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thepeel
Joined: 08 Aug 2004
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 Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:34 pm Post subject: Man Beaten to Death for Refusing to Drink |
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Police arrested two construction workers on suspicion of beating their coworker to death for refusing to drink.
Gwanak Police in southern Seoul said Tuesday that the two offenders, identified only as Lee (42) and Chung (52), beat their colleague Chang (47) to death at another coworker's house in Shillim-dong, Seoul, Saturday.
The two beat the man because Chang refused to go out drinking with them, police officials said. They said their crime was unintentional.
According to the police, the two had beaten Chang habitually, who was mentally challenged. His ill health could have contributed to his death. |
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/01/113_17769.html
Classy. |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| His ill health ... could have ... "contributed" to his death |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Korea sparkling! Nothing I love more than going by a construction site and seeing workers sitting down to a lunch of soju and that faux cheese sausage. |
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Butterfly
Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Location: Kuwait
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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| This news should ensure that any lightweight entry level employees to mid level managers all over korea should come to their senses and drink when they are bloody well told to. Refusing to drink indeed! |
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Rteacher
Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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I could hardly believe how much pressure my first hogwan director exerted on me to join the regular Friday night drinkfest that all his employees were expected to attend.
He didn't care for my excuse that I was an addictive-type personality who would become an alcoholic if I had even one drink - probably because he was an alcoholic himself ... |
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tsgarp
Joined: 01 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| Korea sparkling! Nothing I love more than going by a construction site and seeing workers sitting down to a lunch of soju and that faux cheese sausage. |
Doesn't your racism ever get mindnumbing, oops, never mind. Fucktard. |
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thepeel
Joined: 08 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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| I saw Korean construction workers drinking over lunch too. Does seeing that make me a racist as well? |
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stevemcgarrett
Joined: 24 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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In all my travels in Asia I have never encountered a drinking culture on such a massive scale as in Korea. It's pathetic, really, and indicative of deeper social problems.
Most Chinese drink only with their meals and usually bottled beer. Hard liquor, or maotai, is usually consumed in moderation at banquets to make toasts. One is considered a thug or low-life if he frequents bars for the sole purpose of drinking. Here it seems to be a badge of honor.
But then I guess Korean males feel they need to be in a stupor to withstand the working environment.
Yet another reason why I would never settle down here. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:06 am Post subject: |
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| tsgarp wrote: |
| mindmetoo wrote: |
| Korea sparkling! Nothing I love more than going by a construction site and seeing workers sitting down to a lunch of soju and that faux cheese sausage. |
Doesn't your racism ever get mindnumbing, oops, never mind. *beep*. |
Where's the racism? |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:37 am Post subject: |
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| What I see here is that the weak and vulnerable get brutally physically assualted without anyone helping them, or any legal recourse. Its the wangta culture I'm afraid. Horrific. If you are disadvantaged in this society....its tough, to make an understatement. |
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Czarjorge
Joined: 01 May 2007
Location: I now have the same moustache, and it is glorious.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:28 am Post subject: |
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| I'm looking forward to the forced drinking parties. I'm in training right now so I'll be ready. Bottoms up. |
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