Man shot dead during Buddhist ordination ceremony in Chaiyaphum

 

Picture: Daily News

 

CHAIYAPHUM: -- A 29 year old man was shot in the back of the head during a Buddhist ordination ceremony in a Chaiyaphum village on Monday.

 

Wirachai Saowichit from Pho Thong village was shot in full view of a hundred guests at the ordination ceremony outside the temple of Wat Phu Khao Thong in Khok Sa-art sub-district.

 

Police who rushed to the scene found only bloodstains as villagers had taken the victim to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, reports Daily News.

 

Wirachai had been shot in the back of the head.

 

Witnesses said that an argument broke out between two groups of men from two different villages during the ordination ceremony.

 

Nong Bua Rawae police said they believe they know the identity of the shooter and are seeking a warrant for his arrest.

 

Source: Daily News

 

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1 hour ago, webfact said:

Nong Bua Rawae police said they believe they know the identity of the shooter and are seeking a warrant for his arrest.

 

 

Just call him, and ask him to pop in for an interview if he has time.

These ordination ceremonies must be dangerous if you need a gun at one.

you would think with a hundred people there that whey would know the name of the assassin, not believe they know

7 minutes ago, edwinchester said:

These ordination ceremonies must be dangerous if you need a gun at one.

 

Thai Buddhism. 

 

Very kind, peaceful, respectful. Just with the odd bit of murder, violence, drug running and money laundering from time to time. 

This is obviously a very serious matter.... requiring no less than three pointers.

With all the killings related to religion around the world I think I will stay a Heathen 

26 minutes ago, farcanell said:

This is obviously a very serious matter.... requiring no less than three pointers.

RIP dead person.

 

photo caption:

 

This dirt right here is the guilty party.

11 minutes ago, licka said:

With all the killings related to religion around the world I think I will stay a Heathen 

you are a infidel whether you like it or not.

With a number gun killings so far in the New Year plus carnage on the roads and yet another delay with the election date the scenario has been set  for 2017 to be annus horribilis for Thailand. Is there any good news apart from tourist numbers increasing?

1 hour ago, licka said:

With all the killings related to religion around the world I think I will stay a Heathen 

 

     The Abrahamic Religions.....Christians, Jews and Muslims... consider Buddhism to be a heathen religion.....  so welcome...    Unfortunately all through history..... heathens have killed a great number of people..   So being a heathen does not mean there is no killing... 

 

heath·en

ˈhēT͟Hən/

noun

derogatory

 

1. 1. 

   a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim) as regarded by those who do.

   synonyms:

   pagan, infidel, idolater, heretic, unbeliever, disbeliever, nonbeliever, atheist, agnostic, skeptic;  archaicpaynim A pagan, synonym of Heathen: someone who does not follow one of the Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Islam, and Judaism); the most common meaning  ...also Neopaganism... and followers of re-created ancient Pagan religions.. Germanic paganism...  Norse paganism. Ancient Greco-Roman Paganism, North American and South American Native paganism, Hinduism, Buddhism Jainism Taoism, Shintoism, etc.

    

    

     This murder is a horrible violation of the very first of the Buddhist  Five Precepts....

1.	I undertake the training rule to abstain from killing.   Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.

              That precept means not just humans... but all sentient beings..  

          If the killer is a Buddhist.....then he is Buddhist in name only....  not in reality. 

  

Edited January 3, 20179 yr by Catoni
Addition

He must have done somebody wrong.

1 hour ago, Brer Fox said:

With a number gun killings so far in the New Year plus carnage on the roads and yet another delay with the election date the scenario has been set  for 2017 to be annus horribilis for Thailand. Is there any good news apart from tourist numbers increasing?

The good news is I am never going to visit Thailand again.

2 hours ago, Happy Grumpy said:

 

Thai Buddhism. 

 

Very kind, peaceful, respectful. Just with the odd bit of murder, violence, drug running and money laundering from time to time. 

Yes. Like Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. 

Just now, lungnorm said:

The good news is I am never going to visit Thailand again.

Yes, indeed. Very good news. Thanks.

5 minutes ago, lungnorm said:

The good news is I am never going to visit Thailand again.

The better news is, none of us who live here are overly concerned about you. 

Edited January 3, 20179 yr by Jane Dough
Words left our

1 hour ago, NCC1701A said:

you are a infidel whether you like it or not.

