Police officer arrested for assault in Bangkok's Khlong Tan police station

[NongKhaiKid]

He was often absent from duty and might have been doing drugs yet nothing much was done apart from a transfer. A television report quoted a colleague as saying he was good man but did have bad temper. As usual the BIB do nothing until it's too late.

Thai BIBs are... Thai, first and foremost.

TSK, TSK, TSK!!! Farang cannot understand Thainess.

From Thai manual of procedures

Maintenance

1- wait for something to break or go wrong.

2- repair or replace ONLY after breaks down, if it is strictly necessary.

LAW and ORDER

1- Do not interfere with the flow of usual customs, no matter how egregious they are.

2- Act only when a catastrophic situation happens.

3- In case of Rule number 2, always ask for guidance from superiors.

4- Failures should always be blamed on something or somebody.

5- Law and order officers are first and foremost chroniclers of events.

DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

1- TRANSGRESSORS WILL ALWAYS BE REMOVED FROM THEIR JOBS AND ASSIGNED TO INACTIVE POSTS WITH FULL PAY.

THE END

that covers every eventuality

[mancub]

10,000000 guns that are known about! so you can double that. Thailand is a dangerous place!

So is everywhere else if you mix with dangerous people and hang around dangerous places!

Oh ...you mean like police stations ?

[Tywais]

he seems to like rambo movies

Or moonlights as a rapper.

[Robby nz]

Probably get a job as shooting instructor like someone else who is good with a gun.

[lifeincnx]

Yes....Lambo was his hero....he only needs some face paint!

Probably go from the desk job to an "inactive post".....whatever that is.

Correction: Lamebo

[lifeincnx]

So this is an indication that the police have M16 rifles, which fire 5.56 mm bullets. The same type of bullet used by the military. So could it be that the deaths in the temple across the street from the National Police Headquarters could have been killed by someone else besides the military. The court found the military guilty because they used M16's, now we know the police also have M16's. alt=ph34r.png>

Which prompts the question: Were M16s used by the "men in black" to kill bystanders in the Bangkok riot?

[cheeryble]

With a muzzle velocity about three times that of a your average pistol that could be a lot of very deadly ricochets flying around.

Why isn't he in jail....or even handcuffs.....as he is obviously not in control of his actions?

[FarangTalk]

Macho insecurity.

[Rimmer]

Off topic reported post removed

[cobra1]

I am the law iam a Thai policeman ok

[newermonkey]

Well I hope he is given a blod & urine test, sounds like he might have been on yabba, so he should do time if positive, just as anyone else would need to do.

[klauskunkel]

So, why did nobody return fire? He shot up a police station, full of presumably armed and trained police personnel, and nobody shot back? It's not a 7/11, it's a police station, for chrissakes! Try this in any other country's police station...

...then again, after rational thought came back, what did I expect: The BIB are bullies, and bullies are cowards. That's all there is to it.

[nosatisfaction]

Yes....Lambo was his hero....he only needs some face paint!

Probably go from the desk job to an "inactive post".....whatever that is.

what is the diffrence between desk and inactive post?

5555, joke a bit on the weak side today, it's friday and no more energy, have to look for an inactive job, next week

[nosatisfaction]

The dude was going to be sent driving a desk...he let off a few 16mm's,he worked undercover perhaps Post traumatic stress(too long in the hood,he's got that LL Cool J gangsta look down pat) no one got hurt,no one died...Bangkoks finest feel the love.

too many US series and influence,

[Wat dee]

Well, I guess that since police positions are bought rather than gained by merit, a few bad apples would be bound to slip in here and there. Also shows the lack of a correlation between actions and consequences that the Thai police seem to display on a regular basis. They seem to actually believe they can do anything they want. Of course this is not good for you if you are in their way.....

Would be nice to see more "thai bib" action in youtube.

Now it seems to be reserved for the american "LEO's".

[Speros]

Nothing to see here..... Move along

[Suffinator]

sounds like a regular everyday cop in Thailand to me. Don't see anything new here.

Typical example of Thai Police -

Thai Policeman Finally Confesses to Murdering Leo Del Pinto After 5 Years

[gbswales]

Doing drugs, eh?

Transfer him to the anti narcotics division.

Wai's and smiles all round.

