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[madoka]

The police incompetence here reminds me of what happened in the Jeffrey Dahmer case:

In the early morning hours of May 27, 1991, 14-year-old Konerak Sinthasomphone (by coincidence, the younger brother of the boy whom Dahmer had molested) was discovered on the street, wandering naked, heavily under the influence of drugs and bleeding from his rectum. Two young women from the neighborhood found the dazed boy and called 911. Dahmer chased his victim down and tried to take him away, but the women stopped him. Dahmer told John Balcerzak and Joseph Gabrish, police officers dispatched to the scene, that Sinthasomphone was his 19-year-old boyfriend, and that they had an argument while drinking. Against the protests of the two women who had called 911, the officers turned him over to Dahmer. They later reported smelling a strange scent while inside Dahmer's apartment, but did not investigate it. The smell was the body of Tony Hughes, Dahmer's previous victim, decomposing in the bedroom. The officers did not make any attempt to verify Sinthasomphone's age and failed to run a background check that would have revealed Dahmer was a convicted child molester still under probation. Later that night, Dahmer killed and dismembered Sinthasomphone, keeping his skull as a souvenir.

[drydell]

In this case there is the police incompetence issue but there is also this...

[madoka]

[Times30]

I think people forget that Korea's like... one of the least rape/murder ridden countries in the world. So when stuff like this happens they aren't prepared for it.

Police in Korea generally do what? Stare at screens all day. They don't do much. There are no guns, so much less theft, and probably deal with domestic calls most of the time. Of course they are more incompetent. The less you do something the less you're accustomed to dealing with it.

Everyday I walk by stores that leave their goods outside, unlocked bikes, and I don't think I've even seen or needed a police officer ever in my time here.

Guys, seriously it's a tragedy, but if you're getting angry about it, probably shouldn't be. Don't have such high expectations about everything.

[Chimie]

I live all of about 5 minutes from where this happened. I actually went down to the scene, (now, I knew what house it was from the news reports) and it's not really a stretch to find out where it was. There aren't too many gates on that part of the street, and with a life-and-death situation, knocking on a few doors and waking a few people up wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.

Furthermore, when I first learned of this story and posted about it on Facebook, there must have been a half dozen Koreans who posted commenting on how he was Chinese and how scary Chinese people are...

[Captain Corea]

Why do people keep saying that Korea has a low murder rate. This is possibly not the most accurate list, but Korea is no slouch.

[transmogrifier]

I never had the impression that Korea had a low muder rate - the sheer number of serial killers I have heard about over the years put paid to that. Lower than average petty crime maybe (especially in comparison to the thefts and burglaries rife in my home country) but not murder and rape.

I'm just thankful Koreans aren't allowed to have guns. If that ever happens, I'm leaving!

[jfromtheway]

[fosterman]

we all kind of guessed this was happening with the girl bands didnt we?
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2012/04/113_108772.html


the article which states the 135 missing or murdered girls in the area.
http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2951289

[mayorgc]

[tgrear2008]

I guess videotape the beating if possible. Through it up on youtube. And be done with it.

[Captain Corea]

[fermentation]

[fosterman]

[TL]

Is the 'Rainy Day killer' you are referring to the same killer in the film 'Memories of Murder'?