snoop1130 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Seven police officers transferred, probe launched into suspect beating By The Nation Seven police officers from a Bangkok police station have been removed from duty pending investigation after a Facebook page posted a video clip showing some policemen at the station beating a suspect. The video clip was posted at 2 pm on July 7 on the Facebook page, Hep Ma (Dog’s Lice), and showed an officer from Lak Song station using his baton to repeatedly hit a suspect in the back of a police pickup. The clip led to an outcry on the social media and prompted the chief of the Lak Song police station to come out and promise a transparent probe into the incident. The station chief added that he had been told by his subordinates that the suspect resisted arrest and spat on the arresting officers. On Thursday, with the clip now viral, Pol Maj Gen Kampanart Sophanodorn, commander of the Metropolitan Division 9, issued two orders. The first order suspended Pol Lt Col Santi Prathmrat, suppression inspector of the police station, his deputy, Pol Capt Pinyo Thungthin, and five other policemen from duty. The second order subjected the seven police officers to an investigation related to the beating incident shown in the clip. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30372780 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-07-11 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 12 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: Seven police officers from a Bangkok police station have been removed from duty pending investigation Hard to defend the police, it is out and out unecessary savage violence. In any normal society, the first step would be instant dismissal, losing all pensions and benefits, followed by criminal charges against all involved in the violence. Here, it will be no action taken, or moved to an inactive post (if there are any left !) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
300sd Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Thailand's not so finest. Raises it's ugly head too often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: Hard to defend the police, it is out and out unecessary savage violence. In any normal society, the first step would be instant dismissal, losing all pensions and benefits, followed by criminal charges against all involved in the violence. Here, it will be no action taken, or moved to an inactive post (if there are any left !) Seven onto one - That is just normal Thainess isn't it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Someone who is handcuffed sitting calm in the back of a pickup can hardly be accused for resisting arrest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Every police officer in that clip should be sacked on the spot. No justification for what happened what so ever, the policeman using the baton was nowhere near the pickup, but ran over with baton raised determined to cause suffering to the handcuffed man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend49 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Thai safety in numbers 7 on 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Just thugs, hiding behind a uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffggi Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 13 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: Hard to defend the police, it is out and out unecessary savage violence. In any normal society, the first step would be instant dismissal, losing all pensions and benefits, followed by criminal charges against all involved in the violence. Here, it will be no action taken, or moved to an inactive post (if there are any left !) Absolutely agree, however they should transferred to an active post - Looking for new employment..!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneyjed Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 That low life piece of sh.t..(the 'baton happy one)needs locking in a room and given a taste of his own medicine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker1 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Thank goodness for Social Media postings ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buanmeerugsaa Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Every man, woman, and child in Thailand know you can never trust the police. This is just reason why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Why isn't anyone ever just fired??? Always 'transferred'. Nice work if you can get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 13 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: Here, it will be no action taken, or moved to an inactive post (if there are any left !) Plenty left, its called traffic police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Ray Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 In the UK, they would not be fired immediately, but suspended on full pay from duty, not just transferred to office work. Then there would be a disciplinary enquiry supervised by the ICPC independent agency at the same time as a criminal investigation for assault conducted by the police. If the Crown Prosecutor recommended charges, there would be a court case, and even if they were acquitted the disciplinary enquiry would continue, leading to a disciplinary hearing with sanctions up to dismissal and loss of pension. It would be a good model for the RTP to follow, shortly after they stop looking at that aerial pig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PremiumLane Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 14 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: Hard to defend the police, it is out and out unecessary savage violence. In any normal society, the first step would be instant dismissal, losing all pensions and benefits, followed by criminal charges against all involved in the violence. Here, it will be no action taken, or moved to an inactive post (if there are any left !) Joking right? The police in America shoot, beat and kill people with immunity most of the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Does an inactive post mean you can't use your cellphone? That would be real punishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Please share this round the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PremiumLane Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 9 minutes ago, Classic Ray said: In the UK, they would not be fired immediately, but suspended on full pay from duty, not just transferred to office work. Then there would be a disciplinary enquiry supervised by the ICPC independent agency at the same time as a criminal investigation for assault conducted by the police. If the Crown Prosecutor recommended charges, there would be a court case, and even if they were acquitted the disciplinary enquiry would continue, leading to a disciplinary hearing with sanctions up to dismissal and loss of pension. It would be a good model for the RTP to follow, shortly after they stop looking at that aerial pig! I do love how you guys cling onto this fallacy that the system in the West is some kind of holy grail. How about the Birmingham 6? Not one police office was charged for the violence they gave to those guys. Lots of cases where they get off, cos as in Thailand, the police investigate themselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helloagain Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 If guilty. Lose job. Lose pension. Jail time. Big compension to the person they beat up. Oh yes and 50 singapore cane lashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng50 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 39 minutes ago, cracker1 said: Thank goodness for Social Media postings ! i was going to post that myself. Just shudder to think how much more of this happens and has been happening away from any media captures. I bet the BIB will be having meetings to be told to make sure there are no cameras or mobile phones around in future so they can bash and torture in private. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 14 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: Hard to defend the police, it is out and out unecessary savage violence. In any normal society, the first step would be instant dismissal, losing all pensions and benefits, followed by criminal charges against all involved in the violence. Here, it will be no action taken, or moved to an inactive post (if there are any left !) https://www.vox.com/identities/2016/8/13/17938234/police-shootings-killings-prosecutions-court Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycoops Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Real tough and brave members of the BiB clobbering a handcuffed man. Nothing more to be said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Off topic post and a reply removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFishman1 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Unbelievable why not fire them o I forgot TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GalaxyMan Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 My neighbor is a policeman. One of my more dubious Thai friends told me that he's a 'good' policeman, 'in his heart', 'not mafia'. Like people everywhere, there are good and bad. My friend told me that here in Samui, it's 50/50 in terms of honest and corrupt in the police. IMHO, most people who become police are seriously flawed to begin with, wanting to be in a position of power and superiority over others. To his credit, my neighbor is a great guy. Sadly, there seems to be a lot of violent, physical domination/intimidation in Thai society. You read about it constantly; hazing, etc. Pretty pathetic, but it just shows the incredible degree of societal immaturity that exists here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuwadeeS Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 In my opinions it is already torturing. I would like to see some of the Thai police send to International Crime Court in Den Haag. For torture and acting against human rights and abuse the Geneve convention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timewilltell Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 1 hour ago, PremiumLane said: I do love how you guys cling onto this fallacy that the system in the West is some kind of holy grail. How about the Birmingham 6? Not one police office was charged for the violence they gave to those guys. Lots of cases where they get off, cos as in Thailand, the police investigate themselves I don't love how some people defend the indefensible by pointing to the opposite extreme end of the argument in some other place as some sort of justification. No system is perfect, but if you want to argue the point then consider it from a point of view of the average behaviour, transparency and corruption in each place - I'd be interested to know if people think about the relative average effectiveness of Thai Police behaviour and williness to investigate crime comapred to the average at home. Or perhaps there is a belief that thre is no corruption in Thailand just as there is no prostitution in Walking Street. Then there is the whole way incidents like this are investigated and punished in Thailand - inactive post and then promotion seems a quite common outcome and invariably simply not reported on ever again, probably because you dare not say anything - the laws punishing people who speak out or object being far more harshly followed up than most others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianezy0 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 I wonder what the guy is suspected of. If it was abusing a child or something equally bad I might just join in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30la Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Exaggerated and totally useless violence! The Thais really copy everything, this behavior is copied by the American police! Such cops must not be transferred, but must be removed! Especially the retarded with the stick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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