webfact Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Curse succeeds in stopping litterbugs, official says By Coconuts Bangkok Photo: JS100 BANGKOK: -- For all the fruitless crackdowns on gambling, traffic, prostitution, pornography, etc., one city official says he has an approach that works: appeal to superstition. After Lat Krabang district amused us Friday by putting up a sign to hex people who litter, the district chief responded that his simple yet genius solution has worked before. District Chief Sin Nitithadakul said Saturday this is not the first time hes threatened to curse citizens who litter, as he pioneered this method when he was chief of Bang Kapi district. When residents living near Saen Saeb canal completely ignored a sign warning that littering would be punished with a THB10,000 fine last year... [read more here] Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2015/06/15/curse-succeeds-stopping-litterbugs-official-says -- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-06-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Quote ""For all the fruitless crackdowns on gambling, traffic, prostitution, pornography, etc., one city official says he has an approach that works: appeal to superstition."" So it is actually admitted that the "crackdowns" are fruitless And now playing the "superstition" card. Hilarious !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coulson Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Well...........if the hat fits.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Stupid is as stupid does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcisco Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) Could of tried posting an enforcement officer doing some ground work identifying the source of the trash, if it was just pedestrian type source or more dumping by businesses. And then deciding if installing bins or fences was an appropriate solution to the problem. Or could of just gone on an enforcement blitzkrieg the community won't forget for awhile. The competency of public servants or the reporters ability to report the situation in well rounded manner is seriously suspect because of those sorts of reports. Edited June 15, 2015 by jcisco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 So play upon mindless, crass superstition rather than put into action proper campaigns designed to educate people on the best way to preserve and/or protect their environment? Great.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitawatWatawit Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 "Go thee and Sin no more ..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcisco Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 "Go thee and Sin no more ..."you first, don't forget to write Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 "When residents living near Saen Saeb canal completely ignored a sign warning that littering would be punished with a THB10,000 fine last year" yes because it was simply not true....Or how many were punished with 10.000 THB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulainn Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) Don't drop your rubbish into the canal or the Bogie Man'll get ya!! Jesus!! You couldn't make it up!! Edited June 15, 2015 by Cuchulainn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Actually a very clever idea. Looks clean enough to swim in now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Actually a very clever idea. Looks clean enough to swim in now. They have even installed a little ladder to make it easy for you to climb out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) That's a wimpy curse, a real curse is something like "if you throw rubbish here, your chicken's will turn into emu's and kick you dunny down" Edited June 15, 2015 by Artisi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tominbkk Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 How about anyone caught throwing litter in will have to eat the litter and follow that meal with 2 liters of fine klong water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Start a rumour the area is haunted. Not only stop the littering, it would turn the area into a ghost town. BTW Brought a few white disposable Hazmat suits over, used them as raingear. Had to stop, at night they were scaring the crap out of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyBowskill Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 pikey's selling lucky heather or clothes pegs would clear up here, surprised more diddicoys have not made their way over......... At very least they could show Thais how to tar mac, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 A Nation of Babies Governed by Idiots. OR A Nation of Idiots Governed by Babies. You Pick....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLSEEINGEYE Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 as if living in a dirty rotten, disease infested, environment isn't enough of a curse? What other curse are they being threatened with? Bad lottery numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCanuk Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 It's a tactic which has worked elsewhere too. In Bombay there was a terrible problem with people pissing against walls in the city until the city officers started putting icons of the various gods at eye level along the wall in the worst affected areas. The theory went that the locals were too embarrassed to let the gods see their taliwackers and went to look for a toilet elsewhere. You really couldn't make it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skildpadden Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Well they didn't have respect for the environment, didn't want to keep the city nice and clean, sadly they only have respect for superstition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) How many Doctors, lawyers and or Educated people from the West are married to Thai wonen who believe in the hocus pocus ? .....Guys who never got a date or whatever.....Its kinda like a Dr in London dating a girl half his age that sells doughnuts.............My ex was mad about the spirit house at every property we ever bought. Who here reading this actualy believes that the spirt house on there property has anything to do with a temple? nada...nothing.....the mystic is very much diffrent than the Buddhaism Edited June 15, 2015 by NickJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggt Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Why don't they place a curse on Thais who rip off foreigners every chance they get? I have been cursing them for years...has not worked for me...but then I am not superstitious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimlove Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Maybe this "curse-trick" can work on police, officials, scam-artist, rapists, robbers, murderers, thiefs and what not ... there is plenty of Work to be done here ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneday Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 It's hard to argue with success. Whatever works I'm all for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 TiT. I can well imagine it would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby nz Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Perfectly sensible approach, if you are dealing with superstitious people use their superstitions to get them to change their behavior. Heck Ive cursed litter bugs myself many times particularly in national parks but perhaps curses after the deed is done dont work or maybe I have to do it in Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 It's a tactic which has worked elsewhere too. In Bombay there was a terrible problem with people pissing against walls in the city until the city officers started putting icons of the various gods at eye level along the wall in the worst affected areas. The theory went that the locals were too embarrassed to let the gods see their taliwackers and went to look for a toilet elsewhere. You really couldn't make it up! At just below waist height would have ensured no pissing up the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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