A Thai man punching a South Korean YouTuber in the face on the beach in Pattaya has gone viral on YouTube. The Thai attacker blamed the foreigner for filming him without permission.
A video of the attack on the victim, 38 yr outdated Anseong Ri, was shared on the YouTube Channel, 시수기릿[girit]. According to ThaiRath, the incident occurred on Jomtien Beach in Pattaya at about 2am on Friday, July 28 while Ri was livestreaming on YouTube and Kick web sites.
In the video, Ri is seen walking on the seaside and speaking to his audience. Then, a Thai man in an orange shirt, later recognized as 27 12 months old Anupong, shouted at Ri, and the 2 engaged in a heated argument…
Anupong: “No video! No video!”
Ri: “OK, I did not take a video of you.”
Anupong pointed his finger at Ri, and Ri raised his center finger in response.
Anupong: “F*ck you!”
Ri: “F*ck!”
Anupong: “Do you wanna fight?”
Ri: “Why?”
Free : “Go away!”
Ri: “What do you want?”
Immediately after Ri ended talking, Anupong punched him within the face twice making his nose bleed. One man is heard within the video requesting Anupong to cease punching Ri.
According to Cat Dumb, Ri walked away from the scene to calm himself before returning to clear the problem. However, another overseas tourist stopped Ri, saying, “It is not worth it.”
Cat Dumb said that the Tourist Police came to intervene and charged Ri 34,000 baht, for filming others with out permission. However, the attacker faces no authorized consequences or fines.
Ri later deleted the video, however the web site, Kick, reposted it and drew the eye of many customers. Some viewers argue that Ri did nothing incorrect and that Thailand is a harmful place, while others believe he deserved the implications due to his violation of others’ privacy.
Some foreigners in Thailand mentioned Ri did wrong however added that Thai people are kind and well mannered. Thai folks will never damage others unless that person annoys them first.
ThaiRath then interviewed a Thai lady named Fah who knew Anupong. Fah stated…
“The man and his friends featured within the video are distributors within the area. They provide seaside chairs and mats for lease. They often have fights with other distributors and vacationers within the space, however nobody filed a criticism to the police. They had been a bit aggressive which is regular behaviour of individuals on this area, however they never started a fight. I imagine some points occurred earlier than the assault.”
Pattaya Tourist Police also provided their perspective on the matter, asserting that each parties were charged 1,000 baht every for participating in a bodily altercation and inflicting a disturbance in public. They claimed that the Thai man apologised to Ri, and Ri agreed to delete the video..