Local thugs forced to fight pro Muay Thai fighters...

[K1power]

Local thugs forced to fight pro Muay Thai fighters as punishment during Thai New Year festival

Songkran, or the Thai New Year, is held annually between April 13-15. It is also known as the water-throwing festival because the tradition of washing Buddhist statues for good fortune has evolved into a tradition of throwing water on other people as well. In other words, it’s like a giant free-for-all water fight throughout the country!

Naturally, by human nature not all of the citizens are well-behaved, and the festival always leads to some fights and drunken brawls between irresponsible revelers. This year, however, it looks like the ingenious idea of one politician in Buriram City may stop local gang members from stirring up more trouble at future festivals…and it might just shock you.

Read the full article at
en.rocketnews24.com/2014/04/22/local-thugs-go-head-to-head-with-muay-thai-fighters-during-thai-new-year-festival/

This is awesome!

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how the hell did I not ever see this?????

[K1power]

LOL. So many hidden treasures..

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EVERYBODY should fucking do this!!!

[Kenshin (Banned)]

Yeah, it's a little bit sad to call this cool or anything before even knowing, you know, what they have done, how they got choosen and how responsible and fair the "staff" of that festival were.

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really? who CARES. theyve been in trouble with the law and theyre in thailand. "local gang members"... thats all i need to know. fuck em. they deserved it.

[Kenshin (Banned)]

"Local gang members" is just what the politican said. There's still no proof that these particular individuals deserved this or any kind of punishment.

[K1power]

I think it's safe to say they did more than a few prank calls. They should do this everywhere.

[Kenshin (Banned)]

Yes, because people with authority never abused theyr power...

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ohhhh Kenshin wears an aluminum hat. GOT IT! ill stop arguing now.

[Kenshin (Banned)]

Does he look good on me?

Nah, seriously... I don't think that it is much of a conspiracy theory to think that there possibly might have went something wrong with this truly unique and crazy form of vigilantism being executed in a crazy ass festival with thousands of people.

[K1power]

Good point. However, the concept of actual criminals being punished this way is what's being applauded here, not the possibility of innocents getting the tar kicked out of them for an audiences' amusement.

I don't think anyone with half a brain would applaud that.

[Kenshin (Banned)]

Sure, I can understand that. I wasn't even judgemental on the concept of this. It's just when I read everywhere, also on the Facebook comments, that this is so "great" and "justice has been done" etc., that I'm thinking like "oh, really? how would you know that"?