I'd break the rules immedately!
Labels: anime, Japan, Thailand
REPOSTED, now with picture!
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."
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That pink Hello Kitty armband would be a suitable thing to use to punish macho cops (or any macho guy for that matter) that misbehave. Although for fellow femme guys it would be considered a much needed accessory. I wonder if the Thai police force will be selling some of those online? ^ ^
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