Originally Posted by Flyguy1971
Since the 1932 coup, famously known as the bloodless revolution, 18 puschs have taken place in Bangkok. And all have been peaceful and did not gravely hamper the lives of the locals and foreigners.
According to
this article in today's Bangkok Post, it's true enough that the coups themselves did not involve bloodhsed. The same cannot be said for the after-effects, however: "The last military coup, in 1991, was extremely unpopular and was overthrown by violent opposition in the streets."
Seems to me that the OP acted prudently and reacted reasonably.