webfact Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Top cop backs Duang transfer The Nation BANGKOK: -- Metropolitan Police Chief Pol MajGeneral Kamronwit Thoopkrachang yesterday defended the appointment of Duang Yoobamrung as a police lieutenant under the Metropolitan Police Bureau after accusations of favouritism spread online Duang is the son of Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung. Kamronwit said there was nothing irregular about the appointment of Duang, who had been an Army lieutenant, because every year military officials are transferred to work as police officers. There were 20 such transfers last year and five the year before, he said. He said Duang had proven himself to be competent and had the proper qualifications, with 16 sharpshooter certificates and a master's degree in law. He said he had tested Duang's shooting ability and would assign him to train police to shoot. Rak Thailand Party leader Chuwit Kamolvisit, who is leading a campaign against the appointment, said he would file a complaint over Duang's transfer to the House Committee on Police Affairs requesting that it investigate the matter. He suspected that the transfer was not in accordance with Police Commission regulations on the qualifications of police officers. The law states that in order to qualify for appointments, police officers must not have a tainted record. In 2001, Duang fled the country 187 days after being accused of shooting dead a police officer, later surfacing at the Thai Embassy in Malaysia, before standing trial for murder. He was discharged from Army service and stripped of his rank in absentia. He was acquitted by the court, and public prosecutors decided not to appeal against his acquittal. Duang was reenlisted in the Army in 2008, during the Samak government, when Chalerm was interior minister. -- The Nation 2012-07-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endure Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 What's really depressing is that these donkeys think the general Thai populace is stupid enough to believe the wind that they release. One day there will come a huge reckoning. It happens to all oppressed populations eventually. I think that the Thai version will be particularly bloody. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KireB Posted July 29, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2012 With an unlimited number of soap series on TV, i don't think that most Thais care at all (or know) about gangsters running the country. Most Thais care about their sticky rice, motorcycle payments, rice wine and karaoke! At least that's what the last election clearly showed us! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 KireB i agree with you 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyBowskill Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 With an unlimited number of soap series on TV, i don't think that most Thais care at all (or know) about gangsters running the country. Most Thais care about their sticky rice, motorcycle payments, rice wine and karaoke! At least that's what the last election clearly showed us! + 1, but you forgot Som Tam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I can only imagine it was attitudes and behaviours such as those we see being displayed by the elite in Thailand that led to the French revolution. The entire mass of MPs and their crooked families should all have prepared a very rapid escape plan, because one day the lid will blow off the volcano. Look on the bright side, now that Chalerms son is a police officer he can legally carry a firearm on him wherever he goes, nightclubs, pubs, shopping malls. Still I am sure the public are safer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramrod711 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 You may be right, but my Thai wife was was yelling at the TV when Chalerm was announcing that he knew nothing. She said this government is stupid nobody knows anything, must have seen too much of Yingluck I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker69 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 What's really depressing is that these donkeys think the general Thai populace is stupid enough to believe the wind that they release. One day there will come a huge reckoning. It happens to all oppressed populations eventually. I think that the Thai version will be particularly bloody. Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansgruber Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 As if this police chief would go against the powers that be. He would be moved to the south on the next bus if he opposed Duangs reinstatment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker69 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 With an unlimited number of soap series on TV, i don't think that most Thais care at all (or know) about gangsters running the country. Most Thais care about their sticky rice, motorcycle payments, rice wine and karaoke! At least that's what the last election clearly showed us! + 1, but you forgot Som Tam Add card games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AleG Posted July 30, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2012 I can only imagine it was attitudes and behaviours such as those we see being displayed by the elite in Thailand that led to the French revolution. The entire mass of MPs and their crooked families should all have prepared a very rapid escape plan, because one day the lid will blow off the volcano. Look on the bright side, now that Chalerms son is a police officer he can legally carry a firearm on him wherever he goes, nightclubs, pubs, shopping malls. Still I am sure the public are safer. The problem is that this gangsters have the sans-culottes convinced that they are their friend and the other the evil elites. Isn't it amazing what propaganda can do? I was watching a lecture by Steven Pinker he said a phrase that fits perfectly the current situation "Those that can make you believe absurdities can make you commit attrocities." PTP/UDD/Thaksin, a cornucopia of absurdities. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuneeTH Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 BiB is a family business in Thailand. Just just government is a family business in Singapore Inc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingthedream Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 With an unlimited number of soap series on TV, i don't think that most Thais care at all (or know) about gangsters running the country. Most Thais care about their sticky rice, motorcycle payments, rice wine and karaoke! At least that's what the last election clearly showed us! + 1, but you forgot Som Tam Add card games. and local lottery.