Undercover cops in Hanoi catch three cab drivers peeing in public

(VNF) - Undercover police in Hanoi’s urban district of Hoang Mai are using hidden cameras to catch people who relieve themselves in the street.

The force – dubbed the district’s environment police – caught three men last Friday (Feb. 10^th) morning urinating on the street.

They secretly recorded the whole thing on a camera. The offense was later reported to competent agencies, before the three cabbies were escorted to the police station.

They admitted their wrongful behavior after seeing the footage shot by police officers.

The offenders were taxi drivers who simply couldn’t wait to use a toilet, said the police. Each of them received a fined of VND 2 million (USD 88).

Three taxi drivers spotted urinating in public receive a fine of VND 2 million each. (Photo: VnExpress/Son Duong)

Anti-social behavior such as littering, urinating in a public place and using bad language is not acceptable, said Colonel Nguyen Hong Thai, chief of the police station in Hoang Mai District.

Police in the Vietnamese capital have carried out regular inspections to deal with those who litter and urinate in public areas, as part of the municipal Party Committee’s effort to burnish the city’s public images this year.

The move by Hoang Mai’s policeman has sent out unequivocal message to people who treat the city’s streets like a toilet. First time offenders will be issued with a hefty fine, while second time offenders will be given community service under a Corrective Work Order.

Last year, Hanoi laid out a list of “dos and don’ts” to improve public manners in the city.

The city is calling on people to maintain a clean environment; comply with the law; respect the rights of others; show courtesy to people, especially the elderly, physically disabled, and pregnant women; and dress decently in public.

Other measures include banning people from littering, spitting or urinating in public, using bad language and dressing in a provocative and indecent way.

Hanoi has been working on the new set of rules since 2012 to curb indecent behavior, with at least eight clauses that seem to have been inspired by longstanding bad habits, according to the city’s culture officials./.

( Compiled by VNF )