Families of 27 killed in Korat to get Bt1 million

[webfact]

Families of 27 killed in Korat to get Bt1 million

By The Nation

 

Wissanu Krea-ngam

 

The government will pay Bt1 million in compensation to the next of kin of 27 of the people killed in last Saturday’s mass shooting in downtown Nakhon Ratchasima.

 

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, who chairs a committee established to decide on settlements, said on Friday (February 14) that no money has as yet been earmarked in two fatalities over which there is “dispute”, or for the gunman, a rogue Army sergeant-major slain by police.

 

The wounded will receive compensation depending on the seriousness of their injuries, he said – either Bt200,000 or Bt100,000.

 

There are 29 victims in each category.

 

The government will pay Bt3 million to the relatives of each of the police officers and other military personnel who died in the tragedy.

 

The money is to be transferred to all the recipients starting on Saturday. Wissanu said he wants all payments completed within seven days.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30382131?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=internal_referral

 

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[sucit]

This sure beats getting a nice quiche. 

[CraigInBangkok]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The government will pay Bt3 million to the relatives of each of the police officers and other military personnel who died in the tragedy.

No doubting its a tragedy for all the people killed and their relatives, but I am wondering why they should get more money. Risk is'nt part of the job when you go out shopping.

[tifino]

the buck stops at the top, therefore a private payment to each victim;

from Cmdr in Chiefs own purse

 

The big boss is always responsible for the actions of his subordinates;

 just like how previous big boss wore the fault for what the subordinates did to the rice farmers

[CNXexpat]

The general should pay the money from his own pocket - I am sure he can afford it easily. 

[tifino]

... and then he rereads his own fineprint... that some righteous subordinate has retyped;

to show 1000000 Baht 'each' 

[Bell1234]

So one of their own kills innocent ppl and they get Triple compensation for doing their job while innocent ppl out shopping get pennies.

[ratcatcher]

2 minutes ago, Bell1234 said:

So one of their own kills innocent ppl and they get Triple compensation for doing their job while innocent ppl out shopping get pennies.

Not quite pennies. satang

1. The families whose relatives died will receive B1 million per death.

2. People injured will receive either B100,000 or B200,000 depending on severity.

3. Families of military or police officers killed, will receive B3 million per death.

Personally, I do not see how the life of a policeman/soldier is any more valuable than an innocent citizen doing some shopping.

However, I do know where I live and how things work here so enough said.

[Saint Nick]

Can anyone explain the difference in payout for soldiers and civilians?

I am serious!

Is this just a TIT thing or does it make sense, in some twisted way, that I am just not Thai enough to understand?

[ChipButty]

Life is Cheap in Thailand

[Artisi]

55 minutes ago, Saint Nick said:

Can anyone explain the difference in payout for soldiers and civilians?

I am serious!

Is this just a TIT thing or does it make sense, in some twisted way, that I am just not Thai enough to understand?

Must look after your mates... 

[CharlieH]

Personal opinion, that amount is a joke ! 1m baht is insulting for innocent people out shopping shot and killed by a serving soldier who used weapons obtained from a military establishment.

It should be 5m and the increased amount for a Policeman/Soldier etc is also wrong, they are no more "valued" than any other human in that centre at the time. Thy should be balanced, a life is a life end of story.

[CGW]

29 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Must look after your mates... 

Indeed! promote subservience amongst those doing your bidding as well!

The amounts are pitiful, Thailand is no longer a poor country, they have huge cash reserves, guess they intend keeping them! ???? 

[ratcatcher]

Extremely expensive       Very expensive                      Not too expensive                 Not at all expensive 

[ChrisY1]

Money stops grief every time....after the payments, the deceased become distant memories.

[cyril sneer]

let's just hope

 

a) they recieve the full 1m baht

b) the money isn't spent on lottery tickets

[ebean001]

the wounded may need it a lot more. when we read x dead and y injured we think more of the dead. trust me, the y injured may have a miserable life in front of them

[colinneil]

This is totally wrong, relatives of the dead get a million baht payout.

Injured only get a pittance of 100.000, 200.000, not enough, if some of the injured have life changing injuries 100.000 baht is useless, maybe a bread winner who can no longer work, needs extra care, mobility aids etc.

[alex8912]

There are go fund me accounts with people with hurt fingers and fake cancer. Surely there should be some grass root Thai organization or person setting up an international go fund me for the deceased and injured.  I just don’t get the lack of empathy here for these people’s family’s. The story is almost dead now. If this happened in a country used to mass murders like the USA the outpouring of $$$$ would be astronomical. Here it’s like okay, mai pen rai.  I find it strange. 

[justin case]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

The government will pay Bt3 million to the relatives of each of the police officers and other military personnel who died in the tragedy.

rogue cop or lazy army people are worth 3x more dead ?

 

no problem with that ?

 

aren't we all humans ?

[Sonhia]

Dead is dead! Regarless of injury.

 

Typical. 

 

Look for an excuse...

[Sonhia]

Dead is dead, regardless of injury!

 

Typical, seek an excuse..

 

The sad event may not have taken place if the soldier was treated with respect by his senior officer instead of being cheated, which is normal pratice in Thailand. He flipped because of extortion plus the very obvious, out dated, male dominant, look at me pressure found in many Asian cultures.

 

Very sad all round, but could have been avoided, but due to corruption, people were killed...

 

Land of smiles, extortion, corruption, fraud,  male dominance and soooooooooo on. 

 

 

 

 

[TEFLKrabi]

That’s a huge some of money for many of these families and we should thank the authorities for setting it up so quickly rather than criticise. Imagine the uproar on TVF if nothing had been done. 

[emptypockets]

3 hours ago, alex8912 said:

There are go fund me accounts with people with hurt fingers and fake cancer. Surely there should be some grass root Thai organization or person setting up an international go fund me for the deceased and injured.  I just don’t get the lack of empathy here for these people’s family’s. The story is almost dead now. If this happened in a country used to mass murders like the USA the outpouring of $$$$ would be astronomical. Here it’s like okay, mai pen rai.  I find it strange. 

Out of curiosity, what do victims of mass shootings get paid in the USA?

[khunpa]

22 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Life is Cheap in Thailand

Properly because you get to be reborn here. ????

[Basil B]

On 2/14/2020 at 7:39 AM, webfact said:

The government will pay Bt1 million in compensation to the next of kin of 27 of the people killed in last Saturday’s mass shooting in downtown Nakhon Ratchasima.

&

On 2/14/2020 at 7:39 AM, webfact said:

The wounded will receive compensation depending on the seriousness of their injuries, he said – either Bt200,000 or Bt100,000.

Lets see... 27 families to get Bt100,000 - Bt200,000, that would equal Bt2.7 - Bt5.4 million.

 

No wonder Thailand's economy is in a mess...

[Acrylic]

Not to disrespect for people whom die. RIP for all of them.

 

But only in Thailand, military life was valued higher than ordinary civilian or tourist. And Thai wonder why less and less tourist coming here. Hope less tourist coming here. 

[Boomer6969]

On 2/14/2020 at 2:39 PM, webfact said:

The government will pay Bt3 million to the relatives of each of the police officers and other military personnel who died in the tragedy.

i.e Army and Police personnel are worth three times "normal" civilians.