draggons Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 POLICE DISCIPLINARY MEASURES Turning pink with shame A pink ''Hello Kitty'' armband wrapped around a khaki-clad arm is shouting for attention at the police Crime Suppression Division. It is a new disciplinary measure introduced especially for police investigators who refuse to play by the rules. -Bangkok Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAWP Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 And for those with cultural deficit: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&...sa=N&tab=wi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Pink armband? Maybe they will also have to patrol Silom Soi 2 & 4! Of course, maybe that wouldn't be a punishment! I wonder why they can't disclose their offence--that would probably act as a realistic deterrent to other officers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sriracha john Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 The offending officers new firearms are cute... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxexile Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 A pink ''Hello Kitty'' shouldnt that be " a pink hello hello hello kitty" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinthee Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 I know the crime suppression division in BKK very well and have spent time in their offices. Most of the officers are plain clothed anyway. Pink hello kitty might be a nice fashion accessory as most of them dress so blandly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSnrang Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Are these properly licensed by Sanrio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 When a verbal warning is not taken seriously, the Crime Suppression Division will get tough—by handing out pink ‘‘Hello Kitty’’ armbands to undisciplined police investigators.— SURAPOL PROMSAKA NA SAKOLNAKORN bangkokpost.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 When a verbal warning is not taken seriously, the Crime Suppression Division will get tough—by handing out pink ‘‘Hello Kitty’’ armbands to undisciplined police investigators.— SURAPOL PROMSAKA NA SAKOLNAKORN bangkokpost.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big A Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 ..........the Crime Suppression Division will get tough—by handing out pink ‘‘Hello Kitty’’ armbands to undisciplined police investigators. Good God. The Police force can't get any worse. Have they ever heard of suspension without pay, dismissal or prosecution for errant officers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Clifton Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Won't work unless they have them wearing these as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 officers failing to reach their quota of fines for not wearing helmets will wear these Hello Kitty helmets when on duty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 and of course they are paying sanrio company in japan the license fees for using their intellectual property why would i think otherwise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 and of course they are paying sanrio company in japan the license fees for using their intellectual property why would i think otherwise? Oh ye of little faith! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapout Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 I know the crime suppression division in BKK very well and have spent time in their offices. Most of the officers are plain clothed anyway. Pink hello kitty might be a nice fashion accessory as most of them dress so blandly. I would think you could find a better crowd to hang out with. Thai visa members come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinthee Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 I know the crime suppression division in BKK very well and have spent time in their offices. Most of the officers are plain clothed anyway. Pink hello kitty might be a nice fashion accessory as most of them dress so blandly. I would think you could find a better crowd to hang out with. Thai visa members come to mind. ha ha! I'm not a Thai cop junky. Actually, my wife's identify was stolen, and her ISP account was somehow spoofed to perpetrate some huge internet fraud. As a result, we had to meet with them on a number of ocassions. We became friendly with some of the FBI types there, and they even gave us special badges to put on our cars etc.. Now I just barrel down the road with abandon, Thai style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinthee Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Oh, this is hilarious. I was just browsing on Yahoo world news, and Thailand's keystone boys have now become a global embarrasment. Reuters leads with: "Hello Kitty" called in to shame sloppy cops Yahoo oddly enough news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Traveller Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 (edited) OK I admit it after all the time I've been here I didn't realise that Thai All Fools Day was on 6 August. Regards Isn't it........ PS It's also a front page story on BBC news website. Edited August 6, 2007 by A_Traveller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sriracha john Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 The offending officers new firearms are cute... Just in.. really bad offending officers will have their above firearm taken away and the officer will have to fight crime with a uhmm.... errrr.... a Hello Kitty adult toy: and do so while wearing Hello Kitty boxers..... on the outside of their uniform trousers, of course: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAWP Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Don't forget the Hello Kitty City Patrol Car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Clifton Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 (edited) Nothing but useless half-measures to show they're doing something. No real disciplinary measures. Again, it's all about image, no content. Must be a bright idea coming from those who are not willing to accept the coming police reform. Edited August 7, 2007 by Tony Clifton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 "Hello Kitty" To Punish Bad Cops In Thailand AHN - 3 hours ago Bangkok, Thailand (AHN) - "Hello Kitty" - the Japanese animation character has found a new job in the Thai police department. The