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Ayutthaya police roll out the big guns

City's crime rate drops as officers don bulletproof vests and assault rifles

Published: 28 Jan 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

Ayuthaya police have a new weapon in the fight against crime.

Black-clad men armed with M16 assault rifles, part of Ayutthaya’s new crimebuster unit. Patrol police are scaring criminals into submission.

They have set up a new crimebuster unit of 12 heavily-built men carrying M16 assault rifles to patrol the streets.

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benp
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Discussion 32 : 29 Jan 2013 at 20.0732
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i think we need more officers of his calibre!
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Discussion 31 : 29 Jan 2013 at 05.5731
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Disc 30 - Very valid points. A guy down the road from our house is the head Sargent in Phayao and is the nicest guy you could ever meet. We also have ZERO thefts in our area because of it which is a big plus anywhere.
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Discussion 30 : 29 Jan 2013 at 04.3230
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Some people here are just so depressed about the police that they can't find anything they can appreciate, even on a positive news like this. If you think all police are bad, then you encourage the good ones to leave. There are good police too and they are people just like you and me. They have family, risk their life, and struggle to make ends meet with the little salary they earn. Worst yet, almost everyone hates them. So, who wants to be the police? Those who are so capable of criticizing every little thing, why don't you come and show others how to do it?
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Discussion 29 : 28 Jan 2013 at 15.2329
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Poor education, zero economic prospects, and failure at every level of society - from the press, to the government, and all the fake, bought-off NGOs in between that are pursuing political agendas = rising crime.
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Discussion 28 : 28 Jan 2013 at 15.1928
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This is something for Pattaya and Phuket to look after !
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Discussion 27 : 28 Jan 2013 at 14.3527
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Cheers BP, Because of this report I don't need to visit Ayutthaya on my next trip.

The crime must be very bad to employ people walking round the streets armed with HK assault rifles.

Maybe the police should employ the notion of detecting crime the way police forces around the world do and maybe pay their offices more so they don't have to extort money out of the citizens.

Oh well, looks like Europe again this year...
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Discussion 26 : 28 Jan 2013 at 14.1026
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I am sure this outfit will help the police to collect protection fees. It reminds me of Don Vito Corleone's line: "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse”. Amazing Thailand – again.
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Discussion 25 : 28 Jan 2013 at 12.0525
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bkksim #20 - It was BP's reporting not the man-in-charge.
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Discussion 24 : 28 Jan 2013 at 11.1424
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As an immediate approach, it works. At the moment, it is only reactive. However, I believe criminals are always ahead of the law and law enforcement. Many prisoners have very high IQ. Methods in law enforcement need ongoing review and training provided for officers. BTW, when was the last time we heard about budget increased for the police force?
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Discussion 23 : 28 Jan 2013 at 10.5823
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Kudos!! It's not that hard to innovate crime fighting.
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