Pattaya Police Apologize Following Shooting Of Innocent Bystander During Undercover Police Operation.

[Rimmer]

Pattaya, September 28 [PATTAYA ONE NEWS] : Being an undercover Police Officer, decisions sometimes have to be made in a spilt second and occasionally these decisions can result in mistakes occurring. This is one such case which occurred in the early hours of Sunday Morning when a group of Pattaya Undercover Police Officers were involved in a drug operation on the Tepprasit Road in Jomtien in front of the weekend market. They were attempting to arrest a gang of youths suspected of dealing in drugs, however the operation went wrong and ended up as a shootout between the gang members and Police, during which a stray bullet hit Khun Pacharawan aged 23, who was sitting close-by eating some noodles. She was rushed to the Bangkok-Hospital Pattaya after sustaining a gun shot wound to her right leg. Later on Sunday, Pattaya Police Officers came to visit the woman, whose medical expenses are being covered by the Police. They were extremely sorry for the mistake which could have potentially been a fatal one. Police Captain Chort, who was representing the Pattaya Police Chief explained that this was a terrible mistake and promised there would be a full investigation into the incident which will be followed by disciplinary action and compensation for the innocent victim.

Source:

http://www.pattayaone.net/news/2009/septem..._28_09_52.shtml

[posttenebraslux]

Pattaya, September 28 [PATTAYA ONE NEWS] : Being an undercover Police Officer, decisions sometimes have to be made in a spilt second and occasionally these decisions can result in mistakes occurring. This is one such case which occurred in the early hours of Sunday Morning when a group of Pattaya Undercover Police Officers were involved in a drug operation on the Tepprasit Road in Jomtien in front of the weekend market. They were attempting to arrest a gang of youths suspected of dealing in drugs, however the operation went wrong and ended up as a shootout between the gang members and Police, during which a stray bullet hit Khun Pacharawan aged 23, who was sitting close-by eating some noodles. She was rushed to the Bangkok-Hospital Pattaya after sustaining a gun shot wound to her right leg. Later on Sunday, Pattaya Police Officers came to visit the woman, whose medical expenses are being covered by the Police. They were extremely sorry for the mistake which could have potentially been a fatal one. Police Captain Chort, who was representing the Pattaya Police Chief explained that this was a terrible mistake and promised there would be a full investigation into the incident which will be followed by disciplinary action and compensation for the innocent victim.

Source:

http://www.pattayaone.net/news/2009/septem..._28_09_52.shtml

That's the way it should be all the time. Congratulation to Rimmer and crew for their top human behaviour.