Lite Beer Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 (edited) 3 tourists injured in restaurant shooting in Chiang Mai Don Praweenmeth (www.cm108.com photo) CHIANG MAI: -- Three foreign tourists were injured by gunshots in Chiang Mai after a drunk university student opened fire at a restaurant because a waitress rejected him, police said.Chiang Mai police on Saturday arrested Don Praweenmeth, a 28-year-old sixth year university student from Bangkok.Police said Mr Don confessed that he fired five shots from a 9mm handgun in a busy restaurant on Nimanhemin Road at about midnight.The suspect said he was flirting with the waitress at the restaurant but she rejected him and her boyfriend, who is a foreigner, later assaulted him.Mr Don said he then bought out the gun from his car and fired it in the restaurant. He fled after the shooting but was later arrested in the morning.Police said the three injured foreign tourists were named as Nicholas Brown from Canada, Tae-Yon Lee from Korea, and half Thai-Scottish Morris Chaiyawat.Police charged Mr Don with attempted murder and possession of a firearm in a public area. -- Phuket News 2013-06-23 ---- CHIANG MAI Dentistry student held for shooting at touristsPrapaporn Kreu-ngewThe Nation on Sunday CHIANG MAI: -- Police arrested a sixth-year dentistry student for shooting at and injuring three tourists in a heated argument early yesterday.Phuphing Rajaniwet Police yesterday presented the suspect, Danot Praweenmet, 28, along with a 9mm gun after his arrest in a house on Siroros Road in Tambon Suthep. The Bangkok-native was initially charged for attempted murders, possessing a gun and ammunition without permission and carrying the gun and ammunition to a public place without sound reason.Danot reportedly shot a Canadian national, Nicolas Brown, a Korean man, Ty Yeon Lee, and Thai-Scott Moris Chaiwat Blake at the Ban Din Restaurant on Soi Nimmanhemin 13 at 12.30am yesterday before fleeing the scene.Following information from witnesses that the shooter rode a white sedan with car registration plate number "Chor Thor - 6847 Bangkok", the police located the car at 2am at the house. They found one spent bullet in front of the house and another spent bullet inside the car near the driver's seat.Danot, who surrendered to police and let them search the house at 3am, claimed that he had gone to the restaurant alone and had an argument with the tourists so he walked out and shot several times at the restaurant while he drove past it before going home.Police investigation found that the suspect was drunk and had flirted with a foreigner waitress there, which upset her boyfriend who assaulted him, leading to the suspect's drive-by shooting. -- The Nation 2013-06-23 Edited June 23, 2013 by george Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Songhua Posted June 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2013 Remind me not to go to him to have my wisdom teeth pulled. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post A Member Posted June 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2013 All aspects of Thai attitudes likely here, he probably would have opened fire if someone had flirted with his girlfriend and if she was at at fault he could have taken a page from a certain gentleman's book and re-arranged her face before considering defamation proceedings if she reported it. I suppose he didn't have a large group of friends around to help take care of the foreigner so he went home to get his trusty " peacemaker ' and shot up a restaurant containing non-Thais. Great material for TAT. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hansgruber Posted June 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2013 Loss of face = cultural defect. 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LuckyLew Posted June 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2013 He must have pulled his own wisdom teeth already Dentistry school should be 3 or 4 years ... He is in year 6 hmmmmmmm 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thai at Heart Posted June 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2013 More like the wild West every day, it seems. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Adds new meaning to being " drilled " by the dentist. Imagine this clown having a firearm in his surgery when a bill is presented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 drunk and riding a sudan, who was driving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post geriatrickid Posted June 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2013 He must have pulled his own wisdom teeth already Dentistry school should be 3 or 4 years ... He is in year 6 hmmmmmm Are you aware that the program is indeed 6 years? One doesn't need an undergraduate diploma to gain admission. The program starts with some of the basic B.Sc. course work first. One can obtain credits for coursework already done in the B.Sc. program and reduce the period of study for a DDS. In addition there are residencies of between 1 and 3 years depending upon the specialty. E.g. another 3 years for specialized surgery. And before anyone makes a snide remark about programs, a similar model is followed in some western countries. E.g. Medical school at St. Andrews has the same approach. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post soi41 Posted June 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2013 He must have pulled his own wisdom teeth already Dentistry school should be 3 or 4 years ... He is in year 6 hmmmmmm Are you aware that the program is indeed 6 years? One doesn't need an undergraduate diploma to gain admission. The program starts with some of the basic B.Sc. course work first. One can obtain credits for coursework already done in the B.Sc. program and reduce the period of study for a DDS. In addition there are residencies of between 1 and 3 years depending upon the specialty. E.g. another 3 years for specialized surgery. And before anyone makes a snide remark about programs, a similar model is followed in some western countries. E.g. Medical school at St. Andrews has the same approach. Do the Medical school at St. Andrews also use lead for their "fillings"? 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapout Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 A modern day 'doc holliday', his problem is no Wyatt nor OK corral. Hopes he gets over the drinking problem before he goes into general practice. Wonder if they do a piss/breath test prior to letting them open a office to practice on the general public? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nowhereman60 Posted June 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2013 He should have done what most Thai men do when they lose face, bring back 25 of his friends. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Somtamnication Posted June 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2013 As is common nowadays in Thailand, the one who will be fined will be the dentistry student. The farang waitress will also be investigated and thrown out of Thailand for doing one of the 17 xenophobic job protection schemes. Collateral damage by creating another victim is the Thai way to save their face. