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xpat
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 Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:08 pm Post subject: Avondale student who stabbed teacher in class jailed |
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A South Korean international student convicted of injuring his schoolteacher after he admitted stabbing him in the classroom in March has been sentenced to 18 months jail.
Tae Won Chung, 17, in May pleaded guilty to a charge of injuring with intent after admitting he stabbed Avondale College teacher Dave Warren. Mr Warren, 49, was stabbed in the back during a lesson.
Chung's lawyer, David Jones QC, told the Auckland District Court that the catalyst for the violent attack was culturally insensitive comments by the victim Mr Warren, the day before the school attack.
The day before the attack the teacher made comments to Chung about possible conscription to the Korean Army and about a possibility of North Korea attacking South Korea.
The court was told this left Chun "festering" with anger and he took a knife with him to school the next day.
The Crown said the stabbing was premeditated and that Mr Warren's comments couldn't be seen as provocation.
A South Korean international student convicted of injuring his schoolteacher after he admitted stabbing him in the classroom in March has been sentenced to 18 months jail.
Tae Won Chung, 17, in May pleaded guilty to a charge of injuring with intent after admitting he stabbed Avondale College teacher Dave Warren. Mr Warren, 49, was stabbed in the back during a lesson.
Chung's lawyer, David Jones QC, told the Auckland District Court that the catalyst for the violent attack was culturally insensitive comments by the victim Mr Warren, the day before the school attack.
The day before the attack the teacher made comments to Chung about possible conscription to the Korean Army and about a possibility of North Korea attacking South Korea.
The court was told this left Chun "festering" with anger and he took a knife with him to school the next day.
The Crown said the stabbing was premeditated and that Mr Warren's comments couldn't be seen as provocation. |
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10599334&ref=facebook
What if an exchange student did this in Korea? OFMG |
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halfmanhalfbiscuit
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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Two things really annoy me about this
1, Lawyers putting forward provocation as a defense
2, No remorse or acceptance of responsibility by the attacker, which should necessitate a harsher sentence. |
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ytuque
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
Location: I drink therefore I am!
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:50 pm Post subject: Re: Avondale student who stabbed teacher in class jailed |
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Chung's lawyer, David Jones QC, told the Auckland District Court that the catalyst for the violent attack was culturally insensitive comments by the victim Mr Warren, the day before the school attack.
The day before the attack the teacher made comments to Chung about possible conscription to the Korean Army and about a possibility of North Korea attacking South Korea.. |
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10599334&ref=facebook
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I fail to see what is culturally insensitive about the teacher's comments. |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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Future taxi driver.
He got off light. |
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winterfall
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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| halfmanhalfbiscuit wrote: |
Two things really annoy me about this
2, No remorse or acceptance of responsibility by the attacker, which should necessitate a harsher sentence. |
Minors are treated differently. Especially if they don't have a prior record.
Considering all that. 18 months is actually pretty harsh and he'll probably lose his student visa.
Last edited by winterfall on Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:05 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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halfmanhalfbiscuit
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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| winterfall wrote: |
| halfmanhalfbiscuit wrote: |
Two things really annoy me about this
2, No remorse or acceptance of responsibility by the attacker, which should necessitate a harsher sentence. |
Minors are treated differently. Especially if they don't have a prior record. Legal age in Korea is 19.
Considering all that. 18 months is actually pretty harsh. Korean jails aren't exactly nice. |
Read it again.
Compare with this (11 months for a kleptomaniac postie)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/2899268/Postal-worker-jailed-for-mail-thefts |
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