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Hello Kitty disciplines Thai police Ian MacKinnon in Bangkok
Tuesday August 7, 2007 The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk...50,00.html 
Errant Thai police had better beware. Offenders who refuse to heed superiors' warnings to mend their ways will find themselves shamed into doing so - forced to wear a hot pink armband adorned with the Japanese cartoon character Hello Kitty, beloved of little girls.
Frustrated senior officers searching for ways to force their underlings to toe the line believe the cutesy armband will be sufficiently humiliating to deter policemen from further misdemeanours. It would prove a stark contrast to the figure-hugging grey uniforms, highly polished black knee boots, white helmets and mirror shades that mean most Thai police could pass as US motorcycle cops. Police who are late for duty, get into fights with colleagues and park in restricted zones will be the prime targets for this most novel of disciplinary procedures. But wearing the armband - Hello Kitty portrayed lounging on two hearts - for a day is for first-time offenders only. Persistent offenders will find themselves subject to much stiffer sanctions. "Simple warnings no longer work," said police general Pongpat Chayaphan, acting chief of Bangkok's crime suppression division. "This new twist is expected to make them feel guilt and shame and prevent them from repeating the offence, no matter how minor. "[Hello] Kitty is a cute icon for young girls. It is not something macho police officers want covering their biceps." Stupid!  | |
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fhqwhgads said: Ian MacKinnon in Bangkok
Tuesday August 7, 2007 The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk...50,00.html
Errant Thai police had better beware. Offenders who refuse to heed superiors' warnings to mend their ways will find themselves shamed into doing so - forced to wear a hot pink armband adorned with the Japanese cartoon character Hello Kitty, beloved of little girls.
Frustrated senior officers searching for ways to force their underlings to toe the line believe the cutesy armband will be sufficiently humiliating to deter policemen from further misdemeanours. It would prove a stark contrast to the figure-hugging grey uniforms, highly polished black knee boots, white helmets and mirror shades that mean most Thai police could pass as US motorcycle cops. Police who are late for duty, get into fights with colleagues and park in restricted zones will be the prime targets for this most novel of disciplinary procedures. But wearing the armband - Hello Kitty portrayed lounging on two hearts - for a day is for first-time offenders only. Persistent offenders will find themselves subject to much stiffer sanctions. "Simple warnings no longer work," said police general Pongpat Chayaphan, acting chief of Bangkok's crime suppression division. "This new twist is expected to make them feel guilt and shame and prevent them from repeating the offence, no matter how minor. "[Hello] Kitty is a cute icon for young girls. It is not something macho police officers want covering their biceps." Stupid! | |
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I LOVE IT!!!
I want one!!!!! |
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I like the idea. i wished they do something like that here.
Then the people can kinda keep an eye on the fuck-ups. | |
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The thing is, they only wear it around the office, not when they're out on the street on patrol, so why bother? It'd really shame them to have them walking around on the beat with the armbands on. Still, I'm not sure they'd like the police officers to be even less respected than they are now. Despite the horrendous consequences for even minor offences, I'm not sure any foreigners have anything but contempt for the Thai police. | |
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fhqwhgads said: The thing is, they only wear it around the office, not when they're out on the street on patrol, so why bother? It'd really shame them to have them walking around on the beat with the armbands on. Still, I'm not sure they'd like the police officers to be even less respected than they are now. Despite the horrendous consequences for even minor offences, I'm not sure any foreigners have anything but contempt for the Thai police.
oh. that is stupid. eveyone know when someones a fuck-up at thier own job.  | |
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And ask pretty much any Thai about the police and they'll say most are corrupt, have many mistresses and will tell of how at the end of the month around pay day for Thai workers the police are out on the roads looking for indiscretions (cracked indicator, dirty number plate, expired tax, people sitting in the back of pick-up trucks on the flat bed - stuff they let go most of the time) so that they can get 'on the spot fines' and drink whiskey with their mates. | |
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oh.
well, in that case it's just dumb. And I don't like the idea of making anything "feminine" seem duragatory. I disapprove on principle. There's nothing wrong with hello kitty, there's nothing wrong with anything pink and there's nothing wrong with being a little girl. All that said, I would LOVE to see policemen all in uniform with a cute little hello kitty armband. That's what I'd love to see. |
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Just make the wear a Prince t-shirt.
That'll show their asses! | |
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Imago said: Just make the wear a Prince t-shirt.
That'll show their asses! 
No wait, the punishment should be to walk into a busy record store and buy a copy of 'Lovesexy'.  | |
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fhqwhgads said: Imago said: Just make the wear a Prince t-shirt.
That'll show their asses!
No wait, the punishment should be to walk into a busy record store and buy a copy of 'Lovesexy'. Been there. Done that. In the deep south of The US might I add... during the 80s. Yeah, I'm a true Soldja. | |
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Imago said: fhqwhgads said:
No wait, the punishment should be to walk into a busy record store and buy a copy of 'Lovesexy'. Been there. Done that. In the deep south of The US might I add... during the 80s. Yeah, I'm a true Soldja. But I've done it as a straight man. It's different. | |
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That's Hawt.  | |
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fhqwhgads said: Imago said: Been there. Done that. In the deep south of The US might I add... during the 80s. Yeah, I'm a true Soldja. But I've done it as a straight man. It's different.  | |
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Imago said: fhqwhgads said: But I've done it as a straight man. It's different. | |
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