webfact Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Brazilian rape victim given 20,000 baht compensation By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter Photo: Dennis Yang / Flickr BANGKOK — The government paid 20,000 baht compensation Thursday to a Brazilian woman sexually assaulted by a Bangkok taxi driver. The Tourism and Sports Ministry handed the victim 20,000 baht, in addition to paying for her medical and travel expenses. “I’m truly saddened by the incident, and I thank the police officers who did the hard work to arrest the perpetrator,” Permanent Secretary Pongpanu Sawetrun said. Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/crime-crime/2017/04/28/brazilian-rape-victim-given-20000-baht-compensation/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-04-28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shady86 Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Sounds like money is God. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMysteriousMrTesla Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 I hope she threw it back at them, $600 "compensation" is an insult. Convicted rapist allowed to be a taxi driver? Of course the case will go away once she's left the country and he'll be free to rape again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, shady86 said: Sounds like money is God. The The Tourism and Sports Ministry THINK money is god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 If this for real?????? 20.000 baht bloody insult. So this government is saying rape is not a serious crime. Poor woman suffered at the hands of an animal who should have already been in jail, not have been freed. Nice 1 Thailand, wait until the international media get hold of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcnx Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Wow, 20k baht. That should cover her abortion, rape kit, std testing, hospital fees, and a possible lifetime of HIV drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 20,000 !!! They just don't "get-it". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Why not include free taxis for life to really add insult to injury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 As a comparator, the UK minimum award is £11,000. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.criminal-injuries.co.uk/claiming-criminal-injury-compensation-rape&ved=0ahUKEwico5TV2sbTAhXMsY8KHX82DHoQFggmMAE&usg=AFQjCNHBZoqUReWaH7RuA7Ou3Xh399zV8A&sig2=EK0GmtccMkIolUZ9sgZD5w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcisco Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 3 hours ago, colinneil said: If this for real?????? 20.000 baht bloody insult. So this government is saying rape is not a serious crime. Poor woman suffered at the hands of an animal who should have already been in jail, not have been freed. Nice 1 Thailand, wait until the international media get hold of that. Anything is a bloody win, what government pays for crimes it doesn't commit? No this doesn't mean the government is saying rape is not a serious crime. Man had already served time, despite two crime of the same MO, i'm honestly too amazed he didn't receive longer sentencing the second time around. Remember the government is trying to help her by paying medical, travel expenses and then giving some cash. The real restitution should come from the criminal and those that permitted him to work as a driver without proper clearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 2 hours ago, jcisco said: Anything is a bloody win, what government pays for crimes it doesn't commit? No this doesn't mean the government is saying rape is not a serious crime. Man had already served time, despite two crime of the same MO, i'm honestly too amazed he didn't receive longer sentencing the second time around. Remember the government is trying to help her by paying medical, travel expenses and then giving some cash. The real restitution should come from the criminal and those that permitted him to work as a driver without proper clearance. The government are culpabale as this is a govenement registered taxi cab. A proper check of the driver and this wouldn't have happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 If this for real?????? 20.000 baht bloody insult. So this government is saying rape is not a serious crime. Poor woman suffered at the hands of an animal who should have already been in jail, not have been freed. Nice 1 Thailand, wait until the international media get hold of that. Read the few sentences... Says also medical expenses covered. And yes pain and suffering compensation is low. But do western gov'ts pay their tourists when victims of crime? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukkytuktuk Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 It's not the Tourism ministry's fault, why are they apologising? It's allowing convicted rapist's to drive taxi's that's the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon4546543 Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 This is a truly sad case and no amount of money will make up for the trauma this young lady suffered. I hope the perp gets a long prison sentence this time. I wish Thailand had a perp record of all criminals to prevent events like this occurring again. Not going to happen yet, but maybe international travel agencies could force the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 6 hours ago, jerojero said: But do western gov'ts pay their tourists when victims of crime? No. Actually, at least one does, the UK. Check out Geordie's link above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 6 hours ago, jerojero said: Read the few sentences... Says also medical expenses covered. And yes pain and suffering compensation is low. But do western gov'ts pay their tourists when victims of crime? No. Your comment is totally incorrect. The UK government does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 she got compensation. Next time she'll arrange to have her friend with her ... as anyone would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 (edited) 15 hours ago, colinneil said: If this for real?????? 20.000 baht bloody insult. So this government is saying rape is not a serious crime. Poor woman suffered at the hands of an animal who should have already been in jail, not have been freed. Nice 1 Thailand, wait until the international media get hold of that. I just shared this and would encourage others to do the same, money might be the way to silence Thai's, but it doesn't silence falangs, especially for this heinous crime. Edited April 29, 2017 by 4MyEgo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I wish her safety and security for the rest of her days, I hope she can move on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 An offensive troll post has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfalfa19 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I hope she was not impregnated by this creature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Talk about adding insult to injury! 20,000 peanuts as compensation for being raped... Disgusting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hottrader77 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 17 hours ago, Crossy said: The The Tourism and Sports Ministry THINK money is god. tourism and sports ministry ? is this a sport now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helloagain Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 How about i rape your wife or daghter and give you 20000 baht would you be happy crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 TAT can use this for their next campaign for gaining more quality tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Where the promotional photo shoot with the big check and all the smiles? Someone said "Thailand doesn't get it" and that is so true.... No money should be discussed publicly; only charges and the trial at this point..... The gov should pick up all costs/ssupport for the victim at this time but don't glee/promote about it.... Again, gets at the lack of morality in this culture....l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshiba66 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I wonder how much his first two victims received? The country could be out of pocket something like 40k baht for 3 rapes. I have seen one night Bar Bins for more than that. Disgraceful thinking to pay this money to this poor girl. What she must have gone through deserves way more. Would 3 million be enough? I doubt it in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertthesculptor Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Paid her off like she was s hooker...so wrongSent from my GEM-702L using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 2 minutes ago, robertthesculptor said: Paid her off like she was s hooker...so wrong Sent from my GEM-702L using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app That's your assumption, she was given compensation albeit doesn't appear that much, however this is not the US or a western society so giving huge payouts is not conversant with the country or it's economy. Hope she has recovered from her ordeal and it's always advisable to have a friend with you when traveling in unfamiliar countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshiba66 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 11 minutes ago, steven100 said: That's your assumption, she was given compensation albeit doesn't appear that much, however this is not the US or a western society so giving huge payouts is not conversant with the country or it's economy. Hope she has recovered from her ordeal and it's always advisable to have a friend with you when traveling in unfamiliar countries. I think no payout is better than this insult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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