Armed men disrupt school exams after being told to keep the noise down at ordination ceremony

[webfact]

Armed men disrupt school exams after being told to keep the noise down at ordination ceremony

 

 

Seven or eight armed men attacked teachers and damaged property at a school west of Bangkok after they were told to keep the noise down at a temple ordination ceremony next door. 

 

One student was physically assaulted as teachers ushered students out of the exam room where they were taking their M6 GAT and PAT5 finals. 

 

The incident happened at the Mattayom Wat Singh School on Ekachai Road in Bang Khun Thian. 

 

Some 200-300 senior pupils were sitting exams that had to be stopped. 

 

Staff gave them an extra 30 minutes to complete but many said they could no longer concentrate after the trouble and wanted to resit. 

 

This possibility is being discussed. 

 

Later all those men who went in to the school gave themselves up to Bang Khun Thian police. 

 

Charges of assault and criminal damage are expected. 

 

Source: TNA

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-02-25

 

 
 

[bluesofa]

Fragile Thai male ego, yet again.

[rkidlad]

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

Staff gave them an extra 30 minutes to complete but many said they could no longer concentrate after the trouble and wanted to resit. 

 

This possibility is being discussed. 

What needs to be discussed? 

 

Absolutely appalling behaviour from these men-children. If you read other stories about this, there are also allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault on the school kids. 

 

And to think, these violent scumbags were supposedly celebrating a Buddhist ordination. 

[YetAnother]

19 minutes ago, webfact said:

Seven or eight armed men attacked teachers and damaged property at a school west of Bangkok after they were told to keep the noise down at a temple ordination ceremony next door.

typical thai male overreaction to a simple request resulting in criminal violence

[AnimalsTheyAre]

I know what they are.

[KMartinHandyman]

Two weeks with the army for an attitude adjustment seminar is my suggestion. Guys like this would be better 44 targets than dissidents.

[fruitman]

I think the big general should comment on this...it's absolutely unacceptable.

[RotBenz8888]

37 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

What needs to be discussed? 

 

Absolutely appalling behaviour from these men-children. If you read other stories about this, there are also allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault on the school kids. 

 

And to think, these violent scumbags were supposedly celebrating a Buddhist ordination. 

I think they only wanted some "fun". And it got out of hand. As usual.

[richard_smith237]

Armed men entering a school... 

 

This alone is reason for a lengthy Prison sentence... remove these egotistical childish minds from society and place them in a place where they are forced to grow up.

 

 

[seajae]

the fact they went into a school armed is a huge problem and they should be all locked up for it but this is Thailand and a simple wai and a BS excuse will suffice

[overherebc]

9 minutes ago, seajae said:

the fact they went into a school armed is a huge problem and they should be all locked up for it but this is Thailand and a simple wai and a BS excuse will suffice

Well, yes, things made them angry and it has the side effect of making the two brain cells move apart for a while.

[Ned]

What sort of "society" has this mess become?

[webfact]

Dharma drama: Bangkok school invaders deny assault accusations

By The Nation

 

 

Arrest warrants have been granted for 20 men age 18 to 41 who turned themselves in to police over the course of several hours on Sunday evening and Monday morning to deny accusations that they’d assaulted teachers and students at a Bangkok high school.

 

 

The men – 12 in their 20s, two age 18 and six between 32 and 41 – insisted at Bang Khun Thien Police Station in Chom Thong district they were involved in no violent misbehaviour.

 

A group of nearly 50 men stormed into Wat Sing Secondary School on Sunday afternoon and allegedly assaulted teachers, male students and a guard, molested a female student and damaged property. 

 

 

The 20 who came forward said they’d assaulted no one and no of them had shouted out, as accused, “If my brother doesn’t get ordained, you don’t get to do exams.” 

 

Police nevertheless charged the men with intruding on school premises, damaging state property and assault resulting in injury.

 

Arrest warrants issued by the Thon Buri Criminal Court also include the charge of intrusion by more than two people into a place in someone else’s possession. 

 

The 2.55pm incident was apparently triggered by a request repeated several times on the school’s public-address system for the men to lower the volume of music being played at their friend’s ordination celebration at an adjacent temple.

 

 

 

Students at the school were sitting a General Aptitude Test and Professional Aptitude Test at the time. 

 

Teachers approached the revellers in person and an argument ensued. They were told the host had paid Bt20,000 for loudspeakers and musicians and the volume would not be lowered.

