Police officers to teach at vocational schools

Kwanhatai Malaikarn,

Noppadon Sritaweekas

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Education Ministry is planning to have police officers conduct some classes at vocational schools in order to prevent brawls between students.

"An initiative like this has proved successful in Taiwan," Education Minister Suchart Tadathamrongvej said yesterday, as he emerged from a meeting with National Police chief General Priewpan Damapong.

"Perhaps, we will have border patrol police from the Naresuan Camp or commando policemen teach students about discipline, ethics and other useful subjects," Priewpan said.

According to him, police officers were usually just in charge of searching vocational schools for hidden weapons.

"But the education minister believes we should have policemen teach them lessons instead," he said, adding that brawls among vocational students was a social problem.

Suchart, meanwhile, said that fights among vocational students had spread to Bangkok's adjacent provinces.

"It has affected 36 vocational schools, most of them in Samut Prakan and Bangkok's Bang Kapi, Bang Khae and Don Muang districts," he said, adding that some 130 students were found to be regularly involved in the violence.

"I am going to review the information over the past three years to find a solution," he said.

Suchart added that in the past, teachers at vocational schools treated students like children, acting strictly in line with the Children Protection Act.

"So, students who did not wear their uniform were only told off for being troublemakers," he said.

One held over wednesday brawl

Meanwhile, Huai Khwang Police Station deputy superintendent LtColonel Jarupat Thongkomon said yesterday that they had already arrested a suspect believed to be involved in Wednesday's brawl.

The suspect, identified as 26yearold Sutas Prathumchai, is believed to have played a role in beating up and shooting at rivals.

Although the bullets did not hit anybody, Pongtorn Kiatpattananulool, 26, was badly beaten up and is still being treated in hospital.

Sutas told police that he had just helped his friends beat up Pongtorn but did not pull out a gun.

Jarupat said investigators had already identified the other suspects and were in the process of seeking arrest warrants. Sutas has been charged with physically attacking another person and attempted murder.

Pongtorn's friend Apichart Jermpraditwong, 27, said they had been attacked possibly due to his former girlfriend. "She has continued to harass me after we broke up," he said.

-- The Nation 2012-06-22

Diplomas in tea money collecting?

Martial arts? Weapons training?

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"But the education minister believes we should have policemen teach them lessons instead,"

" So Nong Sombat. I owe an underground lottery syndicate 80000 baht for betting on Euro 2012. How many fines for speeding on the Don Muang Expressway would I have to stick in my pocket to pay them off before the "collectors" come round and break my kneecaps?"

Ethics being taught by the local mafia? Unreal.

They can teach the students how to work smart and not hard. Teach students that it's only when you become rich or a police officer that you can then break the law.

Teach them that no matter what, they're poor and have nothing to offer the police. Just a headache and a lot of paperwork. Guilty 'til proven rich.

What a great idea this is

Who better to teach unruly Thai students than the fine

upstanding citizens dressed all in brown.

Good morning kids. Now, before we begin, Officer Somchai will walk around to collect your Lunch Money. Don't worry, if you do not have it with you today will will harass you are your family later on today. Good.

Last week we spoke about discipline and ethics which was straight from the book. I hope you remembered all of it because we will be getting you to write it all down verbatim later on in the test. If you struggle with this, and not already paid your "failure preventative insurance" money to Officer Somchai, you can buy it on the day at a slight premium rate. Today we will be discussing "other useful subjects". In our police family, we rely on members of the public to help us cover our costs and this is where you can help. We have already covered the full range of extortion we cover, and at each point there is a part you can play and profit from. If you see anyone doing anything that we can profit from, you can tell us and get a 5% bonus from the award we receive. You can also make up things and we will still prosecute them to the full extent of the extortion we can get away with. Special marks for Farangs dragged in on trumped up complaints.

Please remember the other more serious side of this as well, because there is very good money to be made when you yourself legitimately wrong a farang as we can take your side and still get you some money. So much to cover, but looking at the clock we have worked now for4 minutes and now need to sit in the shade somewhere getting free food and drink from one of your parents stores before going on our routine shake downs.

By the way, Nong Supachoke in the corner. We noticed that when you paid your lunch money to us that you have 2 thousand baht in your wallet. It is illegal to carry 2 thousand baht in your wallet at school on a Friday so officer Somchai will take that into protective custody for you. You can collect it back from your older sister who will blow us later today.

