Three people have been killed and three others injured by a gunman in the Mae Suai district of the northern Thai province of Chiang Rai this afternoon (Thursday).

 

The gunman, whose identity is not known at the time of this report, was arrested and is currently being questioned by police.

 

Police say that some pets were also killed.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/3-die-in-chiang-rai-shooting/

 

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Drug-Crazed Gunman Kills 3 In Shooting Spree At Chiang Rai Village

TNR Staff

 

 

A DRUG-CRAZED unemployed gunman went on a shooting spree at a Chiang Rai village killing three persons including a four-year-old girl and injuring two others this afternoon (July 14), Matichon newspaper said.

 

Upon getting a report from Mr. Manop Boonyuenkul, headman of Pa Kia village in Tha Ko subdistrict, Mae Suai district, at 12.30 p.m. that Mr. Anucha Jabo, 26, was randomly killing villagers Pol, Lt. Gen. Piya Tawichai, head of the Provincial Police Region 5, quickly sent a strong team to apprehend the active shooter.

 

Upon arriving the police team found that the drug-crazed man armed with a shotgun had already killed the three persons and injured two others and it was four hours before they were finally able to catch him in a forest at the end of the village and seize his shotgun and five remaining bullets.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/07/14/drug-crazed-gunman-kills-3-in-shooting-spree-at-chiang-rai-village/

 

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A truly sad situation.  Guns and narcotics do not go well together.  My condolences to those affected by this tragedy.  

 

Gotta love that yaba! ????

Sad, sad, sad.  RIP innocents. 

This is the justification for the imposition of the death penalty for narcotics crimes in some countries. The penalties are often harsher than other heinous crimes such as murder or terrorism which, in some cases, can attract leniency or even a royal pardon after serving a portion of the imposed sentence. Drugs are seen as a causative element or a precursor of more serious crimes (such as the tragic incident reported above) and a destroyer of lives.

 

As an example, in Cambodia a man who murdered his wife was recently sentenced to 15 years whilst a syndicate of narcotics manufacturers was meted out 33 years each with fines of $20k each, effectively prolonging the custodial sentence if it is not paid . As one can see here, the disparity shows the court's fundamental antipathy to narcotics crimes when compared to even the most cruel and barbaric cases of homicide, volitional or otherwise. 

 

The misuse and abuse of drugs can end innocent lives. This is why, yes, certain drugs must remain regulated, legislated and criminalized. 

 

3 hours ago, mvdf said:

The misuse and abuse of drugs can end innocent lives.

No, a gun ended the lives of the victims, not drugs.

 

Read the story again.  The deaths weren't caused by drug overdoses.

 

 

 

 

Edited July 15, 20223 yr by Rimmer
off topic meme removed

16 minutes ago, SiSePuede419 said:

No, a gun ended the lives of the victims, not drugs.

 

Read the story again.  The deaths weren't caused by drug overdoses.

 

 

 

 

 

No, nice try defending drugs. He was described as drug-crazed. And the meme was a laughably poor attempt to insult which, unfortunately for you, failed.

 

 

 

 

Edited July 15, 20223 yr by mvdf

1 hour ago, mvdf said:

This is the justification for the imposition of the death penalty for narcotics crimes in some countries. The penalties are often harsher than other heinous crimes such as murder or terrorism which, in some cases, can attract leniency or even a royal pardon after serving a portion of the imposed sentence. Drugs are seen as a causative element or a precursor of more serious crimes (such as the tragic incident reported above) and a destroyer of lives.

 

As an example, in Cambodia a man who murdered his wife was recently sentenced to 15 years whilst a syndicate of narcotics manufacturers was meted out 33 years each with fines of $20k each, effectively prolonging the custodial sentence if it is not paid . As one can see here, the disparity shows the court's fundamental antipathy to narcotics crimes when compared to even the most cruel and barbaric cases of homicide, volitional or otherwise. 

 

The misuse and abuse of drugs can end innocent lives. This is why, yes, certain drugs must remain regulated, legislated and criminalized. 

