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akcrono
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 Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:26 pm Post subject: Re: Korean police check....are fights included??? |
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They recently started fingerprinting foreigners who are involved in traffic accidents now (thanks Lee Myung Bak). I found that out when a taxi cut me off. |
What? Why? |
To manipulate the crime statistics, I would imagine. If you haven't noticed, they've been intent on creating the impression that there is an epidemic of crimes committed by foreigners in the last few years. . |
Who is "they"? |
Certain elements in the government, like that politician who once made inflammatory comments about foreign residents to reporters. When one of the reporters challenged her claims, she replied that she had read it somewhere but was unable to cite her sources. |
A random congressman saying some things is not the same as "The government is trying to create the impression..."
Does one MP or one Senator represent their respective governments?
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| Koreans have their right thumb print taken when they apply for their national ID cards. The right thumb print only. Also, Koreans males have all of their fingerprints taken when they enter the military, but as far as I am aware only the military has access to those records. Foreigners are being asked to provide all ten fingerprints to a completely different government agency. You guys can argue all day long about whether it's fair, reasonable, or justifiable, but foreigners are clearly being treated differently here. |
I'm shocked to hear that foreigners are treated differently by bureaucracy, though I would claim that it is similar enough to be counted as equally.
I think the situation is closer to foreigners being treated the same rather than foreigners being discriminated against. |
1 thumb print vs 10 fingers is VERY different. A 1 thumb would be for verification of identity only. A 10 finger set would be for criminal investigation. If r122925 is right, this is without a doubt clear discrimination. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Right, but why do you feel you should not have to be fingerprinted? Why should you be treated differently than Koreans? |
I think it's disingenuous to say that fingerprinting foreigners is somehow just treating them the same as Koreans. Koreans have their right thumb print taken when they apply for their national ID cards. The right thumb print only. . |
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john110375
Joined: 30 Jul 2007
Location: seoul
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:30 am Post subject: |
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[/quote] I think it's disingenuous to say that fingerprinting foreigners is somehow just treating them the same as Koreans. Koreans have their right thumb print taken when they apply for their national ID cards. The right thumb print only. .[/quote]
That's not really true Koreans get all 10 fingers printed when they first apply for their citizen card. They only submit the right thumb print to replace a lost card. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:32 am Post subject: |
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I think it's disingenuous to say that fingerprinting foreigners is somehow just treating them the same as Koreans. Koreans have their right thumb print taken when they apply for their national ID cards. The right thumb print only. .[/quote]
That's not really true Koreans get all 10 fingers printed when they first apply for their citizen card. They only submit the right thumb print to replace a lost card.[/quote]
Then that should end this thread. (After a link is provided of course)
Unless someone wants to say that neither Koreans nor foreigners should be fingerprinted, which is a valid argument. |
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, really. If that is true, that sucks man. A taxi driver causes a minor acciedent and the waygookin get printed? |
Worse still - you're not allowed to enter Korea if you've had both hands amputated, or were born without them! 
They tried 'stump' prints but they weren't 100% unique..... |
I think someone wandering about with no hands is pretty unique in itself
'We're looking for a foreign guy with no hands. Any ideas?'
'Pffftt.... could be anyone!' |
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