Pattaya: "Scallywag" neighbor had a little too much to drink at New Year - result was death

 

Image: Naewna

 

Bang Lamung police were called to a luxury two story house in Soi Nong Ket after the owner found a man lying dead in his garden. 

 

Manas Saennork, 34, had been deceased for at least five hours and had a severe wound to the nape of his neck. 

 

Suphap, 56, an associate of Manas soon arrived on the scene to tell investigators that the deceased was an electrician.

He was a decent enough chap - not a petty thief in his opinion -  but was known as a bit of a scallywag.

 

When he got drunk he was wont to stagger about aimlessly. Earlier he had gone missing after a particularly heavy New Year binge.

 

His last words were: "I miss my dad and want to see him for New Year but my vehicle is broken down". He then wandered off. 

 

Police examined CCTV at the residence; the owner refused media attention. 

 

They saw a man staggering about. He fell over a potted shrub then righted himself and the shrub before falling over again and banging his head on a concrete edge. 

 

He got up again briefly but finally collapsed in the garden by a wall. 

 

The body was sent for autopsy.

 

Source: Naewna

 

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Such a great legal drug alcohol. Its funny how people still demonize cannabis but forget to see the dangers of their drug of choice. Seems especially evident on this forum where the older guys are so against drugs but forge that alcohol is a harddrug. 

 

Poor guy.. but self inflicted. I am all for people using all the drugs they want alcohol included as long as they dont bother others or operate vehicles. 

Habitually drunk; a bit of a scallywag and an electrician.  An accident waiting to happen.

Scallywag... love it Rooster, havent heard that word used for a long, long time. 

  Must be the scrabble champion in you...

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

"I miss my dad and want to see him for New Year but my vehicle is broken down".

Thank God his vehicle was broken down, he may have killed others.

3 hours ago, robblok said:

Such a great legal drug alcohol. Its funny how people still demonize cannabis but forget to see the dangers of their drug of choice. Seems especially evident on this forum where the older guys are so against drugs but forge that alcohol is a harddrug. 

 

Poor guy.. but self inflicted. I am all for people using all the drugs they want alcohol included as long as they dont bother others or operate vehicles. 

Then alcoholic bashers of Marajuana , they are the worst hypocrites 

2 hours ago, zyphodb said:

Scallywag... love it Rooster, havent heard that word used for a long, long time. 

  Must be the scrabble champion in you...

The language in the Thai article was inspiring. Some quite flowery expressions leaving plenty of wiggle-room for the translator.

 

Rooster

5 hours ago, robblok said:

I am all for people using all the drugs they want alcohol included as long as they dont bother others or operate vehicles. 

And operate guns and knives as well.  ????

 

 

Edited January 4, 20206 yr by Leaver

I bet the owner of this place is relieved he had CCTV. 

 

Without that footage, he may have been a suspect for murder.

17 hours ago, Ireland32 said:

Then alcoholic bashers of Marajuana , they are the worst hypocrites 

Not quite, the doped up bashers of alcohol drinkers are even worse. 

20 hours ago, mikebell said:

Habitually drunk; a bit of a scallywag and an electrician.  An accident waiting to happen.

Didn't take long.

20 hours ago, zyphodb said:

Scallywag... love it Rooster, havent heard that word used for a long, long time. 

  Must be the scrabble champion in you...

Can we start calling the bag snatchers on foot in pattaya Footpads????

Very sad! An alcoholic suffering a horrible disease being labeled, branded, and spoken of as if he deserved to fall crack his head open die of brain bleed, he was not bothering anyone according to this.

** Wonder how many readers have a problem with alcohol? FYI: Pattaya has 12 step meetings in English

23 hours ago, robblok said:

using all the drugs they want alcohol included as long as they dont bother others or operate vehicles.

id  add, or expect free medical care

20 hours ago, zyphodb said:

Scallywag... love it Rooster, havent heard that word used for a long, long time. 

  Must be the scrabble champion in you...

try  guttersnipe, dont hear that much these  days either

1 hour ago, Chazar said:

id  add, or expect free medical care

Seems to be free for drunks who abuse their body. But that is a whole other discussion where do you draw the line. I mean people who play soccer and get bad knees or people like me who workout and tear a muscle. I mean where does it end.

