Disgruntled Thai man takes revenge - four shot dead in horrific spree

[steven100]

now they won't do that again   !    but he still won't get his 40,000 baht back

[hotchilli]

Just popping out to sort out a bit of business and tie up a few loose ends...

 

[steven100]

Just now, hotchilli said:

Just popping out to sort out a bit of business and tie up a few loose ends...

 

moral of this story .....   don't ever upset this guy and I'd suggest he's not a reliable drinking buddy.

[BusyB]

4 hours ago, Paulaew said:

A pretty shocking event, especially for those of us who live in the quiet town of Chanthaburi.

 

We are accustomed to the occasional murder of a gem dealer for an unpaid debt, but this crazy guy went out and settled all his old scores in one day. Then he went to a bar and had a couple of much needed drinks.

 

I can only be thankful that it wasn't one of those American-style shooting sprees with random people as targets.

 

Paul Laew

I suspect he'd had a few drinks before as well ...

[Mywayboy]

3 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Not guilty your honour 

To the best of my knowledge your Honour I have no recollection of the alleged incident. 

[Muhendis]

41 minutes ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

In general "Americans" drive very well compared to Thais!

How can that be so? They are always on the wrong side of the road.

 

42 minutes ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

the police are not as corrupt and actually do their job!

Up to a point yes, but they are becoming like an overpaid commando unit.

 

Thai police do a good job if you can raise the necessary funds.

[Muhendis]

3 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Not guilty your honour 

I was testing a gun which I thought to be faulty.

[pacovl46]

2 hours ago, dddave said:

My view of Thailand was totally reshaped from watching the nightly news on channels 34 & 36.  They seem to always go with the stories with video back-up and there is no shortage of content.   Every evening there are clips of live shootings, often several on a single broadcast and always looped over and over lest viewers miss any detail.

Yeah, but it’s totally misrepresentative! If you only go by what you see on the news you must think Thailand is murder country number one, but in reality it’s only ranked 35th out of 47 (see photo below). In 2017 “only” just under 1800 people got killed. That’s roughly 2.6 people out of a 100000. It used to be 5500 a year on average in the 90s.

There’s a larger list online:

 

https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/indicators/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5/rankings

 

with 117 countries on it and on that list Thailand is ranked 78th. Overall, it’s not that bad, especially when you compare it to the America where you have countries with 52 murders per 100000. 
 

 

[Seeall]

4 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Not a lot one can say to this mess except don't mess with this man.

Pay your loan back... it pisses lenders off....

[EVENKEEL]

Whew, man oh man. A man with a plan. JHC that's some hardcore John Wick s#@t.

[MrJ2U]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Finally Soi Dao district police went to a bar in Nong Makha sub-district where Prasit was drinking spirits.

Drinking during the Pandemic?

 

 

[Dustdevil]

15 minutes ago, pacovl46 said:

Yeah, but it’s totally misrepresentative! If you only go by what you see on the news you must think Thailand is murder country number one, but in reality it’s only ranked 35th out of 47 (see photo below). In 2017 “only” just under 1800 people got killed. That’s roughly 2.6 people out of a 100000. It used to be 5500 a year on average in the 90s.

There’s a larger list online:

 

https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/indicators/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5/rankings

 

with 117 countries on it and on that list Thailand is ranked 78th. Overall, it’s not that bad, especially when you compare it to the America where you have countries with 52 murders per 100000. 
 

 

I don't know what you're yammering about the U.S. homicide rate. In your link it's 5.2, not 52. If you want to select Detroit or South Chicago, then compare that to the worst towns in other countries.

[Adumbration]

Curious...drinking spirits....Anyone know what the Thai beverage of choice is after a hard day of murdering?

[EVENKEEL]

Just now, Adumbration said:

Curious...drinking spirits....Anyone know what the Thai beverage of choice is after a hard day of murdering?

Got to be the good stuff.

[RJRS1301]

4 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Guns and Thais same as cars and Thais hopeless and untrustworthy with either hang the lunatic ????Rip 

Thankfully we do not have the random school shootings of other cuntries

[Bangkok Barry]

1 hour ago, mran66 said:

This case maybe an extreme, but when reading/watching stories about crimes involving various levels of violence I often wondered why that type of behaviour seems to be more prevalent here than at least in Europe. I mean various attacks/fights with different levels of damage, seemingly very emotion-driven. Mostly men, often more than one on one side.

Sure people fight and kill everywhere, just seems more here - or is it just because of media and farang observations of these strange behaviours?

 

Or is there something genetic in Thai that inhibits normal development brain/psyche to control negative emotions, or is it just the culture i.e learned behaviour observing the society from childhood? 

 

Not really familiar with details of psychology and which part of brain is not normally developed to cause this behaviour, just wondering.

A good post. My theory is that it's because every Thai from a very young age is taught their place on the social rung, and everyone is looked down upon by someone. Everyone except you know who. Frustration and resentment builds and builds, and suddenly they 'do a Popeye' - That's all I can takes, I can't takes no more - and they reach for the can of spinach. Or, in Thailand, the nearest gun or machete. It also explains why so many in a uniform make life as difficult as possible for those they deal with, as the uniform gives them power to do whatever they want and kick back at their otherwise lowly position on the social ladder. The abused become the abuser. It's a way of fighting back against the system.

