Resolution of Squabble at Bali Hai Pier - Pattaya People

 

Last Saturday, on Bali Hai Pier, Pattaya municipal officers drove a vehicle backwards and hit the motorcycle of a local fellow. The local and the officials ended up in a dispute, which then devolved into an outright fist fight.  And in these days of instant news, someone shot a video clip of the donnybrook, and posted it on the internet; the video has now been seen and commented on by many viewers.

On Tuesday, Deputy Mayor Ronnakit Agasing stated that this issue has been successfully resolved.  Both parties work at the same place, and they know each other very well, and they see each other every day, but sometimes these associates are ill-tempered, and wind up arguing.  The man who started the slug-fest (Cherd-sit Boon-kliang), the person who tried to stop the quarrel (Nat-ta-pong- Poot-su-wan, and the victim (Tha-nong-sak Pi-sit) were all invited to explain what happened. The victim said that he earns his living by summoning customers to board a boat, and the officers were on the job as usual, but on at that day the officers happened to drive their vehicle backwards and hit his motorcycle. He then asked them why they did not apologize, but the officer replied “So what, who you are, do you know what problems I have right now?” Apparently the officer was in a bad mood. Then the fight began, with the officer landing the first blow. The victim further stated that he knows the officer, because they see each other every day at Bali Hai Pier. He allowed that sometimes they were both in a ragged state of mind, which can lead to such encounters. However, he insisted that he was no longer angry, and did not wish to press charges against the officer.

The Mayor had appointed a committee to investigate this matter, and determine the facts. The Deputy Mayor concluded that even if the victim did not press charges, the officer must be punished according to regulations, because he is a city official and was in uniform. The officer was already warned during the preliminary investigation.

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