 

But I get the idea as drug abuse cost money, but so does being an overweight diabetic. So what is it that people have to pay.

On 1/4/2020 at 9:48 AM, rooster59 said:

He was a decent enough chap,  but was known as a bit of a scallywag.

 

When he got drunk he was wont to stagger about aimlessly.

RIP young dude. 

I shall continue to stagger aimlessly and enjoy random encounters with the the female sex in your honor. 

Scallywag: rogue, knave, rascal, deceivious scoundrel 

Skallywag: one who is playfully mischievous 

2 hours ago, POMRAKSIAM said:

Very sad! An alcoholic suffering a horrible disease being labeled, branded, and spoken of as if he deserved to fall crack his head open die of brain bleed, he was not bothering anyone according to this.

** Wonder how many readers have a problem with alcohol? FYI: Pattaya has 12 step meetings in English

No he did not deserve it but it is self inflicted. Why is it called a disease and for a drug user an addiction. Why not call it what it is an unhealthy addiction.

 

I don't have problems with alcohol or other drugs (thankfully). But if someone has such a problem its up to him / her to get help. If they don't its all self inflicted. 

5 minutes ago, robblok said:

No he did not deserve it but it is self inflicted. Why is it called a disease and for a drug user an addiction. Why not call it what it is an unhealthy addiction.

 

I don't have problems with alcohol or other drugs (thankfully). But if someone has such a problem its up to him / her to get help. If they don't its all self inflicted. 

Yes, calling is a disease was the worst thing someone came up with because it take all self responsibility away from the individual... something that seems common these days... it's always some else's fault.  

 

It's an addiction... to a drug, which IS self inflicted.  It is not a bacteria or virus they happened to get innocently transmitted to a non alcoholic one day...  its not like the common cold.  

 

 

On 1/4/2020 at 1:21 PM, SAFETY FIRST said:

Thank God his vehicle was broken down, he may have killed others.

Oh God no, not this again?

12 hours ago, jak2002003 said:

Yes, calling is a disease was the worst thing someone came up with because it take all self responsibility away from the individual... something that seems common these days... it's always some else's fault.  

 

It's an addiction... to a drug, which IS self inflicted.  It is not a bacteria or virus they happened to get innocently transmitted to a non alcoholic one day...  its not like the common cold.  

 

 

True enough. I had a family member who was an alcoholic, and whenever people got angry at him for his addiction, he would lash back at them, half in anger and half in self-pity, saying that he was suffering from a disease and people should have sympathy for him.

 

To me it seemed just a convenient cop-out to avoid approaching his problem like the addiction it was and instead just resigning himself to an attitude of hopelessness because it's a "disease". And I bet he was happy to hear that term used for his condition -- one that in his mind relieved him of his responsibility to fight it. 

 

I smoked cigarettes for a long time and admit I was addicted. I chose to experiment with them in my teens and was foolish enough to become addicted. It wasn't a disease. It was an addiction, and I had to go through the discomfort of withdraw in order to beat my addiction, just like any addict has to, whether it's opiates, alcohol, sex, or gambling. 

On 1/4/2020 at 3:48 AM, rooster59 said:

They saw a man staggering about. He fell over a potted shrub then righted himself and the shrub before falling over again and banging his head on a concrete edge. 

 

He got up again briefly but finally collapsed in the garden by a wall. 

You could make a movie over this.   RIP. 

 

On 1/4/2020 at 1:29 PM, Ireland32 said:

Then alcoholic bashers of Marajuana , they are the worst hypocrites 

They're not as bad as the marijuana-addicted bashers of alcohol, they are the worst hypocrites.

Edited January 6, 20206 yr by Just Weird

On 1/5/2020 at 9:44 AM, POMRAKSIAM said:

Very sad! An alcoholic suffering a horrible disease being labeled, branded, and spoken of as if he deserved to fall crack his head open die of brain bleed, he was not bothering anyone according to this.

The house owner probably wouldn't agree with you.