 

It also explains why Thais often do something in the extreme in other ways too, given five minutes of freedom - drive like maniacs, turn the volume up past max, for example. There is so often little or no moderation in their behaviour. Which can make them a very, very dangerous people to upset. Don't. Ever. The consequences could be extreme and disastrous. As in this case.

 

Add in the fact that the most violent crime is often committed by the least intelligent and the fact that the overall IQ of Thais is way down there at 91%, or so I've read.....

[Tubulat]

5 hours ago, ezzra said:

it seems that the gun worked fine, this article should read " 5 dead" the deranged gunman should have turn the gun on himself, his life is not worth a cracker now...

It's only  a matter of time.

[Topah]

There must also be a lot of shootings without any media coverage. Once in Sukhumvit I saw a man shot and there was nothing mentioned in the news. I guess the person killed just disappears and there is no interest from anyone what happened. Luckily Thai people kill usually for a reason. Not randomly. Dont make anyone mad. I remember when that US guy was killed because he refused to pay few extra baht for taxi.

[robsamui]

2 hours ago, mran66 said:

This case maybe an extreme, but when reading/watching stories about crimes involving various levels of violence I often wondered why that type of behaviour seems to be more prevalent here than at least in Europe. I mean various attacks/fights with different levels of damage, seemingly very emotion-driven. Mostly men, often more than one on one side.

Sure people fight and kill everywhere, just seems more here - or is it just because of media and farang observations of these strange behaviours?

 

Or is there something genetic in Thai that inhibits normal development brain/psyche to control negative emotions, or is it just the culture i.e learned behaviour observing the society from childhood? 

 

Not really familiar with details of psychology and which part of brain is not normally developed to cause this behaviour, just wondering.

No matter what age they get to, Thai people never seem to psychologically and emotionally get past what Westerners think of as teenagers. They are emotional and petulant, with all their feelings close to the surface and ready to break out. They are overly sensitive to rejection or perceived insults, and being made to feel foolish or appear in the wrong is mortifying for them. Fits of the sulks, or uncontrollable anger, are common.

 

The other side of the coin is that they are also warm, loving and deeply affectionate and usually kind, generous, open-hearted, sympathetic and hospitable . . . delightfully so.

 

To interact with Thais in their society and culture needs a different kind of understanding and perception - it is easy to unwittingly upset a Thai. It is equally easy to gain their affection, respect, and even love. 

 

But you won't do that by blindly or insensitively responding to them as if they're the usual 'Western' adults you're accustomed to. They're not. 

And you need to constantly keep that in your mind, whether you're visiting or living in Thailand, or writing comments about Thainess from abroad.

[renaissanc]

He knows that he will get the death sentence. He deserves it.

[daveAustin]

2 hours ago, poyai111 said:

Seems there are a lot of disgruntled Thai men running amok. Where are the gruntled ones hiding?

I’ve met a number of very decent Thais over the years who are beyond anything like this. But there is clearly an issue with mommy’s boy types and manchildren possibly through being pampered and never put right when they did wrong. These misfits are in every country of course though Thailand does seem to have its fair share. 

[GeorgeCross]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Bunruam had sold Prasit a faulty gun

not faulty enough apparently..

[wandasloan]

5 hours ago, Paulaew said:

I can only be thankful that it wasn't one of those American-style shooting sprees with random people as targets.

Did you mean to write "the last mass shooting of 77 random people with 20 random dead in a Korat mall less than two years ago?

I think that's what you meant to write.

 

 

 

 

 

5 hours ago, Paulaew said:

 

 

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

 

[smew]

If ever there was an anger pill, Thailand would be a place to field test it, free of charge. 

[Nicholas Paul KNIGHT]

According to the PM, this is Thainess playing itself out horrifically ....karma Mr PM. 

[Nojohndoe]

3 hours ago, fittobethaied said:

Has no one every wondered why the Thai news media focuses on crime and car accidents? Number one is to distract the public from the more important things like political unrest and corruption. Secondly, if they can keep the public in fear from robbers, murderers and drug addicts, they can justify such a huge police force and secure their positions so they can keep the corruption gravy train rolling down the tracks. Why do you think the police line up to have their photographs taken after they take these scoundrels into custody? They must continue to perpetuate the pubic perception that the much needed police are heroes and are here to protect the citizenry against all the dregs of society, so they are a much needed institution. It's all just camouflage! The protection of the citizenry is way down the list of priorities, and bribes and corruption are number 1.

Few Thai I know have the public perception you suggest !

[RocketDog]

4 hours ago, Kaopad999 said:

5 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Guns and Thais same as cars and Thais hopeless and untrustworthy with either hang the lunatic ????Rip 

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Same could be said for Americans... 

So anybody with a gun or car in either country should be jailed. Or do you recommend immediate execution?

Either way let's apply your verdict to every country on the planet.

Such an elegant and thoughtful solution that will quickly solve our population problem and justice will be served. The world will be safe, at least for a while, for all the noble few who remain to sit in judgment.

No way to know how many will survive trial but it's clear who two of them will be. Well done gentlemen!

[TKDfella]

My condolences to family members of those shot dead. I hope the shooter gets the full force of justice.

[EVENKEEL]

Get her done......

[khunpa]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

He had borrowed 40,000 baht from Prasit and hadn't repaid him. 

I am surprised he could get angry about this.

I have so far never got my money back from any person, I have borrowed money here.

 

I mainly choose to borrow money to the people I don’t want to see again. And it works.