Expert Examines School Shooting, Urges Prevention Focus
A Mahidol University expert analyzed the Thepsirin School shooting in Nonthaburi, identifying accumulated grievances and deliberate planning as key factors and stressing the importance of early intervention before violence escalates.
On August 7, 2026, Dr. Trin Phothiraksa, a lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences at Mahidol University's Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, offered expert analysis of the school shooting at Thepsirin School in Nonthaburi that left multiple people dead and injured. Dr. Trin explained that before such incidents occur, children typically accumulate feelings of shame, hurt, resentment, and pain—or a sense of being treated unjustly—until their capacity for anger reaches a breaking point. Understanding what experiences contribute to this buildup is essential.
Regarding targeted violent incidents of this nature, many cases do not result from momentary impulse or poor emotional control, but rather from prolonged accumulation of grievances followed by deliberate planning and preparation, such as acquiring weapons. Therefore, identifying ways to interrupt this process is critically important. Dr. Trin also stressed the need to examine the online environment, noting that while video games are not the primary cause, they can serve as a contributing or isolating factor that disconnects the perpetrator from reality. Games thus play a role in behavior but are not the whole picture.
