The issue or drug abuse is obviously not confined to Thailand as we all know, nor is the issue of depression, acts of rage and individuals then going on a rampage killing other innocent people. Nor are the issues of rage from alcoholism or domestic violence. We humans are by our nature, just another animal, that happens to walk on two legs and arguably be, a bit smarter than other animals. We are a sick society.
In the NBL case it, is unlikely to have made any real difference to the outcome, with what weapon the drug crazed individual had with him, (I can only assume he was high as a Kite), when he entered the day care center. At that point he was in an environment of defenseless / sleeping children and a few adult women, who in all likelihood, had no real ability to fight back and they would never have thought of preparing for such an event. It may have been different if he had walked into the Police station and copped the first bullet.
In this instance, take the gun away and he would have used the knife, as he did. Take away the knife and he would surely found something else to use for his purpose in the day care center. I am not advocating for guns in anyway and yes take them out of society and yes it will make it harder to do this, but it will not make it impossible.
It would also appear from the reports, that it was in his nature to go on a rampage, at some me point in time, given some of his previous behavior when he was a cop.
In my view the issue of this Act, is more (buy not solely) to do with the drug abuse by the individual and the nature individual himself. One might say a toxic combination.
I am not sure if anyone has the answer to, how to change the course of a drug prone individual or how to stop him carrying out such rage on innocent kids, (particularly in this case with his apparent history of anger issues), so as to prevent the reoccurrence of such an act, whether it be in Thailand or anywhere else. I certainly don't have the answer.
If the statistics on drug relapse prevention programs are anything to go by, I would hazard a guess that, 50% or more drug prone individuals / addicts, relapse and go back to their previous ways, after treatments, I might be wrong. That leaves the 50% of these drug prone individuals back out there in the society, to blow up at any time.
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