Thread: Gunman in Siam Paragon.

Supposed to be going there at the weekend.

I wonder if they'll keep it closed?

Crime scene and all that.

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

In any analysis most might agree that the mind of a fourteen year old Thai male would constitute a definable mental disorder in most other more coherent and rational societies. But, lunacy aside, the issue that should pique interest among we more sentient beings is a simple one, how on earth did a fourteen year rich boy over entitled spoilt chickenhead Thai fuckwit get hold of a 9 mm handgun and ammunition.

It's a question usually asked about 14 year olds that go on shooting rampages at schools in America.

Of course the answer is a complete lack of any meaningful gun control.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Supposed to be going there at the weekend.

I wonder if they'll keep it closed?

Crime scene and all that.

Can almost guarantee it's already open except that one shop

Originally Posted by armstrong

Can almost guarantee it's already open except that one shop

Its shut.

The kid is from a school nearby Siam, never heard of it though.

Dad is an asst prof at a big Thai university.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

I wonder if they'll keep it closed?

Crime scene and all that.

They will printing your VIP tickets at the pointing end now.

Some Thai will turn a penny , be it T shirts

Make Siam Bloody again rounders caps

I blame it on the gunners

The school website makes it look like there's a tremendous amount of pressure to succeed.
Poor kid

Originally Posted by armstrong

The school website makes it look like there's a tremendous amount of pressure to succeed.
Poor kid

scary in reality.

On BBC live it is saying 2 dead, five injured.
Bangkok: Teenage boy arrested after shooting at luxury Bangkok mall Siam Paragon - BBC News


Very sad.. 14 yr old...

So much pressure to succeed..and hearing his father is an educator. It must be sad for the parents.

Originally Posted by dirk diggler

Anyway, that's probably your answer.

That is really sad.

I also think there have been so many more mental health problems after Covid in children and teenagers and not enoughs support overall for people, especially when in some places mental health isn't talked about or shunned under the carpet to save face.

Originally Posted by MarilynMonroe

shunned under the carpet

...all my shunning is done under the carpet for greater convenience...

death toll now reduced to one.

My daughter's 12... a few older kids in her class are 13... in an international school as this kid is reported to have been in. I find it unbelievable that a kid of similar age could do this. I know most of my daughter's peers and they are just... well, kids.

Too much computer gaming making nothing seem real? I could see that.

Apparently he is a mento and stopped using the meds.

It is important to never stop using the meds, even if your loved ones are getting better!

Originally Posted by Mendip

My daughter's 12... a few older kids in her class are 13... in an international school as this kid is reported to have been in. I find it unbelievable that a kid of similar age could do this. I know most of my daughter's peers and they are just... well, kids.

Too much computer gaming making nothing seem real? I could see that.

Thai twitter is blaming games like Fortnite.

Originally Posted by Mendip

Too much computer gaming making nothing seem real?

As Im sure your daughter will tell you also ...What a load of shit

Some people are just born fukking unhinged.

Just take a look at Dave44, Hal and Eddy. I'm pretty sure the first 2 don't play Roblox

Originally Posted by armstrong

Thai twitter is blaming games like Fortnite.

They would do. The Thais dont accept blame too well, be it running off from accidents or blaming the brakes...I remember when they got GTA banned in Thailand because ONE nutter killed a taxi driver

BBC - Newsbeat - Technology - Thailand bans Grand Theft Auto IV


In the UK when some little bastard goes off the rails you'd normally hear "I blame the parents" which although seems a tad unfair sounds a lot more reasonable to me than blaming the video game/ phone or tablet you bought him and let him play with every waking moment

Originally Posted by david44

Never been what is it just another Mall?

well you can buy a Roller on floor three to put your new Dyson bladeless cooling fan in to take home, you'll be out of luck if you want knock off DVDs, a new mobile phone glass or case or you need to fill the boot with Korean or Jap plastic tat in shades of pink, gaudy yellow or rainbow colours.

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

As Im sure your daughter will tell you also ...What a load of shit

Some people are just born fukking unhinged.

Just take a look at Dave44, Hal and Eddy. I'm pretty sure the first 2 don't play Roblox

Only when United get beat, Dil.

So that's just Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays at the moment.

Originally Posted by Mendip

My daughter's 12... a few older kids in her class are 13... in an international school as this kid is reported to have been in. I find it unbelievable that a kid of similar age could do this. I know most of my daughter's peers and they are just... well, kids.

Too much computer gaming making nothing seem real? I could see that.

Perhaps you missed some news earlier this year, Mendip. In a school in NakhonRatchasima province, one M2 boy killed an M4 boy - at school. With a knife. If I recall correctly, the M4 boy took the knife to school, had words with the younger lad, took out his knife, then the younger lad took the knife off him and stabbed him with it. Dead.

^^^Not this Tuesday buddy although like the op, we could do with a few more shots on target.

First person I thought of when I saw this news was Tomcat, sat there in one of Paragons swanky eateries in his checked shirt with gunshots ringing around the place telling some young cowering Thai waiter about real mass shootings and asking where his foie gras has got to

1 person killed in Siam Paragon shooting, suspect is a minor

One person was killed and six others injured in the shooting this afternoon at Siam Paragon, Thailand’s biggest shopping mall in central Bangkok, after which a 14-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene.


The latest update on the casualties was given by the Erawan medical emergency service which had earlier reported that three persons died. It said the deceased was a Chinese.


National police chief Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol, however, said two persons were killed and five injured.


Torsak confirmed that the suspect is a 14-year-old boy who has a record of mental problems. “He is not able to give police a coherent account of what happened. He only said that he was having hallucinations,” he said.


Torsak said police had yet to get in touch with the suspect’s parents before a full interrogation can be conducted.


The suspect was arrested about an hour after a gunman started shooting with a 9mm pistol at around 4 pm on the ground floor of the mall, sending hundreds of shoppers rushing toward the exits.


The gunman later fled to Siam Kempinski Hotel, located next to the shopping mall, where he was cornered by a group of policemen. A video clip shows four policemen approach the suspect who showed no sign of putting up resistance.


He was seen on his knees with his hands raised above his head as two of the policemen apprehended him and forced him to lie face down.


Police chief Torsak praised the management of Siam Paragon for its quick reaction to the incident, having the compound quickly evacuated.

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