Vigilante Justice in Thailand

06 January 2013 ~ 3 Comments

The clip below occurred when the guy being mauled stole a cell phone from a foreigner (tourist?) on the BTS platform at Victory Monument. Looks like the words of Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul are being taken seriously. “Please take care of foreigners. If anything happens to them, please step in to help,” Surapong said. These guys most certainly did just that.

What are your comments? Do you think this was the right thing to do? Are you surprised that this happened? How often do you think these types of things happen in Bangkok or other areas of Thailand?

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Posted by Steve Walters (Steve Walters) in Bangkok

Tags: citizen arrest, thailand crime, thailand violence, vigilante justice

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3 Responses to “Vigilante Justice in Thailand”

jany 14 January 2013 at 3:04 am Permalink

I want everyone to see. at least the cops probably not gonna beat the shit out of him!

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Anonymous 6 January 2013 at 10:50 pm Permalink

I think he needs to go to jail ASAP – at least the cops probably not gonna beat the shit out of him!

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- Steve 6 January 2013 at 11:13 pm Permalink
  
  Who knows…maybe he gets a second beating when he gets to the police station?
  
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