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wylies99 · Joined: 13 May 2006 Location: I'm one cool cat!

English Teacher Stabbed in Hongdae Club
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
By another English teacher, the Munhwa Ilbo reports. Hat tip to reader Alex B.

An American who teaches English in a hagwon was arrested after stabbing another foreigner for bothering a Korean woman dancing in a nightclub.

On the 23rd the Mapo Police Department arrested 24-year old American Mr. J, an English instructor in a hagwon, for stabbing 42-year old Mr. R, an English teacher of New Zealand citizenship, to stop him from pestering a Korean woman in a Hongdae nightclub.

According to police, Mr. J is accused of stabbing the intoxicated Mr. R. in the ear and forearm at approximately 2 a.m. on the 21st after the latter repeatedly approached a Korean woman in the nightclub in Seogyo-dong. Mr. J is also accused of stabbing the hand of 21-year old Ms. Lee in front of the club while escaping it after stabbing Mr. R. He was caught far from the club by an employee who followed him in a taxi.

Mr. R and Ms. Lee were treated for their wounds and their lives were never in danger, it was announced.

Investigators say that Mr. J is currently attending an American university and came to Korea on a one-year E-2 visa to teach English, and has been teaching elementary, middle, and high school students at a hagwon in Uijeongbu for over one month.

Straphanger · Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Location: Chilgok, Korea

Join Me · Joined: 14 Jan 2008

"currently attending an American university"

hmm...maybe dropping the requirement of actually having a four year degree wasn't such a good idea after all.

sharkey · Joined: 12 Oct 2008

in love with a stripperrrrr

wylies99 · Joined: 13 May 2006 Location: I'm one cool cat!

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

There is something peculiar about that...teaching at a hogwon on a e-2 and currently attending an American university? Online courses? What is that?

Did they drop the college degree requirements? Either that or a gyopo who might have the right to work? That facts just don't line up...

BigBuds · Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Location: Changwon

Did anyone look at his age? He could already have a degree or two and is trying to get another one or even a masters or PhD.

Xerxes · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:12 am Post subject:

What bent dude goes to a club with a knife! Getting drunk packing a knife is just asking for this sort of trouble. I could understand if you were going clubbing in a high crime area back in the States, although even then that's a bit creepy.

Whadda hell did he think that he was going to do with that knife, and stabbing in the ear?

I think that the girl catching the knife in the hand is a bit odd. Maybe she blocked a lunge with her hand, and in that case, that's cool and collected, though it musta hurt. But, better that than it sticking out of your ear, or worse!

Mr-Dokdo · Joined: 16 Nov 2008

Pooty · Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Location: Ela stin agalia mou

Mr. J was a Kyopo!

Just kidding.

Donald Frost · Joined: 20 Oct 2008

DC in Suwon · Joined: 14 Dec 2008

What is it with Korea and stabbing? Is there something in the water?

blurgalurgalurga · Joined: 18 Oct 2007

yeah, it is kinda knifey here lately. WTF? C'mon, shanky brothers, use the teeny little bit of charm you got, get laid instead. What is this, 'the Warriors' or something?
Silly douches. Knives are for eunuchs.

travelingfool · Joined: 10 Mar 2008 Location: Parents' basement

Most of the time clubs like that become big sausage fests after a certain point in the night. Too much testosterone.

ardis · Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Location: Seoul