Thai police don't know the law, admits RTP chief

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Thai police don't know the law, admits RTP chief

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The chief of the Royal Thai Police has admitted that his own men do not know the law.

 

He also made excuses for their slow response time and that training is required for the police.

 

Pol Gen Suwat Chaengyodsuk and the met chief Phukpong Pongpetra went to Taling Chan in Bangkok where earlier in the week police shot dead a man who killed his own mother. 

 

The case has been trending virally on Twitter among Thai social media users with a hashtag that translates as #killed own mother Bang Phrom 54, after where the incident took place.

 

Locals revealed on social media that the man had been reported time and time again as a clear and present danger to the family and community.

 

Yet the police just said they were powerless to act because he had not done anything in front of them.

 

Suwat said it would be investigated if this was a problem with individuals or the system. 

 

But he admitted that lower ranking officers didn't know the law, principally Article 24 that allows them to take the mentally ill off for evaluations.

 

He promised training in dealing with situations and that this should be a lesson for a case that should not be repeated.

 

He also excused officers who are meant to respond in three minutes saying situations in different areas often made this problematic.

 

Regarding the shooting of the suspect by police he admitted this was not the way to resolve matters that should go to court. 

 

He said that they family could sue regarding this matter.

 

Earlier reports suggested that the man had cut his mother's tongue out and run into the street with a Buddhist image over his head trying to get run over.

 

Warning shots were allegedly fired.

 

The man had a previous offence for armed robbery and had served jail time.

 

Reporting on the case yesterday Sanook went with the caption: "Police don't know the law".

 

Source: Sanook

 

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[Thaiwrath 36,810]

14 minutes ago, webfact said:

The chief of the Royal Thai Police has admitted that his own men do not know the law.

 

Understatement of 2021 so far ! 

Quite a lot of the time they make it up as they go along.

 

Edited January 22 by Thaiwrath

[mr mr 6,006]

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

The chief of the Royal Thai Police has admitted that his own men do not know the law

 

so i can claim ignorance as well ? sweet. 

[mickyr55 367]

7 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:

Understatement of 2021 so far ! 

 

They all understand the law of the backhander

[YetAnother 21,118]

19 minutes ago, webfact said:

The chief of the Royal Thai Police has admitted that his own men do not know the law.

precious

[CharlieH 29,747]

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[tingtong 784]

Thai police fo know the law.

Only they have learned a simplified version.

 

1. Be a police or military general and you can't do wrong what you can't get away with

2. If you are member of an influential family you can write your own law

3. If you have lots of money, most criminal act can be fixed with some wais.

4. A poor migrant workers can made to a convenient scapegoat.

5. Bribes can pay for everything fun.  must strive to collect the most. Life is short. 

6. Don't get caught in the wrong before reach at least point#3, preferable point#1, and you are safe from the law for the others.

[overherebc 18,785]

I have always thought that perhaps a system where some officers could spend time with the UK police and actually go on patrol foot/car etc,  bring back and pass on the experience.

I certainly wouldn't advise USA cops as examples.

 

[ThailandRyan 18,215]

Wait a minute, then what happened to all of the RTP officers the US Department of State trained through various Law Enforcement agencies in the US who came here on a contract and taught them.  Did they sleep through the classes.  I know that my former agency sent people over here to train them, however they do not use any of the tactics we taught them.  Wonder if the same happens for the military that trains with the US soldiers during Cobra Gold.  Use it only during training and then forget it afterwards.....

[thequietman 11,220]

35 minutes ago, webfact said:

But he admitted that lower ranking officers didn't know the law, principally Article 24 that allows them to take the mentally ill off for evaluations.

I would suggest that it is more to do with the fact, that they can't earn of this misfortune, and so take no action.

[thequietman 11,220]

1 minute ago, ThailandRyan said:

Use it only during training and then forget it afterwards.....

Much like the teachers and the whole education system. Show - show - show.

[ChipButty 16,197]

The chief of the Royal Thai Police has admitted that his own men do not know the law.

 

We already know that

[WineOh 5,144]

43 minutes ago, webfact said:

The chief of the Royal Thai Police has admitted that his own men do not know the law.

There it is, ladies and gentlemen.

In plain English.

The police themselves do not know the law of the land.

 

I always knew it myself but many thanks to the CHIEF of the RTP for confirming my suspicions. 

 

 

Edited January 22 by Liverpoolfan

[KhunKenAP 2,253]

He will be off to an Inactive Post shortly.

[ChipButty 16,197]

15 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Wonder if the same happens for the military that trains with the US soldiers during Cobra Gold.  Use it only during training and then forget it afterwards.....

Apparently so, My friend was here some years ago doing a officers training coarse and he failed half of them, and he was told he was not allowed to fail anyone, you can guess the rest

Edited January 22 by ChipButty