 

School officials claim that some of the revellers then barged into the school, leading to 15 staff members and students being injured. 

 

 

One school executive sustained a broken nose. A female student was allegedly forcibly embraced and kissed. 

 

The shocked students were given 30 minutes to calm down before resuming the exam, but most found they could not concentrate and feared their scores would be affected, hampering their chances of admission to their preferred universities.

 

School director Boonyapong Phowattanathanat has asked the National Institute of Educational Testing Service for permission to reschedule the test for Monday or Tuesday (February 25 or 26).

 

The exams have already twice been postponed, both times because the general election date was moved.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30364711

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2019-02-25

[Thechook]

I can imagine what would if happened if violent and armed men forced their way into a school in places like Australia or the U.S.  the school would be swarming with heavily armed police and I wonder how many would actually get to walk out.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

The latest installment in the "Wild Wild East" saga..... Shoot 'em ups, and all kinds of other hooliganism.

 

BTW, where were the temple monks amidst all this? It's their facility and property apparently located right next to the school.  Presumably, they'd exercise some control over how their facilities are used and how people behave while at the temple???

 

Edited February 25, 2019 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[BEngBKK]

At least no dogs where hurt..... ????????

 

[Maestro]

Removed a troll post.

[Chippy151]

50 grown men thought it was the right thing to do. Lol

[alation]

Nothing short of a couple of years in jail with no paroles. Just a crazy to do something like that after being asked to quite down. 

[dotpoom]

Next thing you know....children in schools will end up being shot to pieces by some other madman....surely not....that could never happen?

[Emdog]

19 minutes ago, alation said:

Nothing short of a couple of years in jail with no paroles. Just a crazy to do something like that after being asked to quite down. 

maybe a few monks could visit them in prison and teach them how to meditate.... way to pass the time

[Borzandy]

5 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Fragile Thai male ego, yet again.

No, I don't think so, it's Thai education only.

[bluesofa]

2 minutes ago, Emdog said:

maybe a few monks could visit them in prison and teach them how to meditate.... way to pass the time

That's an odd way to describe it.

I thought they needed a crowbar to separate the monks from the boys in prison.

 

[Chippy151]

42 minutes ago, Thechook said:

I can imagine what would if happened if violent and armed men forced their way into a school in places like Australia or the U.S.  the school would be swarming with heavily armed police and I wonder how many would actually get to walk out.

The police would have swarmed the school but they decided it was safer to stay in the police station.

Safer than taking on 50 armed and drunken lunatics. 

The police here are not that thick.

[spidermike007]

In any other civilized nation, SWAT teams would have been sent in immediately, to deal with these complete fools. They would be tried, convicted, and sentenced to 5-10 years in a medium security prison, where they would make alot of new friends.

 

Terrorizing students cannot be tolerated on any level. Prayuth. You say you are strong. You say you believe in law and order. OK, here is a chance to prove it. These men committed an act that cannot be allowed. 

 

Thai society has to stop coddling it's boys. Many of them are not growing up to be proud, respectable, honorary citizens, who make a real contribution to society. Parents have to start telling young boys, from the age of two, you are nothing special. You will never amount to anything in life, until you start taking yourself seriously, do things to help your sisters, your friends, your neighbors, and your nation. Prove yourself. Only then will you be taken seriously. You sisters are far better than you. They are smarter, more ambitious, more creative, and run this nation. 

 

Buck up. You are supposed to be men. Act like it. 

[from the home of CC]

too bad they weren't smoking weed instead of drinking, wouldn't made it past the buffet let alone to the school..

[chrisinth]

I'm still unclear as to why so many people were armed (citing the OP) attending a temple. Did they have permission to carry?

 

And if not, why hasn't this been mentioned in the charges against them?

 

Even for Thai's, it is extremely difficult to obtain a permission to carry. Legally, even for the police (off duty) and the military.

[Aussieroaming]

Welcome to the real Thailand.

[tlandtday]

5 hours ago, rkidlad said:

What needs to be discussed? 

 

Absolutely appalling behaviour from these men-children. If you read other stories about this, there are also allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault on the school kids. 

 

And to think, these violent scumbags were supposedly celebrating a Buddhist ordination. 

At least in Dodge city you had to check your pistol before entering the saloon.

[kingkenny]

I've seen a few posts in her assuming 'armed' means they were armed with guns, this doesn't have to be the case, they could have been armed with sticks, knives, bad breath, offensive personalities etc