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[pikachun1]

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[Fishead soup]

It's called blood money. Be careful in future. Since no police report was filed i doubt this will come up again.

[Passions]

he apparently held some position at church so I can assume he's honest and b.

Apparently, you haven't attended a Korean church.

[The Gipkik]

As a cyclist, I've almost been smacked by a car door too many times to count. Almost always Koreans are very careful when they open the door. They actually look, which is a real surprise in a country that doesn't know what a blind spot check means. Blood money sucks. I was once cycling along the Han river when I clipped another cyclist's handlebar with my own because a third cyclist got too close to me. He lost control and crashed. I went back to check if he was intact. Luckily he had been wearing gloves and long cycling pants, so he was okay, but really shook up. Then his friend comes along. Now they want me to come along to the police station. I waved to them and went on my way. He was screaming after me. I waved again and ignored him.

If he had been injured, I wouldn't have hesitated to take him to the hospital, but otherwise, forget it.

[jvalmer]

Wonder when Korea is going to end this blood money nonsense and update their laws to make it the job of the insurance companies and lawyers?

[Illysook]

You didn't look before you acted and you doored someone. It's your fault just as if you didn't look before turning or changing lanes and then hit another car. I don't feel sorry for you. Too many of my cycling friends have been hurt or killed by inattentive drivers.

[brento1138]

[pikachun1]

[jvalmer]

[Italy37612]

[Oliver]

It's a pretty bad accident. I think the fact that you paid him money is fair enough. It sounds like it was completely your fault.

Best.

Ollie

[coralreefer_1]

I'm not exactly sure why money has to be paid. I mean, was a law broken? Who determined that your party was completely at fault? Isn't he just as responsible as you? As a cyclist riding down the street, you also have a responsibility for your own safety. Seeing a parked car in front of me with people in it is an obvious clue that I should not pass within inches of the car for the exact reason as the incident.

Sorry but that is just a crappy situation. It would probably be better to pay the man than have him try to sue and deal with the courts, but seems to me he shares just as much responsibility. If I did have to pay him, I would pay him in 10won loose coins with some bible verse leaflets printed inside.

[madoka]

[Illysook]

As far as the bit about the guy being a Christian and a leader in his church goes, we can hope that the process of making him a leader calls for some vetting of his integrity, but you can't really know. There are good and bad people all over the world. Some of them call themselves Christians. Others call themselves Jews, Pagans, and/or Athiests.

These are, in a sense, just labels. Did you catch any of the flap about Anne Rice quitting Christianity "in the name of Christ?" I got the sense that she wanted to follow Christ but was through with being labeled. Kinda like the old bumper sticker "Lord, save me from your followers!" or Ghandi saying that he liked Jesus, but not the people who called themselves Christians."

[GreenlightmeansGO]

If you don't pay the blood money and someone sues you, would it go on your criminal record?