Bangkok Police find 'stolen' handgun on anti-govt protester

[Rich teacher]

More spin than Fox news by the yellow apologists!

[MaxLee]

You can buy a gun or other weapons everywhere in several flea market areas in Thailand....

[soi41]

The guy is a typical southern thug liar. I wouldn't believe a word he is saying except check to see if that gun matches the one who killed the police officer.

Wow, you must be a fortune teller You can tell where is he originated from the photo At most I can tell is that he is not a handsome guy

Some comments here are absolutely entertaining indeed

You don't have to be a fortuneteller!! Some of us are actually able to read!! The OP clearly states: "Mr. Sura, a resident of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province"

So next time before you hit the keyboard to spew your nonsense, try to read the OP first!

[soi41]

And this genius is representing a movement, who want to take the voting-rights away from their fellow Thais, because they are considered to stupid!!

[Mosha]

And this genius is representing a movement, who want to take the voting-rights away from their fellow Thais, because they are considered to stupid!!

Democracy is not my goal.

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Edited January 4, 2014 by Mosha

[Rob8891]

No matter who pulled the trigger, the deaths were unnecessary. No amount of political squabbling is worth this loss of life.

Neither side should be allowed to carry anything more lethal than a baby rattle or a cuddly toy.

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I really fear for the people in ALL corners of the ring over the coming days and weeks.

[FangFerang]

"Police has charged Mr. Sura with carrying firearms in public with any permission."

Any permission? Maybe that only excludes RPGs and bazookas? It must have been the rounds that damned him.

I would put a laughing emotican here, but this is too serious. In its place, in your mind, please imagine the first four notes in Bethoven's Fifth Symphony.

[Smokemachine]

Mr. Sura Khaonet, 31, was stopped by police patrols in Bangkok′s Bang Plad district yesterday after the officers noticed him acting suspiciously at a bus stop on Charansanitwong Road.

What did he do?

He identified himself as a security guard at the anti-government protests. Police then searched his belongings and found a pistol, which Mr. Sura explained to have taken from his fellow volunteer guard, Private Kitti Mahaglan, 21.

Is there a need for him to declare as a anti-govt security guard?

Suddenly it is so easy for them to catch the culprit out of nowhere in the public. Hope it is not what i think.

[FangFerang]

complete with black shirt....

Noticed that as well, so probably he is actually a red shirt .

[FangFerang]

Nothing reported in any other media outlet, just Khaosod the northern rag.

Would have thought this to be hot news that everyone would be jumping on, unfortunately for Khaosod and the red mob, most other media check for reliability before publishing.

Even more probability that this is bullshit and made up.

Maybe, but coverage does not equate to truth (especially here). I am neutral, which is infuriating, I know, but nothing is supporting either rant nowadays.

[Robby nz]

As I have said before the Mrs was there and she knows the guards who were there and she has been talking to some of them on facebook and they say they don't know this chap, never seen him before.

[tomacht8]

Just a small reform detail beside:

In other countries, the police must lock away their weapons at shift end into a gun cabinet at the police station.

It must be forbidden to carry the weapon in free time.

With this measure, some shoot outs could be avoided.
I have several times seen drunken policemen after work in nightclubs who showed of there weapons to be impressive.
Not fun.

[Robby nz]

The policeman himself said otherwise

the gun belongs to Pol.Col. Chukiat Wongsitthikorn, who reportedly lost his firearm as he was assaulted by anti-government protesters at the clashes around Thai-Japan Stadium on 26 December 2013.

It also sounds a bit improbable that a higher ranking cop would be close enough to the front line to get involved.

Would have thought it would be the lower ranks that were assigned to the front ranks.

[Mackie]

It appears that Bangkok police totally lost the plot. A lie, replaces another lie, only to be replaced by a brand new lie. It's ludicrous. They seem to be taking Thai people for absolute imbeciles.

[theslime]

Nothing reported in any other media outlet, just Khaosod the northern rag.

Would have thought this to be hot news that everyone would be jumping on, unfortunately for Khaosod and the red mob, most other media check for reliability before publishing.

Even more probability that this is bullshit and made up.

Maybe, but coverage does not equate to truth (especially here). I am neutral, which is infuriating, I know, but nothing is supporting either rant nowadays.

The Police Chief stated that no officers were armed at that confrontation, where is the rant in exposing what he said after many days since the killings.

[kimamey]

If he's guilty, and there seems some doubt about the circumstances then he should receive the appropriate punishment whichever side he's from.

Nice that he's pointing out the gun for those of us who are not familiar with one.

[steelepulse]

The guy is a typical southern thug liar. I wouldn't believe a word he is saying except check to see if that gun matches the one who killed the police officer.

Wow, you must be a fortune teller You can tell where is he originated from the photo At most I can tell is that he is not a handsome guy

Some comments here are absolutely entertaining indeed

Read much? Know the geography of Thailand?

Here's a direct quote from the OP "Mr. Sura, a resident of Nakhon Si Thammarat province".

From what I know, Nakhon Si Thammarat is in the south, known for thugs and assassins.

[bubblegum]

good job by the police to spot him.... another gangster with gun off the streets...that's good news

I think you are the most horrible kind of human being with all your biast posts. I'm even thinking you are getting a good salary from the reds by just commenting their propaganda all the time. Are you a Chinese follower of the old Mao Tje Tung?

I wonder.

All those reds marching a long way. Taking the country and using it for their own benefits.

