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Title: Hello Kitty Police Post by: Xerapis on August 06, 2007, 03:26:13 PM BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- 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.
Hello Kitty is not something "macho police officers want covering their biceps," a Thai police chief says. 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. 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. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/thai.hello.kitty.ap/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/thai.hello.kitty.ap/index.html) Title: Re: Hello Kitty Police Post by: Ookii on August 06, 2007, 03:46:20 PM What happens if they're gay?
(not there is anything wrong with that) Title: Re: Hello Kitty Police Post by: Furiously on August 06, 2007, 08:25:30 PM They will litter and be late a lot?
Title: Re: Hello Kitty Police Post by: Paelos on August 07, 2007, 01:47:08 AM If MMOGs are any example, and in some cases of stupid behavior they are, these cops will just turn it around into a badge of honor. You can't make something so retarded looking that some jackass won't look at it and say, "That's for me."
Title: Re: Hello Kitty Police Post by: Riggswolfe on August 07, 2007, 06:25:46 AM If MMOGs are any example, and in some cases of stupid behavior they are, these cops will just turn it around into a badge of honor. You can't make something so retarded looking that some jackass won't look at it and say, "That's for me." Great...police griefers... Title: Re: Hello Kitty Police Post by: Furiously on August 07, 2007, 08:15:13 AM If MMOGs are any example, and in some cases of stupid behavior they are, these cops will just turn it around into a badge of honor. You can't make something so retarded looking that some jackass won't look at it and say, "That's for me." Great...police griefers... I think that's redundant... Title: Re: Hello Kitty Police Post by: cmlancas on August 08, 2007, 04:17:06 AM Police Griefers:
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