Old man harbored a 50 year grudge from school - then he shot his former classmate

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Old man harbored a 50 year grudge from school - then he shot his former classmate

 

Thai caption: Sorry about that mate

 

A 69 year old man shot his friend of the same age after trouble that started in high school and continued to the present day. 

 

Thanaphat, 69, had always asked Suthat to apologize for what happened in the 1960's but he refused. 

 

After dinner at a restaurant in Ang Thong central Thailand on Saturday he once again asked his former high school buddy to say sorry. He didn't and an argument ensued. 

 

Ex navy man Thanaphat went to his car and got a 9 mm gun from a bag and shot the other man dead. 

 

He fled but later was persuaded by friends to give himself up and was yesterday taken on a reenactment in which he admitted everything. 

 

He said he didn't mean to kill Suthat and didn't think that he would die, reported Sanook. 

 

He said his apologies to a picture of the victim before being taken away on a warrant issued by the Ang Thong court.

 

Relatives later posted bail and he was released temporarily. 

 

Pol Col Mongkhon Phuwapraphachart said it shows what can happen when alcohol fuels arguments dragged up from the past. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

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[toofarnorth]

Didn't mean to kill him , didn't expect him to die and apologised to a picture of him.  Well I guess that is ok then. That wipes the slate clean.

[sammieuk1]

No one would expect a 9mm hole would kill would they bet he also drives a pickup????

[Matzzon]

19 minutes ago, webfact said:

Pol Col Mongkhon Phuwapraphachart said it shows what can happen when alcohol fuels arguments dragged up from the past.

Wonder what good excuse he has for all the sudden road rage created by mentally ill and unpredictable people?

If the man still doesn´t believe a shot from a 9mm can kill, then just let him try it on himself.

[flyingtlger]

Forgive but never forget or Never forgive nor forget????

 

[NCC1701A]

stole his girlfriend? compared penis size? beat him at checkers?

[Happy Grumpy]

6 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

stole his girlfriend? compared penis size? beat him at checkers?

Overtook him while driving. 

[aqua4]

11 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

stole his girlfriend? compared penis size? beat him at checkers?

Maybe he called the guy a buffalo as a teenager and now it was pay back time. Fragile ego's. 

[Denim]

 

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

 

His must have been kept in a freezer somewhere.

[madmen]

Bail for murder ? he confessed! Probably trying to sneak into Cambodia now

[NCC1701A]

"But at the end of the party, the pensioner confronted his former tormentor Suthat Kosayamat, 69, about how he bullied him when they were both 16."

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7398779/Pensioner-69-shoots-dead-school-bully-picked-attend-class-reunion-Thailand.html

 

[timendres]

28 minutes ago, madmen said:

Bail for murder ? he confessed! Probably trying to sneak into Cambodia now

No way. They put a tracking bracelet on him.

[sn1per]

If he had done it 50 years before his life sentence would have been a lot longer..... don't mess with old people ????????????

[scorecard]

1 hour ago, aqua4 said:

Maybe he called the guy a buffalo as a teenager and now it was pay back time. Fragile ego's. 

Not helped by the seriousness of loss of face which Thai kids learn quickly.

[Xaos]

Perfect example of thai mentality and thin skin/ego

[gunderhill]

posted this 10  hours  ago

[brokenbone]

justice finally served. he who wait on something good,

will reap his reward. patience rewards, kids

[hzarry]

Schooldays flashbacks? Seek Mr Glocks 9mm counseling. Surefire results.... stay safe out there!

[outsider]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

He said he didn't mean to kill Suthat and didn't think that he would die...

 

He shot at a man, but didn't mean to kill, or think he'd die. I marvel at his capability - and capacity - for extreme stupidity

[Don Chance]

1 hour ago, Xaos said:

Perfect example of thai mentality and thin skin/ego

It is strange for a Buddhist country that people are so egotistical and petty. The women too.

Buddhist is about dropping the ego, yet they don't get it.

[Just Weird]

4 hours ago, toofarnorth said:

Didn't mean to kill him , didn't expect him to die and apologised to a picture of him.  Well I guess that is ok then. That wipes the slate clean.

"Well I guess that is ok then. That wipes the slate clean".

There was no suggestion of that anywhere.

[rtco]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

He said his apologies to a picture of the victim

That'll do then ... case over

[Crusader]

Not meaning to kill, and not expecting death doesn't really go with shooting people...or does it? 

[malibukid]

fragile egos here + life is cheap.

[malibukid]

50 minutes ago, Don Chance said:

It is strange for a Buddhist country that people are so egotistical and petty. The women too.

Buddhist is about dropping the ego, yet they don't get it.

they are about as Buddhist here as Christian are Christians in the States.

[ylmiri]

3 hours ago, Denim said:

 

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

 

His must have been kept in a freezer somewhere.

Are these thais really buddhists? Buddhism didn't teach them how to deal with their anger? I don't understand Thais.

[helloagain]

5 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

Forgive but never forget or Never forgive nor forget????

 

I understand a 50 grudge, but not to kill him, thats too quick

[Chongalulu]

He’s now been given detention to write out a hundred lines "I must not shoot my classmates ".

let that be a 'lesson'.

[Enoon]

55 minutes ago, ylmiri said:

Are these thais really buddhists? Buddhism didn't teach them how to deal with their anger? I don't understand Thais.

 

The notionally "loving" teachings of Christ didn't/doesn't stop Westerners from murdering each other, why would the teachings of Buddha stop Easterners from murdering each other?

 

The image (that many Westerners have) of the "peaceful" character of individuals in "Buddhist" countries is essentially one of the storybook and the tourist brochure/travelogue.

 

The region is no less steeped in anger, resentment and violence than the "Christian" West.

 

They fight aggressive wars against each other (Burma vs Siam and others), they perpetrate genocide (Cambodia).

 

That is their world.

 

That is the world

 

Grow up.

 

 

 

[emptypockets]

2 hours ago, Xaos said:

Perfect example of thai mentality and thin skin/ego

Do they also get upset with a sad emoticon on their posts like some members here do?