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kraggy
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 Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 7:34 am Post subject: Assault and Arrest laws in Korea |
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Hi,
Long story short....
1. Taxi driver grabbed my girlfriend
2. I went to protect her. He hit me, I retailiated
3. I rang the police for help
4. Both he and I go to Police Station
5. Both arrested for assault
6. After hours waiting for a translator, he finally came. Everyone started giving statements, the whole thing was taking ages.
I decided enough is enough and that I'm happy for everyone to go home as my gf and I were too tired and couldn't be bothered anymore.
7. Police say "Great!" (less work for them)
I took this to mean that the police agreed that I my gf and I were indeed the victims. They even said that the taxi driver was out of his jurisdiction and shouldn't have been looking for business in Itaewon.
8. Leaving Korea, went to get Background Check for my time in Korea, the sheet says "Assault" and then "charges dropped".
Obviously this doesn't look good for future employment prospects, even with the charges dropped.
So, my question is in relation to something the translator said. He claimed that whenever there is an altercation on the street or a case of assault in general, that both parties are arrested and brought to the station until they determine who did what. He said that it's normal and not to worry about having been arrested.
Did anyone ever hear this kind of thing in Korea?
More importantly, if that is indeed how it works in Korea, does anyone know where I can get that piece of law in writing as I'm going to have to mention all this for a job I'm going for in a couple of months and it looks bad and could affect my chances.
Thanks. |
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rollo
Joined: 10 May 2006
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| Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes that is how it works. |
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Dodge7
Joined: 21 Oct 2011
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| Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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| by "retaliating" I hope you got a good punch in the face, and not a little push or something like that. |
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kraggy
Joined: 06 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 9:01 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the replies.
Rollo, are you sure about that or how do you know? Do you know how I could get official confirmation that that's how it is?
I'm not in Korea anymore so it makes things more difficult for me. |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Dodge7 wrote: |
| by "retaliating" I hope you got a good punch in the face, and not a little push or something like that. |
Its pretty hard to have both a girlfriend and a clean criminal record in Korea.
Because sooner or later some ajosshi is going to force you to react. |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 12:17 am Post subject: |
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OP you and the taxi driver both confessed to committing a crime. The fact that no charges were laid and no prosecution took place is beside the point.
That's the way she goes. |
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transmogrifier
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 1:19 am Post subject: |
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| Julius wrote: |
| Dodge7 wrote: |
| by "retaliating" I hope you got a good punch in the face, and not a little push or something like that. |
Its pretty hard to have both a girlfriend and a clean criminal record in Korea.
Because sooner or later some ajosshi is going to force you to react. |
You little drama queen. |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 5:58 am Post subject: |
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| Julius wrote: |
| Dodge7 wrote: |
| by "retaliating" I hope you got a good punch in the face, and not a little push or something like that. |
Its pretty hard to have both a girlfriend and a clean criminal record in Korea.
Because sooner or later some ajosshi is going to force you to react. |
Complete BS.
OP, sorry this happened to you. I do not know what you can do to have that changed or even removed but as the charges were dropped I do not see why you could not try to have the record expunged. |
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kraggy
Joined: 06 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Stan Rogers wrote: |
OP you and the taxi driver both confessed to committing a crime. The fact that no charges were laid and no prosecution took place is beside the point.
That's the way she goes. |
Eh, I didn't confess to committing any crime. What gave you that impression?
My girlfriend and I were the VICTIMS of a crime. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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| kraggy wrote: |
| Stan Rogers wrote: |
OP you and the taxi driver both confessed to committing a crime. The fact that no charges were laid and no prosecution took place is beside the point.
That's the way she goes. |
Eh, I didn't confess to committing any crime. What gave you that impression?
My girlfriend and I were the VICTIMS of a crime. |
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| 2. I went to protect her. He hit me, I retailiated |
Hitting back, even if it's in self-defense or in defense of others is generally (although not always) considered a crime here. |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
Hitting back, even if it's in self-defense or in defense of others is generally (although not always) considered a crime here. |
Offending an ajosshis overblown ego is a crime.
I've seen people sued for telling off an ajosshi in class. |
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sluggo832004
Joined: 04 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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Control your woman OP.
Ive seen countless waygook chicks strut down the street half drunk and hop in a cab dressed like hookers.
Not saying your gf did, but why even give a horny taxi driver a reason to take it that far in the first place.
And by the way, this is why having a friend who drives a car is the best thing ever.
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 6:52 pm Post subject: Re: Assault and Arrest laws in Korea |
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| kraggy wrote: |
Hi,
Long story short....
1. Taxi driver grabbed my girlfriend
2. I went to protect her. He hit me, I retailiated
3. I rang the police for help
4. Both he and I go to Police Station
5. Both arrested for assault
6. After hours waiting for a translator, he finally came. Everyone started giving statements, the whole thing was taking ages.
I decided enough is enough and that I'm happy for everyone to go home as my gf and I were too tired and couldn't be bothered anymore.
7. Police say "Great!" (less work for them)
I took this to mean that the police agreed that I my gf and I were indeed the victims. They even said that the taxi driver was out of his jurisdiction and shouldn't have been looking for business in Itaewon.
8. Leaving Korea, went to get Background Check for my time in Korea, the sheet says "Assault" and then "charges dropped".
Obviously this doesn't look good for future employment prospects, even with the charges dropped.
So, my question is in relation to something the translator said. He claimed that whenever there is an altercation on the street or a case of assault in general, that both parties are arrested and brought to the station until they determine who did what. He said that it's normal and not to worry about having been arrested.
Did anyone ever hear this kind of thing in Korea?
More importantly, if that is indeed how it works in Korea, does anyone know where I can get that piece of law in writing as I'm going to have to mention all this for a job I'm going for in a couple of months and it looks bad and could affect my chances.
Thanks. |
Prob would have been better after step two to go home.  |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 4:37 am Post subject: |
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| Julius wrote: |
| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
Hitting back, even if it's in self-defense or in defense of others is generally (although not always) considered a crime here. |
Offending an ajosshis overblown ego is a crime.
I've seen people sued for telling off an ajosshi in class. |
Again that sounds fabricated....such a "case" would not even make it to court. |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 8:01 am Post subject: |
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| PatrickGHBusan wrote: |
| Julius wrote: |
| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
Hitting back, even if it's in self-defense or in defense of others is generally (although not always) considered a crime here. |
Offending an ajosshis overblown ego is a crime.
I've seen people sued for telling off an ajosshi in class. |
Again that sounds fabricated....such a "case" would not even make it to court. |
I'm serious.
Friend had an adult class. One of the ajosshis in the class was making sexist comments to the women, so she vented at him and told him to watch his mouth.
He actually filed charges against her -at the police, yes- for verbal, or some type of assault ( apparently he made it out to be worse than it was).
Eventually her school pressured her into bowing and smoothing his ego, and he dropped charges. |
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