rooster59 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Bangkok youth gunned down in hail of bullets - gang high on cough mixture to blame Image: Daily NewsBANGKOK:-- A 16 year old student out visiting friends on his bike was gunned down and left on the sidewalk for dead on Saturday morning in Bangkok. Phubet Bangdaeng, known as Toto, was shot multiple times in the face, back and body by at least two different types of gun, reports Daily News. Police found him still breathing in a pool of blood but were unable to save him. The shooting happened fifty metres down Soi 16, Sukhatiban 5 in Bang Khen district in the northern part of the capital. Toto was a M3 student at a local school. Police understand that he had ridden his Honda MSX bike alone down the soi visiting friends when he came across a large group of youths drinking "4 x 100" slang for a mixture of kratom tea and cough mixture. Police said that the victim was shot multiple times with both a 9mm gun and a shotgun as they found different bullets lodged in the body. It is understood that the local force are aware of the identity of the group responsible and arrests are expected quickly. Source: Daily News -- 2016-04-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertthebruce Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 16 years old, sad, life is just beginning...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangLife Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 How awful! My condolences to his friends and family. And it sounds like he was killed by more kids, so many lives were ruined by that one shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveller45 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Anybody the remotest theory what might have been the purported reason...? Sort of "I was feeling like it" or "there are too many people on Earth anyway" or "he looked cuter than I"...? Well, since "arrests are expected quickly", we will hopefully soon know, if in fact there is anything to know... it s a darn violent society Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveller45 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 I guess TV readers, who are always intent on finding evidence of how efficient Thai Government is, will like this one: (From WIKIPEDIA) "Possession of kratom leaves is illegal in Thailand. The Thai government passed the Kratom Act 2486, effective August 3, 1943, which made planting the tree illegal and required existing trees to be cut down. This law was not found effective, since the tree is indigenous to the country." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamNoone88 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 It is understood that the local force are aware of the identity of the group responsible and arrests are expected quickly. As usual, too little, too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bark Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 I guess TV readers, who are always intent on finding evidence of how efficient Thai Government is, will like this one: (From WIKIPEDIA) "Possession of kratom leaves is illegal in Thailand. The Thai government passed the Kratom Act 2486, effective August 3, 1943, which made planting the tree illegal and required existing trees to be cut down. This law was not found effective, since the tree is indigenous to the country." Cocaine and most other drugs are banned in 99 % of the world. But you can still buy it. I don't see your point ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar God Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 That's the reason you can't by detromethorphan cough suppressant in Thailand. People drink entire bottles of it. Same thing happens with alcohol but somehow that's okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haybilly Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Tragic. Imagine having to tell his Mum. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesterm Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 A shotgun? Seriously? Hope justice is served. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyboy Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 wrong place wrong time wrong street wrong face wrong gang they know who it is arrests to follow surly if they know who it is they go and get them wonder what the penalty is for that crime and yes lets blame the cough mixture not crack cociane life is becoming more and more cheaper there like the bronx 25 years ago by and sell lifes for a snot crack would i like to live there all the time and thats the whole thailand i dont think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 A shotgun? Seriously? Hope justice is served. Never never have to worry on such case because arrest would be made soon because they are not wealthy kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 A 16 year old on his Honda MSX. A very desirable bike. High on 4x100 and jealous. RIP young man. I hope your family has the juice to see justice done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatLife Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 If that DXM and kratom was used properly they wouldn't have been able to stand up let alone gun someone down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Anybody the remotest theory what might have been the purported reason...? Sort of "I was feeling like it" or "there are too many people on Earth anyway" or "he looked cuter than I"...? Well, since "arrests are expected quickly", we will hopefully soon know, if in fact there is anything to know... it s a darn violent society Probably trying to show each other how tough they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChoakMyDee Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 wrong place wrong time wrong street wrong face wrong gang they know who it is arrests to follow surly if they know who it is they go and get