Thread: Should deadly force have been used to stop the high crime of balloon-ery?

The BTS case seems to be a hot topic in Thailand and on TD. I, for one, am appauld that any civilized person would think the amount of force used by the Thai security guard was warranted. The whole thing boils down to a head strike which is using deadly force to halt the crime. Do balloons on the BTS warrant lethal force? Please!! This is was just another sad event to add to LONG list of injustices dished out to some farangs and scores more of to Thai people.

Maybe if he was in caught in a felonious act - armed robbery, rape, assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping etc., but certainly not a balloons in hand crime.

But balloons on the BTS?????

What say ye oh Teakdor judges and jury members?

thought he got whacked after throwing a wobbly about not getting his way
and then penalty kicking a rubbish bin ?

I saw a video of him reacting to a savage beating.

Not reacting and then getting a savage beating.

Did this involve balloon animals?

https://teakdoor.com/thailand-and-asi...foreigner.html (Bangkok: Police Launches Investigation into Foreigner Assault on BTS Case)

Originally Posted by robuzo

Did this involve balloon animals?

yeah, I hate those and they deserve a beating

Please vote!

you don't have the option of bursting any balloons found loitering

Originally Posted by chitown

Please vote!

OK, but if we're beating up the guy who made the balloon animals, I'm in.

ok I'll vote but I should not as you word the question in a pejorative way.
And wasn't he whacked before the video we saw ?
mainly for being a drama queen.
He looks ridiculous charging back and forth, likes he's carry a giant toy emu or something , for that alone ,he should have been tied to the front of the train and driven around Bangkok till all the balloons burst.

What was it thegent said?
Something about monkeys.

YES - the deadly force beating equals the horrible crime of taking balloons on the BTS.
blue1 20.00%
NO -The guard used excessive force and should be fired and charged criminally!
chitown, hazz, Koojo, robuzo
4 80.00% Voters: 5.

Is Blue taking the piss?

Wanker would have been tasered in the US by those fearless fellas protecting Amerika from enemies, foreign and domestic. All hail the brave boys and girls (?) of Homeland Security!

Yes. Of course...

Any civilised person.

Originally Posted by Koojo

Is Blue taking the piss?

Probably not, Blue has alternative views... & that's why we luv him.

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

Wanker would have been tasered in the US by those fearless fellas protecting Amerika from enemies, foreign and domestic. All hail the brave boys and girls (?) of Homeland Security!

Davis, that gun looks like a poofs gun, me friend - no offence... Good beret though; were you in the foreign legion?

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Originally Posted by Koojo

Is Blue taking the piss?

Probably not, Blue has alternative views... & that's why we luv him.

Alternative visions can be a plus.

Sure beats the hell out of the predictable homongeny.

The BTS appear guilty of not giving adequate training to an employee who has been issued with a baton, and the consequences of striking another human with that weapon (or any other heavy object for that matter) on a vunerable part of his/her body which could ultimately result in serious injury/death.

This should be seen as a more important heath/safety issue than a popping balloon in a train carriage. Now, not wishing to lessen the good intentions of any H & S management decisions in Thailand of which there are very few, but if i were travelling on a train and heard a bang/small explosion i would immediately be looking in that direction before considering stampeding down the carriageway away from 'danger' trampling everyone in my path. However, I am not Thai so maybe i need reprogramming.

The fact that the police also seem to place more importance on investigating who was responsible for listing the video on YouTube rather than those injured in the altercation is another cause of concern.

It has to said however, that the incident took place around St Patrick's Day and the fact that the ill-tempered balloon carrier was Irish may not have helped his case. He seemed quite desperate to board the BTS possibly in order to reach his final destination with no further ado to sink a few dark ones. Like so many others of his ilk around that time of year, the confines of a hospital/police station comes as little surprise.

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

Wanker would have been tasered in the US by those fearless fellas protecting Amerika from enemies, foreign and domestic. All hail the brave boys and girls (?) of Homeland Security!

Davis, that gun looks like a poofs gun, me friend - no offence... Good beret though; were you in the foreign legion?

It looks like he's between the goal posts

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

Wanker would have been tasered in the US by those fearless fellas protecting Amerika from enemies, foreign and domestic. All hail the brave boys and girls (?) of Homeland Security!

Davis, that gun looks like a poofs gun, me friend - no offence... Good beret though; were you in the foreign legion?

Yep, most .45 caliber submachineguns are a trifle gay, frivolous, flighty, spreading love wherever they point. Glad you liked the manly, studly beret - invented by the Frogs, don'tya know.....

You lot are having a laugh taking the side of that drama queen,
basically he lost the plot because he could not take a balloon on a choo choo train...
to illustrate my point -

once upon a time,
on the day of his execution a condemned man was allowed the meal of his choice
he asks for scrambled eggs,
poached eggs arrive,
he loses his temper big time, gets angry and upset
his cellmate notes-
well if that's the worse thing that happens to you today , then you'll be having a good day....


The balloon man should have lamented at the absurdity of the red tape
and not allowed himself to be offended over a trifling thing and then let it ruin his day
better to leave the balloons behind or take a taxi.
If loosing a few balloons was the worse thing that happened to him that day , then he would have had a good day .

Excessive force. Would have been a fair fight if the Thai had used an appropriate weapon.



I am sending an email to the Thai consulate to complain about balloonery repression on the BTS.



I propose a day of protest. All farangs to wear balloon suits when travelling on BTS in support of this poor bloke.

Originally Posted by Thaihome

As we have not seen the CCTV footage of the incident were Mr. Behan was struck by the guard it is hard to say if the “deadly force”....was justified or not.

He has head wounds, abrasions and bruising. Any head strike can be deadly. I had a good friend who died after he was repeatedly struck in the temple with a closed fist. The attacker did time for murder.

Originally Posted by Thaihome

(not sure a metal detector wand qualifies as a deadly weapon)

Any blunt object weapon used to strike someone can deadly,

Originally Posted by Thaihome

Giving Mr. Behan the benefit of the doubt and saying he did not make any aggressive acts first then the answer is clearly no it was not justified.

As we should. Innocent until proven guilty is the norm....even if this is Thailand and we know that just the opposite is often the case here.

Originally Posted by Thaihome

My main problem with the whole incident is that through the entire time, Mr. Behan refused to give up the balloons and proceeded to the platform still carrying them.

Why would he. They let him at the last BTS check point and it is not a BTS rule anyhow,

Originally Posted by Thaihome

It would seem the entire focus of the BTS staff and their security contractor was to prevent that.

They should focus on the rules that ARE in place, not something that is not a rule.

Originally Posted by Thaihome

Wouldn’t the rational thing to do when faced with such a situation would be to say “ok, here’s the damn balloons now get out of my face?”

He was allowed on the BTS at a previous check point. They were ballons for Gawd's sake, not bombs.

Originally Posted by Thaihome

Continuing to carry the balloons up the platform and attempting to board the train with them just seems to be extreme to me.
TH

Extreme is beating a man carrying some balloons with a deadly weapon until he was black, blue and swollen.

Here, here! I am calling for all farangs and Thais to join me at the Siam BTS station for a Million Balloon-man March to protest this injustice. See you on Monday morning 7am - at rush hour - bring 1 balloon and a mobile with video taking capabilities!

Be there or be square!!!!

Where is that balloon smile Dirty Dog?