41 students detained in anti-brawl measure
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City police yesterday rounded up 41 students at Krungthon Technology School from a crowded bus in front of the Dao Khanong Market in Bangkok's Thon Buri area. A search found 25 students were carrying knives, which they claimed was for self-defence against
As the arrests were made as part of measures to prevent student brawls, police fined the 25 students for carrying knives in a public place without a good reason and contacted the school and the parents of 41 students to pick them up at Bukhalo police station.
Police also issued a general warning to parents not to allow their children to ride modified motorbikes or race bikes on city streets, as police now had a policy of arresting suspected street racers before they actually start racing. The alleged street racers’ parents and schools would also be notified and warned to keep their kids in line – or face punishment if kids broke the law.
