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Phuket Pair Duel for Singer With Sword and Gun
By Phuketwan Reporter Monday, October 4, 2010
TWO MEN who fought over a Phuket karaoke singer kept up their argument when both were admitted to a Phuket emergency ward with wounds last night.
Nurses at Vachira Hospital in Phuket City said the men, bloody from their sword and gun showdown, were placed on adjacent guerneys, where they continued to insult each other.
Both have since been charged with attempted murder.
Sarawoot Suttikan, 36, and Nipot Chairat, 38, first engaged in a fist-fight over the karaoke singer about a month ago, said police in the southern Phuket district of Chalong.
Khun Nipot lost that fight and on Sunday night went to Khun Sarawood's home in Chalong, challenging him to come outside, police said.
Khun Nipot, a Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation volunteer, was carrying a registered handgun. Khun Sarawoot came out swinging and clobbered Khun Nipot with a sword, police said.
Khun Nipot tried to pistol-whip Khun Sarawoot and fired the gun six times, managing to hit Khun Sarawoot once in an arm, police said.
Both men were taken to Vachira and at last report were still calling each other names.
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The only difference to the American wild west in Phuket is . . . in Phuket the lawless ride iron horses called Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki, Toyota etc?
Posted by
Graham
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October 4, 2010 12:31
Editor Comment:
Often, the outcome in the wild west was one charge of murder rather than two charges of attempted murder. To be fair to Phuket, this kind of argument takes place everywhere.
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Posted by
Ya Think Doctor?
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October 4, 2010 13:01
Editor Comment:
Ya Think Doctor, Any debate about the word ''barbarian'' as it applies in Thailand should first consider last week's apology by the US government for deliberately infecting prisoners and mental patients in another country with syphilis and other STDs. By that standard, a duel for the affection of a woman is hardly ''barbarian.'' Normal, I'd call it.
What the hell have to do the events form 60 years ago in South America with 2 guys fighting over girl on Phuket? Editor I think you crossing your limits.
Posted by
blb
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October 4, 2010 13:29
Editor Comment:
Phuketwan supports free speech and tolerance, but we will always resist attempts to incite contempt or hatred.
We simply removed one definition of the word ''barbarian'' - totally inappropriate to this article - and offered a more appropriate example. There are plenty of other examples of barbarian behavior, most of them committed by terrorists, but that one only came to light last week.
Your contempt and hatred of the United States is coming through Mr. Editor. The correlation between this and that are totally off the mark. Leave the comment section to those wishing to post something with substance, it's not your forum to incite more ill directed hatred. More editor comments like this will force me to skip my daily viewing of this, once reputable, web site.
Posted by
jon
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October 4, 2010 14:10
Editor Comment:
Nonsense. I have no such thing. Nor is the US (or any other developed country) above criticism, as even the President and the Secretary of State acknowledge from time to time. Are you telling me they are wrong?
Two men fighting over a woman does not warrant the label that it constitutes ''barbarian'' behavior. That's an unfair put-down. There are far more significant and accurate examples - even in unexpected quarters.
Phuketwan encourages posts that add substance and uderstanding. We actively discourage those that are tinged with bigotry, or worse.
Correct editor. Two men fighting over a women is not barbaric or uncivilized. Two men attacking each other with a gun and a sword could be considered barbaric. You misrepresent my comment by suggesting that I called the actions by the two men barbaric. If you had allowed my post it would have been clear that I did not. I merely posted the definition of the term and your readers could have decided for themselves. Blocking the comment does little good. They can look up the definition themselves and probably have come to a conclusion on their own already. I doubt you can block that. I find your action and comments curious in the least.
The US actions are reprehensible but not barbaric. What the two have to do with each other I really can't comprehend but to say that the evil of one lessens the incivility of the other is misleading and unbalanced.
Should you actually choose to print this comment I would like to point out again that I did NOT say the behavior was barbaric. The only one who said that was you in your comment. You have the right to censor what you wish on your site. You do not have the right to block my comment and then post a slanderous inaccurate statement mis-representing my comment. Since you have the ability to block my comments but I do not have the ability to block yours journalistic responsibility and civility would both suggest that either you not comment on what you blocked or comment accurately on what I said.
I am sure that this was just a temporary lapse in judgment. Please post a retraction clearing up the misconception that I called their behavior barbaric or alter your post to reflect accurately what I said.
Posted by
Ya Think Doctor?
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October 4, 2010 15:17
Editor Comment:
What you did, Ya Think Doctor, was to attempt to post the dictionary definition of the word ''barbaric.'' The inference was obvious, and the lapse of judgement is entirely yours.
The PG is saying that you are wrong.
Only one man has been charged with attempted murder.
Better check your facts.
Posted by
Sir Burr
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October 4, 2010 15:58
Editor Comment:
How unlike you to make an assumption, Sir Burr. We double-check our facts. Both men have been changed with attempted murder.
"jon", how'd you arrive at the conclusion that the editor is a Yank hater? The worst I could ever accuse him of is a slight bias to Aussie stories here and there, but I think he is a "cobber" anyway...
The most interesting part of this duel(between the two guys, not between most of the respondents and the ed) is how hopeless they were. Sarawoot managed only to hit Nipot with a sword rather than run him through, not cut him and that Nipot fired six rounds and only hit his opponent in the arm rather than six in the chest.
