Songkran fun turns violent - one dead, six injured in Suphan Buri stabbings

[Rayk]

Once again this confirms my argument that the Songkran festival of today can cause aggression and with conflicts arising. Very different to the tradition of sprinkling water on people than firing and drenching people. Brink back the old ways.

Oh yes the good old days when the people were not drenched.

I doubt very much if this incident was caused by the attacker getting a little wet. It is only the farangs who can't seem to cope with a little bit of water on a hot day in a tropical country. How do they cope during the wet season?

Let's have a look at the good old days when you were just sprikled gently with a drop or two shall we. Or is that just a myth you have read? Ask an older Thai, they will tell you.

No doubt being posted by someone who has locked himsleft in his apartment/house since April 12th.

[HLover]

Songkran is a moronic monstrosity and an affront to polite social order. To be sure a stabbing is an overreaction, I just feel like punching people who throw dirty water at me.

You sound like a kilo of laughs. If dirty water makes you want to fight, does clean water make you feel warm and smiley inside? The 'moronic monstrosity' may be in the mirror.

Funny post though, 'polite social order'....the world isn't made of pie and candy mate.

And you sound like the simple type who finds slapstick comedy on Thai TV funny. All those boing noises make you laugh eh?

I don't stop you from watching mindless drivel, so please likewise respect my right not to have water thrown at me when I'd prefer to stay dry.

Yes, the 'boing' noises make me laugh.

You boast about fighting and disrespect a Thai holiday, nice guy.

Ohhhh, Scooby-Doo is on!

[gyrosman]

But hey let's fine a Frang with no shirt, this guy will get only a 200 baht fine.

Keep selling that cheap Thai whiskey for 20 baht.

[ChoakMyDee]

I don't get why it goes on for days, I mean, OK, maybe fun for 5 minutes but throwing water on people for days? It's something maybe simple people enjoy.

[Farangathon]

Once again this confirms my argument that the Songkran festival of today can cause aggression and with conflicts arising. Very different to the tradition of sprinkling water on people than firing and drenching people. Brink back the old ways.

Oh yes the good old days when the people were not drenched.

I doubt very much if this incident was caused by the attacker getting a little wet. It is only the farangs who can't seem to cope with a little bit of water on a hot day in a tropical country. How do they cope during the wet season?

Let's have a look at the good old days when you were just sprikled gently with a drop or two shall we. Or is that just a myth you have read? Ask an older Thai, they will tell you.

Great pics. People having a fun time.

[Tchooptip]

Songkran is a moronic monstrosity and an affront to polite social order. To be sure a stabbing is an overreaction, I just feel like punching people who throw dirty water at me.

So you are ok with clean water then?

You being from the "polite social order" want to punch people for getting wet?

How do you cope during the rainy season? Do you shower?

Eh? Why is it that Songkran apologists, of the kind who just got off the plane, fail to understand the difference between voluntary and involuntary? I'd have nothing against it if people were to be polite enough to refrain from soaking me when asked.

"if people were to be polite enough to refrain from soaking me when asked."

On Songkran day asking people "to be polite enough"to refrain trowing water...One of the most unrealistic answer I have read on TV.

But not easy to control egocentrism

[diehard60]

Yep The action has started. This year will beat all the other years of people being killed or being injured during SongKhan.

[thaiduncankk]

Just read quite a few local papers, not national ones, from back home.

To my surprise, there were numerous stabbings, shootings and sex attacks, all in the same day !

These incidents rarely make the National papers, because they happen almost everyday.

Every incident including violence, normally gets reported on TV, and some people on here are oblivious to the fact that it happens almost everywhere worldwide.

[jacksam]

Songkran is a moronic monstrosity and an affront to polite social order. To be sure a stabbing is an overreaction, I just feel like punching people who throw dirty water at me.

Stay inside.

[NCFC]

Once again this confirms my argument that the Songkran festival of today can cause aggression and with conflicts arising. Very different to the tradition of sprinkling water on people than firing and drenching people. Brink back the old ways.

Oh yes the good old days when the people were not drenched.

I doubt very much if this incident was caused by the attacker getting a little wet. It is only the farangs who can't seem to cope with a little bit of water on a hot day in a tropical country. How do they cope during the wet season?

Let's have a look at the good old days when you were just sprikled gently with a drop or two shall we. Or is that just a myth you have read? Ask an older Thai, they will tell you.

Great pics. People having a fun time.

Im sure there were people just as pissed off back then.

[Jonathon]

It is not the water that causes problems, just too much beer or whisky for those who don't know when to stop.

[ozyjon]

Reply to Alwyn

"The Songkran festival of today of today can cause aggression"... Like a Saturday night,

a birthday, a funeral, a football match or any other day, anywhere in the World then..

