Forget the bad press....Highway police praised - with cash - for reuniting child with trucker

[webfact]

Daily News Thai Caption: Praise for doing well

 

The Thai police have had some pretty bad press recently so it was no surprise that their spokesman wanted to celebrate a good thing. 

 

This was the actions of two highway cops who found a young boy by the side of the road in Prachinburi who had somehow been forgotten by his ten wheel truck driving dad. 

 

The boy was in tears but was soon reunited with his father in what spokesman Pol Maj-Gen Achayon Kraithong described as "praiseworthy and speedy actions" of members of the force in "helping our Thai brothers and sisters in distress" without thinking about personal gain. 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The men that had been praised by the public after a clip emerged were Pol Lt Bancha Tunmee and Pol Sen Sgt Maj Sanya Khanto of the Na Dee highway police.

 

RTP chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat was pictured congratulating the men with certificates and money, reported Daily News. 

 

It was part of the "Policemen Doing Good" (tamruat tham dee) program. 

 

The good news story was a change from many recent events when the Thai police did not do quite so well, notes ASEAN NOW. 

 

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[spidermike007]

The boy was in tears but was soon reunited with his father in what spokesman Pol Maj-Gen Achayon Kraithong described as "praiseworthy and speedy actions" of members of the force in "helping our Thai brothers and sisters in distress" without thinking about personal gain. 

 

I thought that was the job description of the police. Guess this guy lost sight of that, and was shocked to see the highway police do some actual policing. After all, where are they when we need them, and why are they so adamant about refusing to patrol the highways and deal with reckless drivers? 

[stoner]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

certificates and money

i think there must be a typo there

 

certificates and ....pick one of the following.....praise, glory, recognition, hero status, legends, ballers, goats... i think you get the idea.

 

are police not prepaid to do a job such as this ? 

 

takes all the air out of the story for me. if they now turn around and donate said money to the kids families or a charity or some poor people ...then read above and pick a word.

[kingkenny]

So many things wrong with this story, I mean I don't dispute the story but the fact they are being rewarded with money for doing their job is staggering. Also how the <deleted> did someone drive away forgetting their child????

[ChrisY1]

These are the stories a newly elected police chief needs...some may even be fake..but he gets a gold star to his forehead!

[Puccini]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

...described as "praiseworthy and speedy actions" of members of the force in "helping our Thai brothers and sisters in distress" without thinking about personal gain...

This implies quite clearly – and accurately? – that the norm is that police officers do not generally help without getting some "facilitation money"

[Aussieroaming]

Maybe the child was trying to escape from the driver.

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

The boy was in tears but was soon reunited with his father in what spokesman Pol Maj-Gen Achayon Kraithong described as "praiseworthy and speedy actions" of members of the force in "helping our Thai brothers and sisters in distress" without thinking about personal gain.

You mean they didn't ask for e tip this time?

[sammieuk1]

Remember the new slogan make the police rich again forget your kid by the side of the road wai????

[mikebell]

This story is from the same stable as 'Honest cab driver hands back wallet containing one million baht.'

[DJ54]

Forgot the MIL on a trip to town… everyone and their dog was in back the pickup.. drove about 10km of the 22 km journey home. Asked GF where’s your Mom? We left her at the bank… 555… she didn’t have a phone.. 555…