Hello Kitty

Thai Police have a new way of identifying Police officers that have found themselves in some trouble. The Police will mark them with what they call the "MARK OF SHAME". What is the "mark of shame" it's a Hot Pink HELLO KITTY armband.

Police officers caught littering, parking in a prohibited area, or arriving late — among other misdemeanors — will be forced to stay in the division office and wear the armband all day. The armband features Hello Kitty sitting atop two hearts...aaaawwwwwwwww.

The most suprising thing about this story wasn't that there were Police officers getting caught not following the rules, or that they were trying to mark the offending officers in a "demeaning" way, but that HELLO KITTY has been around since 1974!

In the story they explained who Hello Kitty was and said that it was started in Japan by the Sanrio Company in 1974. My first recollection of Hello Kitty was only 10 years ago when I bought my first Hello Kitty Lunchbox... it's really really cool!!!!!! To think I missed out on Hello Kitty for 23 years is very disappointing. The good news is I and all the rest of the world finally found Hello Kitty including the Thai Police.

Hello Kitty, invented by Sanrio Co. in 1974