How well would this go down in Thailand?

Sunglasses ban for Vietnam police: report

Vietnam's government has banned its police officers from wearing dark sunglasses, smoking or talking when in public in a bid to create "appropriate behaviour". Picture: AFP Source:AFP

• Plan to create "appropriate behaviour"
• Cops "must not hide and ambush"
• Reading of books also banned

COMMUNIST Vietnam has banned police from wearing black sunglasses, chatting, smoking and putting their hands in their pockets while they are on duty in public places, a media report said.

Under a new order from the Ministry of Public Security, officers must also "keep appropriate manners and be in the right position when on duty," said the English-language website of state-controlled Tuoi Tre newspaper.

"This means traffic cops must not hide behind trees to ambush" and issue fines.

The report also said on-duty police were now banned from reading books, making or answering non-work related phone calls, drinking alcohol or eating at restaurants that illegally encroach onto pavements.

Vietnam's traffic police are seen by citizens as notoriously corrupt.

Last year US-based Human Rights Watch urged Vietnam to investigate "widespread police brutality", saying it had documented 19 incidents of reported brutality by law enforcers over the previous year, resulting in 15 deaths.

Edited May 29, 201115 yr by Checker

Must have been lucky there, never had any of those problems.

However, I'd be happy if the 'hide & ambush' ticketing technique was outlawed in Oz.

Hang on, the cops ARE outlaws here... maybe that's why.

They banned reading books?

No problem in Thailand - nobody reads books there

Be good if Thai traffic cops were banned from pretending they had radar guns

DIG

... and fast cars!

DIG

Exactly what one can expect of suggestions, from any Thai politician who wants the spothlight, and who wants to score some cheap points with a few more potential voters.

No commenT.....

Feel like they live with

Dinosaurs and cave men ..... Jurassic