NSPTR Leader Killed During Election Blockade Rally

[LevelHead]

Very sad that someone is killed.

A lost life is a lost life.

Nobody deserves to die.

Like the person killed at the airports in 2008.

Like all those killed in 2010, be they protestors or law enforcement.

Like those killed police and protestors in 2013.

It is all wrong when people are killed.

It is especially wrong when a band of a few thousand people are trying to stop tens of millions of people from voting. Time for Suthep and his funders and backers to go home and stop this.

[Spalpeen]

The fightback has started. This is what happens when you try to take away peoples right to vote.

[kingstonkid]

He was from the student network, not pcad.

Protesters are the minority in bkk and they will suffer further losses next Sunday, if they try to block polling boots

So you as a backer of the UDD are stating that most of the people in BKK support your party and that you or members of your party are going to kill people to prove it.

YOU GOTS TO LUV THE THINKING OF BRITS THAT RELOCATE TO THAILAND. YOU SHOULD GO MEET THE GUY THAT THINKS 300 BAHT IS NOT ENOUGH.

We can set you both up in a ring and charge admission maybe even make some money betting on the side.

[jackrich]

Whats the point?

People supporting Suthep will say "look at these red thugs!!!"

People supporting PTP will say "thats what happens when you block people from exercising their right to vote"

All have their greivance and their arguments. But no one should die because of this. I hope the people who committed this act are caught and prosecuted.

The sad fact is that everyone knew this was coming. Everyone knew this wasnt going to be peacefully resolved as we edged closer to the election. Intransigence and playing political games with peoples lives brought this about. But people keep upping the rhetoric. Now we have the man in charge of the police response threatening extra judicial killings to the man who implicitly threatened the family of the prime minister. Its like a playground, but all the kids have weapons. And of course, now the protestors cant disperse of because they have to show to the world the lengths their opposition will go to stop them from protesting. Whilst their opposition cant leave because they have to show to the world they wont be intimidated by a mob preventing them from exercising their democratic right. The only sane thing left is to hope that as few people die as possible and that the army stays locked up in its barracks while order is returned and the polling stations are opened (and protected). All points from all sides have been made exactly as they wanted. Selective and self serving evidence and photos and incidents will mean the media war can be played out by both sides. And that means only more of the same alas.

I'd like to see the same scenario happening in the United States. Protesters blocking the Capitol, storming the White House, threatening to arrest Obama and his Cabinet, cutting electricity and water to the DC Police and the US Army, preventing people from participating in the election, etc.

How would the US government have dealt with this? I don't think there would be a protester left standing at this point.

I think the current Thai government has been very fair with the protesters.

[diehard60]

You can blame all the red shirts that you want to, but stop and think. There was no violence until suthep brought up people from the south that is when there were shot and explosions.

[BuddyPinkham]

Finally, now Suthep will see the damage he has done to his country in his effort to gain leadership other than the ballot box. Shame on this terrible excuse of a man.

So you condone the killing of this man?

[Dogmatix]

It's most unfortunate that another person has died for no reason. Mr Suthep should cal, a halt now before we have any further violence

Historically violence against protestors has inflamed the situation rather than made them give up.

Edited January 26, 2014 by Dogmatix

[whybother]

Just listed to all the anti democracy posters on here!

Their beloved yellow shirt thugs have been running riot all over Bkk for the past 2 months, killing and intimidating Thai citizens and trying their best to stop the people from their right to vote.

As soon as the citizens come out to stop them and restore law and order so the people can excercise their right to vote...They cry foul!

This is the mind set of these so called "good people".

Who have the protesters killed?

Sent from my phone ...

[jackrich]

When you prevent millions of people from exercising their voting rights you are bound to make a few bad ones angry. Killing someone is always wrong but he knew the risks of his actions and paid the price.

So that makes it ok then?

Please learn how to read. I said killing someone is always wrong, so obviously it doesn't.

[Suriya4]

It's most unfortunate that another person has died for no reason. Mr Suthep should call a halt now before we have any further violence

For no reason? Where have you been.

[15Peter20]

I doubt the person who made the video knows what exactly he saw.

According to news reports, the protest leader was shot while standing on a car with loudspeakers. I don't see any on that truck and neither does it look like how the usual protest vehicles look, so I assume it's not the scene of the killing.

