Thai Police to equip checkpoints with fingerprint scanners

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Police to equip checkpoints with fingerprint scanners
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Royal Thai Police are preparing to equip checkpoints with portable fingerprint scanners as a measure to enhance crime suppression.

The force's top adviser General Jarumporn Suramanee revealed the plan yesterday after he accepted 23 portable fingerprint scanners from the Australian Federal Police.

"These scanners will be linked to the database of suspects facing arrest warrants," Jarumporn said. "This way, it is going to be easier to intercept and arrest suspected criminals."

According to Pol Lt-General Winai Thongsong, assistant National Police commissioner, more than 700,000 arrest warrants were issued between October 2002 and September last year.


-- The Nation 2014-04-05

[Doc46]

700000 arrest warrants;;;;;;;;;;; So it is now called LOC;;;;;;;;Land Of Criminals

[NongKhaiKid]

Does this mean random fingerprint testing ? Anywhere else that would be a human rights issue unless an arrest has been made.

So on ' Helmet Days ' will offenders pay their ' fine ' then move on to have their prints checked or how much will it cost to buy their way out of that ?

[AhFarangJa]

In Saud a few years back we all had to have a biometric fingerprint taken before resident permits (iquamas) were renewed. Several times, whilst leaving from Riyadh I have been asked to put finger on the scanner.....no work ....try again....no work....try again....no work......you go....... maybe will be the same here, who knows!!

[petedk]

In Saud a few years back we all had to have a biometric fingerprint taken before resident permits (iquamas) were renewed. Several times, whilst leaving from Riyadh I have been asked to put finger on the scanner.....no work ....try again....no work....try again....no work......you go....... maybe will be the same here, who knows!!

Maybe almost the same...... no work.... try again.....no work .... you pay me 200 baht... you go.

[smedly]

well they are definitely looking in the right place

[zydeco]

"These scanners will be linked to the database of suspects facing arrest warrants," Jarumporn said. "This way, it is going to be easier to intercept and arrest suspected criminals."

Well, that ought to take out about 90 percent of the participants. The other 10 percent are already on parole.

[JoePai]

Working breathalyzer units would be of more use

[ginjag]

Warning to certain M.Ps and others, stay off the streets.

[noitom]

3 of these arrest warrants are to the Ferrari hit and run cop killer who we never hear about anymore.

[NanLaew]

700000 arrest warrants;;;;;;;;;;; So it is now called LOC;;;;;;;;Land Of Criminals

No, no no... wrong collective.

it's a hub,.. a HUB of criminals!

[pmugghc]

Will these scanners filter out all the hired Burmese "protestors"?

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[noitom]

How could anyone believe that Thai police could implement a national fingerprint scanner remotely? The main Thai police office in Bangkok still uses ink pads and imitation gojo after when you wash up?

[clockman]

Its just smoke and mirrors. T.IT.

[Thai at Heart]

23 portable scanners?

1. Batt mutt

2. Network mai dee

How does this cover the whole country? They have all of these records in digital form? Can the cross reference this, that fast?

Of course if you do catch a criminal on the run, that opens up all kinds of possibilities for some fun.

[american12bthai]

not only can they steal your data AND set you up for a crime you didnt commit... IF you choose to alow them to have you fingerprint i would not choose that finger for any future devices.

[american12bthai]

xfghsfhfhfghs

[givenall]

What a joke. You have to awake at the check points to do anything

[DLP]

Sounds like a good thing, but will it work. I doubt it.

[Loles]

Just go ahaed.

I guess will be launched a new tea money level in menu.

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23. Caught by fingerprint scanner but let him go ............................... 10 000 B (the first 3 months 20% promotion).

[thaipod]

Just like the electronic ticketing that was issued to all police stations . Never to be seen again.

[RubbaJohnny]

Clue the real crime maybe the awarding of the alleged "detectors"

Anywhere else you'd think I'm an old cyncic but

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GT200#Thailand

Chopsticks not dogs really I'm not making this up

Despite the outcome of the tests, Thai Army chief General Anupong Paojinda said that he would not order his soldiers to stop using the GT200. He insisted that "the device operators on the ground can use them effectively. This may not be explained scientifically, but I'm telling the truth." While not rejecting the result of the tests, he stood by the device's effectiveness and argued that "as the men on the ground are impressed with it and demanded the equipment, it is the duty of the commander to procure them." He rejected the use of sniffer dogs on the grounds that they could not detect explosives at a distance and were disliked by Muslims for religious reasons. The former army chief General Sonthi Boonyaratglin also argued that the purchase of the GT200 had been justified as there was demand from operational units, despite the high price of the device: "Price is not an issue if the device is able to save people's lives." Prime Minister Abhisit ordered the scientists who had conducted the tests to explain their findings to the military and ask them to stop using the device, but said that he did not want to confront the army.^[65] Some soldiers, however, were reported to have abandoned the GT200 and turned instead to using chopsticks and their own hands to detect bombs hidden on motorcycles

I guess theBS detector aretoo sensitive fo Thai wai as so much background,trials at Snambing and Dobuy may eventually be able to automatically discern if polis are dissimulating.

[JesseFrank]

xfghsfhfhfghs

That's my take on it as well.

Edited April 5, 2014 by JesseFrank

[bangon04]

Working breathalyzer units would be of more use

At lest they didn't give him more bomb detectors....

[bangon04]

Just like the electronic ticketing that was issued to all police stations . Never to be seen again.

anybody remember the computer controlled traffic light coordination system?

[bangon04]

Just like the electronic ticketing that was issued to all police stations . Never to be seen again.

anybody remember the computer controlled traffic light coordination system?

[Crushdepth]

Linked to a database eh? Riiiighttt....

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[Tokay]

Jesus H. Christ, it never ends. These won't be used, and everyone in the country, including criminals, know this.