Yes,,, But,, I can easily avoid or chose not to participate in the above activities and yes

i won't be there at my funeral either because the activities mentioned here may only

occur for the day or night or a few hours, now Eienstein tell me in a sober way how i

can avoid the 2 weeks of madness ?

I personally choose not to be in South East Asia for the event but maybe i'll change.

[bbbbooboo]

Ahhhh.....the peace and celebratory tranquility of Songkran

[cpofc]

I could have selected any one of many topics to ask this question, but this will do,

Does anyone know of anywhere one may be able to read something positive about Songkran 2016?

Road Accident Stats.

Morgues

Stabbings

Shootings

Dirty Water

No Water

Fights

Bashings

Lewd Behaviour

Molestation

and I am sure I have missed a few things

Too many negative waves.

[brling]

So you are ok with clean water then?

You being from the "polite social order" want to punch people for getting wet?

How do you cope during the rainy season? Do you shower?

Eh? Why is it that Songkran apologists, of the kind who just got off the plane, fail to understand

Not only a Songkran apologist, but a all things Thai apologist, even Thai driving.

[Alwyn]

Reply to Alwyn

"The Songkran festival of today of today can cause aggression"... Like a Saturday night,

a birthday, a funeral, a football match or any other day, anywhere in the World then..

Yes,,, But,, I can easily avoid or chose not to participate in the above activities and yes

i won't be there at my funeral either because the activities mentioned here may only

occur for the day or night or a few hours, now Eienstein tell me in a sober way how i

can avoid the 2 weeks of madness ?

I personally choose not to be in South East Asia for the event but maybe i'll change.

2 weeks? Since when has Songkran ever lasted 2 weeks? 3 days max in Chiang Mai. I just don't go out for 3 days. You really don't need to be Einstein to work that one out. Maybe for somebody with an IQ of an iguana it might seem you'd need the brains of Einstein to just stay at home for 3 days but it's really not that much of an intellectual challenge for the rest of us.

[Nobb]

Thailand is no more the land of smile but the land of a thousand stabbings!

[thaiduncankk]

Reply to Alwyn

"The Songkran festival of today of today can cause aggression"... Like a Saturday night,

a birthday, a funeral, a football match or any other day, anywhere in the World then..

Yes,,, But,, I can easily avoid or chose not to participate in the above activities and yes

i won't be there at my funeral either because the activities mentioned here may only

occur for the day or night or a few hours, now Eienstein tell me in a sober way how i

can avoid the 2 weeks of madness ?

I personally choose not to be in South East Asia for the event but maybe i'll change.

2 weeks? Since when has Songkran ever lasted 2 weeks? 3 days max in Chiang Mai. I just don't go out for 3 days. You really don't need to be Einstein to work that one out. Maybe for somebody with an IQ of an iguana it might seem you'd need the brains of Einstein to just stay at home for 3 days but it's really not that much of an intellectual challenge for the rest of us.

I don't live there, but I know Songkran can last for NINE days in Pattaya.

[KC 71]

I always go out of my way to be polite at this time of year

Asians can not handle drinking like us westeners

Their bodies are much smaller-

[Nobb]

Yep The action has started. This year will beat all the other years of people being killed or being injured during SongKhan.

Yes you are correct my friend because the younger Thais can not hold there liquor or fight with there fist like normal farangs do. They should combine the number of death by driving accident deaths, shooting deaths and stabbing deaths. Nobody would come to Thailand if they did.

[thaiduncankk]

I always go out of my way to be polite at this time of year

Asians can not handle drinking like us westeners

Their bodies are much smaller-

Ones ability to handle alcohol is not based solely on body mass.

[Laughing Gravy]

Once again this confirms my argument that the Songkran festival of today can cause aggression and with conflicts arising. Very different to the tradition of sprinkling water on people than firing and drenching people. Brink back the old ways.

Oh yes the good old days when the people were not drenched.

I doubt very much if this incident was caused by the attacker getting a little wet. It is only the farangs who can't seem to cope with a little bit of water on a hot day in a tropical country. How do they cope during the wet season?

Let's have a look at the good old days when you were just sprikled gently with a drop or two shall we. Or is that just a myth you have read? Ask an older Thai, they will tell you.

No doubt being posted by someone who has locked himsleft in his apartment/house since April 12th.

You are wrong. I live in a house in a big village where people do not throw Ice buckets of water and have powerful water guns. It is very civilised with people showing respect. It is outside the village that the crazies are.

[Laughing Gravy]

Just read quite a few local papers, not national ones, from back home.

To my surprise, there were numerous stabbings, shootings and sex attacks, all in the same day !

These incidents rarely make the National papers, because they happen almost everyday.

