Teenage Gunman Surrenders After Killing Man in Phra Pradaeng

Yet another hot-headed kid that thinks the slightest thing deserves such a lethal reaction because he's such a big man. The kid thinks he lost face but doesn't realise he actually had none to lose in the first place because he is little other than an oxygen thief with no money.

Poor parenting skills too and the moron refuses to even apologise for not just killing someone but alsoseriously injuring the woman too... PoS.

A long jail sentence is in order with serving older inmates in the shower daily is appropriate for the litte scumabg.

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Despite Suwat's refusal to apologize, his father expressed remorse and plans to apologize to the victims' family personally at Nopparat's funeral.

If I was him I'd stay far away from the funeral... your son was responsible for his actions and you failed at parenting... an apology is too late.

Failure to properly apologise and importantly wai will bode badly for his sentencing, unlikely the kid will see parole and release in 20 years time.

2 things

When was april 26 the songkran time?

What the hell is a 16 year old doing walking around with a loaded weapon?

Stop showing gun fights on TV would be a good start that is where they get their ideas from.

16 hours ago, Sir Dude said:

Yet another hot-headed kid that thinks the slightest thing deserves such a lethal reaction because he's such a big man. The kid thinks he lost face but doesn't realise he actually had none to lose in the first place because he is little other than an oxygen thief with no money.

Poor parenting skills too and the moron refuses to even apologise for not just killing someone but alsoseriously injuring the woman too... PoS.

A long jail sentence is in order with serving older inmates in the shower daily is appropriate for the litte scumabg.

I married into a large Thai family from up north where parental control is non existant as the parents were brought up exactly the same. It goes from generation to generation so it will never go away. I must say though in the 25 years that I've been married in Thailand they treat me with total respect. Many Thai teenagers boys are like pit bull terriers, it's not will they go of their heads but when.

1 hour ago, NONG CHOK said:

I married into a large Thai family from up north where parental control is non existant as the parents were brought up exactly the same. It goes from generation to generation so it will never go away. I must say though in the 25 years that I've been married in Thailand they treat me with total respect. Many Thai teenagers boys are like pit bull terriers, it's not will they go of their heads but when.

The same attitude prevails with the young boys/men in UT in the village where I now live

As many other posters have said over the years - poor or non existent parenting only perpetuates a bad situation

RIP for the poor victim and I hope his wife survuves

1 hour ago, kingstonkid said:

2 things

When was april 26 the songkran time?

What the hell is a 16 year old doing walking around with a loaded weapon?

The Prapadang area has a Songkran festival a week or so after everywhere else.

2 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

2 things

When was april 26 the songkran time?

What the hell is a 16 year old doing walking around with a loaded weapon?

31 minutes ago, telboybk said:

The Prapadang area has a Songkran festival a week or so after everywhere else.

Correct. Songkran in Phra Pradaeng is always later than Bangkok. This year it was from 24-26 April.

3 hours ago, Cat Boy said:

Failure to properly apologise and importantly wai will bode badly for his sentencing, unlikely the kid will see parole and release in 20 years time.

He won't be in jail for a long time. He is a juvenile and drug related carries a long sentence. Maybe he'll get 3-5 years.

2 hours ago, Hardcastle P said:

Stop showing gun fights on TV would be a good start that is where they get their ideas from.

Or video games.

Why is there such a problem here with parenting? Is it just the general “sabai sabai” attitude or is there something more (less)?

3 hours ago, Hardcastle P said:

Stop showing gun fights on TV would be a good start

And censor news from the US

3 hours ago, Hardcastle P said:

Stop showing gun fights on TV would be a good start that is where they get their ideas from.

I obviously don't watch Thai TV, but my wife does.

Firstly, you could be born deaf and dumb and without lip reading, know the story plot. They're always the same.

Secondly, guns, gun fights, gun intimidation and shootings feature in many of them.

Blurring out the weapon has the same non effect as Blurring out cigarettes or alcoholic drinks does.....,Zero!

I agree totally with this poster's comment!

3 hours ago, Hardcastle P said:

Stop showing gun fights on TV would be a good start that is where they get their ideas from.

