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		| Dev 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:17 pm    Post subject: Where are the police in this country? |   |  
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				| Late night "barber shops" Pirate dvd stands in the open in Youngsan
 Drivers (especially motorbikes) running red lights.
 
 Where are the police in this country?
 
 In North America, they'd be at donut shops.
 
 In Korea, where? Maybe late night baraber shops?
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		| rothkowitz 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:40 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| 7-11 having an ice-cream |  | 
	
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		| sadsac 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:02 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Asleep in their patrol cars.  |  | 
	
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		| numazawa 
 
  
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				|  Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:07 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Have you tried the police station? 
 
 Failing that, try the all-night kamjatang joint behind my building.   They're the ones lying on top of the tables (must be some hierarchical dynamic going on there, dunno).
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		| ED209 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 12:32 am    Post subject: |   |  
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	  | Asleep in their patrol cars.  |  
 Holding hands
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		| ChuckECheese 
 
  
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				|  Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 12:43 am    Post subject: |   |  
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		| hellofaniceguy 
 
  
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				|  Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 12:44 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| You'll find them at Dunkin Donuts or Krispy Kream. |  | 
	
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		| Pyongshin Sangja 
 
  
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				|  Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 12:56 am    Post subject: |   |  
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		| inspector gadget 
 
  
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				|  Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:41 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| drinking soju and eating galbi, where do you think they are? |  | 
	
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		| SimonTheCarpenter 
 
 
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		| Ilsanman 
 
  
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				|  Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:56 am    Post subject: yes |   |  
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				| I don't see them often. 
 You can't miss them.  They never turn off their lights.
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		| corroonb 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:58 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I noticed this too, I've not seen one cop in 4 weeks. What keeps Koreans in line? Why so little burglary and random violence? |  | 
	
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		| 4 months left 
 
  
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				|  Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:26 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Do you find it strange why the police cars always have their lights on??  The reason is that people/drivers will see the police coming well in advance and stop if they are doing an illegal activity.  Therefore the police have less work to do.  I'm not making this up, I was told this by Koreans. 
 
 
	  | corroonb wrote: |  
	  | I noticed this too, I've not seen one cop in 4 weeks. What keeps Koreans in line? Why so little burglary and random violence? |  1) Many crimes in Korea go unreported.  Crimes are often resolved through blood money or "family agreements."
 
 2) Most foreigners can't understand Korean so don't watch Korean news or newspapers where crimes are reported.
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		| mindmetoo 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:10 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| In winter, you'll find them in large packs just keeping warm in an ATM kiosk. |  | 
	
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		| ariellowen 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:12 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Seeing as nothing says "welcome" like a massive police presence; hopefully they'll stay where ever they are.  Just me, but I'd rather see private DVD stands in Yongsan than para-military troopers on every corner. 
 Top 50 policed countries, Korea is 39th:  http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_pol_percap-crime-police-per-capita
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