Posted by
Tanya Millibank
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October 4, 2010 16:28
"To be fair to Phuket, this kind of argument takes place everywhere."
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The argument over a hostess ?? Well, lots of places don't have such a readily available 'hostess' scene in their society but over women perhaps. But its not what its over its the method of doing it..
And no Editor, sword and gun battles don't happen 'everywhere'.
Posted by
LivinLOS
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October 4, 2010 17:00
Editor Comment:
Arguments between two men over a woman happen everywhere. The previous comment helps to explain why this particular encounter was deemed newsworthy.
And if you are looking back, that first comment also made the connection between the Phuket incident and American history.
Editor, its clear that you love Phuket, however reading your comments over the last year or so its obvious you are unwilling to accept the negative side to Phuket/Thailand life and culture. Time after time you defend the indefensible. Most newcomers are like that, but their 'eyes' are opened after a year or two.
Posted by
Phuket Resident
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October 5, 2010 00:19
Editor Comment:
Phuket Resident, We report both the negatives and the positives of Phuket and Thailand. Those who see only negatives and reject the possibility of change are sometimes not even happy to be proved wrong.
Hey Ed, Can ya not not see the humor in my comment?
Tonight I had a youngster turn his motorbike around after seeing me standing alone on the pavement, come back to me on the wrong side of the road and get off his bike, ( I might add, no back or front light, wearing a red football shirt, walk up to me and stare me down, in Surin?
Thank the Lord, my lift arrived. This so-and-so was definitely up to no good. Ed, see if you can comment on this being a good fella? He was not.
Trouble is here and lets face up to it AND do something about it OK ?
Posted by
Graham
on
October 5, 2010 03:22
Editor Comment:
I saw the humor but perhaps the guy on the motorcycle in Surin took it personally.
To echo the comments of Phuket Resident. Mr. Editor, over the last year or so I have been left wondering if this is a creditable news site or merely a personal blog. YOU vet each post before it appears, and then feel duty bound to reply to it. That's a blog's style. I think you've started taking people's responses to stories too personally. It could be time to take a reflective look at this. Are you starting to lose your mind? Please stop commenting on every single damned post!! Either don't publish the posts - and lose some credibility, or post them and let them stand as a genuine comment from the public. It gets tiresome Editor, it really does. Contrast this same story with the one on the other news site. There are as yet no editorial comments on their forum....................
Posted by
Mr Man
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October 5, 2010 06:44
Editor Comment:
Mr Man, we beg to be different at Phuketwan. I don't comment on every single post, as a quick scan of the site would quickly illustrate. And no, I don't take anything that readers say personally. While we're committed to free speech, we're also aware that anonymous contributors sometimes abuse the opportunity, either inadvertently or deliberately. Good media organisations have always edited letters to the editor responsibly. To get a reaction from an editor was once considered a privilege: so, consider yourself fortunate. In responding to readers, I sacrifice the time to look at other sites. And why would I look if there's nothing to see?
Hey ED, this little punk looked high on ya ba and I don't think he could even read english, let alone operate a computer.
But my my, the little b###er was found and his friends and sorted out Thai style, by a few friendly Thai fellas.
No you won't read about it in the newspapers, many things / happenings here, go unreported.
Sorry to inform you and PW, face up to the fact of the rising crime rate on this non-ideal little island, ( going the same way as Samui) and take off the rose-tinted sunglasses please.
This is an internationally read news site.
" Editor Comment:
I saw the humor but perhaps the guy on the motorcycle in Surin took it personally."
Posted by
Graham
on
October 5, 2010 07:46
Editor Comment:
Graham, I think you missed the humor in my response.
Are you really able to tell whether people can read English just by looking at them? Amazing.
Just a few questions that seem unanswered in the report.
"...and on Sunday night [Nipot] went to Khun Sarawood's home in Chalong, challenging him to come outside, police said."
It is not stated if Khun Nipot was brandishing the firearm at this time, or asked the other to come out of his house for an undisclosed "duel." without showing the weapon.
"Khun Nipot, a Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation volunteer, was carrying a registered handgun"
If the firearm used was shown to the other party and the other party attacked with a sword, both should certainly be charged with attempted murder. Carrying a registered firearm does not make one the law.
"Khun Sarawoot came out swinging and clobbered Khun Nipot with a sword, police said."
This makes no sense, you can defend yourself in your house, not outside, if a firearm was not shown, why would one attack with a sword, knowing the consequences of that, but again, this is a "save face" country so one never know why.
Both should have their weapons removed and charged with reckless use, because neither one knows how to use them. (man with the sword "clobbers the other person" and the man with the firearm shoots 6 times, hitting once in the arm. Unbelievable at best. Just a thought.
Posted by
Lee
on
October 5, 2010 13:17
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The only difference to the American wild west in Phuket is . . . in Phuket the lawless ride iron horses called Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki, Toyota etc?
Posted by Graham on October 4, 2010 12:31
Editor Comment:
Often, the outcome in the wild west was one charge of murder rather than two charges of attempted murder. To be fair to Phuket, this kind of argument takes place everywhere.