Drunk cop who set up drink driving stop ordered out!

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Drunk cop who set up drink driving stop ordered out!

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

NONG KHAI: -- The governor of Nong Khai has reacted swiftly to a video of a cop who set up an impromptu traffic stop in the middle of the road.

 

San Thananta attached to the Na Ngiw police was evidently drunk. He had parked his 191 patrol vehicle in the middle of the road.

 

The tanked up cop was trying to stop members of the public

 

Several people including a woman who posted a video online had told him what he was doing was wrong - at the very least he should be by the side of the road.

 

He spoke almost incoherently in the cab of his pick-up.

 

When provincial governor Phaisan Leusomboon saw the clip on Facebook the reaction was quick. He ordered the complete and indefinite transfer of the cop to inactive duties at HQ.

 

And he ordered an immediate investigation into the cop's behavior that he said has tarnished the image of the police.

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-07-24

 

 

[George Bowman]

I'm thinking he drove himself home.

[drbrit]

Not in any way "tarnishing the image" of the police - simply reinforcing the image of the police.

 

I was once stopped by a cop on a motorbike so blind drunk he struggled to put it on its side stand and staggered over to our car.  He was unable to stand properly so leaned on the car to talk with alcohol breath to us.

1st 'reason' - we went through a red light.  Nope, it was still green

2nd 'reason'  - we were not wearing our seat belts.  Erm, we are still wearing them

 

I told him I would switch to English and then I pretended to call the British Embassy.   He then just said he wants some money for some more whiskey.

 

Tarnishing the image.... LOL

 

[Thaiwrath]

Another "inactive" post about to be filled.

[darksidedog]

40 minutes ago, webfact said:

He ordered the complete and indefinite transfer of the cop to inactive duties at HQ.

Well whoopee! If it was a member of the public, they would have been arrested and got a heavy fine or imprisonment, but the Provincial Governor thinks that is not necessary. The man should be sacked forthwith, AND face criminal charges for the drink driving and possibly a further charge of bringing the force into disrepute. Even though the latter is quite laughable given the reputation of the police already.

[colinneil]

Yet again a Thai policeman drunk on duty, and all they can say is we will investigate. !!Bloody pathetic !!

Had that been joe public, arrested, locked up fined etc etc.

When are the authorities going to rain in all these corrupt/ drunken <deleted> holes?

[Rancid]

Well as long as they are just stumbling around drunk and not gunning citizens down then I suppose it isn't too bad...

[mikebell]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

When provincial governor Phaisan Leusomboon saw the clip on Facebook the reaction was quick.

The country is run by Facebook.  No decision is taken unless it has been brought to the attention of the ruling classes by bad publicity.  With the reputation of the police tarnished beyond redemption why is there no decisive strong action?  Why is the drunk cop not behind bars?

[NCC1701A]

it's getting to point where you can't sell underage girls or be blind drunk on duty anymore without some a hole putting you on facebook.

 

whats the point of being a Thai policeman anymore?

 

Edited July 24, 2017 by NCC1701A

[ratcatcher]

54 minutes ago, mikebell said:

The country is run by Facebook.  No decision is taken unless it has been brought to the attention of the ruling classes by bad publicity.  With the reputation of the police tarnished beyond redemption why is there no decisive strong action?  Why is the drunk cop not behind bars?

 "Why is the drunk cop not behind bars?"

Quite simply because he prefers to spend his time in bars getting drunk.

[Cadbury]

Can't understand why Prayut is complaining about the lack of public spirituality. This fool of a copper seems to have consumed plenty of it.

Having his name struck from the distribution list (inactive duties) will be a severe penalty and will take a bit of explaining to wifie and mia noi when they have their budgets cut.

[YetAnother]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

He ordered the complete and indefinite transfer of the cop to inactive duties at HQ.

 

And he ordered an immediate investigation into the cop's behavior that he said has tarnished the image of the police.

says it all about the so-called 'rule of law' here; what we get is 'transfer' and 'image'

[dddave]

1 hour ago, darksidedog said:

Well whoopee! If it was a member of the public, they would have been arrested and got a heavy fine or imprisonment, but the Provincial Governor thinks that is not necessary. The man should be sacked forthwith, AND face criminal charges for the drink driving and possibly a further charge of bringing the force into disrepute. Even though the latter is quite laughable given the reputation of the police already.

Sacking cops is never easy in almost all countries of the world, especially in the west.  Civil Service protections and mandatory arbitration make removing incompetent, corrupt and dangerous police a nightmare and even when initially successful, frequently over-ruled at a later date, often awarding back pay and damages.

The truth is that "Moving to an inactive post" is often the only option for immediate action. 

[PatOngo]

What a truly delightful bunch they are!

[dotpoom]

Hardly ordered out as the header states......more like ordered sideways...."He ordered the complete and indefinite transfer of the cop to inactive duties at HQ.".

 

[yellowboat]

Shaking down people is in his blood along with lots of alcohol. 

[tomwct]

The Inactive Ranks of the Police grow everyday! How many cops do they have on the force? It's quite apparent they too many!

[DekDaeng]

4 hours ago, mikebell said:

The country is run by Facebook.  No decision is taken unless it has been brought to the attention of the ruling classes by bad publicity.  With the reputation of the police tarnished beyond redemption why is there no decisive strong action?  Why is the drunk cop not behind bars?

Facebook or not, things happening is a pleasant change 

[oldlakey]

4 hours ago, Rancid said:

Well as long as they are just stumbling around drunk and not gunning citizens down then I suppose it isn't too bad...

There is always a silver lining

[sammieuk1]

No tarnishing just a well worn patina with a thin veneer of Sangsom.  

[Tilacme]

1 hour ago, dotpoom said:

Hardly ordered out as the header states......more like ordered sideways...."He ordered the complete and indefinite transfer of the cop to inactive duties at HQ.".

 

Ironic that the dregs have a fast track to HQ.

[Honky69]

Ah the poor lad, must have had a bad day and needed a bit of cash to buy some more of that wonderful Thai Whiskey for himself as he is only half way towards being drunk. Got to laugh at the examples they set as Policeman.

[lucjoker]

The most friendly cop i ever saw....

did no ask for money......did not even leave his car.....did not show his gun ......

Wish they were all like this !

[saminoz]

Drunk on spirits AND drunk on power!

[Gandtee]

A hefty fine holding a glass of beer so advertising alcohol? What's the fine for facebooking a drunk cop so advertising alcohol.? 'It's a mad, mad world'. Well, this part is. 

[les Dennis]

Thats your run of the mill tarnishing. The copper in full uniform taking a photo up a young university students skirt in 7-11, thats proper tarnishing.

[Familyaffairs]

He means 'enriched their reputation' they never cease to amaze...but admittedly this was a new high.

[phantomfiddler]

"Inactive" but paid duties, I would think. Somewhere out in the waving rice is a huge warehouse with hundreds of thousands of policemen staring vaguely into space, but collecting their paychecks at month,s end. Any policeman found guilty of criminal activities, or shaking down the public, should be immediately fired and replaced with a suitable candidate, and this is the only way the police force can be re-organised into a respectable body of law enforcement. Is this going to happen ? 555555555 !

[wvavin]

Please don't waste media space for such idiot.

[sambum]

Ah, that well worn phrase again - "inactive duties"!  When I saw the headline "ordered out" I thought it was too good to be true!