Vicious Thai gangs at Songkran

[Siani]

Mr Siani tells me they took the 2 caught to the hospital to apologise? Then let them go? Surely not

[JamesWest]

"THE PRIME minister and his deputy have instructed the police chief to ensure that those accused of the savage attack on the family of British tourists in Hua Hin face strict legal action.
Deputy police spokesman Pol Colonel Krissana Pattanacharoen yesterday said police should investigate whether anyone other than the four suspects already in custody were involved.

PM Prayut Chan-o-cha and his deputy Prawit Wongsuwan ordered the police to strictly follow up on the case and ensure the attackers face tough legal action.

A group of suspects violently attacked a British family of three, which left them seriously wounded, in the early hours of April 13. Police have arrested four Thai men in connection with the attack."


http://www.nationmultimedia.com/nationa ... 84993.html

[dtaai-maai]

Police yesterday cancelled a re-enactment after learning that some angry people were waiting for the suspects.

Good. The only real purpose for a reenactment I'm aware of is to jog the memories of potential witnesses. In Thailand its only purpose appears to be a photo op for the police.

With a clear video of every move made, reconstructing the event would be a complete waste of time.

[Takiap]

^^ are you sure that one or two if these are not untouchables from influential families in Petchaburi? Same same old story I am assured! Of course only speculation

If they are from influential local families, and they are counting on that to save their asses, I think they might just be in for a bit of a surprise now that the General has spoken. He might not be the best guy around, but I really don't think he's afraid of rich mommies and daddies in Hua-Hin.


If one of those youngsters were my son, they would have ended up in hospital as well.

[Takiap]

OK, time to put my hands up - I don't know how to post such links.

If there was only some way you could Ask an Expat how to do so...

I wouldn't as the photos could be distressing to family members

Intentionally broken links would look like text, there would be no photos. e.g. convert domain.com into domain dot com.

I know what I've seen/read.

Me too: The OP's unsubstantiated story.

Well Homer old chap, you sure have made a bit of a fool of yourself.

[JamesWest]

i just read this story in the Sun. They quoted my thread I started on the other forum word for word:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... brawl.html

well done US!

[buksida]

Semantics but I think they've taken most of the quotes from this forum where the story broke on the 13th.

At least this paper actually links back to where they've lifted content from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04 ... er-to-ret/

[JamesWest]

Semantics but I think they've taken most of the quotes from this forum where the story broke on the 13th.

At least this paper actually links back to where they've lifted content from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04 ... er-to-ret/

yes but they quoted US from here and I am the second person quoted in this story. word for word from the other forum. very long and no mistaking it.

[Homer]

Well Homer old chap, you sure have made a bit of a fool of yourself.

Anyone who believes an unsubstantiated rumor on the net is a fool.

[HHTel]

Small groups were scatterred at various places..all with the intention of attacking Tourists.

Hmmm... If so many people were in the Bintabaht area at that time, how come there aren't more first hand reports? Wouldn't this be all over facebook? With videos?

But you went further than 'unsubstantiated' to the point of inferring it as a complete lie!

[Homer]

But you went further than 'unsubstantiated' to the point of inferring it as a complete lie!

The use of infer to mean imply is becoming more and more common in both speech and writing. There is nevertheless a useful distinction between the two which many people would be in favour of maintaining. To infer means 'to deduce', and is used in the construction to infer something from something: I inferred from what she said that she had not been well.

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictio ... h/inferred

[JamesWest]

Well Homer old chap, you sure have made a bit of a fool of yourself.

Anyone who believes an unsubstantiated rumor on the net is a fool.

I for one felt very bad and discouragd by Homer's comments.

US was just trying to tell this very important story that has now come to the attention of the PM.

And with international press reading this thread.

[HHTel]

But you went further than 'unsubstantiated' to the point of inferring it as a complete lie!

The use of infer to mean imply is becoming more and more common in both speech and writing. There is nevertheless a useful distinction between the two which many people would be in favour of maintaining. To infer means 'to deduce', and is used in the construction to infer something from something: I inferred from what she said that she had not been well.

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictio ... h/inferred

You're absolutely correct. I should have used the word imply. Nevertheless, you know exactly what I meant.

[buksida]

Lets keep the nitpicking out of this thread (that the global press are reading), and back to the very serious topic of the incident at hand.

[StevePIraq]

Unfortunately this same scene happens all over the world, the UK used to be terrible for such incidents, I have no idea what it is like there now.

We can only hope that these thugs get long hard labour but I doubt it. In the UK they would get off with a warning if it was their first offence.