1 hour ago, cheapcanuck said:

I see nothing wrong if the police are off duty and not using police resources, like a  motor bike.

 

Definitely something wrong with turning lights and sirens on in traffic to gain priority when not on official business.

???????????????????????????????????????????? the joke is on Bro Big Joke ???? number 1 cop in thai police force ????‍♂️ 

Edited January 24, 20233 yr by Mad mick

from the article:

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Modifying a private vehicle this way is a serious disciplinary offence and it is for the chiefs of the two divisions to decide how the three policemen are to be punished.

Don't the police steamroller modified street racing bike parts all the time? Well, then there you have it, in the much used name of transparency and justice for all parties...

 

3 hours ago, theoldgit said:

What’s the difference between the officers selling their services to escort tourists and the uniformed and armed officers who sit inside gold shops throughout the country?

The difference that in gold shops they don't bother people while when they escort they make use of laws that tpeople should go out of the way of the police (abuse of the laws). If they did this without the sirenes and getting people out of the way it would be ok, now its abuse  of power.

5 hours ago, dallen52 said:

if other nationalities will get the same treatment?

Only as long as you pay ฿฿ ????

7 minutes ago, robblok said:

The difference that in gold shops they don't bother people while when they escort they make use of laws that tpeople should go out of the way of the police (abuse of the laws). If they did this without the sirenes and getting people out of the way it would be ok, now its abuse  of power.

So a uniformed off duty police officer, with a gun, is ok? 

3 hours ago, realfunster said:

Yes, after thinking about this for a few days, I did consider that I see police (in uniform) regularly stationed at office buildings, schools, gold shops etc.

No doubt this comes with some monetary compensation.

what ?

 

the day policing becomes as you describe above - we are lost, the very existance of police is to uphold laws, you may not agree with all the laws but without them society would colapse, criminals would operate unchallenged, just think about that if you can, without a national police service we would be living in a lawless society, you might like the idea but that would be short lived

 

if you want private security then hire someone

8 minutes ago, thonglorjimmy said:

So a uniformed off duty police officer, with a gun, is ok? 

In a gold shop sure I don't see why not. Outside in public would be a different thing. But i get what you mean.

7 hours ago, webfact said:

showed that some policemen have been using their free time

when on duty as law enforcement officers there is no such thing

Well at least the money is not going back to China-which is what most posters seem to get upset about.

4 hours ago, hioctane said:

In the US, off duty police do private security all the time but not in uniform.

What I was going to remark. Actually my dad used to do events in uniform, as that gave a visual of security. I don’t recall if my BIL did his gigs  in uniform, but he did lots of extra duty. They were both small town police; pop was technically a constable who may have had different rules.

Edited January 24, 20233 yr by Kwaibill

4 hours ago, theoldgit said:

What’s the difference between the officers selling their services to escort tourists and the uniformed and armed officers who sit inside gold shops throughout the country?

The difference is that these officers are wearing police uniforms and tricking motorists that they are police by turning on the flashing lights and sirens to get through the traffic.

4 hours ago, Dogmatix said:

This type of escort service had been available for a long time. I remember being given a quote that was something like 10k a day for a police car and 5k for a motorbike plus tips to escort VIP visitors around Bangkok. We used the service for a visiting director from our parent company. They did a great job in traffic turning on sirens to get cars out of the way - well worth it. The director believed it was because the cops considered him genuinely important.

are you for real, so let me get this right..................oh never mind

 

believe it or not what you describe above is corruption, police are payed to do a job, private security is not part of it

27 minutes ago, smedly said:

 

 

if you want private security then hire someone

She did. Off duty policing in no way brings about what you suggest. The role of an off duty cop providing extra curricular security is still to uphold the laws, preventing robbery, kidnapping, etc.

A couple of relatives who were peace officers in the US used to do off hours security for hire. That society has yet to undergo…complete… collapse.

Edited January 24, 20233 yr by Kwaibill

3 hours ago, Andycoops said:

The gold shop in my BigC has a armed uniformed policeman on duty every day, here in Roi Et.

 

So you know where to see one if you so desire.

