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 Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:06 am Post subject: South Korean fined in first racial insult case |
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My friend back in the States just linked me to this. I thought it was really interesting. What do you all think?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8382087.stm
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A South Korean man has been fined one million won ($865; �520) for making discriminatory remarks against an Indian professor.
The conviction is the country's first involving racist remarks towards a foreigner, Incheon District Court officials told local media.
The man yelled racist comments and said "Arab! Arab!" at the Indian man while on a bus in July, the judge said.
The professor felt publically insulted by the comments, he added.
The 31-year-old South Korean had objected to Bonogit Hussain talking loudly on a bus.
Mr Hussain had been in South Korea since 2007 and had studied for a master's degree from Seoul's SungKongHoe University, later working as a research professor there.
Park could have faced up to one year in prison and 2 million won in fines for public insult, Associated Press reported. |
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VanIslander
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Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:13 am Post subject: |
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one million won fine isn't excessive and hopefully sends a signal, though is the korean media covering it?
interesting that we hear of this first through the BBC. |
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Konglishman
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:19 am Post subject: Re: South Korean fined in first racial insult case |
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| You wrote: |
My friend back in the States just linked me to this. I thought it was really interesting. What do you all think?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8382087.stm
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A South Korean man has been fined one million won ($865; �520) for making discriminatory remarks against an Indian professor.
The conviction is the country's first involving racist remarks towards a foreigner, Incheon District Court officials told local media.
The man yelled racist comments and said "Arab! Arab!" at the Indian man while on a bus in July, the judge said.
The professor felt publically insulted by the comments, he added.
The 31-year-old South Korean had objected to Bonogit Hussain talking loudly on a bus.
Mr Hussain had been in South Korea since 2007 and had studied for a master's degree from Seoul's SungKongHoe University, later working as a research professor there.
Park could have faced up to one year in prison and 2 million won in fines for public insult, Associated Press reported. |
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Actually, this topic has already been much discussed in several threads. I guess the only thing new in the article is that the court case has been concluded. Frankly, I am happy for Dr. Hussain. Its not every day that the Korean justice system rules in favor of a foreigner.
And before anyone starts complaining about free speech and so forth, let us not forget that Mr. Park also assaulted a Korean lady who was traveling with Dr. Hussain. |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:24 am Post subject: Re: South Korean fined in first racial insult case |
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| Konglishman wrote: |
And before anyone starts complaining about free speech and so forth, let us not forget that Mr. Park also assaulted a Korean lady who was traveling with Dr. Hussain. |
Assault and saying something are two totally different things. |
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CentralCali
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:25 am Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
one million won fine isn't excessive and hopefully sends a signal, though is the korean media covering it?
interesting that we hear of this first through the BBC. |
It's on the Korea Times. |
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bry0000000
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:32 am Post subject: Re: South Korean fined in first racial insult case |
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| Konglishman wrote: |
And before anyone starts complaining about free speech and so forth, let us not forget that Mr. Park also assaulted a Korean lady who was traveling with Dr. Hussain. |
Assault and saying something are two totally different things. |
If he were fined for assault, I would have been happy, even though I think a much stiffer fine should be levied against him. But being fined for shouting "Arab!"? It's a little disconcerting IMO. |
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Konglishman
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:35 am Post subject: Re: South Korean fined in first racial insult case |
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| Konglishman wrote: |
And before anyone starts complaining about free speech and so forth, let us not forget that Mr. Park also assaulted a Korean lady who was traveling with Dr. Hussain. |
Assault and saying something are two totally different things. |
Yes, I am aware of that, but I guess that I am more happy with the fact that something was done even if done for debatable reasons. |
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nautilus
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:38 am Post subject: Re: South Korean fined in first racial insult case |
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| bry0000000 wrote: |
If he were fined for assault, I would have been happy, even though I think a much stiffer fine should be levied against him. But being fined for shouting "Arab!"? It's a little disconcerting IMO. |
I'm guessing that the Korean lady did not push the assault charge...and that the other very offensive insults that were hurled are not being reported by the K-media. |
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Old Gil
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:38 am Post subject: |
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| Assault is not battery. Insulting somebody can be construed as assault, at least in the US. |
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You
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:47 am Post subject: |
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| Oh, wow. I didn't know there was also an assault. Does anyone have the news link to that part of the story? |
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Konglishman
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 2:24 am Post subject: |
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| Oh, wow. I didn't know there was also an assault. Does anyone have the news link to that part of the story? |
A poster who knows Dr. Hussain, first alerted us to this information. His user id is edmundo. Also, I remember reading a small news snippet somewhere which included the assault in the report, but I cannot seem to find that news report at the moment. |
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GoldMember
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 2:30 am Post subject: |
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| Are court imposed fines in Korea similar to parking and speeding fines? Meaning if the person doesn't pay, then they just don't pay, end of story. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 2:32 am Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
one million won fine isn't excessive and hopefully sends a signal, though is the korean media covering it?
interesting that we hear of this first through the BBC. |
Saw it on MBC News today. |
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Murakano
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:16 am Post subject: |
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| well I wasn`t expecting this outcome as I thought the Korean guy would get away with it as they usually do......so in a way it`s a half decent start to win with a very slight bit of shaming for Korea in the international world . |
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Cerberus
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 5:00 am Post subject: |
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a very unsatisfying ending, but considering the circumstances probably the best one that could've been hoped for.
I'm waiting for the day where I read a headline titled:
Korean man insults and screams at a foreigner and his Korean girlfriend and gets his ass kicked.
if the same (or another) Mr. Kim wants to give it a shot with yours truly, I'll be happy to oblige. |
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