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[ghostrider]

Expats can commonly be found in Seoul's large array of bars and restaurants on any given weekend. But on one recent Saturday, a group of 50 expats spent their night roaming the streets of Seoul, not looking for a fun night out, but rather to pick up cards and fliers advertising prostitution....

After spending more than an hour and a half picking up the cards and ads from the ground, the group made their way to the headquarters of the National Police Agency to drop off the bags that contained all of the collected fliers. Their experience there, however, was not as successful as they had hoped.

Upon arriving, the guard outside told them that no one was there, nothing can be done and that they should go somewhere else. But the group insisted.

"We told the guard that smaller police stations suggested we go to the headquarters because they didn't have the power or resources to investigate into this matter," Singletary explained.

Eventually, a superior met the group outside to hear their concerns. Even though he refused to take the cards at first, he eventually relented. According to Singletary, the superior said that he couldn't make any promises that the cleaning lady wouldn't throw the cards away.

"We were pretty discouraged," Singletary said. "We just didn't feel like we were taken very seriously."

But with plans to make the video of the event go viral and to organize another flash mob for February or March, the future looks hopeful.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2012/01/117_103247.html

[fermentation]

Do they have any evidence that the women who work in that particular industry are slaves?

[jfromtheway]

That was one of the stupidest things I've read in a while. These people were clearly suffering from some form of psychosis. What could they possibly have expected? I'm sure they were religious people, that stuff messes peoples heads all up. Turns your eyes into self-deceiving peepholes.

[Julius]

[T-J]

I sincerely hope all involved that were in violation of their visas by participating in political activity are promptly deported.

[Julius]

[Yaya]

Food for thought. Singapore is far more advanced than Korea or many Western countries in combating crime and the like, yet prostitution there is legalized.

[jfromtheway]

[Julius]

[ghostrider]

I wonder why the police aren't interested in enforcing Korea's ban on prostitution. Are they getting a cut of the profits? (At least that's the way it works in some of the Southeast Asian nations I've visited.)

[jfromtheway]

[Adventurer]

I think some Koreans might view this as foreigners telling them how to run their own country. The police accepts prostitution, more-or-less.
It's not like they don't know about this and can't bust people. They just don't want to do that. It's part of the culture, though it's officially illegal.

[tardisrider]

What a bunch of maroooooons.

[Dave Chance]

Anyone hear of the mafia?

It's not unusual for them to be linked to politics and the police.

[coralreefer_1]