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**lopezsokero** · 09-22-2012, 07:48 AM

The BKPD Blues
Published: 20/06/2010 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: News

If you see two policemen sitting on a motorbike together, it's not because they are best buddies and have vowed to fight crime together, pelvis to pelvis. It's because they put the down payment on the motorbike together, so they won't have to take the bus to catch criminals.

If you see a policeman with a World War Two era side-arm strapped to his belt, it's not because he likes antiques. It's because he can't afford to buy a pistol, so he's using his grandfather's.

If you hand over a 100-baht bill to a traffic policeman during a traffic stop, it's not just because he's corrupted. It's also because you are corrupted and meant to corrupt him. The money will most likely go to pay for his rent, or other family necessities.

The 2009 budget for the National Police Bureau was 69.8 billion baht, for 2010 it's 68.4 billion and for 2011 it's 76.8 billion. There are approximately 200,000 police personnel in Thailand.

These are paltry sums considering there aren't enough budgets allocated for simple police work such as investigations, interrogations, stake-outs and arrests. Just for petrol to carry out police patrols, each police station has to supplement its meagre budget through ''funding outside the system'' [wink].

The situation is so dire that there is a programme where policemen can buy their side-arms at low-price installments. This also includes handcuffs.

There's even an installment plan. Once the policeman finishes paying installments, he can pick up his side-arm and be a proud owner. In between, he'll just have to use his son's toy gun and fake it.

The starting salary for a police officer is 6,000 baht per month _ my mother's maid makes more than that. If you're a police captain, your starting salary is 12,000 _ my friend's chauffer makes more than that. If you're a major general, your starting salary is 42,000 baht _ the Aussie dude who edits this article makes more than that (and he's an immigrant worker _ but he's worth every satang). A full blown general gets 60,000 _ that paltry sum for a general doesn't even deserve a good joke.

More: http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/o...the-bkpd-blues

09-22-2012, 07:48 AM	#11
lopezsokero Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 466 Senior Member	The BKPD Blues The BKPD Blues Published: 20/06/2010 at 12:00 AM Newspaper section: News If you see two policemen sitting on a motorbike together, it's not because they are best buddies and have vowed to fight crime together, pelvis to pelvis. It's because they put the down payment on the motorbike together, so they won't have to take the bus to catch criminals. If you see a policeman with a World War Two era side-arm strapped to his belt, it's not because he likes antiques. It's because he can't afford to buy a pistol, so he's using his grandfather's. If you hand over a 100-baht bill to a traffic policeman during a traffic stop, it's not just because he's corrupted. It's also because you are corrupted and meant to corrupt him. The money will most likely go to pay for his rent, or other family necessities. The 2009 budget for the National Police Bureau was 69.8 billion baht, for 2010 it's 68.4 billion and for 2011 it's 76.8 billion. There are approximately 200,000 police personnel in Thailand. These are paltry sums considering there aren't enough budgets allocated for simple police work such as investigations, interrogations, stake-outs and arrests. Just for petrol to carry out police patrols, each police station has to supplement its meagre budget through ''funding outside the system'' [wink]. The situation is so dire that there is a programme where policemen can buy their side-arms at low-price installments. This also includes handcuffs. There's even an installment plan. Once the policeman finishes paying installments, he can pick up his side-arm and be a proud owner. In between, he'll just have to use his son's toy gun and fake it. The starting salary for a police officer is 6,000 baht per month _ my mother's maid makes more than that. If you're a police captain, your starting salary is 12,000 _ my friend's chauffer makes more than that. If you're a major general, your starting salary is 42,000 baht _ the Aussie dude who edits this article makes more than that (and he's an immigrant worker _ but he's worth every satang). A full blown general gets 60,000 _ that paltry sum for a general doesn't even deserve a good joke. More: http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/o...the-bkpd-blues
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