Police crackdown on entertainment venues in Bangkok

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Crackdown on entertainment venues

Published: 28 Jan 2013 at 16.52
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Metropolitan Police headquarters is threatening disciplinary action against police who fail to exercise proper control over entertainment venues in areas under their jurisdiction.

The move was prompted by hundreds of complaints sent to the Prime Minister's Office, Royal Thai Police Office and police inspectors-general that many entertainment places were allowed to remain open beyond legal closing time and the noise emanating from them was affecting local residents' livelihoods and health.

Police spokesman Pol Maj-Gen Adul Narongsak said the problem would be tackled in three phases:

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Discussion 15 : 29 Jan 2013 at 11.0315
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Sounds like a set-up to squeeze more pay-offs from the operators.
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Discussion 14 : 29 Jan 2013 at 08.0914
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The Metropolitan Police headquarters must use a free e-mail address?
The state done have their own domain?
Very professional.
lol
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Discussion 13 : 29 Jan 2013 at 07.1813
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"Police is corrupt and it's taking massive bribes from entertainment venues. Enough said." So elect one governor.
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Discussion 12 : 29 Jan 2013 at 04.3412
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Glad to see the police are taking this problem very seriously. I suppose noise and late-opening must be far more serious than the other activities that might be taking place in these establishments!!

Sounds like pay cuts across the board!
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Discussion 11 : 28 Jan 2013 at 23.1811
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The police are the problem not the solution .
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Discussion 10 : 28 Jan 2013 at 23.1410
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Does that mean when the illegal casino in my neighborhood is reported now that the police will actually do something ? LOL Not likely
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Discussion 9 : 28 Jan 2013 at 21.239
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with this directives, expect more police visibility as they will come to enforce the law against those entertainments. Hope they will also enforce the "No minors inside" .

This new directive in a way, open more doors to SOME police to commit corruptions.... more violations means bigger money to their pockets..just my wild imagination.
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Discussion 8 : 28 Jan 2013 at 19.538
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Police is corrupt and it's taking massive bribes from entertainment venues. Enough said..
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Discussion 7 : 28 Jan 2013 at 19.407
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Come On, People. Pay a little respect to the chief.

Oh, he may be forgotten of the kick-Back. Those who report the mischieved venue is to be given 1.0 million bht.

Howabout that, one million bht.

Then I wake up !

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Discussion 6 : 28 Jan 2013 at 18.436
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As is so often the case, the law has been made up to explicitly encourage and facilitate corruption.

Why must so many Thai laws be created to directly aid and abet corruption?

We know exactly where such policies lead. Might it be time to try policies that could have different outcomes, something other than corruption and waste of police resources for a change?
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