Men You thought Wearing Pink was bad…
August 9, 2007 by Tiffany
No, Hello Kitty medical masks aren’t en Vogue in Thailand. This is actually the punishment for any Thai police officer caught breaking the rules!
Article from Yahoo.com
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.
“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.
“(Hello) Kitty is a cute icon for young girls. It’s not something macho police officers want covering their biceps,” Pongpat said.
He said police caught breaking the law will be subject the same fines and penalties as any other members of the public.
“We want to make sure that we do not condone small offenses,” Pongpat said, adding that the CSD believed that getting tough on petty misdemeanors would lead to fewer cases of more serious offenses including abuse of power and mistreatment of the public by police officers.
I don’t know, maybe it’s not too bad of an idea. It’s always good to see somebody holding cops accountable for their ations. I wonder how effective this would be if we made athletes who f*&3ed up games to walk around in Hello Kitty. I think there would definitely less balls thrown in the stands :).
sourced from yahoo.com
I think it is very creative that they would do that, lols SuPeR cooL
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