Schoolboy, 13, allegedly shot dead by classmate

By The Nation

 

 

A 13-year-old schoolboy was reportedly shot dead by his classmate on Wednesday (December 18), according to Rattanathibet Police Station in Nonthaburi province.

 

The incident happened at around 8.30am when the victim was entering the classroom. The accused allegedly pulled out a gun and shot him in the head and fled the scene before the school’s security guard managed to capture him.

 

The police found a 7.65mm pistol and black costume, including a mask which the boy was wearing, while he committed the crime before changing into a school uniform.

 

The boy has reportedly confessed to the police that he had stolen the gun from his father because he was allegedly bullied by the victim.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30379584

 

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Too many guns sitting around , here

School vicitimisation is becomming a problem in some of the international schools on Phuket too.

Lack of dicipline seems to be the cause. Good luck to the victim.

The father should be arrested and locked up for failure to prevent a minor gaing access to a firearm.  Go directly to jail father and do not pass Go!

A poor attempt at humour given the circumstances has been removed.

I would remind posters that this is a tragic incident and it is expected that comments contain at least a modicum of respect.

So sorry and very sad for the young boy who passed away and my condolence to his family. I think lack of home training in the biggest issues in this country. Kids are just been feed, and if u feed them until they grow up without showing what is love respect and patience the only way to react is to figh back from anger and always anger will leads u to danger. In terms of ???? I think the country should be brave enough to ban all guns if uatr not an law enforcement authority. What and why people having guns without going to war. This must be the greatest mistakes allowed people to hold guns like toys. Why not ban them. 

RIP

 

American culture coming to the beautiful East. ????

 

 

At least he only murdered one, and not half the class.

In Thailand die more people from guns than in the US and the US are on the top of the 1st word countries.

 

I am curious if the father of the boy owns the gun legally and why it´s so easy to reach for a child. He has go to prison.

19 minutes ago, CNXexpat said:

In Thailand die more people from guns than in the US and the US are on the top of the 1st word countries.

 

I am curious if the father of the boy owns the gun legally and why it´s so easy to reach for a child. He has go to prison.

And thailand is not a 1st world Country thats why.

26 minutes ago, ta158 said:

And thailand is not a 1st world Country thats why.

Compared with other 1st world countries the US looks in this topic like a 3rd world country

https://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/03/americas/us-gun-statistics/index.html

36 minutes ago, ta158 said:

And thailand is not a 1st world Country thats why.

I was wrong. In 2017 Thailand is BEHIND the US. The most 2nd and 3rd world countries too - except them in middle or south America plus South Africa.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/08/05/743579605/how-the-u-s-compares-to-other-countries-in-deaths-from-gun-violence

As in the 'Cheesy comestible' skit..."What a senseless waste of life"

There are 2 more reasons why this is happening more and more to young people: 1. So many kids play with toy guns of all kind, even pointing to their family members who don't care about and 2. The Thai music videos being played all over the TV are extremely dramatic and shooting rivals in there is common. So of course the kids think a gun is the best way to solve problems. And, Nr. 3,  the guns are carried in their adult's pick-ups. Just open the glove compartment. 

And the video games in the internet shops...

I don’t feel sorry for bullies period....

10 hours ago, moontang said:

And the video games in the internet shops...

Absolutely no correlation. 

I am distressed that the Bully got shot and may he RIP but what was the boy to do given that he apparently had easy access to a gun and must have been disturbed by the victims actions.

16 hours ago, Inepto Cracy said:

Good luck to the victim.

Sadly, the victim is dead.  No amount of luck will change that.

 

Guns should be licenced if legal and placed in secure storage.  The parent was obviously negligent by allowing access to his son and should be held accountable.

Violence is taught and exhibited in many schools by the teachers.  Corporal punishment has been banned in schools for many years but still most Thai teachers carry a stick, and use it knowing that they'll never be held accountable.

School kids learn at school that big people (teachers) can abuse little people (students).

I think schools wordwide pay too little attention to the subject of bullying. I'm not surprised that this happens occasionally. I can think of a few bullies at my old city centre school who wouldn't have attracted much sympathy if a similar thing had happened to them. 