That is your opinion and you are welcome to it

2 minutes ago, Jane Dough said:

The better news is, none of us who live here are overly concerned about you. 

Then why bother to comment?

Why be surprised ?  Buddhism is as corrupt in Thailand as anything thing else.  Gun law rules and is promoted not just by military coups but just about with anything else. Lets face it, you can kill anyone in that country and get away with it depending upon personnel status and money in the bank.  Nothing and nobody are excluded.  Kill a few people in a mini van and no problem. Kill a high ranking official, no problem.

 

Corrupt to the core.

 

But that is what Thais want so no problem.  Mai pen Rai

 

It has been a failed state for many decades only propped up by certain countries for their own gains.

 

 

As we can see on this photo, people are still allowed to point, so long as they point at ... nothing.

In Thailand death most of the time comes in a very unusual way 

4 hours ago, Happy Grumpy said:

 

Thai Buddhism. 

 

Very kind, peaceful, respectful. Just with the odd bit of murder, violence, drug running and money laundering from time to time. 

 

Alas it has been thus in the three Abrahamic religions throughout the centuries, no need for this to be any different.

5 hours ago, namoi said:

you would think with a hundred people there that whey would know the name of the assassin, not believe they know

HECK NO.  Eyes closed praying.

3 hours ago, Catoni said:

 

     The Abrahamic Religions.....Christians, Jews and Muslims... consider Buddhism to be a heathen religion.....  so welcome...    Unfortunately all through history..... heathens have killed a great number of people..   So being a heathen does not mean there is no killing... 

 

heath·en

ˈhēT͟Hən/

noun

derogatory

 

1. 1. 

   a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim) as regarded by those who do.

   synonyms:

   pagan, infidel, idolater, heretic, unbeliever, disbeliever, nonbeliever, atheist, agnostic, skeptic;  archaicpaynim A pagan, synonym of Heathen: someone who does not follow one of the Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Islam, and Judaism); the most common meaning  ...also Neopaganism... and followers of re-created ancient Pagan religions.. Germanic paganism...  Norse paganism. Ancient Greco-Roman Paganism, North American and South American Native paganism, Hinduism, Buddhism Jainism Taoism, Shintoism, etc.

    

    

     This murder is a horrible violation of the very first of the Buddhist  Five Precepts....

1.	I undertake the training rule to abstain from killing.   Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.

              That precept means not just humans... but all sentient beings..  

          If the killer is a Buddhist.....then he is Buddhist in name only....  not in reality. 

  

I'm an orthodox hedonist. We are the chosen people.  Our primary beliefs are central to the survival of the human race.

 

2 hours ago, HerbalEd said:

Yes. Like Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. 

The Christians were the world leaders back in the middle ages, but seems they are starting to get bored with the internicine violence these days..... have they learned their lesson? Time for the other religions of Peace to take over the baton....

Edited January 3, 20179 yr by bangon04

1 minute ago, bangon04 said:

The Christians were the world leaders back in the middle ages, but seems they are starting to get bored with the internicine violence these days..... have they learned their lesson? Time for the other religions of Peace to take over the baton....

"Christians" were never a religion of peace.

4 hours ago, licka said:

With all the killings related to religion around the world I think I will stay a Heathen 

 

I agree with you Licka, I thank God I am an atheist.

On 03/01/2017 at 2:41 AM, whatawonderfulday said:

Why be surprised ?  Buddhism is as corrupt in Thailand as anything thing else.  Gun law rules and is promoted not just by military coups but just about with anything else. Lets face it, you can kill anyone in that country and get away with it depending upon personnel status and money in the bank.  Nothing and nobody are excluded.  Kill a few people in a mini van and no problem. Kill a high ranking official, no problem.

 

Corrupt to the core.

 

But that is what Thais want so no problem.  Mai pen Rai

 

It has been a failed state for many decades only propped up by certain countries for their own gains.

 

 

Please elaborate on failed state and propped up by certain countries, what countries can propped up Thailand? China?, America? Why would any country want to prop up Thailand for?

8 hours ago, webfact said:

and are seeking a warrant for his arrest.

For a serious crime like this can they not arrest someone without a warrant???

 

Presume for an easy life the BiB are hoping the judge will decline to sign the warrant. 

5 hours ago, HerbalEd said:

Yes. Like Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. 

Your comment betrays a total ignorance of that conflict.