 

Then the death penalty should also apply to drunk drivers who kill

57 minutes ago, SiSePuede419 said:

No, a gun ended the lives of the victims, not drugs.

 

Read the story again.  The deaths weren't caused by drug overdoses.

 

 

 

Ever heard of cause and effect principle? The first action was cause ... high on drugs ... the outcome or effect .. murder by gun crime. So the cause was drugs, the means a shotgun. 

The reality is if all drugs were regulated and controlled like tobacco and alcohol there would be no profit incentive for organised crime including terrorists.

The BILLIONS of dollars in the illegal drug trade means that all levels of society are corrupted by this extraordinary flow of money.

It starts with the poor farmers in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Columbia etc. who get a pittance for their crops but ends up on the street for ten thousand times the crop cost due to the danger money required to entice criminals to smuggle the goods often at risk of their lives.

If regulated the taxes garnished from the legal sale could be then applied to rehab programs for the unfortunate victims.

These victims would not be forced underground hiding their problems until they blow up and kill innocents.

A 4yo girl is gone - my heart goes out to the parents and the others who lost their lives.

We have woken up to the fact that guzzling gas is bad for the planet.

Lets wake up to the fact that drugs are always going to be there and some people will take them.

When they are illegal it adds to the spice of the forbidden and of course the cost for us all.

There looks to be plenty of trees to string this detritus from ????Rip 

2 hours ago, SiSePuede419 said:

No, a gun ended the lives of the victims, not drugs.

 

Read the story again.  The deaths weren't caused by drug overdoses.

 

 

The gun didn't end the lives of the victims.

The bullet in fact ended the lives of the victims. 

10 minutes ago, Jurg said:

The gun didn't end the lives of the victims.

The bullet in fact ended the lives of the victims. 

Go deeper to root cause ... people kill people.

3 hours ago, sumongkhwai said:

Gotta love that yaba! ????

Wouldn't go well if it was Anutin's approved medicinal medicine would it.

46 minutes ago, IamNoone88 said:

Ever heard of cause and effect principle? The first action was cause ... high on drugs ... the outcome or effect .. murder by gun crime. So the cause was drugs, the means a shotgun. 

Regardless of the causation, e.g. not in his right mind at the time.

 

One has to ask:

 

1) Did he take an illegal substance, yes

2) Did he murder innocent people because of the effect of the illegal substance he took, possibly a yes, regardless, he murdered innocent people

3) Did he know it was an illegal substance, yes

4) Did anyone force him to take the substance, no

 

At the end of the day, we all have a responsibility in society to not cause harm to others, now I overindulged in drinking alcohol and was totally smashed, and was driving home and had an accident, my responsibility to society just went out the window, as the deaths I could cause on the road on the way home would be contributed to my irresponsibility, i.e. drinking excessively, not catching a cab, etc

 

When we overstep the mark, this is what happens, I have no sympathy for those who do not act responsibly and harm or kill others for their lack of respect to others.

 

One has to ask oneself what if that was my 4year old, playing in the front yard shot dead because this piece of garbage took an illegal substance and lost it, should I say, it wasn't him, he wasn't in his right state of mind, it was the drugs that caused him to act that way, again, refer to 3 & 4 above.

 

To put it mildly, there is no excuse for this kind of behaviour and he should be put down asap IMO.

 

For those who defend him because they believe it was the effect of the drug/s, then ask yourself this, would that innocent 4 year old be waking up this morning if he didn't take that illegal substance, obviously that's a no brainer, that said, there is a reason why these drugs are an illegal substance.

 

RIP 

1 hour ago, mrfill said:

Then the death penalty should also apply to drunk drivers who kill

Or alcohol should be treated the same as drugs?

I don't think people realise how messed up these people are.  The typical slum inhabitants quit or get thrown out of highschool, they spend the rest of their time drinking, beating their children and taking drugs before dying in a doorway.  Don't give them guns.

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1 minute ago, BangkokReady said:

Or alcohol should be treated the same as drugs?

