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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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| There was a 'box' right next to the building I lived in for 5 years. Got to see them in (in)action a lot. |
Well that is kind of my point Capt. You saw one cop box in your area which does not represent what detectives do for example. What you saw was beat cops assigned to a neighborghood box, not exactly a priority assignment right? |
They are cops, are they not? They have jobs to do. And, IMO, they were not doing it. Sooooooo many times I saw them sitting around having smoke breaks - all the while people were running red lights right in front of them.
I even asked them one time why they weren't stopping the people driving on the sidewalks (whizzing by us as we were standing there) - their reply - Those guys are just doing their job.
You are wanting to talk about detective work, and that's fine. But as far as I can figure, that's not what this discussion was exclusively about. As far as my reading goes, we were talking about the police in Korea. And what we see on the street can and does reflect that.
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| Living in Korea we felt very safe with our kids in general terms. We took some precautions and remained aware of certain issues (traffic for example). Anyway, I think a lot of this debate on cops is populated by surface impressions, by people with biases and sorely lacks factual evidence or even reliable information. This is the nature of the beast on online forums. Good luck with the debate and I think I said enough on the issue! |
You can think that... and I can think you are wrong. As I've mentioned before, the police in Korea have very low support - from Koreans. Fermentation has linked to a few of these sources. This isn't just about a 'foreigners' website, and ppl bitching and moaning.
Could it be that people have actual legitimate concerns?
Seriously, man. It really feels like you're belittling people's observations/experiences and concerns in this area.
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| "But the integrity of the Korean police was rated a very low at 25.9 percent, while the American police received high scores at 63 percent for honesty and ethics. |
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mayorgc
Joined: 19 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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Patrick
A little girl gets beat up in an elevator and the cops wanted to dismiss it as a random drunk assault.
A woman gets raped and calls the cops and the cops play 20 questions on the phone.
These aren't "generalizations". These are 2 incredibly serious incidents that should have never happened if the cops took their jobs seriously.
The president himself chimed in on the sh!tty police work. |
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mike1two
Joined: 20 Aug 2012
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow, the craziness on this board. Korea and Japan were the most crime free countries I've visited so stop complaining about the cops. America is a crime cesspool compared to Korea. I'm completely conjecturing but a reason Korean cops can be so useless is because they're hardly needed. They're out of practice. In America, the cops have their hands on their guns following strict protocol at all times ready to spray a mofo because there are so many crimes going on there. Do Korean cops even have weapons? And no, Korea's not more dangerous for kids. There are horrible incidences but not even close to the percentages in the States. If you want better cops you need worse criminals. |
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JustinC
Joined: 10 Mar 2012
Location: We Are The World!
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| The levels of crime here seem a lot lower than back home, you very rarely hear of serious crimes but often the western media will be full of multiple stabbings or shootings. Western media is all about selling 'papers/advertising slots and I don't know if Korean media has the same culture. It sure feelssafer here, though I wouldn't be inclined to look for trouble - if you found it, as a foreigner, there's a good chance you could get the shi**y end of the stick. |
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Seoulman69
Joined: 14 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:24 am Post subject: |
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| The levels of crime here seem a lot lower than back home, you very rarely hear of serious crimes but often the western media will be full of multiple stabbings or shootings. |
 Good one! You're quite the comedian. |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:56 am Post subject: |
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| The levels of crime here seem a lot lower than back home, you very rarely hear of serious crimes but often the western media will be full of multiple stabbings or shootings. |
Good one! You're quite the comedian. |
Here's another one. Name the neighborhood in Seoul you WILL NOT WALK THROUGH AFTER DARK.
Every U.S. city has at least one. Most have areas that you roll up the windows and lock the doors regardless of time of day. Night? Forget it.
So, where is this neighborhood in Seoul?
If it's an exaggeration on my part refute it by naming a city that doesn't have such a neighborhood in the U.S.
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