53 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Absolutely no correlation. 

Surely there is, in the video games you vaporize your enemies with a push of the button. A school bully is the enemy of everyone he abuses !

14 minutes ago, HHTel said:

Violence is taught and exhibited in many schools by the teachers.  Corporal punishment has been banned in schools for many years but still most Thai teachers carry a stick, and use it knowing that they'll never be held accountable.

School kids learn at school that big people (teachers) can abuse little people (students).

Well it's a great pity these teachers don,t use their sticks and use them to instil discipline into bullies,then perhaps this tragedy wouldn,t have occurred.

I'd put much of the blame on the schools. If they don't or won't deal with discipline and bullying, they are opting out of their end & responsibilities of the "social contract".

Kid probably felt he had no choice other than to take law into his own hands as those charged with enforcing laws and discipline were MIA.

Sad set of circumstances indeed. Very easy to lay blame here and there but when killing a school bully becomes the way out then it is a sign of local social-educational breakdown. If the alleged incident is found to be true then the shooter is a murderer for life. My condolences for the dead boy's family.

17 hours ago, Inepto Cracy said:

School vicitimisation is becomming a problem in some of the international schools on Phuket too.

Lack of dicipline seems to be the cause.

Good luck to the victim.

The father should be arrested and locked up for failure to prevent a minor gaing access to a firearm.

Go directly to jail father and do not pass Go!

If you blame the father, you need to blame the teacher(s) as well the same, as they allowed the bullying and made this happen

 

Why does it not surprise me that some posters will take any opportunity at all to badmouth the USA.  The bully is dead, America has nothing to do with that. geez

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Schoolboy, 13, allegedly shot dead by classmate

I feel sorry for both parties involved, firstly for the bullied boy who obviously had to put up with being harassed everyday and not have it dealt with properly by teachers or authorities, secondly for the dead bully, he deserved some sort of punishment for his questionable actions but not death.

Guns are portrayed in every aspect of Thai life, look at the drama's on TV.. violence using guns/knives/weapons is common practice which actually portrays real street life accurately as we see in the news or media.

17 hours ago, Happy Grumpy said:

RIP

 

American culture coming to the beautiful East. ????

 

 

At least he only murdered one, and not half the class.

Just what brings you to say American culture coming to Thailand, There are many issues from around the world. 

 

18 hours ago, webfact said:

The boy has reportedly confessed to the police that he had stolen the gun from his father because he was allegedly bullied by the victim

Gone are the days of just putting a drawing pin on his chair or putting a plastic pooh on his desk I suppose

16 hours ago, CNXexpat said:

I was wrong. In 2017 Thailand is BEHIND the US. The most 2nd and 3rd world countries too - except them in middle or south America plus South Africa.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/08/05/743579605/how-the-u-s-compares-to-other-countries-in-deaths-from-gun-violence

Being an American I feel America needs to be defended, but as usual our so called friends are late as usual... So why would it bother anyone that someone has the ability to protect himself and others if need be.  With America's 2nd Amendment it has armed it self against all enemies foreign and domestic...  If you want to ban something that is causing needless loss of lives, oh I dare say SPEECH itself...

56 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

I feel sorry for both parties involved, firstly for the bullied boy who obviously had to put up with being harassed everyday and not have it dealt with properly by teachers or authorities, secondly for the dead bully, he deserved some sort of punishment for his questionable actions but not death.

Guns are portrayed in every aspect of Thai life, look at the drama's on TV.. violence using guns/knives/weapons is common practice which actually portrays real street life accurately as we see in the news or media.

 

Guns and other weapon violence, martial arts type choreographed violence, sexual and racial violence etc etc are featured on most if not all TV channels in the world; many Hollywood, Bollywood, HK, Chinese and other film productions and large numbers of computer games. It's entertainment for significant numbers of the population.

 

It's far from being unique to Thailand.

 

Banning things doesn't work - illegal drugs, guns and knives in some countries etc.

 

These are global societal problems caused by human nature.