DefaultName Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 hour ago, simtemple said: You would record his motorcyle license plate number and locate him later. The Police involved need to be charged with unlawful killing. He may be fleeing because it was a stolen bike, what then? My only surprise is that they didn't shoot him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomauasia Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 On 2/21/2020 at 12:39 PM, tlandtday said: Don't jumpt to conclusions it is entirely possible poor thais avoid the checkpoints because they may not have money for a helmet or they simply may not have a helmet and 500 baht is a lot of money to many of them. How long have you lived here? Correct 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew65 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 13 minutes ago, Arthur Mullard said: Was this that crazy spate of crowbar-wielding teams in central London nicking people's mobile phones on street corners? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tambs2020 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) On 2/21/2020 at 2:39 PM, tlandtday said: Don't jumpt to conclusions it is entirely possible poor thais avoid the checkpoints because they may not have money for a helmet or they simply may not have a helmet and 500 baht is a lot of money to many of them. How long have you lived here? 500 baht is a lot to them...But they can buy alcohol as the friend says! The alcohol proably cost more than 500 baht! Hmm ok then LOL Edited February 22, 2020 by Tambs2020 Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Torrens54 Posted February 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2020 Can’t blame the Cops, even if they did kick him, in order to stop him absconding and possibly injuring or indeed, killing some innocent road user. The rider was a moron, attempting to escape a Legal Police Check. feel sorry for his relatives but the idiot caused his own demise. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew65 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 5 hours ago, baansgr said: Are you sure...as Terrible May insisted police should not chase motorcyclists as it endangers life...hence the increase in "moped roberries" Wasn't she also Home Secretary for about 5 years, we now have another female Home Secretary. I think women tend to be softer than men, especially in a role like this (soft on crime). Also a lady in charge of the Met who was probably only promoted because of "diversity". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 3 hours ago, zyphodb said: They are all wearing crash helmets though, which is a bit different from kicking someone off with no helmet... But then in LOS the naughty boys would all not wear helmets so the BiB would not touch them...???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 On 2/21/2020 at 11:26 AM, CharlieH said: No they dont do it......... I can't see the reason for such brutality, he didn't try to avoid a check the cop stepped out without warning, could have hit the cop, shame he missed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kensisaket Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 On 2/21/2020 at 11:39 AM, tlandtday said: Don't jumpt to conclusions it is entirely possible poor thais avoid the checkpoints because they may not have money for a helmet or they simply may not have a helmet and 500 baht is a lot of money to many of them. How long have you lived here? Did you not read they were buying alcohol? That cancels the no money excuse. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 20 minutes ago, brianthainess said: I can't see the reason for such brutality, he didn't try to avoid a check the cop stepped out without warning, could have hit the cop, shame he missed. On the video there was more tothe back story. This wasn’t a simple ‘check point’ they were trying to stop someone who was already fleeing. The guy was caught with Meth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, tomauasia said: On 2/21/2020 at 11:39 AM, tlandtday said: Don't jumpt to conclusions it is entirely possible poor thais avoid the checkpoints because they may not have money for a helmet or they simply may not have a helmet and 500 baht is a lot of money to many of them. How long have you lived here? Correct Partially correct: Poor Thai’s avoid check points because they are not wearing a helmet, have not paid, Tax, do not have a licence, have not paid their Por-ror-bor insurance etc etc... They are avoiding the check points because they know they are breaking the law. I’m sympathetic in some cases where someone is so extremely poor they genuinely can’t afford a helmet, so its difficult to tar all helmet-less riders with the same brush - that said, if a motorcycle can be afforded, so can a helmet. The same mindset exists with people driving around without a seatbelt on. Its not a matter of being able to afford it, it's primarily a matter of choosing not to and choosing not to abide by the law. Some may say helmet-less riders is victimless, but its not. When some idiot rides into me and I can do nothing about and they kill themselves or give themselves brain-damage etc I may be considered partially responsible and expected to pay some form of compensation regardless of fault, I would also have to live with a certain degree of guilt etc.. just because someone else chose not to abide by laws which exist to protect us all. Edited February 22, 2020 by richard_smith237 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Amazing how some folk here are making excuses for low-life trying to dodge the law.........???? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Don't mess with low-life sh_ts..