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garykasparov
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xingyiman
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| Wow, thats quite a change coming from the West-hating presses of the JAD. |
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Gollywog
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Protesters hurt businesses
July 05, 2008
Anti-U.S. beef protesters are now gathering in front of butcher shops. It is one thing to protest in front of City Hall, but their action in going to shops goes beyond being a slight, uncomfortable problem. It is quite simply an illegal act that shakes society�s order.
It�s an irony that the people who assert that they are fighting for the rights of the average consumer are ignoring those very rights.
Under Korean law, protesting in front of butcher shops constitutes both damaging the reputation of a business as well as disturbing business operations.
It�s clear. These protesters are damaging the stores� reputation with false statements that by eating U.S. beef consumers are going to die quickly from mad cow disease. Their calls for butchers to stop selling U.S. beef constitutes disturbing business operations by force.
The �disturbing business operations� article of Korean law includes any possibility that a particular action can burden the business in any way. The article is strict, in order to protect the order of Korea�s free market economy.
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Damaging a business's reputation with false statements... no sh:t, Sherlock.
Now, would someone mind explaining to me why damaging the reputation of butchers and stores like E-Mart or LotteMart is illegal, but damaging the reputation of the entire American beef industry and slandering the reputation of the American people with totally, 100 percent fabricated lies is not only not prosecuted in Korea, but apparently has become the official national sport?
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Frankly Mr Shankly
Joined: 13 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Gollywog wrote: |
Home > Opinion > Editorials
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Protesters hurt businesses
July 05, 2008
Anti-U.S. beef protesters are now gathering in front of butcher shops. It is one thing to protest in front of City Hall, but their action in going to shops goes beyond being a slight, uncomfortable problem. It is quite simply an illegal act that shakes society�s order.
It�s an irony that the people who assert that they are fighting for the rights of the average consumer are ignoring those very rights.
Under Korean law, protesting in front of butcher shops constitutes both damaging the reputation of a business as well as disturbing business operations.
It�s clear. These protesters are damaging the stores� reputation with false statements that by eating U.S. beef consumers are going to die quickly from mad cow disease. Their calls for butchers to stop selling U.S. beef constitutes disturbing business operations by force.
The �disturbing business operations� article of Korean law includes any possibility that a particular action can burden the business in any way. The article is strict, in order to protect the order of Korea�s free market economy.
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Damaging a business's reputation with false statements... no sh:t, Sherlock.
Now, would someone mind explaining to me why damaging the reputation of a butchers and stores like E-Mart or LotteMart is illegal, but damaging the reputation of the entire American beef industry and slandering the reputation of the American people with totally, 100 percent fabricated lies is not only prosecuted in Korea, but apparently has become the official national sport? |
Protester leaders and media are being investigated. If the Cattleman's Association thinks it has been slandered or libeled, I guess it would be something for them to pursue with the prosecutor's office. |
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BigMikeAbroad
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:47 pm Post subject: Has there ever? |
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Has there ever been a case of Mad Cow contraction via eating American Beef in Korea? I have no idea if there has or not, just wanted to add that so no one thinks I�m being a sarcastic jerk.
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:25 am Post subject: |
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| Gollywog wrote: |
| would someone mind explaining to me why damaging the reputation of butchers and stores like E-Mart or LotteMart is illegal, but damaging the reputation of the entire American beef industry and slandering the reputation of the American people with totally, 100 percent fabricated lies is not only not prosecuted in Korea, but apparently has become the official national sport? |
Because there is no downside to killing the American beef industry. The US will continue to buy Korean cars, so it's okay to slam them. If the US ever decided to block the import of those millions of Korean cars (or even just slap them with a nice 100% import tariff), they would shut up. |
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Real Reality
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Location: Seoul
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sjrm
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| Gollywog wrote: |
| would someone mind explaining to me why damaging the reputation of butchers and stores like E-Mart or LotteMart is illegal, but damaging the reputation of the entire American beef industry and slandering the reputation of the American people with totally, 100 percent fabricated lies is not only not prosecuted in Korea, but apparently has become the official national sport? |
Because there is no downside to killing the American beef industry. The US will continue to buy Korean cars, so it's okay to slam them. If the US ever decided to block the import of those millions of Korean cars (or even just slap them with a nice 100% import tariff), they would shut up. |
No, they would just protest that, too! |
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Real Reality
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Protests 'Caused W500 Billion in Losses'
Chosun Ilbo (July 8, 2008)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200807/200807080018.html
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Street protests that have been going on for two months have caused W500 billion worth of economic and social losses, Deputy Minster of Strategy and Finance Kim Dong-soo said Monday (US$1=W1,043). "I would ask citizens to acknowledge this and work together to save the situation," Kim said in a radio interview Monday. "According to 2006 analysis of the effects of demonstrations on society by the Korea Development Institute, one illegal demonstration causes W8 billion of economic and social damage, and even a legal demonstration W7 billion," he said.
The KDI set as a sample an illegal rally in Jongno with protesters occupying a two-lane road, and calculated an estimated loss of W8 billion..... |
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