'Top police' to get awards

[winstonc]

Police are under the microscope worldwide. Rigorous enforcement often gets complaints for being too rigid, harassing the public and being impersonal. Lack of enforcement often results in a torrent of criticism and name calling. There are dedicated, professional police officers in Thailand as well as dishonest, lazy ones.

I would challenge readers to be objective in their comments and base them on personal experience. Second and third hand "expert opinion" are meaningless and raise doubts about the credibility of the poster.

Many people have no idea of the dynamics of law enforcement or the goals of police departments. I don't profess to know all about the RTP, but reserve my comments from actual contact and observation. So far it's been limited to seeing them patrolling, directing traffic and issuing citations.

Just my 2-Bahts worth

you are funny..do you not read the news...

[robertson468]

Long, long ago, the British military used to issue a medal called 'the long service and good conduct medal'.

The cynics amongst us thought it would more truthfully have been awarded for '12 years of undetected crime'.

Any similarities here?

I believe the medal is still being issued, so please delete, "long, long ago", but it does make an otherwise boring story look more interesting - so change of mind, leave it in.

[casindonet]

That's a new one....BIB's are awarded for being the most corrupted agency in thailand.

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[Thai at Heart]

What the hell is a "self-sufficient" police station?

Solar power? Roof top vegetable garden?

Their very own electric chair?

It maybe a model in self funding. I.e extremely efficient in collecting fines, in fact so efficient that there isn't any need for a budget for salaries.

[eddie61]

I thought (cash) awards were funnelled up to top policemen every single day

[ThaidDown]

Just so the recipients do not get confused, they will be given something familiar.

The awards ready for hand out.....

[SjaakNL2013]

Please dear TV Members, don't be all so negative over the police. Atleats one must can tell a positive story...... aren't you ???

[marell]

did anyone notice there are no awards for honesty and professionalism but then there wouldnt be any candidates

That's not it. If there were specific awards for honesty and professionalism it would imply that there are police who are...hmmm...less than honest and professional. Can't have that now, can we?

[siampolee]

Police are under the microscope worldwide. Rigorous enforcement often gets complaints for being too rigid, harassing the public and being impersonal. Lack of enforcement often results in a torrent of criticism and name calling. There are dedicated, professional police officers in Thailand as well as dishonest, lazy ones.

I would challenge readers to be objective in their comments and base them on personal experience. Second and third hand "expert opinion" are meaningless and raise doubts about the credibility of the poster.

Many people have no idea of the dynamics of law enforcement or the goals of police departments. I don't profess to know all about the RTP, but reserve my comments from actual contact and observation. So far it's been limited to seeing them patrolling, directing traffic and issuing citations.

Plain for all to see that the poster of this humorous piece hasn't been here very long at all.

So far it's been limited to seeing them patrolling, directing traffic and issuing citations.

Those citations are requests to pay the issuing officers their tea money and as for traffic direction techniques. Indeed a Whirling Dervish would be more efficient. Come to think of it we have had a Whirling Dervish policeman or two in the past directing traffic, one in his tellers booth police box decided t turn all the traffic signals to green on the four junctions he was collecting contributions from and caused a monumental traffic snarl up that took a couple of hours to unravel.

Another fine example was the traffic cop who saw in the distance a Royal procession involving I think it was Rama 5th.

Fine but that was about 5 or 6 years or so back and the revered and respected Rama 5th had passed away in October 1910.

Now if my memory is correct the police officer was also dancing a rang Won to honour the procession and to possibly entertain those who were caught in the ensuring traffic jam.

He ( the traffic policeman) was I think hospitalized for a day or two as a result of ''stress.''

[ableguy]

Confused. The headlines states that these awards will be conferred today, however, article ends with the notation that they will be given out on the 30,th Oct. Why do they need two separate junkets for this dubious recognition.?

The headline doesn't say anything about the date that the awards will be given.

But it is very simple to understand; the report states that the awards will be given on 30th October to mark National Police Day, which is today.

You posted this on the 13th or am I missing things here.

[bangon04]

" a total of 16 awards "

It must be bloody hard each year to

find that many worthy candidates.

It's a "Photographer's" award, so obviously it is based on the quantity and quality and entertainment value of the photographs taken of police officers pointing at suspects and grinning.

[LuckyLew]

This guy an awards

One for most ripped brown uniforms

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8rhnm_fat-moped-driver_fun

and he is the winner for katoey Thai cop of the year

http://foter.com/photo/pink-moped/

[transam]

Are these ''fund'' making awards ?.......

[salty]

Maybe they keep a league table for tea money and the awards are based on this.

[Rykbanlor]

I also hear that a Thai rice farmer will be receiving a nobel prize this year. Apparently he was outstanding in his field!

[GeorgeO]

Long, long ago, the British military used to issue a medal called 'the long service and good conduct medal'.

The cynics amongst us thought it would more truthfully have been awarded for '12 years of undetected crime'.

Any similarities here?

Not long, long ago; to the best of my knowledge, the LS&GC Medal is still awarded.

[RubbaJohnny]

Non top ops no doubt on DIY tea contributions.

Wouldn't it be good to read of a award for a guy who cleaned up like Sir Robert Mark did to the corrupt Met in 1970s London,

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