Not worth it

This is really crazy. I personally feel that it's such a small matter and so much grievances over a stupid bar mat. What's really ironic is that the 1000 baht probably could have been settled when it happened there and then, thereby avoiding all the unnecessary hassles of first being jailed. This is Thailand, sometimes it's worth to swallow your pride a little earlier. Is the fiasco really worth it? It's probably a good idea to keep your hands to yourself and not take what's not yours.