At least 20 people killed in mass shooting in Thailand: Police

[Dexxter]

2 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

This shocking story has made me feel physically sick.

My heart goes out to all the victims and their families. 

May the perpetrator rot in the buddhist equivalent of hell.

 

 

He will be lucky to come back as a cockroach in the next dozen lives. Karma -1 million.

[Iamfalang]

I'm surprised, but not shocked.  I've been here not yet a decade, and there are a lot of unreported murders here.   Yaba is such a massive problem, and I WAS shocked nobody in Chiang Mai (falang) I talked to (OK, maybe only 10 people) thought drugs was a problem or violence was even a possibility.  We, the falang, WANT to have on rose colored glasses.   I want every day to be no soi dogs, nice people, happy, happy times with everyone super educated and nice and drug free with no thoughts of violence.  But that's not the reality.  

 

Policeman selling Yaabaa, taking Yaba, killing kids.....stabbing children.  That's a monster.  

 

On another horrible thought I have:    If it was a falang, I would consider leaving LOS.   

 

[brewsterbudgen]

29 minutes ago, Nicholas Paul KNIGHT said:

RIP to the children but Thainess is the cause, loss of face, dented EGO and as well as Ex-RTP .. 

And you know this how?  Amateur psychology doesn't help.  Was "Thainess" the reason for Dunblane, Sandy Hook etc etc?

[kennw]

2 hours ago, dj230 said:

I remember in a home safety thread I made people were saying nothing like this can happen in Thailand and it’s super safe…just goes to show anything can happen and you have to be prepared.  
 

Very sad to see something like this, if someone at the school was armed I wonder if so many fatalities would have occurred.  

Stop thinking like this, more guns more deaths, wrong way to go, look at a solution to the cause.

[Nong Khai Man]

3 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Just saw this on the BBC ????.

 

Shades of the Terminal 21 killing in Korat. A soldier again by all accounts. Shocking. Hopefully he is caught soon. 

 

Edit ; a policeman not a soldier. 

It was a Former Policeman & He's Now Killed himself & His Wife & Child....

[Nong Khai Man]

2 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

Apparently the shooter was recently sacked from police, yabba related, and was due to face court tomorrow for the yabba.

 

He Was In Court THIS Morning......

[ncc1701d]

I know a lawyer who lost her husband recently in a car accident a few days ago (my gf's brother wife was also in the car and is still in a coma), and this same woman who just lost her husband has now just lost her son in this horror.

[TKDfella]

I lived in Naklang for three years some years ago just off the main 210 road. Nice people, many of them struggling to make a living at that time. I can't imagine the shock that the community must be feeling at this time. It is beyond my comprehension as to why someone would want to kill these innocent children and teachers. My condolences to all. 

[proton]

31 minutes ago, Dexxter said:

He will be lucky to come back as a cockroach in the next dozen lives. Karma -1 million.

There is no karma, unfortunately.

[ThailandRyan]

9 minutes ago, proton said:

There is no karma, unfortunately.

Says who?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma

[darksidedog]

I really do weep for this country, and have done on so many occasions before, and no doubt will do again, though this hits especially hard.

School shootings in the US have become so common, you almost expect them, but this is rare in Thailand and staggering that it involved kids not even old enough to understand what would have been going on.

I am stunned that someone could stoop this low.

A coward killing babies and his own family.

I am glad he is dead either way, though a torment far worse than his chosen escape route would have been preferable.

Reintroducing flaying alive would seem about appropriate here.

[sammieuk1]

[cheapcanuck]

Very sad to hear of the shooting of the innocent people. May they RIP.

[anchadian]

The ex-cop mass shooter managed to set his car on fire before killing his wife, young child & himself. All in all 36 died including 24 children today.

 

https://twitter.com/PravitR/status/1577999067359371264

[dj230]

3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Maybe if each room had an armed guard. It likely would have made little difference. Look at Uvalde. Swat teams waiting outside the school for a hour, while the killer roamed around killing people. Sheer cowardice. Having a gun does not solve everything, nor does it make one brave.

 

Despite what the NRA claims!  One highly  courageous soul could have ended this with a sharp pencil jammed into his neck. All schools have pencils. 

