Crackdown on crime for Songkran! Top cop takes part in show of force

[webfact]

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Ratchaburi provincial police headquarters became something of a military parade at the weekend.

 

The police top brass and local dignitaries were celebrating the annual crime crackdown for Songkran in the south/central Thai province.

 

Squad cars and what appeared to be armored carriers paraded past the podium where proud salutes were in evidence.

 

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Picture: Siam Rath

 

Then Region 7 chief Pol Lt-Gen Thanayut Wuthijarasthamrong went to inspect the 198 troops and police who will keep the public safe from crime in the Thai new year holidays this week. 

 

Siam Rath took nine lines to list the top brass and dignitaries worthy of mention. 

 

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Picture: Siam Rath

Picture: Siam Rath

Picture: Siam Rath

[ChrisY1]

This'll work!.....

[pkrv]

Keeping the public safe - we know what's best for you.

[soi3eddie]

Show of farce?

 

[Thailand]

Plenty of powerful weapons on show. 

Don't get caught throwing water or else!

[Whale]

Banana Republic

[bobandyson]

Meanwhile. . . . .not very far away. . . . . . .a crime is being committed. 

[RafPinto]

Lock off all police officers for a week and crime rate goes down by 85%

[toofarnorth]

I think that armoured truck thing would look better with gold wheels.

[Geoffggi]

Ha Ha Ha Now say this is not a military government ???? ............LOL

[metisdead]

A post using a trolling meme has been removed.

[zyphodb]

3 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

Show of farce?

 

You beat me to it...

[Jerno]

Riot police and armoured Humvees to keep the People safe. Ya right.  

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Squad cars and what appeared to be armored carriers paraded past the podium where proud salutes were in evidence.

We'll have the full turn-out like China soon.

[zyphodb]

17 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

We'll have the full turn-out like China soon.

They'll need them at the rate this government is going ???? 

[RocketDog]

31 minutes ago, Jerno said:

Riot police and armoured Humvees to keep the People safe. Ya right.  

The first month I was here, 5 years ago, I was sitting in the ubiquitous street bar in Cha-am one night.

An armored humvee like this one pulled up in the street and soldiers in combat gear, with rifles, poured out of it and deployed up and down the street.

I nearly wet myself when the guy clearly in charge strode into the bar. The owner rushed up, they conferred and spoke gibberish (to me at the time). They walked over and looked at a document posted on the wall. The commandant smiled and walked out.

 

So all was well since the owner had paid the proper tax to be playing music in the bar.

 

Stupified, I stared after him wondering what the h*ll I was doing in this country.

 (sometimes I still have the same doubts though)

 

Others here will know about the music license.

 

[Liverpool Lou]

5 hours ago, bobandyson said:

Meanwhile. . . . .not very far away. . . . . . .a crime is being committed. 

And the police who where not at that parade were dealing with it.

[Liverpool Lou]

55 minutes ago, Jerno said:

Riot police and armoured Humvees to keep the People safe. Ya right.  

Neither armoured nor a Humvee.

[Regyai]

6 hours ago, toofarnorth said:

I think that armoured truck thing would look better with gold wheels.

towing perhaps the hull of an engine-les submarine

[Elkski]

Scary mindset on Thailands law enforcement brass. 

 

 

 

[Nojohndoe]

Never happy ? So ?

Waddya want?

[peterpaintpot]

Typical Thai thinking - Appearance is more important than content. This farce was a complete waste of money. If Gilbert and Sullivan were still with us they would be writing and composing a new operetta. Though they wouldn't be able to use the song "A Policeman's Lot is not a happy one, this time.

[Golden Triangle]

43 minutes ago, peterpaintpot said:

Typical Thai thinking - Appearance is more important than content. This farce was a complete waste of money. If Gilbert and Sullivan were still with us they would be writing and composing a new operetta. Though they wouldn't be able to use the song "A Policeman's Lot is not a happy one, this time.

Will Gilbert O' Sullivan do Instead ? 

[SomchaiCNX]

Lock up 95% of the top brass, 80 % above Colonel, 60 % above captain and the whole country would be  lot safer.

 

[impulse]

Cracking down on dissent and defamation, or real crimes?

 

[sammieuk1]

No need for guns plenty of plastic bags in circulation ????

[natway09]

Just like a non al cocktail, , no punch

[peterpaintpot]

1 hour ago, Golden Triangle said:

Will Gilbert O' Sullivan do Instead ? 

Yes, I liked him too. I was born in 1943 and I think that my teens and a few years later were the best times British pop and the American pop was great too.

[timendres]

Drat! So much for my nefarious plans...

[toofarnorth]

Why does this lady on     godaddy keep appearing . She is not so young but very fit .  Why can't I find something else to talk about today ?