Anchor Moy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 9:25 pm

hanno wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 8:52 pm

PhnomRon wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 2:41 pm The victim is not a tourist, he is Mario Maehlmeyer, founder of Centurion Consulting in Siem Reap, providing business consulting and skills training.

Why in the world would a Serb, a Slovak, and an Indian gang up to break his leg?

Read the original article: “drunken brawl”.

Looks like the German guy got a glass shoved in his mouth. That's mean fighting that you wouldn't expect from a Siem Reap hotel manager and his friends.
Nice crowd hanging out in SR these days. Just saying that because I'm in Sihanoukville.

Doc67 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 28, 2019 11:21 am It makes me think there is a potential scam here.

Some drunken loser with no money finds a expat who he knows is cashed up (you). He starts a stupid argument which develops into him throwing the first punch and then deliberately and conspicuously loses said fight. Add a couple of convenient witness' who blame you.

Unless you are a devout Christian with full 'turn the other cheek' credentials, who wouldn't hit back in self defence? And someone who just stands there like a punchbag would prove an irresistible target especially after he has already thrown the first punch. And then you find yourself in the clutches of the Khmer legal system with profiteers all around you.

All concepts of self defence and a reasonable and proportionate response are out of the window here. It seems that no matter what provocation you endure, if you win the fight and the 'victim' is injured, you up for arrest and extortion.

bladerunner wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 6:53 pm

Doc67 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 28, 2019 11:21 am It makes me think there is a potential scam here.

Some drunken loser with no money finds a expat who he knows is cashed up (you). He starts a stupid argument which develops into him throwing the first punch and then deliberately and conspicuously loses said fight. Add a couple of convenient witness' who blame you.

Unless you are a devout Christian with full 'turn the other cheek' credentials, who wouldn't hit back in self defence? And someone who just stands there like a punchbag would prove an irresistible target especially after he has already thrown the first punch. And then you find yourself in the clutches of the Khmer legal system with profiteers all around you.

All concepts of self defence and a reasonable and proportionate response are out of the window here. It seems that no matter what provocation you endure, if you win the fight and the 'victim' is injured, you up for arrest and extortion.

I did not expect that at the start, and frankly i was not even expected to be there by the alleged scammer, so a scam aimed at me i would say is definitely unlikely but ... after i was told that the dude lost his passport, i kind of felt that it was a little weird, having lived in different parts of the world, i would never ever even take my passport out of the safe until and unless it was to renew my visa or some administrative stuff.. in fact sometimes i would not even remember where that safe passport place was... so it did ring a bell when i learnt that the guy was carrying his passport on Christmas eve (this by the way he has even mentioned to the media on cne website) ... i guess as he realized there is another guy who can pay a fair amount of money he just made stuff up and of course it was a good excuse for him to not present his passport to the immigration police as his visa was expired and he would get into trouble as well... But looking back now, Mario definitely did not loose any money as i guess he was not making any... None of the money we paid went to him... So if indeed he was playing a scam, the poor guy is pretty bad it...

I met him after i was released and he wanted me to get him an Indian medical visa so his leg can be treated in India...

Ps... Sasha is the guy on the right, Marko is the guy on the left... i am sure you can guess which one i am....

JUDGEDREDD wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 6:59 pm

bladerunner wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 6:53 pm

Doc67 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 28, 2019 11:21 am It makes me think there is a potential scam here.

Some drunken loser with no money finds a expat who he knows is cashed up (you). He starts a stupid argument which develops into him throwing the first punch and then deliberately and conspicuously loses said fight. Add a couple of convenient witness' who blame you.

Unless you are a devout Christian with full 'turn the other cheek' credentials, who wouldn't hit back in self defence? And someone who just stands there like a punchbag would prove an irresistible target especially after he has already thrown the first punch. And then you find yourself in the clutches of the Khmer legal system with profiteers all around you.

All concepts of self defence and a reasonable and proportionate response are out of the window here. It seems that no matter what provocation you endure, if you win the fight and the 'victim' is injured, you up for arrest and extortion.

I did not expect that at the start, and frankly i was not even expected to be there by the alleged scammer, so a scam aimed at me i would say is definitely unlikely but ... after i was told that the dude lost his passport, i kind of felt that it was a little weird, having lived in different parts of the world, i would never ever even take my passport out of the safe until and unless it was to renew my visa or some administrative stuff.. in fact sometimes i would not even remember where that safe passport place was... so it did ring a bell when i learnt that the guy was carrying his passport on Christmas eve (this by the way he has even mentioned to the media on cne website) ... i guess as he realized there is another guy who can pay a fair amount of money he just made stuff up and of course it was a good excuse for him to not present his passport to the immigration police as his visa was expired and he would get into trouble as well... But looking back now, Mario definitely did not loose any money as i guess he was not making any... None of the money we paid went to him... So if indeed he was playing a scam, the poor guy is pretty bad it...

I met him after i was released and he wanted me to get him an Indian medical visa so his leg can be treated in India...

Ps... Sasha is the guy on the right, Marko is the guy on the left... i am sure you can guess which one i am....

The drunk German?!!!??