Every incident including violence, normally gets reported on TV, and some people on here are oblivious to the fact that it happens almost everywhere worldwide.

The thread is regarding violence in Thailand during Songkran which statistics are consistently shown that more deaths occur on the roads and off. Many are drink related. Please don't try and justify it with the fact violence happens n your birth country. Shameful.

[Alwyn]

Reply to Alwyn

"The Songkran festival of today of today can cause aggression"... Like a Saturday night,

a birthday, a funeral, a football match or any other day, anywhere in the World then..

Yes,,, But,, I can easily avoid or chose not to participate in the above activities and yes

i won't be there at my funeral either because the activities mentioned here may only

occur for the day or night or a few hours, now Eienstein tell me in a sober way how i

can avoid the 2 weeks of madness ?

I personally choose not to be in South East Asia for the event but maybe i'll change.

2 weeks? Since when has Songkran ever lasted 2 weeks? 3 days max in Chiang Mai. I just don't go out for 3 days. You really don't need to be Einstein to work that one out. Maybe for somebody with an IQ of an iguana it might seem you'd need the brains of Einstein to just stay at home for 3 days but it's really not that much of an intellectual challenge for the rest of us.

I don't live there, but I know Songkran can last for NINE days in Pattaya.

FYI. http://songkranday.com/songkran-2016-dates-when-is-songkran-2016/ Three days.

[Rayk]

Once again this confirms my argument that the Songkran festival of today can cause aggression and with conflicts arising. Very different to the tradition of sprinkling water on people than firing and drenching people. Brink back the old ways.

Oh yes the good old days when the people were not drenched.

I doubt very much if this incident was caused by the attacker getting a little wet. It is only the farangs who can't seem to cope with a little bit of water on a hot day in a tropical country. How do they cope during the wet season?

Let's have a look at the good old days when you were just sprikled gently with a drop or two shall we. Or is that just a myth you have read? Ask an older Thai, they will tell you.

No doubt being posted by someone who has locked himsleft in his apartment/house since April 12th.

You are wrong. I live in a house in a big village where people do not throw Ice buckets of water and have powerful water guns. It is very civilised with people showing respect. It is outside the village that the crazies are.

I was referring to Roomuck, not to you my friend. Edited April 14, 2016 by Rayk

[KC 71]

Stay home if you can

[thaiduncankk]

Just read quite a few local papers, not national ones, from back home.

To my surprise, there were numerous stabbings, shootings and sex attacks, all in the same day !

These incidents rarely make the National papers, because they happen almost everyday.

Every incident including violence, normally gets reported on TV, and some people on here are oblivious to the fact that it happens almost everywhere worldwide.

The thread is regarding violence in Thailand during Songkran which statistics are consistently shown that more deaths occur on the roads and off. Many are drink related. Please don't try and justify it with the fact violence happens n your birth country. Shameful.

I don't know where you get shameful from, but I found it rather hilarious !

Comparing crimes here, with other countries, happens in many topics on TV.

[Enoon]

Once again this confirms my argument that the Songkran festival of today can cause aggression and with conflicts arising. Very different to the tradition of sprinkling water on people than firing and drenching people. Brink back the old ways.

Oh yes the good old days when the people were not drenched.

I doubt very much if this incident was caused by the attacker getting a little wet. It is only the farangs who can't seem to cope with a little bit of water on a hot day in a tropical country. How do they cope during the wet season?

Let's have a look at the good old days when you were just sprikled gently with a drop or two shall we. Or is that just a myth you have read? Ask an older Thai, they will tell you.

Yes, old Songkran, before it got as lopsided as your photo editing:

Edited April 14, 2016 by Enoon

[NoshowJones]

Songkran is a moronic monstrosity and an affront to polite social order. To be sure a stabbing is an overreaction, I just feel like punching people who throw dirty water at me.

I just feel like punching people who throw dirty water at me.

Why just "feel like it"? Why not just do it?

[soc]

Once again this confirms my argument that the Songkran festival of today can cause aggression and with conflicts arising. Very different to the tradition of sprinkling water on people than firing and drenching people. Brink back the old ways.

Oh yes the good old days when the people were not drenched.

I doubt very much if this incident was caused by the attacker getting a little wet. It is only the farangs who can't seem to cope with a little bit of water on a hot day in a tropical country. How do they cope during the wet season?

Let's have a look at the good old days when you were just sprikled gently with a drop or two shall we. Or is that just a myth you have read? Ask an older Thai, they will tell you.

Nice old photos -- looks like they're having fun.

I couldn't help but notice that nobody in any of the pictures is fat or even overweight. Taken before the Thai love for fried and processed food took hold here (like pretty much everywhere).

l like the old Dodge 4x4(30 cwt, l think).