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Thailand Cracking Down On Misbehaving Cops August 6, 2007

Posted by Michael in Crime.
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And they mean business, by golly.

BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai police officers who break rules will be forced to wear hot pink armbands featuring Hello Kitty, the Japanese icon of cute, as a mark of shame, a senior officer said Monday.

Police officers caught littering, parking in a prohibited area, or arriving late — among other misdemeanors — will be forced to stay in the division office and wear the armband all day, said Police Col. Pongpat Chayaphan. The officers won’t wear the armband in public.

The striking armband features Hello Kitty sitting atop two hearts.

Man, that is harsh.

And Hello Kitty is from Japan , fer cryin’ out loud. I’m not sure the misbehaving Thai cops will be able to take this brutal form of discipline.

But, current plans are to show no mercy to the offenders.

“Simple warnings no longer work. This new twist is expected to make them feel guilt and shame and prevent them from repeating the offense, no matter how minor,” said Pongpat, acting chief of the Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok.

Bad Thai cops to endure Kitty shame – Yahoo! News

It’s sounds funny to Westerners, but this program might work.  In Asian shame cultures, losing face is about the worst thing that can happen to you.  Threatening cops with the humiliation of wearing a Hello Kitty armband might actually be an effective deterrent.

Note that they would only be shamed at the police station with co-workers.  It would be unthinkable to do this in public.

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1. BrewFan - August 6, 2007

Hello

2. eddiebear - August 6, 2007

Shame?

3. Lipstick - August 6, 2007

Iz on ur arm
Makin u ghey

4. Enas Yorl - August 6, 2007

I wonder how long it would take before they realized I was doing that stuff just so I could chill out at the office and wear the cool armband?

5. Thai Tranny Cop - August 6, 2007

Hmmmm, yummy!

6. Mr Minority - August 6, 2007

We here in America ought to adopt something similar. Say like a arm band with Richard Simmons’ face on it saying:

“Touch My Power Glutes!”

7. Bart - August 6, 2007

*ATTENTION*

This is a Must Watch video. It’s disgusting and funny.

WARINING: Do not watch this video if sex talk offends you.
Do not watch this video if you’re operating heavy machinery.

NSFW!

8. sandy burger - August 6, 2007

Somebody should make Thai officers wear Hello Kitty if they launch military coups.

9. Bangkok Apartments - August 7, 2007

What can one say.. This is Thailand..

10. euphrosyne1115 - August 7, 2007

Oh, Comment #6. I just threw up a little in my throat.

11. samanta - November 24, 2007

hoa

12. Bryony - June 7, 2008

hiya u ok

13. Anonymous - June 7, 2008

i feel sick

14. mama - June 17, 2008

martu kitty

15. Anonymous - July 6, 2008

muchas letras pero pocas fotos y eso es lo que se quiere FOTOS

16. Anonymous - July 18, 2008

oi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TE ADORO

17. monica - July 23, 2008

HOLA!!!!!! HELLO
K
I
T
T
Y
BUENO YO QUERIA DECIR Q ELLA ES UNA DE LAS GATITA MAS
LINDA DE TODAS
AY SI ESTAN DIVERTIDA Y TIERNA
AH!! SI x ARIA MONTONES DE
MENSAJE PARA ELLA
Y ESTA MUY LINDA LA PICK
BUENO ESO ERA TODO!!!!!!!!!!!!
XAITO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

18. monica - July 23, 2008

HELLO!!!!
K
I
T
T
Y_____________________________
FNS NUMERO 1 JAJA
XAITO

19. nely - July 25, 2008

hola hello kitty…………………………………………….jejejejejeje

20. nely - July 25, 2008

eres la mejor de las gatitas y muy tierna ………………………………………….chausito te quiero un monton

21. ELENA - July 25, 2008

HOLA QUE ONDAS

22. LUZ ENEIDA - July 25, 2008

OLA SABES YO TE ADMIRO MUCHO Y TE QUIERO

23. LUZ ENEIDA - July 25, 2008

HOLA SA BES QUE TE ADMIEO MUCHO TE QUIERO

24. Muslihoon - July 25, 2008

Pero yo no te quiero. Lo siento. Por favor busca a tu novio en cualquier otro sitio.

