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Home » News from Thailand » Thai police officers are no longer allowed to wear sunglasses
The police in Bangkok are no longer allowed to wear sunglasses. The Deputy Chief of the National Police, Chalermkiat Srivorakhan, has banned Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) officers on duty from wearing sunglasses. They should also dress well and keep their hair short.
Chalermkiat was annoyed that some officers wear trendy or mirrored sunglasses, which is not good for the image of the police.
The agents themselves are not happy with the ban. According to them, the sun is too bright to do their job without eye protection. A lawyer has offered free legal aid to officers who want to challenge the ban.
Source: Bangkok Post
A ban on not wearing a helmet or using the phone and smoking while driving seems more sensible to me!
Dear Eric, the ban on not wearing a helmet and on the phone while driving.
Has been recorded here in Thailand for a long time.
Only the control by the RTP is the problem.
Every now and then they always stand at the same location along the road for about an hour to inspect.
When the high school ends, hordes of people go home on their mopeds. And take it from me, even though the law regularly requires you to have a driver's license in Thailand.
Only possible from the age of 18 , these racing school kids are all younger than 18 .
And the police don't give a damn about this.
Jan Beute.
The previous deputy chief of the national police recently received negative media coverage, as also reported on Thailand Blog. This man then stated that his position was only a part-time job. Don't know where the current deputy comes from but this decision could have serious consequences for the eyesight of the officers in the future. Every expert strongly recommends protecting your eyes against bright sunlight. If the temporary chief of police is annoyed by certain glasses, he could of course also issue rules that sunglasses must comply with. Incidentally, I do not think that agents will no longer wear their sunglasses, after all, this professional group in Thailand is pre-eminently 'headstrong'. In short, a stupid decision! Fits into the context that beach guests are not allowed to protect themselves against the sun by prohibiting the use of a parasol on the beach on certain days.
You rarely saw people with sunglasses in Thailand. It has been trendy to wear something like this for several years now. Even in TV shows you see people wearing sunglasses. I can imagine something with the justification of sunglasses, but I find it remarkable that people only now find out about this.
If you are approached, it is very polite to take off your sunglasses. Surveillance in a car or motorcycle, sunglasses are actually indispensable in Thailand.
A total ban on wearing sunglasses does not seem feasible to me either. Almost all Thai police officers working in traffic wear such glasses. Me too, by the way, because the sun is to blame for this. Uniformity applies to the entire country, so other departments should also treat it this way. Nonsensical decision. There could be a ban on fashion glasses, because he is not about looking cool, of course. We have other motorcyclists for that, but that's besides the point. When starting a conversation, it is polite to take off your sunglasses so that you can look into the eyes. I think that is only normal and decent.
It would be better if the sunglasses and company clothing supplied by the company should be worn. Nothing trendy. And everything is manageable.
Some cops in Pattaya look like robots.
Black mouth masks against air pollution, above reflective blue sunglasses
and above that the helmet.
The reporting on Khaosod is better than BKKpost: the sunglasses have to be removed because they look and communicate more friendly, but traffic cops etc. can of course keep them on when they are patrolling in the sun. It's so nice to be able to look someone in the eye when you talk. But many cops are hooked on those things 24/7.
Personally, I think the fuss about the sunglasses is a bit exaggerated.
What annoys me horribly is that I was once asked by a police officer during an arrest by turning left at a red light, which was always normal in the past, whether I thought I was a farang to be above the law.
Now you have to pay close attention to how many of those imaginary arrogant police officers ride around on a motorcycle without a helmet, especially those volunteer officers with those blue suits and berets on their heads, they don't need to wear a helmet. The higher the position, the more arrogant they are. Also notice at a pedestrian crossing (on the beach road) how many of those arrogant police officers drive through the red light, whether with a motorcycle or a car, even the tourist police do not need to stop. Here in Europe, police officers set an example, but here in Thailand that is very hard to find in every respect. Here they indicate that I am an agent and do not need all that.
Greetings from Cor.
So let me speak with the Dutch merchant spirit: which investor designs sunglasses for the motorcycle cops, which discolor with bright light, but normally show a look in/on the eyes? Or do they wait until they make them in China?