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 6 hours ago, Wiggy said: They don’t have the money for a helmet? How did they get the money for a motorcycle? It’s no excuse. The law states you must wear a helmet. If you can’t afford a helmet, or the fine, then get a bicycle. In OZ you even have to wear a helmet riding a bicycle 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elzear Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 a non event really .. not worth the ink. To paraphrase a past movie : Live and Let Die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjoo888 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Fleeing a police checkpoint shouldn't be a death sentence. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, gjoo888 said: Fleeing a police checkpoint shouldn't be a death sentence. Correct - it shouldn’t be a death sentence, but he should have stopped then it wouldn’t have been. ‘fleeing a police check point’ shouldn't be a death sentence for those who may otherwise be the innocent victims of a criminals actions (drugs, drunk driving / riding etc). Criminals have to be stopped - unfortunately in cases such as this the Police are forced to take action they would otherwise much rather not have to take. Edited February 22, 2020 by richard_smith237 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caine Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 I know who I believe, and it ain't these moronic uneducated halfwits that masquerade as policemen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caine Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Passed a copper on a motor bike the other night. He had no helmet and was on his phone wobbling all over the office properly <deleted> . Should have kick the thick <deleted> up in the air. ( Pattaya ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenKadz Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 "He killed himself trying to flee, Pretty much says it all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerThaiPin Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 No helmets, probably drunk already - at least 2 reasons for the criminals to flee. I'm with the police to kick them off! ???? But ... Denying that they even touched the boys or the bike is a fuxxing act of the corrupt police! ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieAus Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 On 2/21/2020 at 11:22 AM, ThreeEyedRaven said: I have seen them do it with my own eyes more than once, so denying police do it doesn't work with me. There is a depth of stupidity beyond belief when they do it especially to those who aren't wearing a helmet. They know the dangers as people have died from exactly this before, so the cop should be charged with murder, pure and simple. I understand that the police in the UK are now authorized to use “ force” including “ stingers” roll out nail mats to stop motorcyclists who fail to stop. Should they’ve charged with murder as well ? Perhaps if you were the victim of these people you might think differently. PS research the definition of murder I think you are way off the track. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSF Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 It's not just a Thai police thing, it's a Thai thing, I've seen Thai males doing this a couple time. Once I guess it was his GF, I saw a Thai chasing a girl on her mc and he came along side and kicked her bike knocking her off....his way of stopping her from going further. Also saw the same thing with a couple young Thais chasing another Thai male on bikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooners Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 On 2/21/2020 at 11:39 AM, tlandtday said: Don't jumpt to conclusions it is entirely possible poor thais avoid the checkpoints because they may not have money for a helmet or they simply may not have a helmet and 500 baht is a lot of money to many of them. How long have you lived here? I see. But they have money to buy/rent a motorbike. Presumably then, they don't have money for insurance either? So why are they on the road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH1961 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 2/22/2020 at 9:25 AM, ben2talk said: Most times they're stopping people it's just opportunistic money collecting Where are you living? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbi1 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 2/21/2020 at 3:17 PM, richard_smith237 said: We’ve seen enough videos of Police in Thailand kicking people who don’t stop off their bikes. So I don’t believe for a second the BiB did nothing. However, another facet is how else are the police supposed to stop people trying to flee a check-point? If trying to flee a check-point these guys are obviously up to no good, drunk etc, down the line they could injure or kill and innocent pedestrian. So, in this case its possible an innocent was protected by the actions of the Police, something we’ll never know. Unfortunately the deceased made his own bed, he crossed and line and paid for it with their life. Reckless endangerment by the Police? probably. Unwarranted? maybe not. Even if that's the case, that's his own fault for running from a police checkpoint. Police did their job stopping a criminal who ran from them. He's got no sympathy from anyone here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 2/22/2020 at 8:36 AM, rossco1 said: Please remember he had a family maybe even a child Maybe he should have remembered he had a family even a child? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 2/22/2020 at 12:56 PM, brianthainess said: I can't see the reason for such brutality, he didn't try to avoid a check the cop stepped out without warning, could have hit the cop, shame he missed did you also miss the part he tried to get away?He saw dxxn well the cop wanted him to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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