UPDATE : Following several articles including ours and that of Vapolitique, the daily "20 Minutes" decided to delete its article containing the photos.
While a few days ago a Swiss vaper was arrested in Thailand, the excitement of the Swiss media seems to have reached a critical point. Indeed, the free daily " 20 minutes "Yesterday published photos that would show the Swiss vaper in a delicate situation, in fact these photos show a young Thai seller of 33 years from Pattaya.
AN ERROR THAT ACCUSES WITHOUT REASON THE SWISS VAPOR!
Why did the Swiss daily "20 Minutes" publish two photos of a Thai man to illustrate its article on the arrest of the Swiss vapoteur? What is certain is that this choice clearly put the position of this Swiss resident in difficulty in the face of popular revenge. As reported by a colleague in his article, "LThe photos presented were published on July 23 by the Thai press, three days before his arrest. In the photos it is actually a 33-year-old Thai seller from Pattaya."
And this mistake could have serious consequences! In the photos we see a man with a dark complexion hiding behind a white sheet, in front of him, a veritable arsenal of vaping equipment. This photo which illustrated a local channel article AEC-TV on July 23rd wrongly incriminates the Swiss vapoteur who actually has nothing to do with it. Moreover, the media relay did not take long to be done since the newspaper " The Morning »Asked our editorial staff yesterday afternoon if these photos could explain the arrest ...
It is clear that if these photos concerned the Swiss vapoteur they would fully explain the arrest without justifying it. But not being related to the case, their publications pose a real ethical problem especially that the daily "20 minutes" added in comment. « according to the photos released by the police, the man indeed had a large number of devices as well as products intended for vaping« .
THE REACTION OF THE HELVET POPULATION IS ACCELERATED!
While this Swiss vapoteur should seem to be supported by his country, the photos published by the " 20 Minutes Have clearly made matters worse. Presented as a criminal, the Swiss population finds it normal that he is punished ...
Source : Vapolitique / 20min.ch