As they say, everything in moderation if it's legal, excess kills, usually ones self, i.e. self inflicted long painful death, no real cause to others apart from heart ache and grief with regards to alcohol, unless it's mixed with other drugs IMO.

So a "mass shooting".  How very sad.  And he chose to aim at and shoot a child. 

 

I wonder how many acts of "Thainess" (not saying anything about something that doesn't concern you, ignoring rules and laws, not doing anything to criticise or point out something negative, etc.) contributed to this.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

A DRUG-CRAZED

It's all about the odds.  Statistics, people.

 

The Shan state is one of the biggest Opium producers in the WORLD.     CR isn't that far away.  Burma, Thailand, China, Australia.......the drugs flow.

 

This is the main reason I don't live in CR.   When there's a crazy amount of supply, things can happen.   Live in the zoo and you worry about animals.  Live in the ocean and you worry about drowning.    Not saying CR is 100% unsafe.....but you gotta bump up the odds by about 10 to 20%.     I wouldn't live in Ukraine or Russia right now, not saying everyone there is dead.  you understand.  

 

 

48 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

Wouldn't go well if it was Anutin's approved medicinal medicine would it.

Clearly you have access to a mountain of data re Cannabis that decades of research by the world's drug agencies have failed to uncover. Care to share it?

Back in your cave.

Thais, drugs and guns are a bad mix.

RIP to the innocent victims and their families.

23 minutes ago, Snig27 said:

Clearly you have access to a mountain of data re Cannabis that decades of research by the world's drug agencies have failed to uncover. Care to share it?

Back in your cave.

If you could understand what you read, it would be much simpler to explain, perhaps you should start reading and understanding again, but ok, one more time for the d-mmies out there, I said, "wouldn't it".

 

Off you go now like a good wittle boy and smoke your legal gunja now.

4 hours ago, chricha said:

The reality is if all drugs were regulated and controlled like tobacco and alcohol there would be no profit incentive for organised crime including terrorists.

The BILLIONS of dollars in the illegal drug trade means that all levels of society are corrupted by this extraordinary flow of money.

It starts with the poor farmers in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Columbia etc. who get a pittance for their crops but ends up on the street for ten thousand times the crop cost due to the danger money required to entice criminals to smuggle the goods often at risk of their lives.

If regulated the taxes garnished from the legal sale could be then applied to rehab programs for the unfortunate victims.

These victims would not be forced underground hiding their problems until they blow up and kill innocents.

A 4yo girl is gone - my heart goes out to the parents and the others who lost their lives.

We have woken up to the fact that guzzling gas is bad for the planet.

Lets wake up to the fact that drugs are always going to be there and some people will take them.

When they are illegal it adds to the spice of the forbidden and of course the cost for us all.

I agree, and I've never been into illicit drugs. The "war on drugs" has been lost. Time for a different approach.

5 hours ago, SiSePuede419 said:

No, a gun ended the lives of the victims, not drugs.

 

Read the story again.  The deaths weren't caused by drug overdoses.

 

 

 

 

I Think his point is : the drugs caused him to go on a shooting rampage. How long had he lived in or near the village? What was his normal/ soba state, was he quiet, respectful, loud, violent? PS GUNS DONT KILL. Guns are used  to kill people by people who have guns.

5 minutes ago, Ginner said:

I Think his point is : the drugs caused him to go on a shooting rampage. How long had he lived in or near the village? What was his normal/ soba state, was he quiet, respectful, loud, violent? PS GUNS DONT KILL. Guns are used  to kill people by people who have guns.

And guns aren't used to kill people by people that don't have guns. Furthermore, I've long thought that the average person is too careless and irresponsible to own firearms.

4 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

Or alcohol should be treated the same as drugs?

Alcohol is a drug. It intoxicates and removes inhibitions.

I have no problem with all drugs being legalized, the evidence is countries that have decriminalized drug use experience lower crime rates. The only caveat I have is a person committing a crime under the influence of any drug gets treated in court as if they were stone cold sober.