Much too funny for the news forum you farang scum :)

[dirtydog]

Phuket cops speak on tourist murders

PATONG, PHUKET: Patong’s most senior cop says perceived injustice, drunkenness and robbery attempts are the three factors that lead Thais to assault foreigners.

Kathu Police Superintendent Grissak Songmoonnark says it is important to examine the underlying causes of Thai-on-farang violence.

The comments come just after the announcement of Col Grissak's transfer from the bright lights of Patong to Phang Nga’s sleepy Kuraburi district in the latest police reshuffle.

They also follow a number of attacks on tourists in Phuket and other parts of Thailand.

In early January, Canadian tourist Ivan Anwar got into a punch-up with a tuk-tuk driver following an argument over fares.

More recently, a 32-year-old Thai man confessed to stabbing elderly German expat Wolf-Dieter Kesselheim to death in an apparent case of road rage.

Two weeks earlier, another German man was shot dead after ‘giving the finger’ to a Thai motorist in Chiang Mai.

“We should look at why Thai people are doing this,” said Col Grissak, who doesn’t believe Thai people are predisposed to random acts of violence.

“It’s impossible that they’re stabbing or harming people they don’t know for no reason. Thai people are naturally nice.”

Col Grissak said Thais sometimes attack foreigners if they feel feel cheated or under attack.

“Lately there was the case of the tuk-tuk driver beating up the foreign tourist because of the fare,” he said.

“The tourist agreed to the fare before taking the tuk-tuk, but when he got to the destination he thought it was too nearby and didn’t want to pay so much. At the same time, the tuk-tuk driver was angry that he didn’t get the amount of money that had been agreed,” he said.

Col Grissak moved on to the murder of Wolf Kesselheim, whose funeral took place on Wednesday.

“The case in Chalong of the German being stabbed to death began when the German didn’t notice the Thais’ bike and nearly crashed into them,” he said.

“Then they chased him and honked at him, so the farang gave them the middle finger. The case was down to neither side showing any kindness to the other.”

A second common cause of such incidents are drunken tourists, Col Grissak said.

The third and least common cause was when tourists fight back during robbery attempts, he said.



“If foreigners think they haven’t been treated fairly, the best thing for them to do is inform the police or call related organizations like the Tourist Police on the1155 hotline number,” he said.

Chalong Police Superintendent Chinnarat Ritthakananon, who is also getting transferred off Phuket later this month, said tourists needed to follow the rules of the road and be kind to other drivers.

“They should educate themselves about the place they are visiting, especially dangerous places,” he added.

Phuket Gazette

[jandajoy]

Bless him.

Lovely bloke....................

[Muadib]

“The case in Chalong of the German being stabbed to death began when the German didn’t notice the Thais’ bike and nearly crashed into them,” he said.

“Then they chased him and honked at him, so the farang gave them the middle finger. The case was down to neither side showing any kindness to the other.”

Which is justification for murder... Muppet...

[Missismiggins]

Phuket cops speak on tourist murders

PATONG, PHUKET: Patong’s most senior cop says perceived injustice, drunkenness and robbery attempts are the three factors that lead Thais to assault foreigners.

Kathu Police Superintendent Grissak Songmoonnark says it is important to examine the underlying causes of Thai-on-farang violence.

The comments come just after the announcement of Col Grissak's transfer from the bright lights of Patong to Phang Nga’s sleepy Kuraburi district in the latest police reshuffle.

They also follow a number of attacks on tourists in Phuket and other parts of Thailand.

In early January, Canadian tourist Ivan Anwar got into a punch-up with a tuk-tuk driver following an argument over fares.

More recently, a 32-year-old Thai man confessed to stabbing elderly German expat Wolf-Dieter Kesselheim to death in an apparent case of road rage.

Two weeks earlier, another German man was shot dead after ‘giving the finger’ to a Thai motorist in Chiang Mai.

“We should look at why Thai people are doing this,” said Col Grissak, who doesn’t believe Thai people are predisposed to random acts of violence.

“It’s impossible that they’re stabbing or harming people they don’t know for no reason. Thai people are naturally nice.”

Col Grissak said Thais sometimes attack foreigners if they feel feel cheated or under attack.

“Lately there was the case of the tuk-tuk driver beating up the foreign tourist because of the fare,” he said.

“The tourist agreed to the fare before taking the tuk-tuk, but when he got to the destination he thought it was too nearby and didn’t want to pay so much. At the same time, the tuk-tuk driver was angry that he didn’t get the amount of money that had been agreed,” he said.

