Good Cop, Kitty Cop
By Izzy 
According to news reports, misbehaving Thai cops are going to be forced to wear a pink Hello Kitty armband as a mark of shame. (Although the articles doen’t say so, it would appear that virtually all rule-breaking Thai police must be men.) The armband featuring the Japanese feline character is intended to emasculate, but Izzy wonders whether it will merely cause onlookers to recognize that the wearer is a rogue tough-guy (who perhaps drives this car).
In any event, the miscreant/Hello Kitty combo has already been perfected.
August 7th, 2007 at 7:49 pm
When I was in 5th grade in 1970, my favorite teacher’s method to discipline (emasculate?) the rogue boys was to apply a small amount of her flowery scented hand lotion to their necks. It seemed very effective; she only had to do it once during my school year with her. Unfortunately, she’d probably be charged with assault these days.
August 9th, 2007 at 8:21 pm
I can see the potential for young daughters of Thai policemen to start demanding such armbands.