webfact Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Patong Police investigate taxi drivers beating up a tourist – VIDEO By Kritsada Mueanhawong Patong Police are investigating an assault on tourists from a group of Patong taxi drivers. Two video clips of taxi drivers attacking tourist in Patong have gone viral in social media today. The incident happened at Malin Plaza Market at the south end of Patong last night at 11pm. A male middle eastern tourist was attacked by taxi drivers in front of his child and wife. It has been reported that they were injured in the attack. Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/patong-police-investigate-taxi-drivers-beating-up-a-tourist-video -- © Copyright The Thaiger 2019-03-29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 The usual taxi driver mentality .... all onto one .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Sad state of affairs, but notice the usual pack mentality. Savage thugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius verus Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Doesn't matter if it goes viral. Phuket is a very cheap destination relative to other places and will continue to reel in budget tourists. You get what you pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 wow they are really kicking the shit out of him. i wonder what he did wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Even got the Muay Thai boxing sound effects![emoji23]Sent from my SM-G920F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 To be honest I wouldn't call that a proper kickin. wow they are really kicking the shit out of him. i wonder what he did wrong?Sent from my SM-G920F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
returnee222 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 GrabTaxi promo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 44 minutes ago, steven100 said: The usual taxi driver mentality .... all onto one .... No requirement to be a taxi driver for having this mentality, it's more or less the norm for Thai males. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 21 minutes ago, NCC1701A said: wow they are really kicking the shit out of him. i wonder what he did wrong? refused to go without the meter on .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 Patong tuk-tuk, motorbike taxi drivers charged for violent attack on tourists By The Phuket News The attack was recorded on video by a bystander. Screenshot: Supplied PHUKET: Five people in total – comprising tuk-tuk drivers and at least one motorbike taxi driver – have been charged with the vicious beating of two tourists in Patong last night (Mar 28). Patong Police Chief Col Anotai Jindamanee confirmed to The Phuket News that five of the six people wanted for the attacked are in custody at Patong Police Station. “We are waiting for one more person to present himself to be charged for the incident,” Col Anotai said. Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/patong-tuk-tuk-motorbike-taxi-drivers-for-violent-attack-on-tourists-70899.php#zAZxvxEuoDuCLvJQ.99 -- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-03-29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaeng Mak Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 32 minutes ago, NCC1701A said: wow they are really kicking the shit out of him. i wonder what he did wrong? He said No Thankyou to a taxi tout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaeng Mak Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Just read the whole story. There was a mother and child present in the attacked group also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 11 minutes ago, Khaeng Mak said: Just read the whole story. There was a mother and child present in the attacked group also. The whole story that you read (but did not make clear) did not say that the woman and the child were attacked as you seem to be trying to suggest. The two men were attacked, "the group" was not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyNets Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Aww that'll be the end of the middle east tourist luring, running out of ethnic groups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 What utter water monitors with total disregard for tourism???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Thailand and Thai news, if anything, is entirely predictable. I have lost count of how many million times I have read a story of taxi drivers in Phuket severely assaulting tourists. Whilst the rest of the world changes, sometimes for the worse, sometimes for the better, Thailand seems to be like a scratched record over and over trapped in some sort of medieval feudal system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasa123 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 This movie and news are on all TV news here in Saudi right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 2 hours ago, webfact said: “We are waiting for one more person to present himself to be charged for the incident,” You could get off your arse and go and get him, regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Well said! You could get off your arse and go and get him, regards worgeordieSent from my SM-G920F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 28 minutes ago, nasa123 said: This movie and news are on all TV news here in Saudi right now. Are they calling it the Khashoggi dance? Any way, 5 taxi drivers have been charged. The 2 blokes that were beaten were from the UAE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Saudi's don't have much luck in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius verus Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Even if the mother and child weren't involved it must have been terrifying for them especially the child. Imagine being a kid watching your father being bashed in a foreign country? He won't be coming again. The fight (sic) will be over something trivial of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ta158 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 4 hours ago, steven100 said: The usual taxi driver mentality .... all onto one .... thats an asian thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ta158 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 4 hours ago, NCC1701A said: wow they are really kicking the shit out of him. i wonder what he did wrong? ive seen worse beatings from thai youths, seen 1 video where 20 youths kick and stomp on 2 other youths for over 5 minutes, they probably died. head stomping and 10+ kicking head is national sport here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Im afraid the police wont do much about it, make a complaint to your embassy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaeng Mak Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 5 hours ago, Briggsy said: Thailand and Thai news, if anything, is entirely predictable. I have lost count of how many million times I have read a story of taxi drivers in Phuket severely assaulting tourists. Whilst the rest of the world changes, sometimes for the worse, sometimes for the better, Thailand seems to be like a scratched record over and over trapped in some sort of medieval feudal system. It's not trapped there. It is carefully held there by the corrupt ruling elite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaeng Mak Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Those UAE tourists deserved everything they got. How dare they shop and expect their taxi to wait for them. The audacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 1 minute ago, Benroon said: So you can all put your anti thai <deleted> back in the box - I would have done the same if someone tried to take the piss out of me ! would you have beat the shit out of the whole family? or just the man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansgruber Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 7 minutes ago, Benroon said: He got a kicking because AFTER he agreed a 300 baht fee with the driver, en route he told the tuk tuk driver to stop at Burger King so he could place an order for his entire family, the tuk tuk driver reasonably said as he would have to wait a considerable time he would add 200 baht to the fee. OR he could just leave him at Burger King for the 300. The TOURIST then told him to <deleted> off he wouldn't pay it at which point it kicked off So you can all put your anti thai <deleted> back in the box - I would have done the same if someone tried to take the piss out of me ! 200 BAHT for a 5 minutes wait? Who is taking the piss really? I've had to spend longer while a tuk tuk driver filled up gas and take a piss. Thai apologists like yourself are sickening. You can't justify this violence no matter which way you spin it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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