Make my day...
Posted on 08/06/2007 11:57:09 AM PDT by marthemaria
Police chiefs in the Thai capital, Bangkok, have come up with a new way of punishing officers who break the rules - an eye-catching Hello Kitty armband. The armband is large, bright pink and has a Hello Kitty motif with two hearts embroidered on it.
From today, officers who are late, park in the wrong place or commit other minor transgressions will have to wear it for several days.
The armband is designed to shame the wearer, police officials said.
"This is to help build discipline. We should not let small offences go unnoticed," Police Colonel Pongpat Chayapan told Reuters news agency.
"Guilty officers will be made to wear the armbands in the office for a few days, with instructions not to disclose their offences. Let people guess what they have done," he said.
Further offences would be dealt with using a more traditional disciplinary panel, he said.
The cartoon character Hello Kitty was first introduced by Japanese company Sanrio in 1974.
The cute round-faced cat has become an Asia-wide marketing phenomenon, with Hello Kitty products such as stationery, hair accessories and kitchen appliances available across the region.
This is brilliant.
Cruel and unusual punishment.
I loathe Hello Kitty.
Make my day...
Wow! That’s what my daughter wears when she wants to punish me!
I’m trying to imagine the looks I would get if I brought a purple P14 to the range. Does it come with a little pink ammo box?
See? And people say nothing has been learned from Abu Ghraib.
Hey , a new idea for Sheriff Joe!! :)
Reminds me of basic training. Goof-offs got to carry a gold painted brick in their left hand. I never saw a guy have to carry it two weeks in a row.
That’ll get ‘em a lot of respect out on the beat. Now, EVERYONE will toe the mark when they are around.
(Self-defeating?)
Hello Kitty news.
Thailand?
I guess they don’t have police officer unions in Thailand.
It certainly would make a hard man humble.
Just so long as they don’t make them wear Hello Kitty panties on their heads. That would be torture.
awful song reference. one night in bangkok.
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