An alleged robber was shot dead and one of his accompliceswas injured when four men tried to rob a gold shop in Mueang district of Thailand’s western province of Tak this afternoon (Thursday).

 

The four men arrived at the shop, opposite the Tak Pittayakhom School, on two motorcycles. One of them fired ashot into the air from a handgun and then tried to break into the shop using hand tools.

 

The gold shop-owner opened fire at them, forcing them to turn and run. Five more shots were fired by the shop owner, killing one and injuring another, who was later arrested by the police.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/gold-shop-owner-foils-robbery-killing-one-injuring-another-in-tak-province/

 

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Opposite a school and vendors directly outside

 

Valliant gold dealer hosing the street with high speed lead through his glass frontage

 

What could possibly go wrong

Has anyone ever successfully robbed a gold shop in Thailand? Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

36 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The gold shop-owner opened fire at them, forcing them to turn and run. Five more shots were fired by the shop owner, killing one and injuring another, who was later arrested by the police

oops. had the chance to stop to let the situation die down as the perps were running away. chose to unload further shows clear intent. a minimum charge of manslaughter should be handed down.

 

oh the wonderful things we humans will do trapped in this stupid money system. 

3 hours ago, Regyai said:

Opposite a school and vendors directly outside

 

Valliant gold dealer hosing the street with high speed lead through his glass frontage

 

What could possibly go wrong

Exactly.  A dead school child.

3 hours ago, stoner said:

oops. had the chance to stop to let the situation die down as the perps were running away. chose to unload further shows clear intent. a minimum charge of manslaughter should be handed down.

 

oh the wonderful things we humans will do trapped in this stupid money system. 

In my country the owner would be charged with manslaughter 

1 hour ago, still kicking said:

In my country the owner would be charged with manslaughter 

your country sounds like a criminal's paradise

1 minute ago, Lemsta69 said:

your country sounds like a criminal's paradise

Is that so he did not have to shoot them 

Like the wild west.  Why didn't they say what gun the shop keeper used.  Does it look like the thieves never got inside the store?    

1 hour ago, still kicking said:

Is that so he did not have to shoot them 

What should be have done, wait for them to break in then offer them a glass of cold water whilst they ransack his store? 

 

At any rate, what do the laws in your soft-on-crime country have to do with Thailand?

2 hours ago, still kicking said:

Is that so he did not have to shoot them 

I think he did for his own future safety, a failed robbery, ID probably revealed to him, have guns already in hand. Many thai people will kill you for looking at their girlfriends bottom, let alone potentially fingering you for armed robbery !

9 hours ago, stoner said:

oops. had the chance to stop to let the situation die down as the perps were running away. chose to unload further shows clear intent. a minimum charge of manslaughter should be handed down.

 

oh the wonderful things we humans will do trapped in this stupid money system. 

No charge ,Give him a Medal. He's alive and the dead crim can't do it again. 

 

Only read the banner.

Sounds fair to me.????????

21 minutes ago, digger70 said:

No charge ,Give him a Medal. He's alive and the dead crim can't do it again. 

 

wait you live in a gold shop ? 

 

keep perpetuating violence with more violence..... that should fix it. 

6 hours ago, still kicking said:

In my country the owner would be charged with manslaughter 

In my home country too, crazy.

4 hours ago, Lemsta69 said:

your country sounds like a criminal's paradise

in general it is illegal to shoot someone when they are running from you and no longer a threat.

10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

An alleged robber

The 'alleged' seems a bit redundant.

 

4 hours ago, Elkski said:

Why didn't they say what gun the shop keeper used

A semi-auto 12 gauge.

 

10 hours ago, Regyai said:

Valliant gold dealer hosing the street with high speed lead through his glass frontage

Yep. Shooting at them in the shop seems reasonable (If four guys, at least two of whom are visibly armed, break into your place of business, do you politely ask them to leave), but the guy in the shop also kept shooting at them once they were outside. 

 

 

3 minutes ago, rwill said:

in general it is illegal to shoot someone when they are running from you and no longer a threat.

In Thailand?

Love a happy ending.

16 minutes ago, kidneyw said:

Love a happy ending.

You're on the wrong forum then. ????

Or seeing your name, shouldn't that be 'used to love a happy ending'. ????

5 hours ago, still kicking said:

Is that so he did not have to shoot them 

Live by the gun, die by the gun.

40 minutes ago, BKKBike09 said:

The 'alleged' seems a bit redundant.

 

A semi-auto 12 gauge.

 

Yep. Shooting at them in the shop seems reasonable (If four guys, at least two of whom are visibly armed, break into your place of business, do you politely ask them to leave), but the guy in the shop also kept shooting at them once they were outside. 

 

 

At least one won't be comitting any more armed robberies.

I read on news the gold shop owner had a massive gun collection and was a champion marksman with a picture of the gun used it looked like an automatic assault rife rob me no more ???? 

12 hours ago, Regyai said:

Opposite a school and vendors directly outside

 

Valliant gold dealer hosing the street with high speed lead through his glass frontage

 

What could possibly go wrong

Hosing the street down? Don't talk <deleted>, he didn't use a machine gun!

Bravo...

5 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

let alone potentially fingering you for armed robbery !

In my country that would be considered "cruel and unusual punishment".

14 hours ago, Gold Star said:

Has anyone ever successfully robbed a gold shop in Thailand? Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

I know of a few unsuspecting golden geese that succumbed.

The only mistake the shopkeeper made was not killing all four of them.  imo

Too bad the shop owner only got two perps. All four dead perps would be a better world to live in.

11 hours ago, still kicking said:

In my country the owner would be charged with manslaughter 

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Tony Martin went down for manslaughter in the UK for the exact same thing.