Thai Police Warn Parents of Valentine's Day 'Dangers'
By Khaosod English


A flower market in Bangkok on 13 Feb 2014.

BANGKOK — As a part of an annual campaign to keep young people in line on Valentine's Day, the Royal Thai Police have warned parents to inform their children of the "dangers" associated with the occasion.

Parents, guardians, and teachers should instruct children to be extra careful on Valentine's Day this Saturday, Pol.Maj.Gen. Patipat Suban na Aytthaya said in a press conference yesterday.

“They should tell the children to be careful and take care of themselves. They should also ask for cooperation from children to avoid risky behavior on that day,"Pol.Maj.Gen. Patipat said.

Valentine’s Day has become a widely-celebrated in Thailand in recent decades. According to a report compiled by Kasikorn Bank, spending around the holiday last year amounted to 1.5 billion baht.

However, authorities in Thailand – a socially conservative country despite its freewheeling sex industry – frown upon the holiday, as it is perceived to encourage premarital sex. Every year, police and state agencies launch a campaign to ensure that Thai youths refrain from "inappropriate activities."

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-- Khaosod English 2015-02-10

"ask for cooperation from children to avoid risky behavior on that day"

any other day is ok... hence all the unwanted pregnancies

Blame it on Valentines day.

I would like to thank the Police for making me laugh my head off once again.

You really are amazing. The dangers of Love, shocking. I am so glad we have the enlightened telling us what to do and not to do.

It may surprise some that there are always more children born worldwide in the last 6 months of the Gregorian calendar than in the first 6. Valentine's Day may well be part of the reason.

Occam's razor suggests otherwise.

Have you seen the size of some of those thorns on rose stems. I say "Well done, the police!" Do the carefree, mostly uneducated, youth of Thailand know of this lurking hidden danger? Obviously not! But as ever, high ranking, RTP officers are on the case.

Maybe they'll just ban it next year for 'happiness' even though it is HAPPY Valentines day to begin with....

Thailand is such a joke!

A country run by children and the children not too bright!

Thailand is such a joke!

A country run by children and the children not too bright!

yes it's much better home in west, i hate thailand, everything so bad here, bud i can't move my aas home...... LoL

Have you seen the size of some of those thorns on rose stems. I say "Well done, the police!" Do the carefree, mostly uneducated, youth of Thailand know of this lurking hidden danger? Obviously not! But as ever, high ranking, RTP officers are on the case.

I hate to be pedantic (not really), but roses don't have thorns (despite the Poison song), they have prickles. And it is pricks the RTP are warning about. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorns,_spines,_and_prickles

It may surprise some that there are always more children born worldwide in the last 6 months of the Gregorian calendar than in the first 6. Valentine's Day may well be part of the reason.

Occam's razor suggests otherwise.

Winter Time plus nine months, or just nine months after Christmas / New Year ?

That's rich.

Worthless, corrupt hypocrites preaching "morality".

Since when has it been the job of RTP anyway?

It may surprise some that there are always more children born worldwide in the last 6 months of the Gregorian calendar than in the first 6. Valentine's Day may well be part of the reason.

Occam's razor suggests otherwise.

Winter Time plus nine months, or just nine months after Christmas / New Year ?

No. Next guess.

Have you seen the size of some of those thorns on rose stems. I say "Well done, the police!" Do the carefree, mostly uneducated, youth of Thailand know of this lurking hidden danger? Obviously not! But as ever, high ranking, RTP officers are on the case.

I hate to be pedantic (not really), but roses don't have thorns (despite the Poison song), they have prickles. And it is pricks the RTP are warning about. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorns,_spines,_and_prickles

prickles. - what a wonderful word. I'm gonna see how many times, in one day, I can use that word.

And if I can be just a little pedantic - what does 'I hate to be pedantic (not really)' really mean?

Why not just change it to "no boom boom day" in Thailand

Every year the same message

Thailand suffers from ground hog day ..... deja vue all over again

Educate the kids in school .... parents won't and don't do it

Why not just change it to "no boom boom day" in Thailand

Every year the same message

Thailand suffers from ground hog day ..... deja vue all over again

Educate the kids in school .... parents won't and don't do it

Not sure. Let's ask the TAT first what they think would be a good slogan to promote tourism

Have you seen the size of some of those thorns on rose stems. I say "Well done, the police!" Do the carefree, mostly uneducated, youth of Thailand know of this lurking hidden danger? Obviously not! But as ever, high ranking, RTP officers are on the case.

I hate to be pedantic (not really), but roses don't have thorns (despite the Poison song), they have prickles. And it is pricks the RTP are warning about. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorns,_spines,_and_prickles

prickles. - what a wonderful word. I'm gonna see how many times, in one day, I can use that word.

And if I can be just a little pedantic - what does 'I hate to be pedantic (not really)' really mean?

It means I am polite, but really don't mind being pedantic.

They are so misguided and full of risk. So young, inappropriate and so stupid; they'll stick their dik in anything, these Thai police will.

"Parents, watch over your children on that demonic 'Day of Love' imported from the decadent West!"

Leaves only 364 other days of the year...

That's rich.

Worthless, corrupt hypocrites preaching "morality".

Since when has it been the job of RTP anyway?

Last year it was the exact same message but from the culture. Ministry. Instead of trying to "control" unplanned pregnancies within the youth many would suggest they focus more their "noble" cause on more.pmore.pressing internal matter which have a far greater impact on the country and its' poverty and education rates.

Would there be any other country in the world where the police warn about teenage bonking?

ps: I was going to mention the thorns/prickles thing but I did not want to be a show-off

Take care & go home safely

Then get the TAT to stop promoting V-day to foreigners

Parents, guardians, and teachers should instruct children to be extra careful on Valentine's Day this Saturday, Pol.Maj.Gen. Patipat Suban na Aytthaya said in a press conference yesterday

Please tell me that this guy is not the daddy of the woman who killed some people with her car, when speeding quite a few moons ago. Please.

I don't think that there're too many with the same surname around. Does anybody remember this accident?

Maybe they'll just ban it next year for 'happiness' even though it is HAPPY Valentines day to begin with....

Maybe by this time next year unmarried sex will be banned too along with all the other deviant sexing they are thinking of banning. Then we can just call it unhappy valentines day.

Have you seen the size of some of those thorns on rose stems. I say "Well done, the police!" Do the carefree, mostly uneducated, youth of Thailand know of this lurking hidden danger? Obviously not! But as ever, high ranking, RTP officers are on the case.

You know what they say! The bigger the thorn the smaller the pen--!

I would say those big thorned roses are a big seller here to Thais.

Did I miss the warnings of pedophile Santa's in shopping malls?

Would there be any other country in the world where the police warn about teenage bonking?

ps: I was going to mention the thorns/prickles thing but I did not want to be a show-off

Are you a QI watcher too?

I love how it's the Thai dibble spreading this message. Possibly the most philandering bunch of shaggers in LOS and that's saying something.

Blame it on Valentines day.

Personally I blame it on the boogie.