim.

[louse1953]

6 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Once again, Thailand very publicly states their totally misplaced priorities. The fact that there is a human victim here doesn't even get acknowledged. How about, "The crime he committed was an appalling and violent attack on a young woman, a disgusting violation of a guest who was visiting our country."

Just shows their priorities,tourism 1st,countries reputation 2nd and victim a sad 3rd,maybe equal with taxi driver cos he was drunk.The police really need a western media man to vet their statements,they get it wrong so many times or is this just a reporters slant on it.Most people on this forum could word their statements in a bettef way,even if they don't mean it.Note to self,job opportunity.

[Jonmarleesco]

Don Muang or Suvarnbhumi? Brazil or Kuala Lumpur? The media needs to get its facts straight.

[louse1953]

6 hours ago, worgeordie said:

The authorities said they were going to do something to protect

passengers in taxis,I suggested every cab should have a taser in

the back (jokingly),i think they were going to make cabs install

a panic button, either way,they need to do something quick and

take control of these taxi drivers.Thailand always worried about

its reputation,these are  the first people tourists meet when they

leave the airports,not all are bad,just get rid of the bad ones.

regards worgeordie

Trouble is,you don't know the bad ones until they go rogue.Women get a hard life,i'm glad i was born a bloke.

[louse1953]

3 hours ago, ChakaKhan said:

Reason 2829208 to keep Uber and other options

 

Crooks dont like it when u cut in on their turf......

 

As for cameras--they only seem to work when THAIS need them

as i recall they suddenly stopped working when i needed them

 

Even got a angry response when i asked to try and get the footage myself...

Soi 9 cops in Pattaya were quite happy to hand over master cd photos of skim scam thief,so i could make my own copies.

[pookiki]

1 hour ago, Essaybloke said:

Why didn't the taxi driver NOT RAPE HER??? Don't blame the victim! 

I am certainly not blaming the victim, However, if I had a friend, male or female, arriving in Thailand for the first time, I would meet them at the airport to insure their safe transport to their hotel, etc.  I don't blame the victim.  An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.  I have heard to many stories and also have personal experience with unscrupulous taxi drivers.  My message was to 'take care of your friends'.

[louse1953]

3 hours ago, helloagain said:

Thainess

Don't you think that pathetic one word has got a bit tired in it's 3 year.Tell, us what you really think,something original.

[Wilsonandson]

Editted out by myself.

[wakeupplease]

7 hours ago, Nong Khai Man said:

Very Common in London,......................UBER=RAPE......So be Very Careful who you use, Taxi Wise !!

Says who? but check the actual records and guess what you are so wrong as usual.

 

New message from TAT in adverting should read

When visiting us we suggest Items to bring on your last holiday

 

(1) A body bag for repatriation.

(2) Ladies to ware Chasity belts at all time.

 

Beware of Little ?icks and perverted small brains

[Mosha]

He's been arrested.

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[louse1953]

1 hour ago, Sphere said:

Just saw on Bangkok Post that this taxi driver had served a prison term for rape and was recently released. 

Dear me,that's not good.People that let him drive a taxi should be held responsible as well,or is that asking too much.I presume convicted rapists are banned from some jobs where they could come into contact with women on a one on one basis.

[Get Real]

Isn´t it time to get this <deleted> taxi drivers of the streets, instead of looking for how many people wear a helmet on a motorbike?
Looks also like it´s perfect to get a conviction, and then right up in the same business you were before. Shame on the justice system!

[Happy Grumpy]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Questioned by the Royal Thai Police deputy commissioner Pol Gen Srivara Rangsiphramanakul himself as the crime he committed greatly tarnished the reputation of the country which is currently launching campaign to promote tourism.

The crime is so bad because it could tarnish Thailand's reputation during a tourism promotional campaign.

 

 

Always the same.

 

Always sickening.

[Catkiwi]

7 hours ago, worgeordie said:

The authorities said they were going to do something to protect

passengers in taxis,I suggested every cab should have a taser in

the back (jokingly),i think they were going to make cabs install

a panic button, either way,they need to do something quick and

take control of these taxi drivers.Thailand always worried about

its reputation,these are  the first people tourists meet when they

leave the airports,not all are bad,just get rid of the bad ones.

regards worgeordie

A panic button? That, in any other country in the world is for the driver if he is attacked. If it is being suggested that there should be one for the passengers then forget it. If they are intent enough to jam cell signals a panic button would not be hard to disable. 

I hope he is suitably reamed out on a daily basis once locked up!

6 hours ago, pookiki said:

A young woman arriving on her own from Brazil. Why didn't her 'friend' meet her at the airport or arrange for reliable transportation upon her arrival?

 

In the past several months, I have seen taxi drivers becoming much more aggressive in refusing fares and/or taking advantage of customers who don't know their way around Bangkok.

 

Women must be extra alert under the current circumstances.

So true. My wife travels to bkk often and has had some scary moments with Taxi drivers pretending they are lost. Now I always book reputable limo for her. 

[Graemej100]

8 hours ago, rkidlad said:

What an awful story. 

 

The airport should be covered in CCTV so shouldn't be hard to find him.

 

And this just reinforces my wanting to use Grab and Uber. Sure, it can happen with them too, but at least it's less likely given there are  protocols in place. 

 

What 'protocols' do they have in place against this sort of thing. I'd really like to know. it is important. 

 

[rkidlad]

3 minutes ago, Graemej100 said:

What 'protocols' do they have in place against this sort of thing. I'd really like to know. it is important. 

 

I'm not sure if there are any 'exact protocols' against drivers raping passengers, but then again, I didn't say there were. But there are protocols put in place that will make Uber and Grab drivers think twice about committing any crimes while on duty. Crimes 'like' rape, etc.

 

Would you like to know these protocols?