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A taxi slammed into a tank (Thailand)
Nation Multimedia ^
| September 30, 2006
Posted on 09/30/2006 7:13:39 AM PDT by killjoy
A taxi driver was in critical condition Saturday after slamming his car into a tank in Bangkok's Royal Plaza to protest the military council that seized the power from Thaksin government.
The driver, Nuamthong Praiwan, said he painted the words "Destroy the country" on the side of his taxi, and the word "Suicide" on the trunk, before speeding into one of the tanks parked at the Royal Plaza.
"I did it intentionally to protest the junta that have destroyed our country, and I painted all the words by myself," he said from his bed.
Nuamthong suffered broken ribs and injuries to his chin and his eye.
A police however downplayed the incident, saying the driver was drunk and no message was sprayed on the taxi. "I didn't see any spray-painted words. Initially police suspected the driver might have fallen asleep, or it could have been reckless driving," police said.
The words painted on the car were however visible in photographs and television images of the taxi.
Taxi drivers are among the strong supporters of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's populist policies.
The military deposed Thaksin last month while he was in New York.
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KEYWORDS: apatriot; darwinaward; ihateumorethanmyjob; libertarians; thailand; whostolemysomtum
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Idiot.
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posted on
09/30/2006 7:13:40 AM PDT
by
killjoy
To: JimSEA
Please ping the usual suspects. This one is too funny.
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posted on
09/30/2006 7:14:21 AM PDT
by
killjoy
(Life sucks, wear a helmet.)
To: killjoy
Never bring a taxi to a tank fight.
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posted on
09/30/2006 7:16:55 AM PDT
by
dirtboy
(This tagline has been photoshopped)
To: killjoy
Assuming the link works, a picture of the taxi.
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posted on
09/30/2006 7:16:57 AM PDT
by
killjoy
(Life sucks, wear a helmet.)
To: killjoy
5
posted on
09/30/2006 7:17:03 AM PDT
by
mtbopfuyn
(I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
To: killjoy
Never bring a taxi to a tank fight...
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posted on
09/30/2006 7:17:04 AM PDT
by
Tennessee_Bob
("Those who "abjure" violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf.")
To: killjoy
Ut-Oh, Better get Maaco!
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posted on
09/30/2006 7:17:41 AM PDT
by
.cnI redruM
(Robert Heinlein's 5 grades of coffee: Java, Cafe, Jamocha, Joe, Carbon Remover)
To: killjoy
Some tank confrontations are more successful than others...
To: killjoy
I guess no one told him that to be a suicide car bomber, you need to have some explosives on board.
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posted on
09/30/2006 7:20:48 AM PDT
by
dirtboy
(This tagline has been photoshopped)
To: killjoy
"Taxi drivers are among the strong supporters of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's populist policies."
Is that why they're too lazy to take you anywhere but the airport during rush hour?
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posted on
09/30/2006 7:25:13 AM PDT
by
angkor
To: killjoy
What kind of car is that? If he survived a direct hit from smahing into a tank, it must be a good one!.............
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posted on
09/30/2006 7:25:39 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Is Castro DEAD YET?........)
To: Red Badger
What kind of car is that? If he survived a direct hit from smahing into a tank, it must be a good one!............. It is a locally made Toyota.
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posted on
09/30/2006 7:26:46 AM PDT
by
killjoy
(Life sucks, wear a helmet.)
To: killjoy; JimSEA; angkor; Brian Allen; Central Scrutiniser; Fielding; Flash Bazbeaux; ko_kyi; ...
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posted on
09/30/2006 7:27:28 AM PDT
by
JimSEA
To: killjoy
THAILAND?? Sorry. Somebody was going to do it eventually. ;-)
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posted on
09/30/2006 7:32:06 AM PDT
by
Allegra
(I'm baaaack....in Iraaaaaq...)
To: Tennessee_Bob
"never bring a taxi to a tank fight" Tennessee_Bob
Good common sense!
To: killjoy
Whether the tank hits the taxi or the taxi hits the tank -- it's bad for the taxi.
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posted on
09/30/2006 7:38:45 AM PDT
by
Snickersnee
(Where are we going? And what's with this handbasket?)
To: killjoy
Perhaps a futile if not idiotic gesture. Then again, such a symbolic act can be the start of something many times more powerful.
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posted on
09/30/2006 7:42:40 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Treaty Fetishism: "[The] belief that a piece of paper will alter the behavior of thugs." R. Lowry.)
To: Allegra
LOL! I was waiting for it and surprised it took 14 posts for somebody to get around to it!
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posted on
09/30/2006 7:42:43 AM PDT
by
CAluvdubya
(What's so hard to understand about the word illegal?)
To: killjoy
He doesn't sound like he's in critical condition.
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posted on
09/30/2006 7:52:48 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business] (...and his head is so tiny...))
To: killjoy
"I did it intentionally to protest the junta that have destroyed our country, and I painted all the words by myself," he said from his bed. That sentence alone proves who won THAT encounter ...
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posted on
09/30/2006 8:11:06 AM PDT
by
IronJack
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