Obviously, these girls don't know anything about the seduction techniques of the youngsters in Phuket.

Posted by Carl on April 1, 2015 10:59

What a punk. I only wish that the police would start coming down on these losers REALLY hard, thus sending out a clear message that this type of behavior will not be tolerated. However, my level of confidence that the police will do something meaningful is pretty low., and this cowardly little punk won't learn much of a lesson.

Posted by Ed Sanders on April 1, 2015 11:15

After sunset there are no police beach patrols, ( also not in day time actually). So, law wise Phuket beaches are 'law free'. Tourists don't know/not expect that. Tourists believe the thai smile. This encounter must have been shocking to the girls, experiencing the dangers after sunset.
Sad for Phuket that this article will be red worldwide. A job to do for the Governor.

Posted by Kurt on April 1, 2015 11:41

Kicking is the Thai male's foreplay.

Posted by The Facetious Mare on April 1, 2015 12:14

'Kick-starting motorbikes is the norm, so why not with women?' he thought...

Posted by Anonymous on April 1, 2015 12:48

An excellent example of correct pointing, vastly superior to some of the shoddy and lackadaisical pointing that we so often see in these news reports.

Posted by Simon Luttrell on April 1, 2015 14:24

@Ed Sanders

what you mean to com really hard on those punks , if the law provides just following

Section 391 Whoever, commits an act of violence not amounting to bodily or mental harm to the otherperson, shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding one month or fined notexceeding one thousand Baht, or both.

so he most likely will be fined 500B as he turned himself in.

Posted by Sue on April 1, 2015 18:34

"Thailand.. It begins with the people"

TAT marketing slogan.

Posted by LivinLOS on April 2, 2015 06:08

@Kurt you often make negative comments Kurt, if you do not like it here in Phuket, leave there are flights leaving to many global destinations from the upgrading Phuket airport. I have lived here many years and have travelled from the UK to Australia etc and I can tell you that Phuket is very safe in comparison. Go to any major Western city on a Friday night and see how much alcohol related violence there is. You pick on one very isolated event which happens in any populated area. Kurt stop moaning leave if you hate Phuket.

Posted by Welcome To Phuket on April 2, 2015 12:29

@ Welcome to Phuket

If everyone always "just left", like you suggest, nothing would ever get better and we'd be still living in caves.

As to your subjective sense of safety, wait until you become a victim of crime here and the suspects are Thai.

CCTV cameras "broken", nobody saw anything despite incidents taking place right in front of the police check box (Mr Trotnow for example), police not interested in investigating or even interviewing suspects.

Add to that all the unreported incidents because most of us expats know asking the police for help only makes matters worse.

Violent crimes can and do happen all around the world but what makes Phuket a negative exception is how as a foreigner your chances of getting justice here are very slim indeed.

I'd take a few western drunks under unbiased police force any day in place of a feeding frenzy of locals ganging up for a farang bashing and police turning a blind eye.

Posted by Herbert on April 2, 2015 13:24

We all know how well mannered and smiling the Russians are. They must have been totally shocked! Has anyone ever seen a Russian smile or are they too busy making bombs.

Posted by Tong Ting or Ting Tong on April 2, 2015 13:59