Schoolgirl slapped for not standing up during national anthem

[webfact 78,931]

Schoolgirl slapped for not standing up during national anthem

By The Nation

 

 

A 15-year-old schoolgirl was slapped in the face by a nationalist who got angry when the girl did not stand up for the national anthem at a train station in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province.

 

On Tuesday, a woman dressed in red approached the girl at 6pm after the national anthem ended and attacked her. Others intervened to prevent the violence from getting worse.

 

The girl’s family, who arrived to take her home, learned that the assailant was a food vendor at the station. The vendor admitted that she slapped the schoolgirl because the girl did not stand up for the national anthem.

 

The family subsequently lodged a complaint with the police, asking them to arrest the woman for assault. They explained that the girl was on her period and therefore decided not to stand up during the anthem.

 

The incident sparked widespread criticism online.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30396902

 

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[keith101 12,617]

2 minutes ago, webfact said:

The family subsequently lodged a complaint with the police, asking them to arrest the woman for assault. They explained that the girl was on her period and therefore decided not to stand up during the anthem.

Yes definitely assault and should be charged , there is no excuse for this kind of thing in modern society .

[Thaiwrath 36,102]

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

Schoolgirl slapped for not standing up during national anthem

 

Sums up the Thai education system.

[Bangyai 818]

Another peace loving Royalist betraying their brainwashed mindset.

[rkidlad 32,011]

Using violence against children because they won't conform. Classy. 

 

I think someone is starting a kind of Gofundme page so the girl can sue the Thai Karen. 

 

I'd quite happily donate to it. Let's see how proud people are when it hits them in the wallet. 

[darksidedog 50,968]

Aside from the fact that standing during a National anthem should be a matter of personal choice, given the law allows such freedoms, the woman in red has no right to do anything, other than possibly making a remark of disapproval. It is an unprovoked assault for which she should be charged and imprisoned, to make her and others think twice before such action. Being Thailand a wai and 500 Baht will probably solve the matter sadly.

[norfolkandchance 707]

Red and Yellow are popular colours in Thailand.

 

[Rimmer 10,762]

A troll post and a reply removed

[nikmar 6,627]

57 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

Aside from the fact that standing during a National anthem should be a matter of personal choice, given the law allows such freedoms, the woman in red has no right to do anything, other than possibly making a remark of disapproval. It is an unprovoked assault for which she should be charged and imprisoned, to make her and others think twice before such action. Being Thailand a wai and 500 Baht will probably solve the matter sadly.

 

She should be charged, however,I fear some may congratulate her on doing "the right thing"!

Edited October 28, 2020 by nikmar

[NanLaew 22,647]

My married American mate who has worked and lived here for years went to watch a movie a few weeks back. He said when the national anthem came on, he was the only one who stood up. Admittedly, the movie auditoriums at these multi-screen venues are smaller these days and there was at most only half-a-dozen others but these 'sitters' were all young locals.

 

Sign o' the times I reckon.

Edited October 28, 2020 by NanLaew

[ezzra 43,690]

This is an isolated indecent, been here many, many years and this is the first time i read about such behavior, and because of one idiot, it should stay in the realm of stupid deeds that many people do everyday some worse than others...

[johng 17,123]

2 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

He said when the national anthem came on,

Just to be pedantic,  they don't play the national anthem in  Thai cinemas.

[KannikaP 611]

1 minute ago, johng said:

Just to be pedantic,  they don't play the national anthem in  Thai cinemas.

Every time I have been to a cinema here, they play the National Anthem before the film starts, and most people stand up.

[brewsterbudgen 9,503]

1 minute ago, KannikaP said:

Every time I have been to a cinema here, they play the National Anthem before the film starts, and most people stand up.

They play the Royal Anthem, not the National Anthem, in cinemas.  A few years ago, everyone stood.  Now, not so many!

[KannikaP 611]

2 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

They play the Royal Anthem, not the National Anthem, in cinemas.  A few years ago, everyone stood.  Now, not so many!

It sounds like the same song in the cinema as they play at 8am & 6pm on the telly.