It's the same in most places near where I live, Yasothon etc

if police believe there is a high risk of the place being turned over then they are acting properly - there should be no fee

2 hours ago, MRToMRT said:

They were off duty ........ so could they be prosecuted for impersonating a police officer?

where does it say "off duty". forgive me if I missed it

 

police in uniform doing their job as a public servant "DO NOT HAVE FREE TIME"

this has existed for a long time in the tourist industry, in the mid90's my then boss was extremely embarrassed to be escorted from don muang to his hotel by a convoy of police cars and police bikes. this was organised by the owner of one of the mega jewelry stores where tour operators sent their groups. 

Edited January 24, 20233 yr by orchis

In the mean time, 11 citizens burned alive in a public van  .....

But they were not Chinese .....

31 minutes ago, robblok said:

In a gold shop sure I don't see why not. Outside in public would be a different thing. But i get what you mean.

they are on duty doing their job, is it the right thing for police to be doing this - well that is open to debate, IMO no, if things are that bad in this country then something else is very wrong - police are not security guards 

3 hours ago, cheapcanuck said:

I see nothing wrong if the police are off duty and not using police resources, like a  motor bike.

 

So you're ok with them being in uniform, disrupting traffic, skipping immigration baggage checks, etc?

21 minutes ago, Kwaibill said:

She did. Off duty policing in no way brings about what you suggest. The role of an off duty cop providing extra curricular security is still to uphold the laws, preventing robbery, kidnapping, etc.

A couple of relatives who were peace officers in the US used to do off hours security for hire. That society has yet to undergo…complete… collapse.

they were off duty - there is a huge difference, they never presented themselves as police if they did they would be dismissed and possibly criminally prosecuted

4 hours ago, cheapcanuck said:

I see nothing wrong if the police are off duty and not using police resources, like a  motor bike.

 

Is it legal to modify your private vehicle to resemble a police vehicle?

17 minutes ago, orchis said:

this has existed for a long time in the tourist industry, in the mid90's my then boss was extremely embarrassed to be escorted from don muang to his hotel by a convoy of police cars and police bikes. this was organised by the owner of one of the mega jewelry stores where tour operators sent their groups. 

I could understand this if he had a case full of very expensive jewels - then it could be justified - the police were in fact preventing possible crime - this actually goes on in the west, police will often get involved in high risk situations like for example - be around a certain area when security trucks are transporting large sums of money - police will be notified of the activity and may be around the area - they are doing their job - not off duty or getting extra payments 

19 minutes ago, smedly said:

I could understand this if he had a case full of very expensive jewels 

nice deflection but there was no jewellery involved.
a Thai business owner trying to impress a visiting foreign tour operator and get their business.
(and impress them further with their 30% kickback commissions). however it backfired in this case. 

 

Edited January 24, 20233 yr by orchis

48 minutes ago, smedly said:

where does it say "off duty". forgive me if I missed it

Its in the attached article of the OP, some very interesting stuff in there which should have been in the OP IMHO.

5 hours ago, sungod said:

Its been going on for years.

Price was 5k a car in 2005. We used them to get in and out of Bangkok on our school trips.

Edited January 24, 20233 yr by SoilSpoil

5 hours ago, realfunster said:

Yes, after thinking about this for a few days, I did consider that I see police (in uniform) regularly stationed at office buildings, schools, gold shops etc.

No doubt this comes with some monetary compensation.

 

So, it is in fact quite common here. What the actual rules are, who knows. In this case perhaps the apparent use of publicly paid for vehicles is what has contributed to the ire (along with the smug and irritating tourist), hence the deflection on the vehicle ownership in the OP

 

In the UK, for example, uniformed police are available for hire - just look at the footy !

The police in Scotland escort these bigoted orange walks, it is said that the lodges do not pay for this, so that means it is the taxpayer who pays.

17 hours ago, cheapcanuck said:

I see nothing wrong if the police are off duty and not using police resources, like a  motor bike.

 

So it is ok fpr off dity police to run sirens gpr non police detail and to stop traffic at will ?

1 hour ago, Kwaibill said:

The role of an off duty cop providing extra curricular security is still to uphold the laws, preventing robbery, kidnapping, etc.

you are missing the point, they are not police in that capacity, off duty means "off duty" - if you had any clue about policing you would understand exactly what I am talking about

 

just leave leave it there, no point in discussing it further

Why not, if anyone is ready to pay for it?   In my neighborhood quite a few policemen in uniforms double as shopping mall and gold shop guards.

Edited January 24, 20233 yr by Xonax