webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 "Sorry for everything" - teenager shoots herself dead with dad's gun after phone use criticism Picture: Daily News A teenager in Pathum Thani shot herself dead in her bedroom after her parents criticized her for spending all her time on social media on her phone. "A" sneaked out and got her father's .38 gun and went back to her room. There she appears to have shot twice. One bullet was found in the ceiling. The second was between her eyebrows. She left her final words on Facebook in Thai. She said: "Sorry for everything. Sorry for those left behind. Sorry" The girl was in M4 at a local school indicating that she was about 15 years of age. Pol Col Panyaphat Dechachotphisit of the Pratunam Chulalongkorn police said that the parents had told him that they had criticized their daughter for spending all her time on her phone on social media. Police are checking whether the gun was licensed. An autopsy is being held at Thammasat Chalermprakiat Hospital. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-03-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Tragic. A whole life in front of her thrown away to no purpose. Social media has its good and bad points. There can be no doubt that it has improved Thai literacy and awareness. The downside is that this new literacy leads some to spend too much time reading utter garbage and being unaware of the real world going on away from the cyber one . RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Tragic waste of a young life. Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Yikes. More to the parents berating her than just criticizing. Social media is out of control on another level. Needs to be a balance of time taught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Jesus Christ how sad is that I hate hearing news like this - it is so upsetting another angel in heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThorD72 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Very sad indeed,..my half thai daughter is 13 and I love her immensely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graemeaylward Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 So sad! Why would the father need a gun? No member of the general public requires a gun. With all the shootings going on in this country, it's about time that the Government, brought in, and enforced, stringent gun laws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, graemeaylward said: With all the shootings going on in this country There is your reason. Don't bring a knife to a gun fight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, graemeaylward said: So sad! Why would the father need a gun? No member of the general public requires a gun. With all the shootings going on in this country, it's about time that the Government, brought in, and enforced, stringent gun laws Are you blaming her father? Better blame 'smartphones' and 'social media', from which kids (and adults) get brainwashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 All guns, any gun should be kept in a secure gun cabinet when not in the possession of the owner. That owner should have the key to the gun cabinet in his/her possession all the time. So sad - RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, Vacuum said: Are you blaming her father? Better blame 'smartphones' and 'social media', from which kids (and adults) get brainwashed. Yes I would blame her father too, if the gun had been locked up there would not be a problem. Guns have no place lying around in a house. So yes Id say the dad was more responsible then social media. Social Media is not bad at all, it can be over done but it has far more and better uses then guns. What i heard about guns is that they should be locked up safely out of reach of children, the same can not be said about smart phones. So if i were to look for blame it would be gun use not social media use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, simon43 said: All guns, any gun should be kept in a secure gun cabinet when not in the possession of the owner. That owner should have the key to the gun cabinet in his/her possession all the time. So sad - RIP Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 A tragic awful situation. How will the parents ever get through this needless suicide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 20 minutes ago, robblok said: Yes I would blame her father too, if the gun had been locked up there would not be a problem. Guns have no place lying around in a house. No point having a gun if it isn't loaded and readily available. Subject is suicide, and I'm guessing no gun would have just led her to try another way. That was a serious addiction, where death appeared worse than a bit less facebook time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 RIP young lady what a waste, so young and a hole life to live and they want us to believe it happen because the extensive use of the phone? humm something else has to be the cause Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny1990 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Another gun victim. Better check if that father even have all the correct and up to date lisences which i doubt he has and besides that it was dangerously and incorrectly stored!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 1 hour ago, graemeaylward said: So sad! Why would the father need a gun? No member of the general public requires a gun. With all the shootings going on in this country, it's about time that the Government, brought in, and enforced, stringent gun laws agree, but it's not just here. i heard on the news that there are 15,000 military style assault rifles legally in the hands of the public in new zealand - not to mention all the other types of guns. i knew things were crazy in the usa, but nz?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krataiboy Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 She left her final words on Facebook A tragic child of our woebegone times. One can only imagine what her parents are going through, and how they must rue having a gun in the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I read somewhere that teenagers of this age don't really appreciate on a deeper level the finality of death. It's not that they expect to come back, it's that they don't see beyond the impact their death is going to have in solving whatever the immediate issues are. This trend may be exaggerated in a society that follows Buddhism and all manner of mysticism. A terrible tragedy that a young life is lost over a stupid issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seahorse Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Mavideol said: RIP young lady what a waste, so young and a hole life to live and they want us to believe it happen because the extensive use of the phone? humm something else has to be the cause A lot of people are addicted to social media. Take away an addict's drug and they suffer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbiology Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 typical americans always staright to the gun debate. if she hadnt had a gun she would have used another less effective method. the problem is her depression which was obviously exacerbated by her social media use. every toher day people pulled out of rivers, charcoal suicides and jumping off bridges and you all want to debate guns..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.d Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 2 hours ago, robblok said: Yes I would blame her father too, if the gun had been locked up there would not be a problem. Guns have no place lying around in a house. So yes Id say the dad was more responsible then social media. How very patronizing, where does it say that the gun was lying around the house? Please point out that detail to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 1 minute ago, james.d said: How very patronizing, where does it say that the gun was lying around the house? Please point out that quote to me. Logic, kid got the gun. Kids should not be able to do so. Guns should be kept away from kids. In this case the child got the gun. That proves that it was available for the kid and not locked away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.d Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 1 minute ago, robblok said: Logic, kid got the gun. Kids should not be able to do so. Guns should be kept away from kids. In this case the child got the gun. That proves that it was available for the kid and not locked away. It is your "lying around".... You must be guessing. Yes or no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 2 hours ago, graemeaylward said: it's about time that the Government, brought in, and enforced, stringent gun laws As far as I know, it's not easy to get a license for a gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Quote She left her final words on Facebook in Thai. She said: "Sorry for everything. Sorry for those left behind. Sorry" I wonder if she had some sort of mental issues. I mean, getting criticized by her parents for spending all her time on social media on her phone would not make an average kid (15) to sneak out of her room, find her fathers gun and commit suicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 38 minutes ago, james.d said: It is your "lying around".... You must be guessing. Yes or no? I am not guessing, if it was safely locked up the child would not be able to get it. So we can say it was not safely locked away, in other words it was lying around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, robblok said: I am not guessing, if it was safely locked up the child would not be able to get it. So we can say it was not safely locked away, in other words it was lying around. 15 ain't a child, lots of Thai girls her are are already mothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, BritManToo said: 15 ain't a child, lots of Thai girls her are are already mothers. Tell that to the Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 3 hours ago, graemeaylward said: So sad! Why would the father need a gun? No member of the general public requires a gun. With all the shootings going on in this country, it's about time that the Government, brought in, and enforced, stringent gun laws Most guns found in Thailand are illegal guns. Please explain to me how stricter gun laws as already in place in Thailand will minimise the illegal use of illegally owned guns? Illegal owners of illegal guns tend not advertise that they have guns in possession, also it is a well known fact the police, anywhere in the world, can not do anything about illegal guns, found guns in nearly all cases are just luck. Legal gun owners are mostly, but not always, law abiding people that will probably never use their guns in anger. Also, legal firearms in Thailand are highly expensive, the guntrade is regulated, registration of legal guns is well organised, but alas, all that is not valid for illegal guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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