http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6932801.stm

 Unfortunately none of the articles on this new development feature a picture of the actual patch that’s being used to punish the officers.

From the article:

Police chiefs in the Thai capital, Bangkok, have come up with a new way of punishing officers who break the rules – an eye-catching Hello Kitty armband.

The armband is large, bright pink and has a Hello Kitty motif with two hearts embroidered on it.

From today, officers who are late, park in the wrong place or commit other minor transgressions will have to wear it for several days.

The armband is designed to shame the wearer, police officials said.

I’ve got nothing against having kids–in fact, I’ve got one on the way myself–but I was reading with some disbelief this article about an Arkansas woman who recently gave birth to her sixteenth child. The article itself was frankly, snarky and meanspirited, but I couldn’t resist checking out the accompanying photo.

As you can see, the Google ad below has inadvertently offered a potential solution to this woman’s ever-expanding brood.