Cruel and unusual punishment?

**Waldo** · 07-08-2007, 08:32 PM

A novel way to bring people into line!!

Thai police officers who break police rules will be forced to wear hot pink armbands featuring "Hello Kitty.

The Japanese icon of cute is now considered a a mark of shame, a senior officer said.

Police officers caught littering, parking in a prohibited area, or arriving late - among other misdemeanors - will also be forced to stay in the division office with the deputy chief all day.

The striking armband features Sanrio's 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 Police Col Pongpat Chayaphan, 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 policemen.

Hello Kitty, invented by Sanrio Co. in 1974, has been popular for years with children and young women.

The celebrity cat adorns everything from diamond-studded jewelry, Fender guitars and digital cameras to lunch boxes, T-shirts and stationery.
Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and Mariah Carey have been spotted with Hello Kitty gear.

Maybe we could start making badly behaved youngsters wear plus fours and spats?? Or "old-lady" aprons? The options are limitless, and may have more effect that some of the current ideas for discipline!

**Magician** · 07-08-2007, 10:37 PM

A nice sparkly tiara and fairy wings would bring joy to all

**smartsez** · 08-08-2007, 10:21 AM

lol! You've gotta hand it to them, I think it'll work! Unless the police force over there is totally bent, in which case if all coppers are wearing it then they wont exactly be that embarrassed would they? lol!

**Mike** · 08-08-2007, 11:48 AM

Thats amusing

I dont think that this method would ever be accepted in the UK though

Mike...

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Magician Junior Poster Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 27 Credits: 343 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	A nice sparkly tiara and fairy wings would bring joy to all

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smartsez Super Duper Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pontefract! Posts: 669 Credits: 3,761 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	lol! You've gotta hand it to them, I think it'll work! Unless the police force over there is totally bent, in which case if all coppers are wearing it then they wont exactly be that embarrassed would they? lol!

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