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Breaking news from the Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok: the acting chief Pongpat Chayaphan stated that in order to prevent abuse of power and mistreatment of the public by police officers all petty misdemeanors will be punished. The police caught breaking the law will get the same fines and penalties as any other civilian. Moreover, police officers caught littering, parking in a prohibited area, arriving late, etc, will be forced to wear all day pink armbands featuring "Hello Kitty," the Japanese icon of cute, and to stay in the division office. Hello Kitty sitting atop two hearts will symbolize the shame because it is for girls and women and not for serious police officers covering their muscles. The famous cat is usually found from diamond jewelry, digital cameras to lunch boxes, T-shirts and stationery, bags, etc. Invented by Sanrio Co. in 1974 it is popular among children and women. Although the armband will be worn only inside police headquarters and its purpose will be to prevent them from repeating mistakes. Pongpat is sure of the efficiency of this measure and thinks will help to keep police away from the temptations. There is interesting to see if it will work indeed and if any other country will adopt their model. Don't click away, more to come!

related story: http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/thai.hello.kitty.ap/index.html

by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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