What subjects are they going to teach? Extortion and bribery?

Great, now we'll have the police shooting randomly at buses.

Lesson 1: How to cheat at exams.

Priceless, absolutley priceless! Maybe government ministers can lecture on democracy, social ethics and parliamentary procedure too.

I wonder if Chalerm will be lecturing students in Marketing and PR soon about how and when to make press statements? Also, he could pitch in with the cops teaching how to get away with murder as long as your daddy is a high ranking politician.

Oh come on guys, the kids need somewhere to buy their drugs and guns

Lesson 1: How to cheat at exams.

Seriously, I hope there is a proper curriculum, not just some dumb cop sprouting his head off.

But somehow I doubt it, I'm aware of this, just recently:

- Upcountry industrial site suddenly gets phone call from local labour office telling them they are required within 7 days to have a safety lecture, and told that it must be conducted by an official who will be selected by the said office

- Before agreed date company asks if there will be a handout so they can print it in advance? No. PowerPoint presentation? No.

- Guy arrived 1.5 hours late. Staff all seated and waiting at 8.00am, guy arrived 9.30, then says he wants breakfast. quickly arranged but he now wants his favorite 3 in1 coffee, maid scrurries to local township to get the said 3 in 1.

- Meanwhile the 'official' (no business card, no documents whatever) has about 4 minions running around in panic to ensure his glass of water is in the exact position, etc etc.

- Lecture starts, he talks in very non-specific terms; 'safety is good', and not much more. Within 10 minutes it's become a very long boring monolog about his adventures in life, including some very raunchy content about forcing himself on various women (female staff sitting in the room from the company insulted but of course nothing said).

- Lunch, then another hour of the same, then end.

- Minions have by this time pocketed 20,000Baht cash, no documentation, no receipt. No documents with Labour office logo etc. seen. In fact all in this group have eluded giving any names.

Next day company manager, by this stage realizing then have been conned, calls local labour office and shares his concerns with the chief official. Response, 'sorry, we can't talk about it' .

End of story

Edited June 22, 201214 yr by scorecard

You guys are so against An elected government .

i guess they will teach : no need to study, just pay for your job and it's tea money till your pension

Diplomas in tea money collecting?

if you want to pass, pay me 500 Baht

"Perhaps, we will have border patrol police from the Naresuan Camp or commando policemen teach students about discipline, ethics and other useful subjects," Priewpan said.

According to him, police officers were usually just in charge of searching vocational schools for hidden weapons.

"But the education minister believes we should have policemen teach them lessons instead," he said, adding that brawls among vocational students was a social problem.

This minister has the wrong pucking position..............

"An initiative like this has proved successful in Taiwan," Education Minister Suchart Tadathamrongvej said yesterday, as he emerged from a meeting with National Police chief General Priewpan Damapong.

Yeah, but in Taiwan, police departments are not their own, distinct form of organized criminal enterprises. Gotta love when they talk about the Thai police and ethics in the same sentence.

"An initiative like this has proved successful in Taiwan," Education Minister Suchart Tadathamrongvej said yesterday, as he emerged from a meeting with National Police chief General Priewpan Damapong.

Yeah, but in Taiwan, police departments are not their own, distinct form of organized criminal enterprises. Gotta love when they talk about the Thai police and ethics in the same sentence.

very valid point. All thais know that their police are a shame on the nation, a mafia syndicate to the worst degree, and the largest obstacle to this ever progressing beyond a back water 3rd world knocking shop. However, they still like to think they get face from comparing them favourably to decent coppers abroad. lol

Diplomas in tea money collecting?

Lesson one: The wonderful world of corruption

Lesson two: How to achieve three inactive post in one tourist season

That's just great news..I just went to pay for a 500 Baht fine for a fake reason from a bunch of fake policemen who didn't even have the courage to look at me when I told them how dirty they are. At the counter I was charged 1000 and had to struggle to get my driving licence back. Disgraceful, disgusting and degrading.

It never ceases to amaze me how the Thais keep on coming up with new ideas for the farang community to degrade. I'd have thought by now that Thailand would have learnt to keep its foot out of its mouth.

Priceless