Viral Outrage – Foreigner smashes Pattaya store, dares Thai authorities to act

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Captured on video: A foreign tourist causes chaos in a Pattaya convenience store by smashing wine bottles.

PATTAYA, Thailand – A foreign tourist is under fire after a shocking incident in a convenience store in Pattaya, where he deliberately destroyed property in a blatant show of disrespect toward Thai law. The moment was captured in a viral video shared by the popular Thai Facebook page “E-Sor Khayee Khao” on April 29.

The video shows the man entering a well-known convenience store, grabbing a drink from a refrigerated shelf, and pouring it over his head at the cashier counter. He then proceeds to a wine display and begins hurling bottles onto the floor one by one, causing widespread damage and a large spill of wine across the store.



The page captioned the video: “Tourist storms convenience store and destroys property to create content, mocking Thai law. He’s confident Thai police can’t do anything… Pattaya.”

Another foreign man, believed to be living in Thailand, was reportedly filming the incident. He is known for producing generally positive content about the country. He continued recording until the moment police officers arrived and detained the offender.

Mocking Thai law: The suspect pours a drink over his head before launching the destruction.

Online outrage grows as netizens call for Thai police to take firm action in response.

Police intervened at the scene, detaining the man as video of the incident spread rapidly online.


The man filming the incident said he didn’t know the troublemaker but kept recording until police arrived and made the arrest.