Kitty rescued from Lat Phrao flattening by top national cop

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Kitty rescued from Lat Phrao flattening by top national cop
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- A panicked kitty owes one of its nine lives to national police chief Somyod Pumpanmuang today after the sharp-eyed commander spotted it scramble under a moving vehicle.

Gen. Somyod, commander of the Royal Thai Police, was observing traffic at Lat Phrao intersection this morning when the imperiled kitten prompted him to immediately halt traffic to rescue the scared lump of fur.

Somyod stopped a Toyota before it could flatten the little black cat trying to cross the road, which has no kitten-friendly crossing areas.

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co//2014/11/03/kitty-rescued-lat-phrao-flattening-top-national-cop


-- Coconuts Bangkok 2014-11-04

[thesetat2013]

What is this? A chance to spotlight how good the RTP are?

Poor kitten! i wonder how much the owner will have to pay now?

Good thing he didn't cause any crashes whilst trying to stop traffic.

[tx22cb]

The DSI will now launch an in-depth investigation, endeavouring to solve the ancient riddle (with a Thai twist) - Why Did the Cat Cross the Road?

[NongKhaiKid]

Purrfect PR ?

It'll take one heck of a lot more to establish even a half decent image for the BIB.

Off topic comment removed

Edited November 4, 2014 by Crossy

[chooka]

Wait till the fire fighters union union hear about this, might have a demarcation dispute on our hands.

[Bender]

and what the journalists are doing there? please dont tell me it was staged?

[simon43]

Was it a Burmese cat??

[Crossy]

This thread is about the rescue of a cute little moggie, let's try to keep it that way.

A few off topic and inflammatory comments removed.

Please bear in mind the current situation before posting.

[noitom]

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What is this? A chance to spotlight how good the RTP are?

Poor kitten! i wonder how much the owner will have to pay now?

Good thing he didn't cause any crashes whilst trying to stop traffic.

They weren't interested in knowing that. And it took 4-5 police.

[tbthailand]

Pandering at its best.

[chainarong]

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The DSI will now launch an in-depth investigation, endeavouring to solve the ancient riddle (with a Thai twist) - Why Did the Cat Cross the Road?

To catch the chicken

[Beng]

Well done. That is what is needed here. Care for animals.

[NongKhaiKid]

Sharp eyed when it comes to a cute little moggie.

Nelsonian blind eye when it comes to murder investigations, police corruption and on and on.

[thesetat2013]

and what the journalists are doing there? please dont tell me it was staged?

Good point

[tomyummer]

So by stopping traffic for this kitten, he could have caused another accident in the back.

I'd like to see this guy rescue the meatball dogs now.

Edited November 4, 2014 by tomyummer

[brimacthai]

When they do something bad... you guys complain... when the do something good... you guys complain...

I'm sure from the kittens point of view... no matter the what or why... he or she is happy with the results!

[Ridler]

Lets nominate him for the Nobel Peace prize for next year.

I can't believe this is even a story on Thai Visa, really, cop doesn't run over a cat!!!

[JOC]

When they do something bad... you guys complain... when the do something good... you guys complain...

I'm sure from the kittens point of view... no matter the what or why... he or she is happy with the results!

Because this is a non-story!!

Instead of journalists wasting time on this, why not do some some digging into, how this animalloving hero could afford to buy shares for 360 million baht last week.

Donations from animal rights activists? Or.................

[thequietman]

He sent another officer to pick it up and then made him keep ii. What a rescue !

[kriswillems]

After all the news about the extremely large fortune of the Mr. Somyod and the way he acquired it, he's very lucky to have met the kitten.

Edited November 4, 2014 by kriswillems

[noitom]

Great! Now if he could only figure out how to make a few Thai big men busts we would have a legitimate police force.

[klauskunkel]

The steely-eyed commander has a heart...and a good sense for a photo op.

However,...

[daveAustin]

Good at rescuing pussies, not so good at real police work.

[NongKhaiKid]

Another success for the BIB so will the general be considering a reward ?

Oh, what do you give someone who has already been gifted the top job in his organisation and appears to have more than enough assets ot be getting on with ?

[chainarong]

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When they do something bad... you guys complain... when the do something good... you guys complain...

I'm sure from the kittens point of view... no matter the what or why... he or she is happy with the results!

Their brand name is so damaged can you really believe anything. As for the bird eating, environment destroying cat, run over the &lt;deleted&gt;!!er

Edited November 4, 2014 by chainarong

[Sviss Geez]

and what the journalists are doing there? please dont tell me it was staged?

What journalists? Ever heard about video cameras being available to the man in the street now? Perhaps someone filmed the incident and gave the video to whoever published it. It's not exactly a deserted area where it happened.

Edited November 4, 2014 by Sviss Geez

[Sviss Geez]

and what the journalists are doing there? please dont tell me it was staged?

Good point

Nah, irrelevant bad point.

[Sviss Geez]

So by stopping traffic for this kitten, he could have caused another accident in the back.

But he didn't.

[Lupatria]

We all know they are in desperate need of good PR but does it really have to go this low. Even if he rescued a herd of white elephants from the rooftop of police headquarters, it won't take the spotlight from a tiny little unsolved issue called Koh Tao.

[CantSpell]

Hope they took the cat DNA...

Just to be sure