Scrap dealer arrested for 'acid' throwing attack

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Scrap dealer arrested for 'acid' throwing attack

Published: 11 Jun 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

City police have arrested a scavenger suspected of carrying out a series of "acid-throwing" attacks in Bangkok.

Rachan: Blames social discrimination

Rachan Theerakitnukul, 50, a saleng, or scrap dealer, was arrested while riding a tricycle at the entrance of Intammara Soi 39 in the Din Daeng area yesterday, Sutthisan police said.

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Discussion 15 : 13 Jun 2012 at 01.0515
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This alleged attack on innocent victims is very unfortunate and represents a mindset of abject cowardness.
Subsequent to a trial and conviction, swift justice needs to be implemented.
This crime (or any other copycat forms) must not be allowed!
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Discussion 14 : 11 Jun 2012 at 15.3314
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“He claimed social discrimination and insults by people in society drove him to carry out the attack.”
I don’t know if Rachan did this or not and I don’t even know if above quote is from him – but it could be. Sure this would still be no excuse at all to hurt other people but I think it is a reminder for all of us to treat all people with a little respect. It’s bad enough for him and others to be scrap dealers. I am sure he does not need a reminder from people to look down on him.
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Discussion 13 : 11 Jun 2012 at 14.1813
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There is a letter in the Postbag section today from a woman whose friend was splashed.
She describes her attacker as 'an iron scrap collector... pedalling a rod khen'.
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Discussion 12 : 11 Jun 2012 at 13.0012
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So this has been going on for some time. Strange how the police arrest someone after the BP published their article.
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Discussion 11 : 11 Jun 2012 at 12.4611
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The story (from the police) doesn’t make sense; probably another scapegoat (of course from the poorest of the people) story to please the public.
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Discussion 10 : 11 Jun 2012 at 11.0110
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after two hours of interrogation, he allegedly confessed ????
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Discussion 9 : 11 Jun 2012 at 10.549
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Its pretty easy to tell the difference between a 3 wheel bicycle that can barely go walking speed and a motorbike .As usual the police just grab the first scapegoat they can find and after 2 hours of intense interrogation we would admit to anything .
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Discussion 8 : 11 Jun 2012 at 09.558
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Sounds like a set up .The first victims said it was a motorbike .Toilet duck is a syrup and cant be sprayed . The police are really useless .
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Discussion 7 : 11 Jun 2012 at 09.237
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I'm not quite sure..the locations are so far for a scavenger to travel to those places and plus the gasoline is not cheap. It seems like the cops might have set up this guy so they would show the society that they actually did a good job. -That's what they do in Philippines.
Lets all wait for the Lab reports..and let us all hope the victims are healing well.
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Discussion 6 : 11 Jun 2012 at 08.486
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Toilet cleaner is not acid.
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