trooper Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Quite disturbing case . He was beaten and stabbed to death by a thai motorcycle gang while waiting for the traffic lights turn green. There was no mention about the case in any English newspaper. http://www.planetbangkok.com/archives/2005/08/foreigner_stabb.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaad Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 really really sad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Yes sad... but this event already started long long threads all over the net in Thai related forums. Including nanalaza... a repost after the storm trooper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattaya127 Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 There seems to be a pattern, with that machete yielding. If ever that could be the case of a few gangs acting up, one hopefully, rather than a wider all-around trend, The fucking cops should do their fucking job. FlyW himself had no doubt they are well informed who's who, or have the means to find out. Any fucking way, that's their job! I suggest we all send a mail to any authority, any thai media we think may listen, and cares about bad publicity, or reports on it. It costs us nothing and may help. no argument, there, either they do something about it or they don't and I have no problem changing my mind if i feel unwelcome or unprotected, about a country, be it Thailand. As a visitor, easy to vote with my feet. You can quote me on that. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 pattaya127 are you really sure that this report is true? i have passed with my car the intersections of Rachada throusands of times at any time a day and i really can not imagine, that anything like that can happen at those busy intersections. of course there are such motorcycle gangs; they prefer to hit somebody in dark lonely alleys! but why should they take such exposure to attack someboy they do not know and have nothing against them on busy intersection at Rachada? it just does not make sense! and it is also not logic for me that it was not covered at all by the daily medias in Bangkok. usually they are eager to bring such stories. pattaya127 you also were considering wheter the police is protecting those criminals, who stabbed a foreigner to death. sorry but that does not seem logic to me! police usually protects the rich and powerful! such motorcycle gang do not have any money; why the hell should police protect them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper Posted September 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 This really happened, Bangkok post has been pressured that they would have published this but for some reason :: they don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 It appears to be a random act. If it is, why? Animosity over falangs being in their country? Also, wouldn't the authorities want to clamp down on this for a myriad of reasons. It slows tourism if word gets out. It can be a diplomatic issue with a foreign government. There are a lot of un-answered questions about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Samak, Funny, I first had doubts only about some reports following the one above who initiated those long debates on the net today, but rethinking about it I just started today to have doubts about the whole story. Glad U brought this up. Than I just remembered that thread http://www.bangkokrecorder.com/?p=forum.detail&Forum=5144&page=1&ID=7 It seems some of the posters knew the victim and it all looks more real. I'm a bit lazy though to reread it so better double check wether I'm remembering well. Random, playing safe, dodging machetes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper Posted September 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 I picked this link from a Finnish discussion board and it was posted by a well known poster who was a school mate of the victim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattaya127 Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 you also were considering wheter the police is protecting those criminals ------------------------------- :: not sure where you got that. I was just considering it's not a top priority. I do not think anyone cares that much at the top, very few upper middle-class thais will walk alone late at night as the farang did. So, it's the little guy and the odd farang who will get the knife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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