them wonder what the penalty is for that crime and yes lets blame the cough mixture not crack cociane life is becoming more and more cheaper there like the bronx 25 years ago by and sell lifes for a snot crack would i like to live there all the time and thats the whole thailand i dont think so What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Tragic. Condolences to the family and RIP you were too young to go like that. Now everyone in Thailand needs to see justice done fr this poor guy. A slap on the wrist does not do it any longer. Hard, sever justice is called for but I know very little in reality will happen. So sad for a country that could be so great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ageless1 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Such a tragedy, when youth such as him lose their life I wonder at and mourn the loss of potential, who knows what he may have done with his life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Thanks Bark. Could not have said it better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwaione Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Blame it on promethazine cough... Literally zero chance of making someone kill another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozyjon Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 What about me, children and other innocent people i don't want to be killed by a hail of bullets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Talionis Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 High on 4x100s life looks like a video game. 1st person shooter. Game over for all involved. Hopefully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikiea Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 RIP young man . but i need to say this , the blame is squarely on the mother and fathers of these heathen gangster wannabe's . if not for their failure this youth may be alive . no toilet training , no education , no problem solving skills , no future , no man training . the way i see it their parents should join them in prison for bringing a useless piece of shxt to life . thats my take on this sad story . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun Paul Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 The authorities know the gang and THEY STILL HAD guns, OMG very poor action by those authorities then a life is lost due to either laziness or incompetence I am not sure which is more appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooo Upto Me Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Poor kid only 16, I woz having a nice relaxing day with friends in Tak mountains now I read this, Not happy chappy. RIP boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Don't get me wrong but I think it is high time to seriously clean up the police. Kids get shot, ladyboys plying their stealing and wounding at Pattaya's beach road, the dodged crime scenes all over the land (i.e. Koh Tao), the jet ski stories are similarly regular - and so on, and so forth ....Close the Ministry of inactive posts, introduce proper pay schemes and harsh fines (jail) if not in conformity with the job description. This is the beginning of the end if nothing happens soon - and I mean really soon ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sangfroid Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Don't get me wrong but I think it is high time to seriously clean up the police. Kids get shot, ladyboys plying their stealing and wounding at Pattaya's beach road, the dodged crime scenes all over the land (i.e. Koh Tao), the jet ski stories are similarly regular - and so on, and so forth .... Close the Ministry of inactive posts, introduce proper pay schemes and harsh fines (jail) if not in conformity with the job description. This is the beginning of the end if nothing happens soon - and I mean really soon ....... It is NOT going to happen!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanferdi Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 16 years old, sad, life is just beginning...... It is sad, there is more like this on different fronts This is another one of those thumbs down for the tourism in Thailand. not by a foreigner, nor by Burmese, Lao or Lady boy.... Oh yes if not for the cough mixture....hmmm he would still be alive.... hmmm if he did not go down soi 16, Hmmmm perhaps if not for the Guns... he would have lived.... Ridiculous!!!! Stop passing the buck and get to the real justice. 1. Someone wknows who these people are 2. They need to bee put in prison and on trial.... a reall trial.. I do not mean simply seing the monk and apologising to the family...what crap is that.... Justice is when the law is broken, it does not matter who... Army, police or any tom dick and harrys son....he must stand trial and not just some pat on the shoulder..... DEAL with it 3. What are cops doing? 4. What are the measures to this..... NOTHING... forget it is the attitude. bunch of cowards the lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahkit Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 That's the reason you can't by detromethorphan cough suppressant in Thailand. People drink entire bottles of it. Same thing happens with alcohol but somehow that's okay. Drinking alcohol isn't illegal. Which part of that don't you understand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunroaming Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 When I was young we had blues (amphetamine) LSD, cannabis,Cocaine and heroin, all fairly easy to get hold of and most of it affordable. We all did stupid things, some more so than others but nothing on the level of the youth violence seen in Thailand today. How much of it can be blamed on drugs I am not sure but it can only be a factor and not the cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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