Cops caught asking for bribe

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Published: 11 Feb 2013 at 18.55
Online news: Crimes

A police inspector was transferred to an inactive post and two other officers were held behind bars on Monday after a video of two policemen demanding money from a tailor shop owner surfaced on the internet.

A security camera captured three men, two wearing police uniforms, arriving at a tailor shop in Si Phraya, Bang Rak district on their motorbikes, reports said.

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rod266
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Discussion 29 : 17 Feb 2013 at 08.4729
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Next ..chocolate eggs at Easter, Christmas gifts..in December and of course donuts on "The man's birthday"
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Discussion 28 : 12 Feb 2013 at 02.3928
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The best thing to do to stop this type of corruption is to just say no.
It's not just police. An immigration officer recently asked me for a tip
to ensure my residency application was approved. I said no thank you.
It was approved anyway.
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Discussion 27 : 12 Feb 2013 at 01.1527
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I read in the newspapers that there are fake red-shirts who burn building and shoot people. This must be an example of fake brown-shirts demanding bribes. With the red-shirt nobody can imagine that any of them could be aggressive and greedy. It’s almost the same with the brown shirts. We all know that they are always honest and keen on helping ordinary citizens. Can anybody imagine that a Thai policeman would take any bribes? Or even worse: demand any bribes? Impossible! That must have been fake brown-shirts.
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Discussion 26 : 12 Feb 2013 at 00.3826
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If Ponpsapat screws up as governor will he be transferred to an inactive post like these lowlifes .How can people even entertain the idea of a cop for governor .
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Discussion 25 : 11 Feb 2013 at 23.3925
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These police officers should be in jail otherwise they will harm the person who posted this clip.
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Discussion 24 : 11 Feb 2013 at 23.2324
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What an excellent precedent.
It would be great to see a lot more people using their handy smartphones and other toys to acquire and publish on YouTube and elsewhere such solid evidence of police and other official corruption.

Can't wait for the video in the Patong bar, or the local gambling den. A disgruntled employee perhaps?
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Discussion 23 : 11 Feb 2013 at 23.1623
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And then ask the people of Bangkok to vote for a policeman loyal to a far away fugitive??? How much deeper can this country sink...how much lower can it go??? Hello Mister Vice PM??????
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Discussion 22 : 11 Feb 2013 at 22.4622
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They've been punished not for what they did but for being stupid enough to get caught.
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Discussion 21 : 11 Feb 2013 at 22.0821
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TS is RTP. What does he have to say about this? Maybe his sister can speak for him.
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Discussion 20 : 11 Feb 2013 at 22.0520
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The only crime here 'in the police eyes' is that these blokes were caught on camera.

Very brazen, but it just shows how entrenched this is. I'm sure things will get back to
'normal, very soon.
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