Chiang Mai official admits shooting two men

By The Nation

 

 

The assistant chief of a Chiang Mai sub-district shot one man dead and critically wounded another during a heated argument late Saturday.

 

Anon Chainoi, 51, of Tambon Makhunwan in San Pa Tong district surrendered to police and confessed to the double shooting. 

 

Pairoj Promma, 24, died at the scene. Wissanu Dokkhiao, 22, is in hospital in critical condition. 

 

Anon said had once arrested Pairoj and Wissanu over drug-related offences and came across them again on Saturday night, walking along a street and appearing intoxicated. 

 

He said they lunged at him and a quarrel ensued. Fearing for his safety, Anon drew his weapon as a warning. 

 

“But they dared me to shoot, saying that if I were ‘cool’ enough I should fire,” Anon said. “I fired two shots out of rage.”

 

He fled the scene to regain calm but then decided to turn himself in at San Pa Tong Police Station.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30358784

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-11-19

19 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

“But they dared me to shoot, saying that if I were ‘cool’ enough I should fire,” Anon said. “I fired two shots out of rage.”

And they give someone like him a gun... who draws and shoot just to prove he's cool...

Another one with "rank" thinks he's invincible, and does this because he can ! 

This place gets more and more like the old wild west. ☹

 

 Anon said they dared me to shoot !!

So he thought i will show them, take that punks, i am the man.????

 

No big loss anyway. If one takes a cold pragmatic look at the situation.

1 hour ago, CharlieH said:

This place gets more and more like the old wild west. ☹

 

Always thought it was like the old wild west, even 40 years ago.

2 minutes ago, Dante99 said:

Always thought it was like the old wild west, even 40 years ago.

Atleast in the wild west they had a chance to shoot back ! ????

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

And they give someone like him a gun... who draws and shoot just to prove he's cool...

Police in Thailand always have a gun, but nobody gives it to them, they have to buy their own.

Most court officials are also armed 24/7.

I know several Thai lawyers in CM, they're always armed.

And these are the individuals given responsibility for applying the law. A touch worrying.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Fearing for his safety, Anon drew his weapon as a warning. 

in thailand government officials can carry weapons and shoot and kill people; and..upon issuing some contentless excuses get off scot free

19 minutes ago, YetAnother said:

in thailand government officials can carry weapons and shoot and kill people; and..upon issuing some contentless excuses get off scot free

I think it's entirely reasonable that a policeman can shoot and kill two convicted drug dealers that are threatening him.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Wissanu Dokkhiao, 22, is in hospital in critical condition. 

What are odds on him surviving to tell his side of the story?

15 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I think it's entirely reasonable that a policeman can shoot and kill two convicted drug dealers that are threatening him.

where in this story is there any mention that they were convicted of a drug offences...think about this logically, why were they not in jail if they were so dangerous. ps threatening him, he is the one with the gun

5 minutes ago, John P Ryke said:

where in this story is there any mention that they were convicted of a drug offences.

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"Anon said had once arrested Pairoj and Wissanu over drug-related offences"

 

That line in the story leads me to believe ........

11 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

"Anon said had once arrested Pairoj and Wissanu over drug-related offences"

 

That line in the story leads me to believe ........

my apologies britman, i think your interpretation is the correct one...i was assuming this was a current event that he had arrested them recently. still doesn't justify him shooting them though....they simply may have been arrested for smoking weed.

1 minute ago, John P Ryke said:

my apologies britman, i think your interpretation is the correct one...i was assuming this was a current event that he had arrested them recently. still doesn't justify him shooting them though....they simply may have been arrested for smoking weed.

Thai police don't usually arrest Thais smoking anything, but they often grab the youngsters selling Yaba in car parks.

(Different rules with foreigners as there's money to be made)

3 hours ago, ezzra said:

And they give someone like him a gun... who draws and shoot just to prove he's cool...

Shoot go kill !!!!?????

3 hours ago, webfact said:

“But they dared me to shoot, saying that if I were ‘cool’ enough I should fire,” Anon said. “I fired two shots out of rage.”

Shades of the "Gunfight at the OK Corral" except the victims were unarmed!

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

"Anon said had once arrested Pairoj and Wissanu over drug-related offences"

 

That line in the story leads me to believe ........

Perhaps they were never convicted of anything and their being pissed at the cop was entirely justified because he arrested them falsly in the past.

 

If he wanted to warn or deter them or prove a point why not shoot in the legs or the arms ? 

Another case where we I doubt we will hear what happend to the shooter.

 

 

Looks like he's "cool enough" now

 

5 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Another one with "rank" thinks he's invincible, and does this because he can ! 

This place gets more and more like the old wild west. ☹

 

At least in those days the 'bad guys' always wore a black hat so easy to spot them.

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I think it's entirely reasonable that a policeman can shoot and kill two convicted drug dealers that are threatening him.

But he is not a policeman, he is a 'Assistant  Chief of a Chiang Mai Subdistrict.'

Why on earth is a government official or whatever title he may have doing roaming the streets at night with a loaded gun? He clearly, by his own words and actions on the night concerned, totally unfit to be anywhere near a firearm unsupervised.

This will really help the tourist industry. Not.

 

1 hour ago, Prairieboy said:

Shades of the "Gunfight at the OK Corral" except the victims were unarmed!

How do you know that?

He should have said "Make my day, Punks"

that would be cool.

regards worgeordie

Not worried about any of them. Thais being Thais.

12 hours ago, KiChakayan said:

No big loss anyway. If one takes a cold pragmatic look at the situation.

Yes.  The good riddance factor comes into play here big time.

More of the famous Thai rage .

16 hours ago, ezzra said:

And they give someone like him a gun... who draws and shoot just to prove he's cool...

That's the kind of guys that the RTP version of Uncle Sam recruitment wants! Enlist boys, bullets are cheap!

23 hours ago, colinneil said:

 Anon said they dared me to shoot !!

So he thought i will show them, take that punks, i am the man.????

 

"Make my day" comes to mind.