Illegal road racers sent to military camp

By Kornkamon Aksorndech 
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Twenty-eight young people arrested for street racing have been remanded to a military camp from yesterday until Sunday in line with the “immunisation of Thai youths and children” project.

The project’s first batch of youth participants – whose parents and guardians will also be provided with guidance on how to discipline them – will spend the five days at the 5th Air Defence Artillery Division on Chaeng Wattana Road in Bangkok’s Lak Si district, Pol Maj-General Surachet Hakpan told a press conference on Wednesday. 

 

The camp, which was established by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s orders number 22/2558 and 46/2558, is a joint project by the Justice Ministry’s Department of Juvenile Observation and Protection, the Royal Thai Army, the Royal Thai Police and the Social Development and Human Security Ministry’s Department of Children and Youth.

 

Surachet said intensive operations in the past six months against street racing had led to a 50-per-cent drop in the crime.

In 17 operations targeting street racers, officers have seized 803 motorbikes and prosecuted 653 suspects, while conducting “training” for 1,435 individuals including 1,327 young people and parents and guardians, 44 schoolteachers, and 64 owners of garages where motorbikes had been modified, Surachet said. 

 

Another 24 suspects were arrested for inciting street racing; 34 Facebook pages featuring illegal races were closed; and 3,252 modified exhaustion systems, 456 tail pipes and other 3,681 accessories were seized in recent raids of 41 factories and garages producing equipment that did not meet official standards. 

 

Surachet also said that last year there had been 11,151 complaints of street racing – or 30 complaints per night – with the peak period between midnight and 2am. 

 

The top 10 Bangkok roads where illegal races occur were: Vibhavadi-Rangsit, 175 cases; Suwinthawong, 144; Rama III, 141; Western Kanchanapisek, 120; Sathupradit, 117; Rajvithi, 108; Phetchkasem, 95; Ram-Indra, 93; Rama VI, 86; and Phatthanakan, 85.

 

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Might work well for a few road rage drivers and arrogant Benz owners!

At this 'boot' camp, I can imagine that the first topic that is discussed is that the 'Fast and Furious' series are just movies, not a portrayal of real life.  Don't try to emulate the races; people can actually get killed and/or harmed.

 

Nevertheless, stupid kids (yes, even those that are 30-ish but still act like 12 year olds) all over the world worship this F&F crap.  Quite sad!

Idea is good and can help.

 

The cause is deeper in the society that make things like street racing happening.

 

When address that and solve it, these kind boot camps are not needed.

At last someone makes a sensible decision but unfortunately these people will no doubt soon go.back to business as usual

While boys will be boys, going through this is better than a juvenile jail and permanent record that some countries would give them.

They should start the day by being given a military hair cut ( buzz cut?).... then once acquainted with the idea that the system is serious... make em run till their feet blister. 

On 8/2/2017 at 3:31 PM, webfact said:

The camp, which was established by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s orders number 22/2558 and 46/2558

Those would be the orders from the military NCPO operating under its absolute powers. There is a fundamental lack of credibility when civilian law breakers are held accountable by military authorities who have shown no respect for the rule of law. The message is civilians have different judicial standards than the military. Nothing will be learned from these boot camps to change behavior.