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lemonjelly Posted June 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2013 In developed countries, perpertrators of drive by shootings, any shootings receive a lengthy prison sentence. If the Thai authorities want to reduce the gun crimes committed in Thailand, would they not better impose heavier sentences. A minimum 10 year sentence might've made DR. Fang think twice before he reached for his gun. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chao Lao Beach Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I hope this tough man "dentist" is jailed with thugs and gets a beating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Briggsy Posted June 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2013 Is anybody surprised that a Bangkok 28-year-old student studying in Chiang Mai keeps a gun? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 There is a Canadian Nicholas Brown who gets a mention in a Chiang Mai online newspaper in an article about hockey and cricket teams in Chiang Mai. I wish a full recovery to all 3 tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DiNiro Posted June 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2013 Loss of face = cultural defect. Face? I've never seen such a shameless culture. Face is an excuse to go berserk over the smallest issue. 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlandy Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 This article neatly avoids to make it clear that this happened in Chiang Mai. Nimanhemin Road: where is that 'New York'?? Siroros Road in Tambon Suthep: I suppose this is in Spain or a suburb of Sydney!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DiNiro Posted June 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2013 I hope this tough man "dentist" is jailed with thugs and gets a beating. They will probably treat him like a celebrity since he gunned down a couple of foreigners. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MESmith Posted June 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2013 (edited) This article neatly avoids to make it clear that this happened in Chiang Mai. Headline: Dentistry student held for shooting at tourists Prapaporn Kreu-ngew The Nation on Sunday CHIANG MAI: -- Police arrested a sixth-year dentistry student for shooting at and injuring three tourists in a heated argument early yesterday. Headline says 'Chiang Mai' in bold font. Further: "........Ban Din Restaurant on Soi Nimmanhemin 13.........". A very well known soi, 99% of Chiang Mai folks, local and foreign residents, would instantly understand it's Chiang Mai. This article neatly avoids to make it clear that this happened in Chiang Mai. Headline: Dentistry student held for shooting at tourists Prapaporn Kreu-ngew The Nation on Sunday CHIANG MAI: -- Police arrested a sixth-year dentistry student for shooting at and injuring three tourists in a heated argument early yesterday. Headline says 'Chiang Mai' in bold font. Further: "........Ban Din Restaurant on Soi Nimmanhemin 13.........". A very well known soi, 99% of Chiang Mai folks, local and foreign residents, would instantly understand it's Chiang Mai. I believe the original post (since updated) only mentioned Tambon Suthep & Nimmanhemin. While CM residents would realise this happened in CM, the general population of TV readers might not have. Edited June 23, 2013 by MESmith 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dararasmi Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 (edited) The considerate thing would have been for him to murder the foreign boyfriend by whom he had been assaulted. No need to involve innocent bystanders. Edited June 23, 2013 by Dararasmi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
true blue Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 lucky i go to that bar/ resturant,now and agian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post connda Posted June 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2013 Like Phuket, I wonder if the chief of police will consider charges against The Nation for publicizing a story negative to the image of Chiang Mai. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KravMaga Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 He should have had Wisdom teeth put in for him by his student friends.. what a numpty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemac Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 "This article neatly avoids to make it clear that this happened in Chiang Mai." ??? Whether or not the above comment was made tongue in cheek, a bit silly. The perp's wealthy parents probably stuck him in dentistry school hoping he would last the six years without shooting anyone. Oh well, there is always Plod, the younger brother. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technologybytes Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 In developed countries, perpertrators of drive by shootings, any shootings receive a lengthy prison sentence. If the Thai authorities want to reduce the gun crimes committed in Thailand, would they not better impose heavier sentences. A minimum 10 year sentence might've made DR. Fang think twice before he reached for his gun. Honestly, I don't think long prison terms would make much difference in a case like this. He wasn't weighing up the pros and cons of doing this vs getting caught and going to prison! Mandatory minimum sentences work against justice in most cases. What this guy did does deserve punishment of course, but I seriously doubt if his intent was murder, certainly not of the bystanders who got hurt. Of course he must be held responsible, but even a potential death sentence (which I'm opposed to under any circumstances) would not have prevented this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COXYATCITY Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 the land of smile eh :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnehaha Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 As is common nowadays in Thailand, the one who will be fined will be the dentistry student. The farang waitress will also be investigated and thrown out of Thailand for doing one of the 17 xenophobic job protection schemes. Collateral damage by creating another victim is the Thai way to save their face. I wonder what nationality she is. Did anyone see if the press mentioned. Burmese? Chinese? Russian? Lisu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MaxLee Posted June 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2013 Loss of face = cultural defect. Face? I've never seen such a shameless culture. Face is an excuse to go berserk over the smallest issue. Face is the MASK of avoiding accountability and covering up one's incompetence and protecting feudal family status criminality 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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