"The purest form of Capitalism is Communism"

Don't know who I'm quoting but I'm sure it's been said before

[Mackie]

Read much? Know the geography of Thailand?

Here's a direct quote from the OP "Mr. Sura, a resident of Nakhon Si Thammarat province".

From what I know, Nakhon Si Thammarat is in the south, known for thugs and assassins.

The prime example and specimen being Nattawut Saikua. He's probably a role model for every liar, thief, thug and terrorist in Thailand. He is the best example how thuggery and terrorism against own people gets rewarded.

[kriswillems]

He was not planning to use the gun in a violent way. They were going to melt the gun and change it into whistles for their non-violent protest.

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[BSPolice]

It appears that Bangkok police totally lost the plot. A lie, replaces another lie, only to be replaced by a brand new lie. It's ludicrous. They seem to be taking Thai people for absolute imbeciles.

Funnily, I doubt this has fooled a single Thai person. But it has certainly fooled a few of the 'usual' farang suspects. Even stoking a comment from the wife 'some falang stupid than Thai'.

Also highly unusual that the normal arresting team are not in the photo which is 90% of the time they are included and looking smug with their catch. Reality says that there was no arresting team.

This story is flawed from top to bottom to the point it is comedy. I especially found the detail about the unsuccessful attempt to remove the serial number, particularly entertaining.. A 5 minute job with an angle grinder in Thailand (the hub of angle grinders), and despite having about 10 days to get the job done..

[bunny11kk]

The guy is a typical southern thug liar. I wouldn't believe a word he is saying except check to see if that gun matches the one who killed the police officer.

Wow, you must be a fortune teller You can tell where is he originated from the photo At most I can tell is that he is not a handsome guy

Some comments here are absolutely entertaining indeed

You don't have to be a fortuneteller!! Some of us are actually able to read!! The OP clearly states: "Mr. Sura, a resident of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province"

So next time before you hit the keyboard to spew your nonsense, try to read the OP first!

Any of my nonsense is better than your BS about stocking up pop corn to watch how many people are going to die soon. No matter what is going to happen here you and this is your attitude! AH!

[LuckyLew]

His new name is Lee Harvey Oswald ... patsy ...........

[Mosha]

The guy is a typical southern thug liar. I wouldn't believe a word he is saying except check to see if that gun matches the one who killed the police officer.

Wow, you must be a fortune teller You can tell where is he originated from the photo At most I can tell is that he is not a handsome guy

Some comments here are absolutely entertaining indeed

Read much? Know the geography of Thailand?

Here's a direct quote from the OP "Mr. Sura, a resident of Nakhon Si Thammarat province".

From what I know, Nakhon Si Thammarat is in the south, known for thugs and assassins.

From what I know of Issan. Red shirts, violent protests. There are 3 sides to every story.

Yours, mine, and the truth

[FangFerang]

I wish TV would do an IPO now, because I would buy.

[tomyummer]

One of the first concerns is, how easy is it to wrestle a gun from a Thai policeman? As easy as it is to steal automatic weapons from a military armory down south? And knowing there might be close contact with protesters, you bring it? What happened to the good old night stick or baton? Talk about responsibility!

[moe666]

The usual non sense post, very entertaining

[GeorgeO]

Huh..

This is a flagrant setup if ever I saw it, and to be honest, totally expected.

No report at all of any incident of an officer losing his gun on that day which would have been almost certainly reported upon.

Not any report of any police officer actually falling physically into the hands of protesters, all pictures and videos clearly showed that NO contact was made between the two and were actually running battles at a distance.

Too many coincidences regarding his 'highly unlucky' arrest. Which one would say was equally 'highly lucky' for the police and anyone wishing to discredit the anti government protesters.

The biggest question remains, how much are they paying for this setup? Of which there will be zero follow up stories.

Of course the pro gov mob on here will totally shun the obvious as they believe they can laughably use this in their own silly propaganda war on this forum.

I don't usually respond to what some on here might refer to as conspiracy theories, but there have been numerous statements to the effect that the police were not carrying weapons on that day.

There have also been no reports whatsoever of any police officer having been accosted, and his handgun taken away from him, so I have to go along along with your TV monicker and say that this is a BS Police story aimed at discrediting the protesters.

What's the betting that we never see this "security guard" again...!!

[MrSlatersParrot]

"....Police then searched his belongings and found a pistol, which Mr. Sura explained to have taken from his fellow volunteer guard, Private Kitti Mahaglan, 21.

Mr. Sura, a resident of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, ......"

A long way from home....

You didn't expect that all the protesters were from Bangna, did you ?

No, indeed...we have all read the reports of those being paid to join the protests...including the buses from far away

We're letting our new old maid go as she is useless and lazy but she can go back to the protests where she told us she was getting 200 baht per day

[GeorgeO]

good job by the police to spot him.... another gangster with gun off the streets...that's good news

I think you are the most horrible kind of human being with all your biast posts. I'm even thinking you are getting a good salary from the reds by just commenting their propaganda all the time. Are you a Chinese follower of the old Mao Tje Tung?

I wonder.

All those reds marching a long way. Taking the country and using it for their own benefits.

"The purest form of Capitalism is Communism"

Don't know who I'm quoting but I'm sure it's been said before

I wouldn't even bother pursuing a discussion with Prbkk on where his thought process comes from, as he has demonstrated time and again that all he is capable of doing is "throwing a hand grenade into the room" and then withdrawing from the discussion.

There is no thought process at all in any of his biased nonsensical posts...!!