Cops caught asking for bribe

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Published: 11 Feb 2013 at 18.55
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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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meme
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Discussion 9 : 11 Feb 2013 at 19.549
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The culture of corruption and greed keeps growing in our Kingdom. Thaksin thinks, Thailand sinks ...
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Discussion 8 : 11 Feb 2013 at 19.538
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Taken action- the inactive post for 10 days- This is more embarrassing than the Nok Air calendar as it goes on everywhere every day. How else can a policeman on a 8000PM base salary live. How else can a Minister get a pink Bentley. The low level police may have spoken the truth in saying they only get a part of the money but they are the ones who get slapped down.
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Discussion 7 : 11 Feb 2013 at 19.517
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Q. Thw " Tae-Ear " is meant for anyone ?
A. I dunno, ask DSI !

Q. Was the reporter's fault to be there at that time ?
A. I dunno, ask DSI !

Q. Will the shop get a group visit by the men in uniform
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Discussion 6 : 11 Feb 2013 at 19.396
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"The policemen immediately backed off and joked about the incident, saying they only get part of the money and that most of it goes to upper-rank police officers"

Unfortunately true enough! It's a pyramide-system.
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Discussion 5 : 11 Feb 2013 at 19.365
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unlucky day for these policemen, more could be caught if only the police department is sincere to clean its staff. It is a deep rooed problem that others saw it as a form of tradition during chinese new year.
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Discussion 4 : 11 Feb 2013 at 19.354
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And a normal day in Thailand makes the news because the camera's were on. If every shops or bar had CCTV BP would be 200 pages long on a daily basis.
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Discussion 3 : 11 Feb 2013 at 19.283
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"A police inspector was transferred to an inactive post and two other officers were held behind bars"

Why the difference? Why aren't they ALL behind bars?
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Discussion 2 : 11 Feb 2013 at 19.252
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No!!! Say it isn't so! Not in Thailand! This must be some kind of foreigner propaganda...
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Discussion 1 : 11 Feb 2013 at 19.171
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Just a normal day in Land of Scams. Why remind us??
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