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[Scorpion]

I saw those fools in Itaewon last night. What a joke. After initially reading this post I thought they were just there to provide information for tourists, but after reading the new posts I now understand that they are actually police officers. It is so stupid that I am utterly baffled by the thinking process involved. Was there noon in the development stage who spoke up and said this idea was retarded? Do they even understand the concept of a police force. For Christ's sake, policing and the promotion of K-pop tourism are not the same friggin thing. Indeed, few things in life are conceptually further apart than these two things. What Korea needs is a real effective police force, not another klownish diversion away from law enforcement. K-kops were a joke before this new development, now they are just beyond laughable.

[fustiancorduroy]

[fustiancorduroy]

[IPayInCash]

The fact that you just linked to a review of a Korean department store to convince me Seoul is a good place to visit is all I need to see.

You should work for the Korean government. They can use a great mind like you to drop the GS Police unit and replace it with a "Come to our overpriced Department Stores (we got a good review on Trip Advisor!)" campaign.

Im now 100% certain youve never seen Tsim Sha Shui. If you had traveled there youd laugh at the idea of comparing them to the Lottes and Shinsegaes in Seoul. IPICs II law still stands.

[Jodami]

[Smithington]

Itaewon already has those 'Can we help you?' tourist people walking around (in red coats and hats). If they wanted to dress anyone up like Psy it could be them. But why even do that? Is Psy now the face of Korea? Is this how they are marketing themselves? Don't they realize that he 's seen overseas as a mildly-entertaining buffoon. Honestly, they don't want to their national brand tied too closely to that character. So getting those tourist helper people to dress up like him would be a bad move. But what they've done is gone and had their friggin police force dressed up like this. The police are an arm of the state, one which has on occasion power over life or death. Policing is serious business, and it is the height of absurdity to have any of its members dressed up like a dancing buffoon. (What's next, Canadian cops getting Justin Bieber haircuts? It's that stupid.)

And let's remember that this guy had ranted onstage about wanting to kill American soldiers and their wives and children - slowly. In a normal society he would have been investigated by the police for incitement to hatred. In Korea, the cops decide he's such a swell guy that they decide to walk around, on duty, dressed in sparkly blue jackets and caps. "Hi, we're dressed like Psy, can we help you." It's just insane.

And how the hell are tourists supposed to identity them as cops? "Oh my god, that woman is being attacked. Quick, look for someone dressed up as a chubby pop star."

Madness.