snoop1130 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Six-year-old in coma after being left in school pickup By Samrit Chiamcharoenpornkul The Nation A six-year-old boy has fallen into a coma after being left behind in a locked school pickup truck for several hours on Monday in Ayutthaya. The youngster is now on a respirator, but showing no response to stimuli. The pickup driver, 57-year-old Boonlert Wattakee, surrendered to police on Tuesday. “I am so sorry for what happened. I will take responsibility and I will get ordained to dedicate merit to the boy,” he said. Chang Yai police station superintendent Pol Colonel Satit Sangprapai charged Boonlert with recklessness causing serious injury to a person and illegally operating a transport service. Boonlert is not the first driver of a school vehicle to have forgotten about a child and left them behind in a locked car, exposing them to critical or fatal injuries. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30322498 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-8-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 “I am so sorry for what happened. I will take responsibility and I will get ordained to dedicate merit to the boy,” he said. Jail-time would be better.. make some people accountable for their actions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Even people with half a brain know not to leave a child or an animal in a locked car in hot conditions. Make merit for the boy? Sorry! Not that easy. How about jail for probable manslaughter? If the kid isn't responding he is probably never going to. And the big question is how and why did he end up there in the first place? No amount of Wai'ing will forgive this in my eyes. This complete ass probably just killed the child from stupidity or some perverse idea of punishment for a petty offence and he deserves the consequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Nobody noticed when the child didn't attend class? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 2 minutes ago, chickenslegs said: Nobody noticed when the child didn't attend class? That is also a good one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 3 hours ago, darksidedog said: Even people with half a brain know not to leave a child or an animal in a locked car in hot conditions. Not Thais with half a brain, apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 4 hours ago, snoop1130 said: I will get ordained to dedicate merit to the boy, And here in one sentence you learn everything you need to know about the Thai notion of responsibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Knows nothing, has no training to drive a school bus, no background checks, etc. but is allowed to park in front of a school and take a bus/pickup (worse again!) full of kids away. Leaves them locked up in the vehicle while he buggers off for a few hours... Un-be-liev-able!! Enough of these cowboys already! Howany kids have have already suffered/must suffer before these buses are regulated and the drivers trained?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 so the details are..? He went off to drink and forgot about it? He was drunk before he left? It is not a big truck. Something is missing here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 It's not even a minibus! It's a pick-up... the kid was right behind him..... moron.Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaltsc Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 (edited) "... I will get ordained to dedicate merit ..." This is the Thai version of the "Get out of jail free" card. Edited August 1, 2017 by jaltsc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captspectre Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 disgusting, but that's the Thai way. even the generals do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman20 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 10 hours ago, robblok said: “I am so sorry for what happened. I will take responsibility and I will get ordained to dedicate merit to the boy,” he said. Jail-time would be better.. make some people accountable for their actions. you beat me to it. good post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffy D Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 10 hours ago, chickenslegs said: Nobody noticed when the child didn't attend class? This surprised me also, but seems that's how it works here. When one of my kids is sick and stays home I used to want to contact the school to let them know, but wife said not to bother With no check by teachers for students actually in class who knows where they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobredin Ghusputin Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 11 hours ago, snoop1130 said: I will take responsibility Bravo 11 hours ago, snoop1130 said: and I will get ordained to dedicate merit to the boy Hope that's not his interpretation of "responsibility". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminatorchiangmai Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 (edited) How about a lot less prime minister talking on tv , and a lot more educational clips ? Edited August 2, 2017 by terminatorchiangmai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 I'll ask the hard question. Why didn't the boy just get out of the truck? This story reminds me of the lunacy of Korean mentality when 300 high school kids drowned on the Sewol Ferry because not one of them had the critical thinking abilities to figure out they had to leave or they were gonna die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 12 hours ago, snoop1130 said: I will take responsibility and I will get ordained to dedicate merit to the boy Phew. For a minute there I thought he would get away without severe punishment. He's going to be pretty sorry by the end of his merit making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaurene Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 OMG another one. The scool should be also held responsible, a teacher should be at the car or bus with a register with the names of children getting on the bus and be there when it returns and check the register. The drivers should also have this type of document. A lot of these school teachers and heads are damb to lazy cannot be bothered with xtra work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyinasia Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Operates an illegal transport service, why the $%#$ was he at the school in the first place, let me guess,$$$$$ Even Helen Kellar would have been able to see the back seat was not empty, this is not a 40 seat bus we are talking about. If he cannot see the back seat, what can he see when driving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timendres Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: I will take responsibility and I will get ordained to dedicate merit to the boy, At the risk of serious flamage by the high and mighty... Not everyone who speaks of getting ordained is trying to avoid responsibility. A deeply religious person could be quite sincere in wanting to make merit for the person harmed. If his intent is to spend the time to make merit, then take responsibility by doing his time in jail, there is nothing wrong with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Cereal said: I'll ask the hard question. Why didn't the boy just get out of the truck? I'll try a simple answer. Maybe he had fallen asleep? Some kids do morning or afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchings1963 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Just think about it you deliver the kids surly you look to see if any body is still in the pick up when you finish,they say Thailand is a third world country may be a lot more with morons like this.No dout money will be exchanged and the charge dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 15 hours ago, snoop1130 said: and I will get ordained to dedicate merit to the boy,” he said. i see, then all is well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM07 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 In other unrelated news: 3 beer- pretties have been arrested for promoting beer! It's always good to see, if people get their priorities right! This is by far not the first case, of a kid, being left behind in a school- van! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 An off topic post and reply have been removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Yes this is another Thailand story, and sadly this is how these drivers think they can self punish them selves by being a monk for a few days and all will be better. Lock this piece of sh*t up in his pickup for the same amount of time and let him see if he fares any better than the boy. Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I'm sure the driver feels absolutely terrible, it was an accident and locking him up won't help anyone. It's a case of lacking common sense and diligence, something that in Thailand isn't so easily fixed I'm afraid.Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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