Filthy american culture is infecting Thailand. Cowardly american use guns, because they are scared of a fist fight. Pathetic people.

Lax gun laws are responsible for these type of shootings. In countries with strict gun laws, youths in a rage normally resort to fists and occasionally knives. Guns too easy to use and the regret afterwards is life changing!

4 minutes ago, Brettoj said:

Lax gun laws are responsible for these type of shootings. In countries with strict gun laws, youths in a rage normally resort to fists and occasionally knives. Guns too easy to use and the regret afterwards is life changing!

Correct.

I gave my .22 rifle away (permitted for shooting vermin and pests [foxes] on my small farmlet), after it became a requirement to keep it in an expensive, locked, metal cabinet.

Wasn't worth the cost, but surely worked in keeping access to these weapons highly restricted, along with the ability to buy ammunition!

Just too slack here.

1 hour ago, Raymonddiaz said:

Or video games.

Most likely the usual answer. Absent parenting, especially fathers. Respect for life either begins or doesn't exist in homes.

16 minutes ago, Brettoj said:

Lax gun laws are responsible for these type of shootings. In countries with strict gun laws, youths in a rage normally resort to fists and occasionally knives. Guns too easy to use and the regret afterwards is life changing!

But they will still kill if pushed. This is a mental issue and not related to gun ownership. Having a gun accessible in the first place is wrong, which means either the parent left it around or it's an illegal gun.

24 minutes ago, Brettoj said:

1 hour ago, 1tooth said:

Filthy american culture is infecting Thailand. Cowardly american use guns, because they are scared of a fist fight. Pathetic people.

And standing in this corner, not afraid of a fist fight is Mr. Ukraine and in the far corner Mr. Rusky. Oh wait , no fight today… Mr.R just shot Mr.U.   Oh well some people don’t know what pathetic people really are. 555

1 hour ago, orchidfan said:

1 hour ago, Brettoj said:

Lax gun laws are responsible for these type of shootings. In countries with strict gun laws, youths in a rage normally resort to fists and occasionally knives. Guns too easy to use and the regret afterwards is life changing!

Correct.

I gave my .22 rifle away (permitted for shooting vermin and pests [foxes] on my small farmlet), after it became a requirement to keep it in an expensive, locked, metal cabinet.

Wasn't worth the cost, but surely worked in keeping access to these weapons highly restricted, along with the ability to buy ammunition!

Just too slack here.

On 4/25/2026 at 8:33 AM, 10baht said:

You can't have general public gun safety knowledge when only the government has the guns.

2 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

Most likely the usual answer. Absent parenting, especially fathers. Respect for life either begins or doesn't exist in homes.

You can't pass on what you weren't taught and therefore don't know. There seems to be a complete lack of cultural knowledge about parenting.

Self-help, therapeutic and self-improvement media and books - to either compensate for one's own lack of being parented and/or one's ability to parent - seem to be scarce.

Perhaps there's some in the SEED bookshops in various malls.

Lakhorn seems to be the vehicle of family education on TV though.

3 hours ago, 1tooth said:

Filthy american culture is infecting Thailand. Cowardly american use guns, because they are scared of a fist fight. Pathetic people.

Really???? So the rest of the world don’t have guns. 🙈As for Thai culture that died a long time ago in most places in Thailand. They have become more westernised as the years go bye. And fist fights don’t make laugh when have you seen a Thai fist fight when it’s one on one. Never they are a bunch of pussies can’t man up.

Hardcastle P has it right. There seems no watershed time on TV here where violence could be viewed. I was amazed to see what kids can turn on and view in a morning for example, Thailand are really backward in this regard.

What 16 year old teen needs a gun? Even in Thailand, only a teen thug would need

a gun. I know it is hot in Thiland now, but that is no excuse for this behavior. IMO

On 5/3/2026 at 5:40 PM, Stargeezr said:

What 16 year old teen needs a gun? Even in Thailand, only a teen thug would need

a gun. I know it is hot in Thiland now, but that is no excuse for this behavior. IMO

But many of them would want to have one!