webfact Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Police investigate YouTuber for 'cat vs. scorpion' animal cruelty By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter Nate Bartling holds up his cats in a video released Saturday defending a prank video released last week that resulted in a criminal complaint of animal cruelty. Photo: My Mate Nate / YouTube BANGKOK — Police said Monday they are investigating a controversial American YouTuber for animal cruelty after animal groups filed a report against him Friday. After American Nate Bartling, better known by his YouTube handle “My Mate Nate” posted a video of his two cats fighting a scorpion on June 5, an angry online backlash led to two people taking their anger to the police. Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/culture/net/2017/06/12/police-investigate-youtuber-cat-vs-scorpion-animal-cruelty/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-06-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berybert Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Pussy boy will take on a whole new meaning if he gets thrown in jail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Deport him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) ''Bartling said he had obtained the stinger-less scorpion from a shop that sold edible scorpions on Khaosan Road, and he found his cat playing with the scorpions in his kitchen. “Grabbing the camera to film my cats might have been my fault,” Bartling said in Thai. “Letting the cats play with a scorpion is like teaching a child to know what’s hot or cold by letting them learn for themselves. I didn’t have any malicious intent to hurt the cats.” Liar Edited June 12, 2017 by Bluespunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Here It Is Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, Bluespunk said: Deport him. Birch him first, then fine him then kick his sorry butt out of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobobirdiebuddy Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Even to pretend to have his cat fight a scorpion is reprehensible. This kid looks like he has a nasty streak a mile wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 If only they pursued thai killers abroad as they do foreigners for filming, cats, feeding fish or playing cards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Some might not know that this is just the latest case of this ... making "funny" videos. A mentally disturbed character who does a strong contribution to the bad image of "farangs". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcnx Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 After feeding coins to a lucky turtle, netizens were outraged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nausea Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 25 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said: Some might not know that this is just the latest case of this ... making "funny" videos. A mentally disturbed character who does a strong contribution to the bad image of "farangs". Indeed. This is the guy who froze a snakehead fish in liquid nitrogen then reanimated it. Oh what fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) Animal abuse is often the first sign of serious disturbance among adolescent and adult killers. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/why-the-wild-things-are/201302/do-mass-killers-start-out-harming-pets Cruelty to animals and violence towards people have something in common: both types of victims are living beings, feel pain, experience distress, and may die from their injuries. [1] Until recently, however, violence towards animals had been considered to be unrelated to violence towards children and the elderly, and other forms of domestic violence. [2] A correlation has now been established between animal abuse, family violence, and other forms of community violence. [3] A growing body of research indicates that people who commit acts of cruelty towards animals rarely stop there. [4] Murderers and people who abuse their spouse or children had frequently harmed animals in the past. [5] People who abuse animals may also be dangerous to people. [6] https://www.animallaw.info/article/link-cruelty-animals-and-violence-towards-people Edited June 12, 2017 by NCC1701A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhippy Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 I think this is almost as disgusting as cock fighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 14 minutes ago, oldhippy said: I think this is almost as disgusting as cock fighting. “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”― Mahatma Gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhippy Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 5 minutes ago, ratcatcher said: “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”― Mahatma Gandhi The tourists like it. KOBKARN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 My Mate Nate has a work permit, and he’s not going anywhere By Coconuts Bangkok A screenshot from My Mate Nate’s latest video. For the first time, American expat YouTuber My Mate Nate responded Saturday to the online rage he received from both Thais and expats for filming his cats fighting a scorpion—the video for which he is under police investigation for animal cruelty. In a 20-minute video, Nate Bartling, or My Mate Nate, does not apologize for the actions that made him an online object for hatred for the content of his influential YouTube channel. Instead, he questioned why this has to be such a big deal in his latest video titled: “Drama again… I’ll explain.” “I made a mistake. It’s a small issue. Why does it have to be a big drama? If only we could spend our time doing something creative rather than ruining other people’s lives… some people contacted our sponsors, asking them to go against us. Is it that much of a big deal that a cat got its mouth clipped by a scorpion?” Bartling said in his latest Thai-language video. Full Story: https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/mate-nate-work-permit-hes-not-going-anywhere/ -- © Copyright Coconuts Bangkok 2017-6-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhippy Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 From the article: Bartling said that he only wanted to “teach his cats a lesson,” like a good parent Euhhhh Also he should be arrested by the fashion police for wearing his hat the wrong way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jspill Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) Young guy... works online... speaks Thai... work permit... boy Thaivisa will get their panties in a twist over this. While the animal abuse is reprehensible, he will still have been a net positive for the image of foreigners over the course of his 550 million video views and those to come. You can see the like to dislike ratio on the videos too. Chances are his detractors are substantially more deranged than him. Edited June 12, 2017 by jspill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Show us the work permit kid , where did you buy it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 7 minutes ago, jspill said: Young guy... works online... speaks Thai... work permit... boy Thaivisa will get their panties in a twist over this. While the animal abuse is reprehensible, he will still have been a net positive for the image of foreigners over the course of his 550 million video views and those to come. You can see the like to dislike ratio on the videos too. Chances are his detractors are substantially more deranged than him. Probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhippy Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 1 minute ago, balo said: Show us the work permit kid , where did you buy it? I believe him. He has a work permit for organizing cat-against-scorpion fights. Because that is an occupation that Thais can not fulfill, since they are buddhists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Troll posts and replies have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRich Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 I will laugh when the despicable Nate is servicing the perverts in jail ... it will give new meaning to "My Mate" Nate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Here It Is Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) 3 minutes ago, AlexRich said: I will laugh when the despicable Nate is servicing the perverts in jail ... it will give new meaning to "My Mate" Nate. He is a pretty boy and will 'go down well' in a Thai prison. Edited June 12, 2017 by Here It Is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgphuket Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Does anyone know what company sponsors his work permit? If we knew we could apply some real pressure. Or someone just post his address.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 So he thinks animal cruelty isn't such a big deal. "It's a small issue." "Why does it have to be a big drama ?" Seriously ? He thinks that is "being creative" ? In another thread I mentioned that the more he's able to get away with, the more he is likely to do. What's next, cat vs cobra ? Dog vs crocodile ? Gotta keep those youtube hits coming in ! Kaching ! $$$$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBOP Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 The cat didnt look harmed at all and returned for more play. What would have been funny is seeing his cat eat his scorpion pet. His video of freezing a cat fish then unthawimg still alive was a bit unsettling but so is throwing a live lobster in boiling water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan B Tong Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 (edited) Media announces Cat vs Scorpion highlights to be included in televised cockfight programming. Edited June 13, 2017 by Juan B Tong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieranmc Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Some KFC his videos are in poor taste. The cat vs scorpion video is sick. I wonder what his reaction would be to him vs a scorpion. Ample punishment I would think. Work permit - I would think labor should look into this. I doubt his work description covers what he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 '“I made a mistake. It’s a small issue. Why does it have to be a big drama ...' Because if it weren't, no one with an IQ much above 30 would have any interest in you or your antics. And that's more time than I should have spent on answering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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