I went down to the scene about an hour ago. I saw a gold colored Vigo with smashed windscreen and speakers in the back but it wasn't parked in the same place as in the video. It was in the slip road leading up to the main road, which you can also see in the video. Next to it in a ditch full of water were a couple more speakers. Maybe there were two similar looking pickups, or maybe it was moved, but the back of the pick up I saw was not empty as the one in the video seems to be.

Edited January 26, 2014 by 15Peter20

[TVGerry]

Just listed to all the anti democracy posters on here!

Their beloved yellow shirt thugs have been running riot all over Bkk for the past 2 months, killing and intimidating Thai citizens and trying their best to stop the people from their right to vote.

As soon as the citizens come out to stop them and restore law and order so the people can excercise their right to vote...They cry foul!

This is the mind set of these so called "good people".

This was a targeted killing of a protest leader. And it's pure ignorance if you think murdering a protest leader will restore law and order. If anything, it will inflame the situation. The protestors have been relatively peaceful and now their one of their leader is shot dead? You really think his murder is going to make things better? The protestors have a martyr now. And any violence that will follow, they can blame on the Shinawatras for killing one of their own first.

[LevelHead]

Once again we see the true colours of the reds, they are the violent thugs and will kill anyone who op[poses them, even peacefull protesters. This is directly on yingluck and she is now responsible for this death. Comeon all you red lovers, start bragging how great you are now .

Please let me remind you once again. It was not Yingluck that started this problem, but his excellency the mouth from the south. So this death has to be directly his responsibility. If he had not started this problem, that man would still be alive and waiting for the next election whilst the Elected government would be getting on with running the country as they were popularly elected by a large majority to do.

It was not Yingluck that started this problem

It wasen´t? Pushing through the blanket amnesty? And when Constution Court says no, the PTP and Yingluck says we don´t care what CC says.

I think you have been listening to Suthep too much.

Pushing the amnesty bill through was their right, as they have a majority.

PTP and Yingluck NEVER EVER officially said they will not comply with the CC ruling.

Please post the official YL and official PTP response, as released to the press by their official outlets as official party statements..................where you claim they say they will not follow the CC ruling in regards to the amnesty bill.

[zydeco]

The red-shirt movement is out. And for those that interpret obstruction as violence, the red-shirt movement has a different definition - from the barrel of a gun. Those are the means they wish to apply and those are the means of terror. There is no justification for murder.

Just like the guy who wrote the Little Red Book, Mao.

[firestar]

Killing someone is always wrong but are we surprised it happens when this is what happens when wanting to vote?

[Suriya4]

When you prevent millions of people from exercising their voting rights you are bound to make a few bad ones angry. Killing someone is always wrong but he knew the risks of his actions and paid the price.

So that makes it ok then?

Please learn how to read. I said killing someone is always wrong, so obviously it doesn't.

I read you, butIMHO, it still does not make it OK.

[kingstonkid]

Finally, now Suthep will see the damage he has done to his country in his effort to gain leadership other than the ballot box. Shame on this terrible excuse of a man.

HOW the F is it Suthep's fault that someone in the PT corner shoots adn kills a member of the Anti- Government.

Suthep has held peaceful protest. He has not caused or been in anyway responsible for the shooting or deaths of anyone.

You have to love the knee jerk reaction of the people here.

[waza]

Its disturbing to read the 50 shades of red justify this wanton act of murder, protesting peacefully shouldn't result in murder and extreme violence. The actions of these red thugs is inexcusable, the ambushed the peacefull protestors while the RTP just watched on, only jumping into action after the fact to destroy evidence.

This is the SOP of this corrupt Thaksin proxy government, criminal actions from a criminal organisations.

[mamypoko]

All the red lovers in T.V. will now be happy - of course it was Suthep's own people who did it - just ask a red and bear in mind they never lie

Why not put down your petty red/yellow b.s.. someone was shot in the head!

[kratiam]

Just listed to all the anti democracy posters on here!

Their beloved yellow shirt thugs have been running riot all over Bkk for the past 2 months, killing and intimidating Thai citizens and trying their best to stop the people from their right to vote.

As soon as the citizens come out to stop them and restore law and order so the people can excercise their right to vote...They cry foul!

This is the mind set of these so called "good people".

Take more water with it.........

