Police chief urges officers to make people have faith in police again

BANGKOK, 5 October 2014 (NNT) - Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police Pol.Gen. Somyot Phumphanmuang has delivered his policy to high-ranking police officers, urging them to quickly create love among the people and improve the quality of life of their subordinates.

The national police chief on Sunday chaired a meeting on the Royal Thai Police’s policy in the 2015 fiscal year. Highlights of the policy included drug suppression, fight against corruption, solutions to the Southern unrest, service to the general public in all dimensions as well as efforts to draw faith and trust from the people.

Pol.Gen. Somyot also called on the police officials to make sure that their subordinates live dignified and honorable lives by making plans aimed at concretely improving their quality of life.

-- NNT 2014-10-05

Yeah Whatever! A total clean out and restart is required IMHO

Interestingly no reference to upholding the rule of law?

Give us the real murderers of the Kho Tao killings and then I will try my best to have faith in the Thai police.

"Improving the quality of their lives"

Means "go get your tea money boys!"

"Pol.Gen. Somyot also called on the police officials to make sure that their subordinates live dignified and honorable lives by making plans aimed at concretely improving their quality of life."

How about better training and a decent standard of living salary?

Couldn't do any harm to try it.

They have a looong ways to go before anyone is going to have faith in them.

Highway police officers arrested in bribery sting.

No role models in society, nothing changes ever. Third world.

Hem as got to be JOKING...

Everywhere I have been in Thailand , either as a Tourist or where I live, I see Police Corruption at so many levels ???

He ain't foolong anyone, and then Outside world is now really getting to see what happens here.

YES I still like living here, but there is a lot of things that I don't agree on, but I can live with, in the hope the future is brighter, not just for me, but the PEOPLE of THAILAND...

… urging them to quickly create love among the people ….

Apparently there is a contest going between top officials:

Who can so the most ridiculous thing and get people to believe it.

What, are they supposed to hand out flowers?

Do your jobs properly, stop taking corruption money, stop beating confessions out of people, stop fitting people up for crimes they didn't do, stop the arrogance in thinking you own the place, stop using public money to buy your big houses.....

Shall I continue..??

It will take a lot more than an appeal to change peoples views of the RTP. Way too many rotten apples within the force and at all levels.

Their reputation for being generally unhelpfull,corrupt,incompetent and on the make will take years of effort to change and many would fall back into their old ways first chance they got..

Really don't see this happening its too big a task.

The whole of thai society would have to change to support this being able to happen.

"Pol.Gen. Somyot also called on the police officials to make sure that their subordinates live dignified and honorable lives by making plans aimed at concretely improving their quality of life."

How about better training and a decent standard of living salary?

Couldn't do any harm to try it.

Better pay would help, but the training required to become a police officer is actually much more extensive than in the west. The problem from top to bottom is that Thai police do not see themselves as public servants here to protect and serve the public, but rather as entrepreneurs able to make money with their position. Justice is only available to who can pay the most. The public hates them yet when there 900 positions become open, they get 90,000 applicants. If you do not find ways to make money abusing your power, you are shunned by your family and colleagues. It is systemic and will take generations,with an "s", to change.

Sack the lot of them and start all over again, would be a good start.

Bunch of corrupt clowns.

urging them to quickly create love among the people and improve the quality of life of their subordinates.

We don't need them to create love and improve the quality of life. All we want is for them to do their job of locking up true criminals, stop extortions, and quit lying to everyone for fk sake. Is that too much to ask? Yes of course is with these clowns.

They have a looong ways to go before anyone is going to have faith in them.

Highway police officers arrested in bribery sting.

Yeah those highway cops are all on the take. I keep 200 baht in my international driver's license.

They lie like hell. Tell me I'm speeding when I'm not & arbitrarily pull me over for driving in the wrong lane. Bastards.

Police chief urges officers to make people have faith in police again????

never had...

Hot air, nothing more.

And respect is something that has to be EARNED.

since when has anyone ever had any faith in thai police, they have never been trusted, everyone knows they are simply corrupt like all other govt people and that they refuse to do their jobs unless special payments are offered.

here they are taking sharky away for reporting a break in

Sack the lot of them and start all over again, would be a good start.

Bunch of corrupt clowns.

Don't know if that approach will work. Ex: The entire Iraq army was sacked after the Gulf War...now the reconstituted army is worst.

Happiness and now love.

What next?

Mission impossible ! Respect has to be earned.

This is a serious joke.

They have a looong ways to go before anyone is going to have faith in them.

Highway police officers arrested in bribery sting.

Yeah those highway cops are all on the take. I keep 200 baht in my international driver's license.

They lie like hell. Tell me I'm speeding when I'm not & arbitrarily pull me over for driving in the wrong lane. Bastards.

Save your money. Invest in a car cam.

Definition of Thai Police

P - Professionally

O - Organized

L- Legally

I - Inept

C - Criminal

E - Element

Where to start ?, When all the high up officers have paid to be in that

job with money, not by proficiency,or hard work,so the most corrupt rise

to the top,leaving the ones at the bottom to do anything and everything

to try and move up the ladder.

regards Worgeordie

Where to start ?, When all the high up officers have paid to be in that

job with money, not by proficiency,or hard work,so the most corrupt rise

to the top,leaving the ones at the bottom to do anything and everything

to try and move up the ladder.

regards Worgeordie

Who did they pay I wonder..... must be up the chain.....Police Chief perhaps.... who now wants them to reform..... fat chance of that happening.

Got a cop in the family. Senior Sergeant Major. One of the nicest guys you'll ever meet, and totally corrupt to the core.

Police chief urges officers to make people have faith in police again.

At least he's got a good sense of humour. Funny man. 5555555