Smart Rich Kid Strangled Himself To Death

[manarak]

to all captain Bangkaps out there: fuck you.

[yobbo]

Suicide is the last thing I would do 

 

If done right it usually is.

 

Tho done wrong, it is a bit weird waking up in intensive care. When you weren't expecting to wake up at all.

[siamsmile33]

Sad story.RIP kid.

[jethro1010]

Whilst there are undoubtedly some people that the world will not miss if they top themselves, most suicides are good people with mental health problems and don't deserve to die.  Certainly a 16 year old kid with a full life ahead of him didn't rate hanging from the roof of his family's garage, and some of the comments here in response are a bit sad in themselves.

 

Teenage self-harm and suicidality is a growing problem globally and Thailand will be no exception.  The young are exposed to pressures we didn't experience as severely when we were their age, and some are just not emotionally equipped to deal with it.

 

This poor kid seems to be a victim of his own family's pressure to be an over-achiever.  Without normal social interaction and friendships, he had even less chance to survive.  Yes, there's more to the story than the article contains, there always is.

 

As complete strangers we are not expected to care about the death of someone we didn't know.  We can be human and show some compassion though.  A young life is ended for no good reason, and whatever your opinion of the Thai people the family and more especially the sister will be suffering now and will do so for the rest of their lives.

 

Requiescat in pace.

 

Perthie

 

really well said. a sad sad situation for all.