Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Cambodian police official forces youths to cut hair

Wed, 03 Jun 2009
DPA

Phnom Penh - A high-ranking Cambodian police official detained a group of teenage boys for having long hair and forcibly cut their stylish locks to a "more appropriate length," national media reported Wednesday. Thol Yuthear, chief of anti-trafficking police in the north-western town of Battambang, said he detained the three high school students aged 15 to 18 outside after spotting them outside the local police station, The Cambodia Daily reported.

He said he cut a section of hair from each students' head, forcing them to head to a barbershop to have their new haircuts evened out.

"Morals in society nowadays are becoming difficult because school standards and parental care is limited, and that has caused students to act like this," Thol Yuthear said.

He said the boys' long locks and coloured highlights were inappropriate and school students should be forced to wear their hair closely-cropped.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

I hope you dare touch the teen skin in the State you police will lose your fucking blood sucker jobs. I hope you police dare making the noise to Viet Cong

Anonymous said...

11:48 AM

I am lenient toward the government on many stands but this is just stupid. Yea, preserving the tradition is necessary but Khmer need to learn what evolution means. It seems like the old Khmer people just want everything to be old costume oriented. That is why I will probably go live far from home when I finish school. I love my family and all but if they are to force me to follow all these "proper" way of doing things, I'm out of here.

Anonymous said...

Rebellion and to be noticeable is part of adlocescence and growing up.
It's not a moral issue or problem.Officer needs to learn how to distinguish evil and evil doers.
Long hair or colored hair happened every generation and possibly in every culture.
Stop making a log out of a speck, in fact, police officers are evils and evil doers in Cambodia today.

Anonymous said...

This is just plain dumb. To teach kids about upholding traditional values while at the same time becoming progressive and adapting to a a changing world, the Cambodian police officers should do something that will teach these kids what is right and what is wrong with Cambodian society. That is, TO ARREST CORRUPTED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND MILITARY OFFICERS AND MAKE SURE THAT THESE EVIL INDIVIDUALS GO THROUGH A SYSTEM OF COURTS THAT IS NON-BIASED TOWARDS ANY POLITICAL LEANINGS AND IS NOT CORRUPTED ITSELF.

It is only when they see individuals such as their idiotic prime minister Hun Sen conduct himself, the kids will emulate and bring down the rest of Cambodia's society with them.

Anonymous said...

hhhahhahaaa....this is funny......

Anonymous said...

Congratulation the Police men act...
We have been looking for this act for long time ...
Congrat......
This policeman should be promoted... Not to be promoted only the money-Paid policemen.....

Anonymous said...

I have no doubt that the government will give credit (when due) to these courageous men and women who are serving this country proudly.

Again, thanks for your service.

PPU

Anonymous said...

This time they were lucky; next time, they'll be shaved.

Also, Ah Scum Rainsy's supporters, if you're not behaved and civilized, we'll do the same to you.

Pi Anh: PPU

Anonymous said...

try that in another country and those cops will lose their job in about 2 seconds.

son of farmer said...

Me hope that these police men don't dare to cut a high ranking officer's son, otherwise they will be quickly out of job!

Anonymous said...

Make sure all High ranking officer's son cut their first!!

Anonymous said...

I hope this corrupt police men go to tell ah Hun Sen and it government stop do corruption to it bones.Just tell it? If we want our clean from the top to the bottom.
what a bizarre & fagot