Col Grissak moved on to the murder of Wolf Kesselheim, whose funeral took place on Wednesday.

“The case in Chalong of the German being stabbed to death began when the German didn’t notice the Thais’ bike and nearly crashed into them,” he said.

“Then they chased him and honked at him, so the farang gave them the middle finger. The case was down to neither side showing any kindness to the other.”

A second common cause of such incidents are drunken tourists, Col Grissak said.

The third and least common cause was when tourists fight back during robbery attempts, he said.



“If foreigners think they haven’t been treated fairly, the best thing for them to do is inform the police or call related organizations like the Tourist Police on the1155 hotline number,” he said.

Chalong Police Superintendent Chinnarat Ritthakananon, who is also getting transferred off Phuket later this month, said tourists needed to follow the rules of the road and be kind to other drivers.

“They should educate themselves about the place they are visiting, especially dangerous places,” he added.

Phuket Gazette

Have you got the number for the "Race Relations board? or the Affirmative Action Thailand division!...we'll be lucky!

[dirtydog]

Col Grissak, who doesn’t believe Thai people are predisposed to random acts of violence. “It’s impossible that they’re stabbing or harming people they don’t know for no reason. Thai people are naturally nice.”

Ahhhh, I feel all warm and fuzzy now.

[chassamui]

tourists needed to follow the rules of the road and be kind to other drivers. “They should educate themselves about the place they are visiting, especially dangerous places,” he added.

There are rules of the road? Here? In Thailand? Really?
That's where i have been going wrong.

[somtamslap]

Thai people are naturally nice

...bit of a generalisation there, General..I think you'll find your full of cack...what have you just been talking about??

[dirtydog]

“If foreigners think they haven’t been treated fairly, the best thing for them to do is inform the police or call related organizations like the Tourist Police on the1155 hotline number,” he said.

Try that when your being robbed at gun point by Phuket JJ and his jet ski crew, the guy should try his luck as a comedian.

[ItsRobsLife]

Thai people are naturally nice.

I'm convinced.

[taxexile]

the underlying causes of Thai-on-farang violence.

which is ..... that the lovely caring thais know that when they stab,shoot or attack dirty filthy foreign scumbags they will in most cases get away with it, due to the laissez faire attitude of the inept, lazy, corrupt cockroaches who pass themselves off as a police force here.

[Butterfly]

“They should educate themselves about the place they are visiting, especially dangerous places,” he added.

maybe if they did educate themselves, they wouldn't come in the first place

[Belepheron]

Well he's sort of right isn't he? It must be the fault of the farangs as if there were no farangs there'd be no farangs to get in the way of fists, knives and bullets.

“They should educate themselves about the place they are visiting, especially dangerous places,” he added.

But Thais are nice people and would never assault anyone they don't know so how can Thailand have any dangerous places?

[Smug Farang Bore]

“If foreigners think they haven’t been treated fairly, the best thing for them to do is inform the police or call related organizations like the Tourist Police on the1155 hotline number,” he said.

And the will do "diddly squat" unless theres money involved.

[Spin]

Col Grissak said Thais sometimes attack foreigners if they feel cheated or under attack.

Good job they don't have nuclear weapons in Thailand isn't it.

[mad_dog]

I can't see many farangs mugging a Thai for cash but I could picture some rowdy larger boys getting overly aggresive with a tuk tuk when he rips them off; they might be looking forward to a nice little punch up like at home in Cardiff but the mole wrench to the face or the .32 snub nose to the gut from the cabbie who is doing well for himself.

[robuzo]

Col Grissak, who doesn’t believe Thai people are predisposed to random acts of violence. “It’s impossible that they’re stabbing or harming people they don’t know for no reason. Thai people are naturally nice.”

Ahhhh, I feel all warm and fuzzy now.

You don't have to worry, DD, Thai peopen ni' to mutts.

[Bung]

The sort of attitude to foreigners that pervades the whole of Thai society.

"Farang no understan Thai people"

"Not our/my fault"

You can just see the hypocrisy of those pigs in Phuket-on the one hand they make tons of money from tourism (compared to their counterparts in non tourist areas but get pissed that they have to leave their TV show in the station and go out and deal with them.

[mad_dog]

Away from the tourist areas the police are quite nice. They can't speak English so don't wanna stop you. In two years the police have tried to pull me over twice on a Friday afternoon whiskey fund stake out I simply swerve out into the far lane (where they'd be mad to try to wave you down) and carry on going (all you get is a dirty look)