Case closed.

Next.

That is probably where they transferred him from!!!

Seriously though policing must me improving in Thailand when such a "minor incident" not only gets notice but actually leads to an arrest!

[peecee]

Well I hope he is given a blod & urine test, sounds like he might have been on yabba, so he should do time if positive, just as anyone else would need to do.

You'd think with the amount of drugs flying around in Thailand that mandatory drug testing for all police & military would be the norm.

[peecee]

So, why did nobody return fire? He shot up a police station, full of presumably armed and trained police personnel, and nobody shot back? It's not a 7/11, it's a police station, for chrissakes! Try this in any other country's police station...

...then again, after rational thought came back, what did I expect: The BIB are bullies, and bullies are cowards. That's all there is to it.

Rank has its privileges!

[allan michaud]

I wouldn't mind a pair of those shades.

Da gangsta look seems appropriate

[marell]

Undoubtedly a misunderstanding, and he will be promptly reinstated.

[webfact]

POLICE
Officer who fired M16 may have drug problem
Patinya Iamtarn
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Police have pressed an additional charge of drug abuse against a police lieutenant colonel who opened fire in a Bangkok police station on Wednesday.

Burin Lalitathada is now in detention and has been dismissed from the service.

"Evidence has suggested that his behaviour had something to do with methamphetamine consumption," Metropolitan Police Division 5 chief Maj Gen Suebsak Phansura said Friday.

He said Burin was also found to have previously sought drug rehabilitation from the Thanyarak Institute.

"There have also been reports of him firing shots from his gun elsewhere as well,' Suebsak said.

Burin was arrested in a border province on Thursday for allegedly firing several rounds from an M16 machine gun inside Khlong Tan Police Station in Bangkok. At the time of the shooting, Burin was serving as an inspector at another station in Bangkok.


-- The Nation 2013-08-16

[newermonkey]

Well I hope he is given a blod & urine test, sounds like he might have been on yabba, so he should do time if positive, just as anyone else would need to do.

You'd think with the amount of drugs flying around in Thailand that mandatory drug testing for all police & military would be the norm.

Agree, but probably never happen.

[ozyjon]

he seems to like rambo movies alt=cheesy.gif> alt=cheesy.gif> alt=cheesy.gif>

I saw the same scene on TV, it was a Thai drama where everyone was rich and could do what they wanted, a 7 year old was buying lottery tickets, the police went into the police station and sprayed the place with bullet's, fake blood everywhere, and so it went on,,, they can do it here but where is make believe and reality. Then the 7 year old breaks into a song and everyone starts to cry and i'm frantically looking for a shard of anything to cut my wrists, but i put up with it because the whole family love it and think it's all true....

[NeverSure]

10,000000 guns that are known about! so you can double that. Thailand is a dangerous place!

This was in the hands of a police officer, the ones who are trusted in many countries to have guns. It has nothing to do with how many guns the populace has.

I do agree that Thailand is a dangerous place but it's because of the people and how they react to things.

[unanimosity]

Division commander Pol Maj-General Rassadakorn Yingyong said Burin - who was wanted on charges of illegal possession of a war weapon and ammunition, and firing in public without sound reason - is now temporarily suspended from civil service

I'm glad it's only temporary. Anything more would simply be unfair. <deleted>.

Perhaps the reason there is no discipline in such cases is related to knowing where all the bodies are buried. Things don't flow to the top without passing intermediaries.

[ESCAPIS]

He need an "attitude adjustment." His mates need to wipe that grin off his face - permanently.

obviously his mates are smarter, they are not showing off!

[unanimosity]

10,000000 guns that are known about! so you can double that. Thailand is a dangerous place!

This was in the hands of a police officer, the ones who are trusted in many countries to have guns. It has nothing to do with how many guns the populace has.

I do agree that Thailand is a dangerous place but it's because of the people and how they react to things.

Precisely. There has never been a gun responsible for anything. It is an inanimate object. The propaganda of gun control is based on a theory that, when applied to drunk driving, suggests that you could reduce drunk driving deaths by making it harder for sober drivers to get cars.

[unanimosity]

He need an "attitude adjustment." His mates need to wipe that grin off his face - permanently.

obviously his mates are smarter, they are not showing off!

Doesn't he outrank them?