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1212 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 " He said he had tested Duang's shooting ability and would assign him to train police to shoot." Something wrong with the sentence structure here? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 " He said he had tested Duang's shooting ability and would assign him to train police to shoot." Something wrong with the sentence structure here? Not the structure, it should read "train police to shoot each other, and get away with it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickymaster Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 What's really depressing is that these donkeys think the general Thai populace is stupid enough to believe the wind that they release. One day there will come a huge reckoning. It happens to all oppressed populations eventually. I think that the Thai version will be particularly bloody. Maybe the general Thai populace is ..... enough to believe everything their "heroes" say. Left, right, yes, no, stop, go, true, not-true, forward, backward. The sheeps and the wolves (in sheep clothing). I have to admit they might be difficult to spot for many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickymaster Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Duang has proven he can hit the target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) "Metropolitan Police Chief Pol MajGeneral Kamronwit Thoopkrachang defended …………. ......He said he had tested Duang's shooting ability and would assign him to train police to shoot. ......" In other words the metropolitan police chief personally took time to check the boys shooting ability. You believe that? I don't, surely the metro police chief should be spending his time on macro level stuff, not this stuff. As always, the assumption that people are fools and will buy anything. Edited July 30, 2012 by scorecard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubl Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 In 2001, Duang fled the country 187 days after being accused of shooting dead a police officer, later surfacing at the Thai Embassy in Malaysia, before standing trial for murder. He was discharged from Army service and stripped of his rank in absentia. He was acquitted by the court, and public prosecutors decided not to appeal against his acquittal. Duang was reenlisted in the Army in 2008, during the Samak government, when Chalerm was interior minister. Yes, but what about the allegedly typing errors in k. Abhisit papers from 24/26 years ago ? Makes you wonder about the priorities people set and the type of things they get upset about. Double standards comes to mind 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidu Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 You may be right, but my Thai wife was was yelling at the TV when Chalerm was announcing that he knew nothing. She said this government is stupid nobody knows anything, must have seen too much of Yingluck I guess. I doubt your gal was yelling because the gov't is so stupid (though, maybe she was), it was more likely how indelibly corrupt all members of PT are, including their puppetmaster - none of whom are capable of telling the truth. Duang has proven he can hit the target. A four year old can pull the trigger to a gun. From all accounts of eyewitnesses to the cold blooded murder of the policeman at the bat (none of which are on record, of course), the shooter was point blank range. Doesn't take any skill or bravery at all to shoot a person sized target less than a meter away. A trained chimp could do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakk9 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 And the circle is complete. Weeeee.... what a ride. Is it just me, or is the entertainment value of Thailand getting even better? I mean, one couldn't make these things up for sure. Just when I thought they were running out of ridicilously weird ideas, they come up with things like this. No wonder people are flocking to Thailand to empty their wallets More, more 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MunterHunter Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Doesn't take any skill or bravery at all to shoot a person sized target less than a meter away. A trained chimp could do it. Looking at the Headlines, I think one did... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Miracle Thailand - where Murderers can become Police sharp shooters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Miracle Thailand - where Murderers can become Police sharp shooters And as your avatar proudly shows, Ministers in charge of Sanitation for the Nation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 What's really depressing is that these donkeys think the general Thai populace is stupid enough to believe the wind that they release. One day there will come a huge reckoning. It happens to all oppressed populations eventually. I think that the Thai version will be particularly bloody. The donkeys to whom you politely refer are in charge of the red asses who follow them blindly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuneeTH Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Why? Just because your dad was a police, you cannot be one? Go ask George Bush or Lee Kuan Yew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upena Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Accused murderer that got off due to connections, deserter, and now a cop. Amazing, Miracle Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TackyToo Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 What's really depressing is that these donkeys think the general Thai populace is stupid enough to believe the wind that they release. One day there will come a huge reckoning. It happens to all oppressed populations eventually. I think that the Thai version will be particularly bloody. I just heard someone (Thai) saying: Where is a guy like Pol Pot when you need 'em to clean up this mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanferdi Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 What's really depressing is that these donkeys think the general Thai populace is stupid enough to believe the wind that they release. One day there will come a huge reckoning. It happens to all oppressed populations eventually. I think that the Thai version will be particularly bloody. Yes fully agree..... 10 years in the army.... vigourous, now to join the street MIBrown collection committee....what a disgrace!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunken Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 So, that's one down & two to go. Anyone know what has happened to his equally thuggish brothers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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