[LadPhrao123]

There is a huge difference between 2 men fighting for 2 very different things. In the Ukraine, Klitschko is among the protesters, even at the very front of the fights with police. He is fighting for Democracy, calling for elections. Suthep on the other hand is currently in a safe house according to the latest media reports, hoping his supporters will make a power grab for him and is not afraid of causing a civil war in order to prevent elections. Two men, one a hero, one a coward.

Klitschko is indeed a brave and intelligent man.

Here we have one guy somewhere in Bangkok "doing battle" with a convicted fugitive who is hiding out "somewhere" - Dubai, China, HK, Montenegro or wherever.

Let's compare apples with apples shall we. The brave leader who said he would return when the first shot was fired. Only he didn't - he went doing some luxury shopping in Paris whilst many died as a result of his orchestrated violent insurrection. Looks like a brave leader, really interesting in democracy and the interests of the people and country are in short supply.

There's a lot of sloppy nonsense parading as thought posted in TVF but congratulations, you get the Sunday Best So Far award.

[kurtgruen]

This government and their red pawns, are getting away with murder AGAIN! Any wise leader, would step down, at this point, if it was a true democracy. What is Yingluck afraid off? If she really has the majority of people behind her, she would have nothing to worry about. There will be elections again, in a year or two.

Why not let some intelligent people run the Country for a while?

R.I.P. Khun Suthin. Our condolences to the family!

[wilgoster]

Some places they are fighting for the vote, in others they are fighting for not the vote.

[ultimate weapon]

Once again we see the true colours of the reds, they are the violent thugs and will kill anyone who op[poses them, even peacefull protesters. This is directly on yingluck and she is now responsible for this death. Comeon all you red lovers, start bragging how great you are now .

peaceful demonstrations? Peaceful? They were forcefully trying to close down the election booth of course they got retaliation seriously i hate it when you say the other side is peaceful when they are not. They are using force and numbers to disrupt elections and the daily running of bkk.

[catmac]

All the red lovers in T.V. will now be happy - of course it was Suthep's own people who did it - just ask a red and bear in mind they never lie

So typical of the deep analyses of the situation by that silly bunch of kindergarten kids. It must have been obvious to all, that as Suthep's thugs became more and more confrontational then this kind of violence becomes more likely. It was one thing to walk up and down BKK babbling on about your peoples' council and blowing your silly whistles, but now his "brown shirts" are beating up honest citizens trying to cast their votes in the classic fascist principle of "sieze the streets"!

[nickynomates]

How the hell does anyone think the elections can go ahead in a fair and free way.

Not a cat in hell chance they can not be ridiculed at a later date.

The people have no real choice vote for the devil either way as i see it.

[Voodoo Ray]

Cowards in the government and the UDD are targeting protest leaders for murder now. That scum Chalerm even hinted about extrajudicial killings that would be carried out by the police. This protest has been relatively peaceful while the protestors have been bombed and shot at daily. Now with Chalerm in charge, the body count is going to increase. For those red sympathizers who are all too happy to see dead protestors, it just goes to show your barbaric mentality. You cry about democracy and call the protestors 'fascists' while you cheer murder. This thing will escalate thanks to the Shinawatras.

If this peaceful protest turns violent, remember it was the people who talk a lot of crap about 'democracy' that drew first blood. Whatever bloodshed that happens next is on them.

Kwanchai Praipana the Northern Red Shirt leader was shot in Udon last week. I think you will find that both sides are not afraid to use guns

[Torrens54]

He was from the student network, not pcad.

Protesters are the minority in bkk and they will suffer further losses next Sunday, if they try to block polling boots

Are you making a THREAT?

Suggest you take a hint and think before you write!

[BlueNoseCodger]

What was the point of blocking the elections in BKK anyway? BKK was always heavily Democrat anyway, it wouldn't change the outcome.

Two reasons. If there aren't enough MPs elected, government can't be formed, and with so many people .it being able to vote, the election result ends up being a bit irrelevant.

Sent from my phone ...

If the election would end up being irrelevent, they wouldn't be so desperate to prevent the vote by so many routes.

Clearly the last thing the elites want is a show of democracy popping their 'people's coup' fantasy bubble.

[fiberman]

Condolences to the man's family, but if you knowingly and willingly engage in illegal and undemocratic practices, you're going to make enemies, and should expect illegal and undemocratic repercussions.

"if you knowingly and willingly engage in illegal and undemocratic practices, you're going to make enemies, and should expect illegal and undemocratic repercussions"

Doesn't that pretty much describe Yingluck and her cabinet?