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Hell no, kitty.


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THE PHOTO ABOVE is not from a Karl Lagerfeld Karl 'Leather Face' Lagerfeld (born Karl Otto Lagerfeldt on September 10, 1933) is widely recognized as one of the most influential fashion designers of the late 20th century He has collaborated with a variety of different fashion labels, with Chloé, Fendi and Chanel the  fashion show in Asia. Rather, it's a Thai cop demonstrating Bangkok's new punishment for errant er·rant  
adj.
1. Roving, especially in search of adventure: knights errant.

2. Straying from the proper course or standards: errant youngsters.

3.
 officers: girly girl·y  
adj.
Variant of girlie.
 armbands emblazoned with the Japanese cartoon character Hello Kitty.

The accessory is wrapped around the biceps of cops who commit minor crimes like tardiness Tardiness
Dagwood

comic strip character; chronically late at the office. [Comics: “Blondie” in Horn, 118]

ten o’clock scholar

schoolboy who habitually arrives late. [Nurs.
, littering, or parking illegally. It's a bizarre attempt to publicly shame people into better behavior.

This isn't the first time the Bangkok police have used fashion as punishment. Previously, officials tried to force plaid armbands onto naughty cops, who just took them home as souvenirs. Now that the castigation utilizes mysogyny and ho mophobia, this time it might just stick.
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Title Annotation:CULTURE
Author:Broverman, Neal
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Date:Oct 23, 2007
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