Angry primary students try to burn school

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Angry primary students try to burn school

Published: 16 Aug 2012 at 13.53
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UDON THANI - Three primary school students caught setting fire to their school said they were angry because a teacher punished the eldest of them for climbing a tree, reports said on Thursday.

Three primary school students are caught setting fire to their school in Udon Thani.

Meanwhile, Bangkok tech college hooligans have thrown mini-explosives into a rival college's grounds, and a teacher was beaten up in Samut Prakan.

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bern1005
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Discussion 15 : 16 Aug 2012 at 20.0615
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The disgraceful student actions in Bangkok seem to just go on and on. This "rival schools/colleges" nonsense needs to be addressed both by the principals of the educational establishments (making it clear that violence is 100% unacceptable) and by the ministry (setting penalties such as closing down or forcibly merging schools and colleges that fail to reduce violence). I would suggest the police do something but if the penalties are so low as in Udon Thani, it is perhaps a waste of time?

I sympathise with the teacher in Samut Prakan feeling angry and frustrated but what example is given when Teachers resort to violence ("so I smacked them on their heads").

He is perhaps fortunate that a few broken teeth were all he suffered (when you consider how prevalent home made guns and knives are amongst teenage gangs).
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jrthailand
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Discussion 14 : 16 Aug 2012 at 20.0514
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UDON THANI .... a Red Shirt bastion! Monkey see, monkey do! Now, I suppose the government will compensate the perpetrators for their suffering.
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Discussion 13 : 16 Aug 2012 at 19.4813
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Children learn attitudes from their parents and surroundings (including TV). I guess they learned that if you don't like something then it is okay to burn or destroy it. Wonder where they got that from?
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Discussion 12 : 16 Aug 2012 at 19.4012
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mrexpat, you are right. Thai society is taught to full of prejudiced. I am Thai American, when I visit Thailand, once I told my cousin I have friends that are Cambodian American and Lao American. She gave me a disgusted look, and ask me why I have friends like that. Also, I have friends that are hi-so, they put down the poor a lot and make fun of them and says Esan is Lao refugee. I tell them that every one should be treated equal, but trust me it goes through one ear and out the other
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Discussion 11 : 16 Aug 2012 at 19.1811
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Well, the boys being juveniles are being released, but their parents should be held responsible for their deadly action. So young and they are thinking like adult criminals and act like terrorists. If their parents do nothing about their behaviour and the authority do nothing just because they are juveniles, then it is not going to do any good for the boys as they will most probably grow up to do worst crime as adults.
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Discussion 10 : 16 Aug 2012 at 19.1610
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How can they learn when they see the redshirts being awarded by the regime for attacking hospitals, burning down buildings and killing innocent Thais?
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Discussion 9 : 16 Aug 2012 at 19.099
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Those kids see adult doing it so they say if they can do it we can do it also....why not ...usaly kids will copy what they see from adult ....learning process ....to bad
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Discussion 8 : 16 Aug 2012 at 18.298
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Stting fire to school or buildings...they learnt that from the 2010 violent rally...
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Discussion 7 : 16 Aug 2012 at 18.177
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"UDON THANI - Three primary school students caught setting fire to their school" I trust nobody is surprised? Daddy and Mommy wend to Bangkok in 2010 and set the tone on how to solve disputes the kids are only copying. Be prepared for more serious problems when sons of policemen are swinging their pistols around.
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Discussion 6 : 16 Aug 2012 at 18.086
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If red shirts can burn down entire city halls because they are angry, why can I not burn down my school? Interesing that it happened in Udon Thani, isn't it?

As long as the old guys get away with violence, how can one expect the younger generation be any different?

And foreigners always believe (or are told) that Thais are all so friendly and humble, so calm and considerate. Allow me to stop here.
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