Pattaya hotel employee high on Ya Ba shot four times by police after resisting arrest

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Pattaya hotel employee high on Ya Ba shot four times by police after resisting arrest

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police in Pattaya shot a hotel employee four times in the leg after he refused to stop at a checkpoint in Soi Bongkhot Soi 3. 

 

Somchai Bunsri, 30, had been taking Ya Ba (amphetamines) with friends and was on his way to work at a well known Pattaya hotel. 

 

He refused to stop fearing having to take a urine test and was cornered in the soi. He produced a knife and went for officers.

 

At first they fired in the air, reported Daily News. 

 

But as Somchai advanced Snr Sgt-Maj Somsri Srisawat opened fire. 

 

Somchai was hit four times in the leg and treated in hospital. 

 

A video on the Ruk Siam News page on Facebook showed him with a patched up right leg talking to the police and reporters. 

 

Daily News reported that the suspect was charged with resisting arrest and drugs offences. 

 

This was the fifth time he had been arrested on drug related matters. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

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[jacko45k]

Sounds like they did a good job there, guy lucky to be alive.

[JimmyTheMook]

Shot him with a BB gun ?

 

4 - 9mm or even .38 hits to the leg would not look that.

 

 

[RotBenz8888]

 

28 minutes ago, webfact said:

was on his way to work at a well known Pattaya hotel. 

Is he the one handling public relations?

[RobMuir]

Good work by the Thai cops. 

 

He went at them with a knife. In many “civilized” countries cops are trained to shoot for the torso which usually kills the nutjobs. No need to kill this bloke.

[Youlike]

He works in a hotel? 

 

This was the fifth time he had been arrested on drug related matters. 

 

 

[bluesofa]

12 minutes ago, Youlike said:

He works in a hotel? 

This was the fifth time he had been arrested on drug related matters.

Yes, he's the Customer Prevention Officer at the hotel.

[JoePai]

32 minutes ago, RobMuir said:

Good work by the Thai cops. 

 

He went at them with a knife. In many “civilized” countries cops are trained to shoot for the torso which usually kills the nutjobs. No need to kill this bloke.

But they were aiming for the torso   ????

[VocalNeal]

40 minutes ago, RobMuir said:

In many “civilized” countries cops are trained to shoot for the torso which usually kills the nutjobs. 

My ex father in law worked in Germany during Baader-Meinhof years. He said there was a hero German police officer that shot dead a known suspect outside a restaurant. On TV he said he told the suspect to stop and when he didn't he fired a warning shot into his head.

Edited May 8, 2019 by VocalNeal

[Vacuum]

9 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

he told the suspect to stop and when he didn't he fired a warning shot into his head.

Did the suspect comply?

[bluesofa]

4 minutes ago, Vacuum said:

14 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

he told the suspect to stop and when he didn't he fired a warning shot into his head.

Did the suspect comply?

Instantly.

[dabhand]

40 minutes ago, Youlike said:

He works in a hotel? 

 

This was the fifth time he had been arrested on drug related matters. 

 

 

Is there a Maplins in Pattaya?

 

Hi-de-Hi

[Dexlowe]

known drug offender, pulls knife on police, needs to be subdued with bullets. Wow! Yet there he sits sans handcuffs. 

[stanleycoin]

Can't have the police missing out on a payday can we.

Shame they don't go and get,   all the murderous drivers and riders here with the same force.

Edited May 8, 2019 by stanleycoin

[LongTang]

2 hours ago, JimmyTheMook said:

Shot him with a BB gun ?

 

4 - 9mm or even .38 hits to the leg would not look that.

 

 

 

Maybe they shot him with one of the big waterguns left from songkran ????

[briansbiology]

2 hours ago, RobMuir said:

Good work by the Thai cops. 

 

He went at them with a knife. In many “civilized” countries cops are trained to shoot for the torso which usually kills the nutjobs. No need to kill this bloke.

"no need" that is subjective. An habitual yaba user who runs checkpoints and pulls a knife on cops might need to be killed. 

[Rimmer]

Troll post renoved

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, JimmyTheMook said:

Shot him with a BB gun ?

 

4 - 9mm or even .38 hits to the leg would not look that.

 

 

Same as I was thinking...

[Huayrat]

7 hours ago, RobMuir said:

Good work by the Thai cops. 

 

He went at them with a knife. In many “civilized” countries cops are trained to shoot for the torso which usually kills the nutjobs. No need to kill this bloke.

No need to carry and pull a knife and charge at ppl.. A bullet to the head it should have been..

[TheHangingJudge]

Of course it wasn’t his fault lol.

[monkeycu]

10 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

My ex father in law worked in Germany during Baader-Meinhof years. He said there was a hero German police officer that shot dead a known suspect outside a restaurant. On TV he said he told the suspect to stop and when he didn't he fired a warning shot into his head.

Did it warn him the cop was taking no ????

[gk10002000]

Shot four times in the leg and still getting around with what appears to be a relatively minor bandage?  What did they shoot him with, a bb gun?

[quandow]

21 hours ago, RobMuir said:

Good work by the Thai cops. 

 

He went at them with a knife. In many “civilized” countries cops are trained to shoot for the torso which usually kills the nutjobs. No need to kill this bloke.

The reason they started shooting the torso was the idiot criminals were suing the cops SUCCESSFULLY even though the criminals were completely in the wrong. Dead criminals can't sue. A symptom of a very sick litigious society.

Edited May 8, 2019 by quandow

[gk10002000]

14 minutes ago, quandow said:

The reason they started shooting the torso was the idiot criminals were suing the cops SUCCESSFULLY even though the criminals were completely in the wrong. Dead criminals can't sue. A symptom of a very sick litigious society.

Actually that is inaccurate.  Friends, relatives, even the state can pursue wrongful death suits without the dead person being there, except in spirit!

[Nyezhov]

On 5/7/2019 at 10:15 PM, RobMuir said:

Good work by the Thai cops. 

 

He went at them with a knife. In many “civilized” countries cops are trained to shoot for the torso which usually kills the nutjobs. No need to kill this bloke.

On the contrary, it shows an astonishing lack of training in modern firearms combat technique.

 

Shooting to wound = dead civilians. Shoot COM or dont pull it

Edited May 9, 2019 by Nyezhov

[geoffbezoz]

On 5/8/2019 at 2:15 AM, RobMuir said:

Good work by the Thai cops. 

 

He went at them with a knife. In many “civilized” countries cops are trained to shoot for the torso which usually kills the nutjobs. No need to kill this bloke.

You mentioned that key word "trained".  This is Thailand so n/a. It was probably a warning flesh shot to remind him to share his daily drug dealing takings with them. nothing more nothing less.  Unfortunately got reported so the corrupt RTP had to come up with a story.

 

[MiNombreEsFicticious]

I hope he made it to work on time. Perhaps a day of personal leave would have been in order?

[mikebell]

In Texas, a suspected terrorist was shot sixty four times.  When questioned why the suspect had sixty four wounds, the police chief replied, 'We ran out of bullets.'

[Basil B]

On 5/9/2019 at 12:20 AM, quandow said:

The reason they started shooting the torso was the idiot criminals were suing the cops SUCCESSFULLY even though the criminals were completely in the wrong. Dead criminals can't sue. A symptom of a very sick litigious society.

They gave him 500 bottles of of water as compensation hoping he will not sue...

 

Knife, they could have used tasers if they had, less lethal than bullets.