PHUKET: A young Australian, woken up by a grass-cutting machine, waved a gun at a worker and him to stop making a noise, Phuket police said today.
The 19-year-old man emerged from his abode in Chalong, southern Phuket, about 9am. Apparently, he needed more sleep.
The council grass-cutter had just begun work when the Australian came out to confront him, said police at Chalong.
The young man's request was simple. ''Stop! I want to sleep,'' he told the worker, waving the handgun.
The worker contacted his boss who raised the issue with the Mayor of Chalong who ended up escorting the Australian to the local police station.
There, it was established that the handgun was a fake and could not fire. Officers fined him 1000 baht.
It wasn't clear whether the young Australian went back to sleep, or the council grass-cutter returned to work.
The 19-year-old man emerged from his abode in Chalong, southern Phuket, about 9am. Apparently, he needed more sleep.
The council grass-cutter had just begun work when the Australian came out to confront him, said police at Chalong.
The young man's request was simple. ''Stop! I want to sleep,'' he told the worker, waving the handgun.
The worker contacted his boss who raised the issue with the Mayor of Chalong who ended up escorting the Australian to the local police station.
There, it was established that the handgun was a fake and could not fire. Officers fined him 1000 baht.
It wasn't clear whether the young Australian went back to sleep, or the council grass-cutter returned to work.
1000Baht is not even money spent drinking in a single night for many expats, there should be much harsher penalties for using a gun or a fake gun in an intimidating manner, like mandatory one month in jail PLUS 25,000Baht fine (which pays the government for the jail time) This is why some people do not respect Thailand.
Posted by Donating Farang on June 20, 2013 14:29