Naked motorcyclist arrested


A naked Jetpol rides through the streets of downtown Chiang Mai.

By Terry Fredrickson

A Chiang Mai motorcyclist has gained a lot of attention for his riding apparel – or rather lack of it.

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Naked motorcyclist arrested

A Chiang Mai motorcyclist has gained a lot of attention for his riding apparel – or rather lack of it.

He was filmed on April 30 riding naked through the streets of downtown Chiang Mai. The video clip was posted to Facebook and soon just about everybody wanted to know who he was – including the police.

Police Region 5 deputy chief Chamnan Ruodreaw said officers launched an investigation into the matter after receiving complaints from people who had viewed the clip.

Pol Maj Gen Chamnan said police traced the IP address of the person who first posted the clip. That person then identified Mr Jetpol Chanboontawee, 24, as the naked motorcycle rider.

Mr Jetpol confessed that he was the rider in the clip, saying it was the result of a drunken challenge.

He told police he and his friend had attended a party at a restaurant in the Kad Choeng Doi area and became intoxicated. He was challenged by a friend and offered 1,000 baht to ride his motorcycle naked through the streets.

He said a man in the group, identified only as Bom, was the person who shot the video clip and posted it on Facebook.

Police will summon Mr Bom for questioning. They said he might face charges of violating the Computer Crime Act for posting the clip.

Police fined Mr Jetpol 1,000 baht for committing a lewd act in public and released him. No mention was made whether he will face charges of driving while intoxicated.

Adapted from a story on bangkokpost.com

Vocabulary

    naked – not wearing any clothes เปลือยกาย
    arrested – caught by the police and taken to a police station because you are believed to have committed a crime ถูกจับกุม
    attention – interest, especially interest that the public has in a person, event, situation etc ความสนใจ
    apparel – clothing, when it is being sold in shops/stores เสื้อผ้า, เครื่องนุ่งห่ม
    lack – to not have something needed ขาด
    deputy – a person whose rank is immediately below that of the leader of an organisation รอง
    launch – to start something เริ่มต้น เริ่มทำ
    investigation – the process of trying to find out all the details or facts about something in order to discover who or what caused it or how it happened การสอบสวน, การตรวจสอบหาข้อเท็จจริง
    matter – a situation or subject which is being dealt with or considered เรื่อง, ภารกิจ, งาน
    complaint – when someone says that something is wrong or not satisfactory การร้องเรียน
    trace – to follow the evidence to find out something ตามรอย ตามทาง
    IP address – Internet Protocol address; a number assigned to each device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in a computer network that uses the internet for communication
    identified – named ระบุชื่อ
    confess – to admit that you have committed a crime สารภาพผิด
    drunken – showing the effects of too much alcohol; involving people who are drunk ซึ่งมึนเมา, ซึ่งดื่มเหล้ามากเกินไป
    challenge – an invitation or a suggestion to somebody that they should enter a competition, fight, etc การท้าทาย
    intoxication – a condition of having had too much of an alcoholic drink, a drug, etc. การมึนเมา
    summon – to officially order someone to come to a place เรียกตัว ออกหมายเรียก
    charge – an official statement accusing someone of committing a crime ข้อกล่าวหา
    violate – to do something that is against a law, rule or agreement ฝ่าฝืน, ละเมิด
    Act – a law passed by a country’s government พ.ร.บ. พระราชบัญญัติ
    fine – to be required to pay an amount of money because you have broken the law ปรับเป็นเงิน
    commit – to do something wrong or illegal ทำความผิด
    lewd – referring to sex in a rude and offensive way ลามก
    in public – when other people, especially people you do not know, are present; in full view of other people ต่อสาธารณะ, ต่อชุมชน
    release – to allow someone or something to go free ปล่อย
    mention – to refer to someone or something in speech or writing กล่าวถึ, เอ่ยถึง, พูดถึง

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