Thai internet users are expressing outrage at a “rich” man who first rear-ended another vehicle, then threatened that vehicle’s driver before attempting to flee the scene.
The man, who remains unnamed, tried to shirk responsibility for the traffic incident, claiming that he had friends in high places who could help ensure that he wasn’t punished.
This time, however, the “rich man” might have got more than he bargained for. A witness to the incident uploaded photos of the man on Facebook shortly after the events transpired, setting off a chain reaction of online outrage that has painted the man as representative of the worst that wealthy Thailand has to offer.
Regardless whether or not the man was actually rich, it certainly seems that he was rude.
The Bangkok Post is reporting that in addition to threatening the driver of the car he had rear ended, the man showed contempt for the police who eventually tracked him down, trying at one point to escape police custody and aggressively flashing a one-million baht wristwatch. The man refused to take a breathalyzer test, instead reiterating his assertion that, thanks to his connections, no one could touch him.
