Thais demand change after disgraced cop kills 36

After Thailand watched helplessly as dozens of children were killed in its deadliest mass shooting, calls have intensified for reform of the security forces and gun control measures.

After former police Sgt. Panya Kamrab walked into a day care facility during naptime Thursday and killed at least 36 people, including 24 young children and a pregnant teacher, the public has asked if the tragedy could have been avoided were the armed forces or access to guns reined in.

“He had a history of drug abuse, quarrels, and violence against others. Why had no one sent him for rehabilitation?” Kwanrat Binsri wrote in a petition on Change.org calling on the military and the police to take better care of lower-ranking officers. “Why was his permission to carry a gun not revoked?”

On Thursday, Panya carried a shotgun, pistol and a knife to the Uthai Sawan daycare center in…