Phonchanok Srisunaklua, a Thai blogger, was detained after she uploaded a YouTube video of herself eating a whole bat in a bowl of soup. The soup is made from carcasses and some cherry tomatoes. Phonchanok even describes the taste of the bat in the video as “beautiful”.
She also compared a dead bat to “eating raw meat” in the video. The worst moment for most viewers was when the blogger cut the animal up before dipping it in a hot sauce called Nim Jam and eating it. The video also shows the blogger saying that the bat has fangs and brittle bones. When the video went viral, netizens became concerned and reported him. Some have stated that consuming and advocating the consumption of such animals can have negative health consequences. People in the comments section have also linked eating bats to the Covid-19 outbreak, arguing that the emergence of the virus is a similar phenomenon. According to the police report, the YouTuber faces up to five years in prison. Phonchanok was also fined 500,000 baht (about $13,800).
Netizens react to a bat-eating blogger after the video was removed from the channel.
Many people online associate the appearance of eating bats with the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic at the end of 2019. The now-deleted video has taken social media by storm, many people have expressed their dismay after watching. angry. One said it was inappropriate, while others called it “vile” and “disgusting”.
Others believe the blogger posted the video just to get likes and popularity. One netizen reacted, saying:
“Incredible behavior just wanting attention to like… sad.”
Thai blogger Phonchanok Srisunaklua is facing five years in prison for filming a scene where she eats the ALL LINE in a bowl of soup – after viewers said she was at risk of ‘starting a pandemic’. She is also a teacher and has been doing these tricks for years to gain followers.🤦🏻♀️🤬https://t.co/14jhl9s1Pp
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Thai blogger faces 5 years in prison for filming her eating ALL Bats in a bowl of soup – after viewers said she risked ‘starting a pandemic’ Phonchanok Srisunaklua posted a video filmed her eating bat soup. She describes the bats as ‘delicious’ and it shows pic.twitter.com/uDycQOzRPX
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Phonchanok Srisunaklua detained for holding a protected wildlife carcass
Phonchanok Srisunaklua, a teacher in Thailand, faces five years in prison and a 500,000 baht fine. In Sakhon Nakhon province, Thailand, she is being prosecuted for possessing a protected animal carcass and violating the Computer Crime Act. With more than 400,000 social media followers, she says in the video that she’s not trying to spread the coronavirus. She added that many people in her area eat bats and other animals.
Many social media users shared the video because they found it disturbing and dangerous. Some say the video is very dangerous because the world experienced a massive viral attack in the previous two years due to the similar incidence. Furthermore, as the video went viral, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised the public not to eat bat meat due to a number of health concerns.
Although the blogger asserts that bats are cooked and cannot transmit disease, the CDC claims otherwise. Top authorities say even touching saliva, blood or skin can be dangerous and urge people not to eat bat meat.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn