VIDEO Shows Vicious Beating as Guards Throw 'Tourists' Out of Phuket Nightclub
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PHUKET: A video showing extreme violence by guards at a nightclub said to be in Phuket's Soi Bangla tourist walking street is likely to bring an instant reaction from Patong police today.
The video, posted on Facebook yesterday, shows a group of young men all wearing black-shirts with the word GUARD across the back kicking and elbowing two men in shorts who appear to be tourists.
In the 48 seconds of footage, the men in black shirts can be seen repeatedly kicking the ''tourists'' in the body and the head, in some cases with maximum force.
One guard also elbows a defenceless man in the head. The guards appear to be evicting the ''tourists'' - using excessive violence in the process.
While the nightclub that is the scene of the brutal beating is not named by the person who posted the video, commenters say the shocking footage shows the entrance to a well-known club in Patong, Phuket's west coast nightlife hub.
The vicious,violent overreaction of the ''guards'' is likely to damage tourism on Phuket as the footage is seen by viewers around the world.
Whatever the ''tourists'' did inside the premises, the beating delivered by the black-shirts is excessive.
At no point in the brief but shocking footage do the ''tourists'' strike a blow.
Security guards at nightclubs in Patong have a poor reputation and allegedly are prone to violence.
Professional bouncers at nightclubs in the West are required to show restrain at all times and to call in police to deal with troublemakers.
Earlier this year, an Australian expat was charged with murder after a security guard was knifed outside a Patong nightclub.
Security camera footage later showed that the Australian was subjected to a ''pack attack'' and only pulled the knife as a last resort to save his own life.
Charges have since been dropped. There are no special requirements for Phuket nightclub guards to undertake studies in professional behavior.
VIDEO Shows Vicious Beating as Guards Throw 'Tourists' Out of Phuket Nightclub - Phuket Wan