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Troll_Bait
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)
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 Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:49 am Post subject: Rape is not a "habit"! |
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There were many upsetting things in this story, but, perhaps surprisingly, one of the most offensive things to me is the fact that the writer referred to rape as a "habit". It's not his "habit", he's a remorseless serial rapist!
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2007092169848
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A Policeman�s Rape Habit
A policeman was arrested for kidnapping, raping and robbing women in the district near his police station yesterday. He threatened victims that he would kill their families and he forced them to withdraw money from banks after raping them. He allegedly committed these brutal crimes many times.
His heinous crimes have exposed a flaw in the police personnel system.
Heinous crimes-
Police in Ilsan requested an arrest warrant for the policeman in question�only known as his surname Lee-on rape and theft charges on September 20.
Lee said that he threatened a woman who was starting her car in a public parking lot with a knife and broke into the car. He forced her to drive toward a park nearby the lake in Ilsan and raped her. He then withdrew 6.19 million won using her bank card.
On January 25, he kidnapped a woman in the same place and stole 9.5 million won from her by using her credit card. On February 8, he kidnapped a woman to steal 3.25 million won and coerced her into sex. He acknowledged that he got in the back seat of a car with the woman and threatened her with knife.
He forced victims to drive to banks and withdraw money through their credit cards, avoiding being recorded by CCTV cameras. By stealing their identity cards, he threatened to kill their families if they reported the crime to the police.
Additional crimes under investigation-
Police arrested him in another public parking lot at 8:00 p.m. on September 19. He was about to kidnap another woman.
When police officers across the street found him and ran to the scene, the perpetrator had already tied up the victim�s arms and was about to leave. That happened in just three to four minutes, showing his sophisticated skill at his craft. He attempted to run away, but was soon caught.
In addition to the revealed crimes, he also attempted to commit two similar crimes, but they ended up in failure as the women managed to run away.
Fourteen cases of rape and theft have been committed by the same person in cities of Goyang, Paju, Uijeongbu and Yangju from 2004 to 2006. The police are conducting DNA tests to find out whether they are related to this case with the help of the National Institute of Scientific Investigation (NISI).
Flaw in police personnel management-
Lee worked as a policeman in 1989 and was dismissed for bribe taking in 1997. But he turned out to be innocent and resumed duty.
Lee saw most of his wages confiscated after he had put them down as collateral for a loan for his brother. That led him to be on the list of those receiving special attention internally in the police department.
That is why his boss is required to report Lee�s performance to head of office. But his boss was not aware of the repeated crimes.
The head of police in Gyeong-gi held three immediate bosses responsible for the crimes and fired them. The National Police Agency has also launched an investigation. |
(Hat Tip to http://www.lostnomad.org/ ) |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:56 am Post subject: |
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| I am hoping it was just a bad error. Rape a habit, that is scary... |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:59 am Post subject: |
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| laogaiguk wrote: |
| I am hoping it was just a bad error. Rape a habit, that is scary... |
It sounds like the journalists needs a new thesaurus... |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:37 am Post subject: |
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| I always find it interesting (ahem) that they never report the full name of the suspect. Is this to prevent 'trial by media'? If the person is pronounced guilty in court, do they print names then? |
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Typhoon
Joined: 29 May 2007
Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:09 am Post subject: |
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| Don't worry he'll get out after a couple of months. He is a police officer and we know what happens to people in power positions when they get in trouble. An excuse is made and they are released after a few months of time. Justice at its best. |
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blaseblasphemener
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Location: There's a voice, keeps on calling me, down the road, that's where I'll always be
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:20 am Post subject: |
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| I wonder how many countless crimes are committed by people in power against those who are deemed "lower" in this society, and who feel powerless to report crimes, thinking that no one will believe their word against someone of higher rank? Makes me wonder about how many children are sexually abused, how many women are sexually assaulted or harassed, just to name two examples. Considering this case, as well as the taxi driver kidnapping murder, and the guy who raped over 50 school girls, I am sure that what is reported is just scratching the surface. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:37 am Post subject: |
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I'm hoping they meant 'habitual' or 'repeat'...