25. eddiebear - July 25, 2008

Yo quiero Taco Bell.

26. Muslihoon - July 25, 2008

Ah. Me parece que te guste ir al baño con frecuencia, ¿verdad?

27. eddiebear - July 25, 2008

Si.

28. Anonymous - July 27, 2008

ola hello kytty
que tal estas
me a gusta do
tu foto mucho

29. carlos - July 29, 2008

hola hello kytty me gusta tu foto es ta muy cagada pero de bien oie miau bebe mandame un besito………

oie bonbon o mas bien chikita pin una de amor ke me cage e……..

byyye

30. anny - August 4, 2008

anny / agosto 4, 2008

me encanta enta peke gatita, pues es simpatica y divertida, llama la atencion todo el tiempo y claro es la mejor amiga de mi primix moncheshhhhhhhhhhhh somos las fans number one, recuerden siempre traer en si misma a la kitty pues es genial

saludos a todos , los fans pues estan sobre nosatras jejejejejeje

31. kira - August 8, 2008

emma on uljjpyyyloippuåpupuuuö+iü
ujiiü+u¨äu+uuü´+uuúj’¨jåj’jj´jhj´j¨åj’håjå’jjåj’j¨h’h¨h’h¨hh´hj’j´j´jj’j´´j´h´j´¨mk´mjkjöåu+åuú’yuúüuiú’uooïi+’iüú
uüuu+pyy+yÿÿ’yúy’uyu
ú+ujuuüüüi´k
i

32. Anonymous - August 8, 2008

siiri makkaon yö tiina on äiti on hoh0högg0ghöh0hphohgög+gåh

33. eddiebear - August 8, 2008

^yeah. what (s)he/it said.

34. mjhgug - August 12, 2008

mjhjuf hgdh. gdhfrd

35. Muslihoon - August 12, 2008

Look like someone had their mouth full.

36. hgjhgj - August 20, 2008

yaaa mustı dıye bı kedı var aslında bu turklerın cın pislikleri çalldııııııııııııııııııııı:@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

37. eezgii - August 20, 2008

yeter beee

38. eliana rodriguez - August 21, 2008

hola hello kitty cual es tú correo electronico

39. Muslihoon - August 21, 2008

Espero que sepas que Hello Kitty no está una persona en realidad. Por eso, no tiene un correo electrónico.

40. rachel perdigon - August 31, 2008

pla. put in my friendster

41. cristiano - September 25, 2008

ola estas bem

42. composmentis - September 25, 2008

Hola mis amigos. Ustedes tienen una dia buena.

43. Muslihoon - September 25, 2008

Actually, that was Portuguese.

44. prianah audia fahmi - September 27, 2008

gambar – gambar sangat menarik.kalo perlu di perbanyak lagi.

45. cristiano - October 1, 2008

i can soory i call you back see again late

46. composmentis - October 1, 2008

Actually, that was Portuguese

Aww, thanks Musli. So nice of you to correct me. :P

The languages are similar in so many ways, but I know they’re different enough that you can’t speak one and always expect the other to be understood. Kind of like the Queen’s English vs. American English.

47. cristiano - October 1, 2008

are you ok girl composmentis

48. cristiano - October 1, 2008

are you there

49. composmentis - October 1, 2008

Yes, I am fine. Thank you cristiano sweetheart.

50. cristiano - October 1, 2008

holla monica

51. composmentis - October 1, 2008

Quien es monica?

52. Dave in Texas - October 1, 2008

desculpe, no faolo Portuguese.

53. skinbad - October 1, 2008

My wife speaks Portuguese. Sounds like a Mexican speaking French.

54. composmentis - October 1, 2008

So she can make “Would you like to eat my taco?” sound sophisticated?

55. donna - October 3, 2008

hello kitty

56. diogo - October 7, 2008

hi are you ok

57. dfgfdg - October 8, 2008

srgtbdfgdf

58. Bangkok Luxury Apartments - May 28, 2009

They disappeared pretty quick…