Sawasdee ka! This article was in the New York Times today and it caught my attention because the headline was squashed right in between "Georgia Accuses Russia of Firing Missiles" and "Israel Moves Settlers in West Bank". The actual headline, "To Punish Thai Police, a Hello Kitty Armband" is probably the strangest ummmm whats the word coupling (?) I've seen in awhile....okay, today...but whatever.
Anywhos the article is describing this new program the Thai popos in Bangkok are putting into place to try and discriminate those who are supposed to enforce law and order from breaking it. Apparently if you litter, you get an armband. If you abuse your parking privileges, you get an armband. If you fart in a wat, you get an armband. Okay...that last one was a lie but you get the gist. The success of the program is banking on the brilliant notion that no man's man or any member of the male species for that matter, would willingly want to sport a hot pink Hello Kitty armband complete with 2 linking hearts! Humiliation at is finest.Though the idea came from the infamous 'broken window theory' (google George Kelling) I think it is absolutely brilliant. Its like having the Berlin Wall made out of lego, or fighting those terrorists by throwing lemon pies in their face....but in all seriousness, its cool cause its simple, is a little ridiculous and so far its worked. Mad props d-a-w-g.
In other news, I wish my life was a musical.
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