Currently the police fall under the direct control of the Junta. So it is the Junta that directs the "reform" of the police. And among the Junta's first orders was to transfer to an inactive station any police associated with the PTP. That's not reform but political assassination. That fairly well sums up the entire NCPO reform agenda.

And hasn't it had an amazing effect. Suddenly, all sorts of crimes have been uncovered, previously unsolvable crimes have been cleared, political untouchables charged, even corrupt police sentenced. It's like when you wash the scum out of your pool filter and start cleaning up the cesspool again.

Funny how these guys are considered as belonging to one camp while robber rubber barons et al are not touched.

A cynic might think that...oh well

A country have a big problem when the police behave like they are above the law ... which they all do here ... I hate them with a grudge

Currently the police fall under the direct control of the Junta. So it is the Junta that directs the "reform" of the police. And among the Junta's first orders was to transfer to an inactive station any police associated with the PTP. That's not reform but political assassination. That fairly well sums up the entire NCPO reform agenda.

And hasn't it had an amazing effect. Suddenly, all sorts of crimes have been uncovered, previously unsolvable crimes have been cleared, political untouchables charged, even corrupt police sentenced. It's like when you wash the scum out of your pool filter and start cleaning up the cesspool again.

Funny how these guys are considered as belonging to one camp while robber rubber barons et al are not touched.

A cynic might think that...oh well

A cynic might think that......their 3 year run of being untouchable is over. Oh well, so sad, never mind.

Currently the police fall under the direct control of the Junta. So it is the Junta that directs the "reform" of the police. And among the Junta's first orders was to transfer to an inactive station any police associated with the PTP. That's not reform but political assassination. That fairly well sums up the entire NCPO reform agenda.

And hasn't it had an amazing effect. Suddenly, all sorts of crimes have been uncovered, previously unsolvable crimes have been cleared, political untouchables charged, even corrupt police sentenced. It's like when you wash the scum out of your pool filter and start cleaning up the cesspool again.

Funny how these guys are considered as belonging to one camp while robber rubber barons et al are not touched.

A cynic might think that...oh well

A cynic might think that......their 3 year run of being untouchable is over. Oh well, so sad, never mind.

You are right that their run is over. There are "new" snouts in the trough now and anyone who think that things have changed in a fundamental way (and that's the only way to lasting change) is....well, naive is the nicest word I can come up with.

I remember when some suggested that the Junta were not serious about reform because they never forwarded any proposals. Well seems they are serious as here they are. Of course some are never happy and have now evolved their excuse into the next stage because their "no proposals" excuse has been proven wrong.

This new reform proposal certainly seems to be one way to stop a police chief having his insignia pinned on by an accused terrorist, accused mass murderer and convicted criminal fugitive ergo this will ensure that the highest ranked members of the police force have a moral fibre that has been lacking previously.

The Junta have certainly shown through their actions over the past 12 months that they have no tolerance for corruption and the increased scrutiny of the police (and the military for that matter) in general is glaringly obvious only overlooked by naive 7% supporters.

Plenty of smart people know what to do as shown in this study, but the powers that be will likely control it to their favor. Corruption is long entrenched in Thailand in many areas.

Corruption Thailand.pdf

Your 7% is based on a 4 year old survey? prior to the elections of 2011?

from the same article

A resounding 97 percent of respondents said that Thais have more values that unite than divide them. Reds and Yellows further agreed with the majority that double standards exist in the judicial process, that reconciliation efforts must be initiated before elections are held, that the presence of election observers would raise confidence in the integrity of the upcoming national elections, and that decentralization would help reduce conflict between urban and rural society, colors, and the persistent communal conflict in the Deep South. While there was no strong consensus in apportioning blame for the deaths that occurred during the May 2010 demonstrations – with 37 percent faulting government, 40 percent blaming the demonstrators, 4 percent holding both sides responsible, and 19 percent declining to comment – there was a shared apprehension that further political violence was bound to occur in the year ahead.

Such a shame that this doesn't seem to case now isn't it

You need to understand the workings of government, its only functions are to both protect and expand itself. It has no interest in doing anything that doesn't achieve those goals.

My own country is currently seeing politicians wriggling to try and avoid changing travel rorts. They will probably eventually anounce an inquiry that will go no where or reforms that do nothing. Either that or expand government departments to oversee itself and eventually do nothing.

This police announcement is the same, they are announcing an administrative change that will of course do nothing to clean up the police and it isn't intended to, it is being seen to be doing something so that they can continue to do nothing.

I remember when some suggested that the Junta were not serious about reform because they never forwarded any proposals. Well seems they are serious as here they are. Of course some are never happy and have now evolved their excuse into the next stage because their "no proposals" excuse has been proven wrong.

This new reform proposal certainly seems to be one way to stop a police chief having his insignia pinned on by an accused terrorist, accused mass murderer and convicted criminal fugitive ergo this will ensure that the highest ranked members of the police force have a moral fibre that has been lacking previously.

The Junta have certainly shown through their actions over the past 12 months that they have no tolerance for corruption and the increased scrutiny of the police (and the military for that matter) in general is glaringly obvious only overlooked by naive 7% supporters.

You are the comic gift that keeps on giving