Public shock and anger over October 3’s deadly shooting rampage at Siam Paragon has turned to consternation as people realize that the 14-year-old perpetrator cannot be punished.
Thai law states that no child under the age of 15 shall face criminal punishment, including jail.
This fact prompts one question, which is now being asked loudly across Thailand: Who takes responsibility in such cases, then?
The mall shooting killed three people and injured four others.
Earlier this month, Siam Paragon offered 5 million baht in compensation to each bereaved family, and 300,000 baht to each victim injured. The government is making compensatory payments of 1.2 million baht for each death and 50,000 baht for each person wounded in the attack. Help has also been extended by others, including Giffarine Skyline Unity Ltd, which has offered 1 million baht to support the victims.
The parents of…
