Thailand's Toxic Legacy of Guns and Grievances The shooting of Thongchai Yenprasert by former lawmaker Chalong Riewraeng on August 10 has exposed the grim reality that even in the midst of growing demands for gun control, Thailand's entrenched culture of violence is deeply rooted in its history.
The incident follows a mass shooting in which a 14 year old gunman killed nine people and injured over twenty.
This latest development raises urgent questions about the motivations behind such crimes: are they driven by individual psychopathology or by deeper societal issues?