cute round-faced cat will ... Rule-breaker cops must wear 'Hello Kitty' Chicago Tribune Bad cops to wear pink Edmonton Sun Hello, kitty Palm Beach Post Sydney Morning Herald all 216 news articles » story is now on it's second lap of the globe . cite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southbot Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Oh jeez, I just got back up off the floor from laughing tooooo much.... oh god my aching ribs. This is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. It is stuff like this that make TVF well worth the time. What a joke. What a BIG FAT JOKE. It is really funny, the Hello Kitty armband. It is also sad to a degree I'd call shocking. Shockingly sad. Not sure if I can say that but I AM laughing and I feel SHOCKED and SAD at the same time. This place really is falling apart at the seams, isn't it. PS: where can I get one of those really cool Hello Kitty guns? PPS: Is it legal for a farang to wear a Hello Kitty armband? Not that I've done anything wrong, I just think they are soooooo cute. PPPS: I am sure all the gay Thai men are going to love this one. PPPPS: I am sure all the gay Thai cops are going to do bad things just to get to wear one. PPPPS: My grandma would think it was "really very nice" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Clifton Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Oh jeez, I just got back up off the floor from laughing tooooo much.... oh god my aching ribs.This is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. It is stuff like this that make TVF well worth the time. What a joke. What a BIG FAT JOKE. It is really funny, the Hello Kitty armband. It is also sad to a degree I'd call shocking. Shockingly sad. Not sure if I can say that but I AM laughing and I feel SHOCKED and SAD at the same time. This place really is falling apart at the seams, isn't it. PS: where can I get one of those really cool Hello Kitty guns? PPS: Is it legal for a farang to wear a Hello Kitty armband? Not that I've done anything wrong, I just think they are soooooo cute. PPPS: I am sure all the gay Thai men are going to love this one. PPPPS: I am sure all the gay Thai cops are going to do bad things just to get to wear one. PPPPS: My grandma would think it was "really very nice" Is it `shroom season on Koh Samui? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
000 Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 (edited) These people are a joke. "This is to help build discipline. We should not let small offences go unnoticed," Police Colonel Pongpat Chayapan said on Monday. It brings a new level to the term "Keystone Cops" who probably dressed better in their day. I suppose it is ok for the big offenses to go unnoticed such as shaking down your fellow man for a few baht. Embarrassing for them - the whole cadre. Maybe we should hand out pink armbands to my fellow pilots at Northwest - Go around - 2 days Overshoot the runway - 1 week The flight attendants will love it .. Edited August 9, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 (edited) THAI POLICE TOO MACHO FOR HELLO KITTY ARMBANDS Posted: Friday, August 10, 2007 12:17 PM Categories: Bangkok, Thailand By Ian Williams, NBC News correspondent I always found it hard to imagine Thai policemen wearing Hello Kitty armbands as a mark of shame for wayward officers. Evidently most policemen did too, because Thailand's top cops decided Friday to abandon the idea. It seems there was a rebellion in the macho ranks, as well as outrage on Hello Kitty Web sites. Yasushi Ukigaya / AP A police officer in Bangkok showed off the Hello Kitty armband that was going to be a used as a disciplinary measure on Monday. The police have since abandoned the idea. "You have to understand that it's embarrassing for our 30- to 40-year-old policemen to be made to wear this girly, pink armband," conceded police Maj. Weeraprach Wongrat, of the Crime Suppression Division, whose idea it was in the first place. "It also attracted so much attention – a lot of praise, but a lot of criticism," he said Friday. The Thai police found themselves blasted by Hello Kitty lovers for using their cute icon as a means of punishment. "We are concerned about the image of police as much as that of Hello Kitty," Weeraprach said. "We decided to drop the plan." worldblog.msnbc.msn.com Edited August 10, 2007 by Mid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Clifton Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Suspensions. Demotions. Big fines. Jail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Clifton Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 The Thai police reform has been announced and will come soon to a police station near you. Add to that the newly announced investigation into the drug war killings. Until then some who disagree with the reform will pretend to actively participate and come up with useless measures like the armband. Corruption and gangsterism is so widespread and organised within the Thai police force that serious investigations and trials would compare to or even beat the mega mafia trials in the 80's. What kind of country can you hope to build when the police force that is supposed to maintain order is the biggest crime organisation? It's mutiny, plain and simple. I strongly believe, others say Thailand will remain the same, big changes are are coming and are already in the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColPyat Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 What kind of country can you hope to build when the police force that is supposed to maintain order is the biggest crime organisation? It's mutiny, plain and simple.I strongly believe, others say Thailand will remain the same, big changes are are coming and are already in the process. Plain and simple it definitely is not. It may be a comfort to single out the police force, but in reality the issues are far more complex. Army, civil service and politics is as corrupt. Expats on the fringe of Thai society may see a traffic cop asking for a bribe, but this is just the smallest problem of corruption and crime that spans throughout Thai society. The patron client system, a society where connections are far more important than achievements, is at the root of the problem, and this won't go away with a police reform initiated by powers that are as corrupt, and who refuse to properly reform themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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