Phuket Governor pushes 'Visiting 3K Police Stations' project

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Phuket Governor pushes 'Visiting 3K Police Stations' project
Phuket Gazette -

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut inspected Karon Police Station yesterday as part of his “Visiting 3K Police Stations” campaign to promote Phuket as a safe holiday destination.

The governor is using the project to keep a close eye on police stations at three key tourism beach areas – Kathu (Patong), Kamala and Karon.

In October Governor Maitri was given a rundown of the Patong precinct and crime stats by Patong Police Superintendent Chiraphat Pochanaphan

Yesterday, it was Karon Police Superintendent Weerawat Jantarawichit’s turn to share some of last fiscal year’s results with the governor.

From October 2012 to September 2013 there were 20 complaints filed to the Karon Police Station by tourists, Col Weerawat said. Most of the complaints involved lost or damaged property.

“There were 54 cases in which tourists were suspects; most of those cases were concerning foreigners working illegally,” he said.

Col Weerawat assured Gov Maitri that he was doing everything in his power to prepare for the upcoming high season, which unofficially kicks off in Phuket tomorrow with the Patong Carnival (story here).

“We have set up the Kata-Karon Safety Zone campaign, which trains volunteers to help police protect tourists and their property,” he said.

The station and its 80 officers are responsible for 20 square kilometers, 93 registered hotels and rental properties, four gold shops, nine bank offices, 23 mini-marts and a total of 8,000 local residents, Col Weerawat explained.

Governor Maitri called on all members of the community to support police efforts to make Phuket a safer tourist destination.

“Ensuring public safety is not only the responsibility of the police, but also of local people, who are an important force in keeping an eye on suspicious or bad behavior in their community,” Governor Maitri said in October as part of his Visiting 3K Police Stations program.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Phuket-Governor-pushes-Visiting-3K-Police-Stations-project-23027.html

-- Phuket Gazette 2013-12-15

[LivinginKata]

some old tired rhetoric.

[spare5]

3K?

What about GS and Yuasa?

[andreandre]

“Ensuring public safety is not only the responsibility of the police, but also of local people,

Covering up the lack of action by the local BIB and saying its also the responsibility of the local people is buck-passing at best, and shows just how screwed up the whole thing is .

Isn't this why a police force exists? to work at policing..

[NamKangMan]

“Ensuring public safety is not only the responsibility of the police, but also of local people,

Covering up the lack of action by the local BIB and saying its also the responsibility of the local people is buck-passing at best, and shows just how screwed up the whole thing is .

Isn't this why a police force exists? to work at policing..

"Isn't this why a police force exists? to work at policing." - or in Phuket's case, to work at non-policing.

[brit1984]

the governor's "campaign" consists of visiting 3 police stations

i don't see how that will help much in the fight against crime

[Greer]

“Ensuring public safety is not only the responsibility of the police, but also of local people,

Covering up the lack of action by the local BIB and saying its also the responsibility of the local people is buck-passing at best, and shows just how screwed up the whole thing is .

Isn't this why a police force exists? to work at policing..

"Isn't this why a police force exists? to work at policing." - or in Phuket's case, to work at non-policing.

Its a little too simplistic to say that the public don't have to be involved, and its the police job alone. Yes the final responsibility does fall to the police to ensure public safety, but there are things that the general public can and should do - such as reporting suspicious behaviors etc.

Making a community in which crime is less attractive, is the way to go toward helping yourselves - if you all sit back and say "Hey its not my job!", without even thinking about what any individual could do toward helping make the community safer, then you will fail, and it will become like the US and Australia and the UK - a total Nanny State where the government has to provide guidance on wiping your bum!

Is that what you really want?

[andreandre]

“Ensuring public safety is not only the responsibility of the police, but also of local people,

Covering up the lack of action by the local BIB and saying its also the responsibility of the local people is buck-passing at best, and shows just how screwed up the whole thing is .

Isn't this why a police force exists? to work at policing..

"Isn't this why a police force exists? to work at policing." - or in Phuket's case, to work at non-policing.

Its a little too simplistic to say that the public don't have to be involved, and its the police job alone. Yes the final responsibility does fall to the police to ensure public safety, but there are things that the general public can and should do - such as reporting suspicious behaviors etc.

Making a community in which crime is less attractive, is the way to go toward helping yourselves - if you all sit back and say "Hey its not my job!", without even thinking about what any individual could do toward helping make the community safer, then you will fail, and it will become like the US and Australia and the UK - a total Nanny State where the government has to provide guidance on wiping your bum!

Is that what you really want?

Keeping it simple..if the BIB did more than just set up road blocks and were seen to be on the job and pro-active in all areas of law enforcement and not just money collectors for un named people way up the food chain, the governor would not have to keep making ridiculous statements like this ,this is just one of many deflecting the real issues.

[bangon04]

"From October 2012 to September 2013 there were 20 complaints filed to the Karon Police Station by tourists, Col Weerawat said. Most of the complaints involved lost or damaged property.

“There were 54 cases in which tourists were suspects; most of those cases were concerning foreigners working illegally,” he said."

So to summarise... there were not too many problems, and most of them were caused by foreigners.

[madmitch]

20 complaints? Well I have sent at least three people to get police reports for lost or stolen property during this time. That leaves another 17 in the whole of Karon and Kata.

Where do they get these figures from? I would guess 20 a week and even that could be understated.