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Teufelswacht
Joined: 06 Sep 2004
Location: Land Of The Not Quite Right
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 Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:24 pm Post subject: For Gopher |
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In the spirit of what you are posting on several threads:
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Deadly shooting at Korean Army base
Two Korean soldiers were found shot dead yesterday at an Army engineer unit in Hoengseong, Gangwon Province.
The two 21-year-old corporals identified with their surnames Lee and Han were on guard duty outside an ammunition depot, Army spokesman Col. Kang Duck-chan told reporters.
The cause of the incident was not immediately known.
The deaths were first discovered by Corporal Kwon, who arrived at the spot immediately after hearing a shot at 11:50 a.m.
Two live bullets were fired from Corporal Lee's K-1 rifle. Lee was shot in the neck and Han had a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
At the time of incident, each of them was carrying a K-1 rifle loaded with five blanks, and a 15 round clip.
The Army said it is still investigating the incident.
In June 2005, a soldier bullied by senior comrades hurled a grenade into a barracks and went on a shooting rampage at an Army guard post near the border with North Korea, killing eight colleagues and wounding two.
Suicides or weapons-related incidents ignited by mental or physical abuse of soldiers have been a problem in Korea, where every physically and mentally fit man must serve more than two years in the armed forces. The country maintains a 650,000-man strong military.
By Jin Dae-woong |
https://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2007/04/21/200704210025.asp |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks!
As you know, Korean culture is quite twisted, as these repeated military incidents demonstrate.
What is wrong with Korean culture? And how about South Korea's foreign policy for good measure...? |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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stevemcgarrett
Joined: 24 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:40 am Post subject: |
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gopher:
Whoaaa, there cowboy. The PC police are out in full force. My thread on Korean cultural habits was locked tonight. Tread lightly, unless of course you want to bash Americans. Then feel free to swing away. |
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happeningthang
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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| stevemcgarrett wrote: |
gopher:
Whoaaa, there cowboy. The PC police are out in full force. My thread on Korean cultural habits was locked tonight. Tread lightly, unless of course you want to bash Americans. Then feel free to swing away. |
The difference being Gopher's employing irony, while you're not. |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you, Happeningthang. For the record: I do not find "Korean culture," or any other culture, including "American culture," for that matter, "twisted" -- let alone monolithic enough to talk about as casually and simplistically as some here do.
Ours is an imperfect, violent world. We can apprehend and explain these things without resorting to the kind of childish stereotyping and scapegoating those who have commented on Virginia Tech have shown over the last week or so. |
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Poemer
Joined: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Mullae
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Gopher wrote: |
Thank you, Happeningthang. For the record: I do not find "Korean culture," or any other culture, including "American culture," for that matter, "twisted" -- let alone monolithic enough to talk about as casually and simplistically as some here do.
Ours is an imperfect, violent world. We can apprehend and explain these things without resorting to the kind of childish stereotyping and scapegoating those who have commented on Virginia Tech have shown over the last week or so. |
Well said. |
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mnhnhyouh
Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Location: The Middle Kingdom
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 6:03 am Post subject: |
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| Gopher wrote: |
Thank you, Happeningthang. For the record: I do not find "Korean culture," or any other culture, including "American culture," for that matter, "twisted" -- let alone monolithic enough to talk about as casually and simplistically as some here do.
Ours is an imperfect, violent world. We can apprehend and explain these things without resorting to the kind of childish stereotyping and scapegoating those who have commented on Virginia Tech have shown over the last week or so. |
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ddeubel
Joined: 20 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:45 am Post subject: |
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1950s indeed......
Gopher you sound so colonial, like maybe Baldwin smokin' his pipe ..... keep on slugging away at your reading list.
DD |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:26 am Post subject: |
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| ddeubel wrote: |
1950s indeed......
Gopher you sound so colonial, like maybe Baldwin smokin' his pipe ..... keep on slugging away at your reading list.
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What are you talking about? He just said it is pointless to stereotype people. How is that being 'colonial'?
Is it because he included Americans? |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:16 am Post subject: |
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| caniff wrote: |
| Is it because he included Americans? |
Bingo.
Now: stand by for a disclaimer and a lecture... |
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stevemcgarrett
Joined: 24 Mar 2006
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ddeubel:
Congrats. You've ddone the unthinkable: you've made being clueless into an art form. |
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