When a Korean says something that makes my eyes pop open, I remind myself that English is their second language and try to insert the proper word. 9 times out of 10 it is just an English mistake. |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:45 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, come on Troll Bait, you know these things can often happen in translation. No need to get upset before looking at the original Korean. Here's the original article:
http://www.donga.com/fbin/output?n=200709210163&top20=1
경찰이 상습 성폭행 강도 �이젠 누굴 믿나��
상습 is the world that was translated as habit.
상습(常習) 【세상의】a common practice;a regular[an established] custom;a convention;a usage;【개인의】a habitual practice;a habit;an inveterate habit
상습적 customary;habitual;regular;confirmed
상습적으로 habitually
상습적 범죄 a habitual crime
상습적 도박꾼 an inveterate[a confirmed] gambler
상습적 소매치기 a confirmed pickpocket
상습적으로 �하다 be in the habit of 《doing》
그는 상습적인 거짓말쟁이이다 He is a habitual liar.
상습범(常習犯) 【행위】a habitual crime;recidivism;【사람】a habitual[confirmed] criminal;an old[a repeated] offender;a chronic offender;a recidivist;a jailbird《구어》
상습범 가중죄 cumulative punishment
상습성(常習性) recidivism
상습자(常習者) an addict;a habitual offender
마약 상습자 a drug[narcotic] addict |
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:05 am Post subject: |
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| I think I see the term "habitual offender" used in the press quite often in stories of rape arrests and trials in the USA. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:09 am Post subject: |
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| Well, at least they didn't call it a hobby! |
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oneofthesarahs
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
Location: Sacheon City
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:25 am Post subject: |
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| cdninkorea wrote: |
| I always find it interesting (ahem) that they never report the full name of the suspect. Is this to prevent 'trial by media'? If the person is pronounced guilty in court, do they print names then? |
Journalists will often not name suspects unless charges have officially been filed. In this case, it looks as if he is still under investigation. Or for example, if there is a murderer on the loose and the police nab a couple of potential suspects, they will usually be referred to as such and not by name. You see this in Western media as well.
It's a bit of an unwritten rule of journalism, but one that's not always followed, especially these days when getting the "scoop" is harder and harder. It's also often not followed when the suspect is famous. Like when OJ was arrested for that recent robbery of sports memorabilia. His arrest was publicized before charges were officially filed. |
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Corky
Joined: 06 Jan 2004
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:04 am Post subject: |
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| maybe they meant hanbok or something |
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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| oneofthesarahs wrote: |
| cdninkorea wrote: |
| I always find it interesting (ahem) that they never report the full name of the suspect. Is this to prevent 'trial by media'? If the person is pronounced guilty in court, do they print names then? |
Journalists will often not name suspects unless charges have officially been filed. In this case, it looks as if he is still under investigation. Or for example, if there is a murderer on the loose and the police nab a couple of potential suspects, they will usually be referred to as such and not by name. You see this in Western media as well.
It's a bit of an unwritten rule of journalism, but one that's not always followed, especially these days when getting the "scoop" is harder and harder. It's also often not followed when the suspect is famous. Like when OJ was arrested for that recent robbery of sports memorabilia. His arrest was publicized before charges were officially filed. |
You'll notice that this does not apply to foreigners in Korea, though. |
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GoldMember
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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My guess is that the PoliceOrificer, er I mean officer is in the market for a wheelchair. Bad news.
Apparently the wheelchair access ramp at the court house is closed for repairs due to damage caused by heavy (wheelchair bound criminal) traffic. |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:37 am Post subject: |
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| From the dictionary definition, 상습 seems to at least sometimes carry pretty bad connotations. |
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