from yahoo
BANGKOK, Thailand - 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.
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.
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