 

Thanks for the insights, I will write a letter to my police station and let them know to carry pencils instead of firearms

 

3 hours ago, nchuckle said:

Ah,the myth of the 'good guy with the gun'. 

Right because calling everything a myth will solve everything.

 

Plenty of news reports, stories, videos of people defending themselves with firearms against criminals. Common sense should be enough to understand that having a firearm to defend yourself and others is going to result in a higher probability of survival versus not having one in a massacre like this.

 

The only ones who will be negatively impacted are the victims. I think if you had a friend or family member at that school, you would think differently. 

[Uroller]

Horrific, very sad and probably all about him saving face! Better option would be to commit suicide and just have one death!

[anchadian]

 

@Ch3Thailandran a 3D-animated re-enactment of today’s Nong Bua Lamphu childcare center shooting. (I won’t link it) That’s a good example how NOT to illustrate it, but unfortunately a standard set by @Thairath_TV, who do that on a nightly basis. Disgusting.

 

https://twitter.com/SaksithCNA/status/1578007003791732736

 

[riclag]

I’m not sure of Thai rituals but the bad guy wearing evil today doesn’t deserve a Buddhist funeral ! 

[riclag]

1 hour ago, ncc1701d said:

I know a lawyer who lost her husband recently in a car accident a few days ago (my gf's brother wife was also in the car and is still in a coma), and this same woman who just lost her husband has now just lost her son in this horror.

Wow very ???? 

[khaowong1]

4 hours ago, norfolkandchance said:

Thai news now saying 32 dead at school. Shooter went home and killed his wife and child. Then shot himself.

It takes a while to shoot down 32 people, where were the police during this? Then he went home and killed his wife and child.  Were all the police in town at lunch or what?  

[anchadian]

Latest death toll rises to 37

 

https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1578011712799666176

 

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[alex8912]

2 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Do you live in Thailand? Do you read the almost daily reports of murder, usually involving a man-child offended by his partner leaving him and therefore deserving to die.

You don't have to live in Thailand to read ( bad ) news.  But I live here 1/2 the year. There are 70 million people so yes there are murders duh!  I'm specifically asking ANOTHER poster his percentage of something.  You probably think 10% or more are murderers lol . Most murders EVERYWHERE involve people who know each other. That is a plain fact.  Many are jealous husbands or wives and again all over the world this happens everyday. Not mass murders of course. So you choose to read articles that show up on this forum and elsewhere that seek to get readers for obvious reasons. Sheep 

[Bkk Brian]

28 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Latest death toll rises to 37

 

https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1578011712799666176

 

My wife tried to show me photos of the scene as it broke, I saw one, that was enough, didn't want to see anymore, awful unimaginable horror. My heart goes out to the victims, survivors, friends and families involved. 

[alex8912]

36 minutes ago, khaowong1 said:

It takes a while to shoot down 32 people, where were the police during this? Then he went home and killed his wife and child.  Were all the police in town at lunch or what?  

Oh God. Most were 2 and 3 year olds that were stabbed not shot.  It does not take long at all even with a knife killer who is killing sleeping children. Have you read even one complete report of the heinous crime yet?  You think the police will show up in 10/15 min when at least 5 adults were shot before the children were stabbed?  Who is calling the police???

[alex8912]

4 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

My wife tried to show me photos of the scene as it broke, I saw one, that was enough, didn't want to see anymore, awful unimaginable horror. My heart goes out to the victims, survivors, friends and families involved. 

Can't imagine why anyone including your wife would view them. It's very strange and troubling. 

[NorthernRyland]

2 minutes ago, alex8912 said:

Can't imagine why anyone including your wife would view them. It's very strange and troubling. 

Thai media often shows gruesome videos of accidents and carnage on the road. It's kind of normal here actually but this one is crossing the line I think.

[olfu]

I suspected for a long time we, humans, are not really humans--just computer program. 

[alex8912]

7 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

Thai media often shows gruesome videos of accidents and carnage on the road. It's kind of normal here actually but this one is crossing the line I think.

It's simply not something you would " share" with a friend or loved one. I agree. 

[Rimmer]

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