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thedeadhaji
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Sexual crimes including rape has been on a sharp rise in korea in recent years. Perhaps the most shocking of them all surfaced today, where it was discovered that elementary school boys in the Southeastern city of Daegu had been group raping underclassmen girls on a daily basis.
It was reported that the boys copied lewd scenes from cable TV and the internet. The total number of criminals and victims combined is estimated to be between 50 and 100 kids!
Source
http://dailynews.yahoo.co.jp/fc/world/korea_south/?1209555492
(sry I can't find an english source)
Additional Data
A study reports that the rate of rape incidents in Korea among those aged between 10-19 is 2x that of USA and 10x that of Japan. For every 100,000 people, a teenage rape incident occurred 11.5 times in Korea, 6.0 times in USA, 1.1 times in Japan (2005'ish data).
http://www.chosunonline.com/article/20070417000045
What to make of this?
Well the first part is unequivocally fucked up, and hopefully the country will try to remedy this situation which has clearly gotten out of hand (not just in this isolated case, but in general as well).
I'm actually not sure what to make of the 2nd part - ie the data. Yes, the reported rates of teenaged rape cases is really quite high. But the very fact that these cases are being reported and are public elucidates the problem and allows politicians and society as a whole to try to fix what is going wrong.
For me personally, I am worried about what the rather low ratio of Japan:Korea rape rates really means. It's difficult to imagine that these countries with such similar societal norms and ideals would have such a disparity in these numbers - leading me to believe that the incidents in Japan are grossly underreported, as they have historically always been. After all, Japan is a country where traditionally the rapee was more guilty and to be shamed than the rapist himself. To come out and publicize being raped was synonymous to public humiliation and social suicide for the woman, whereas the man would frequently be exonerated with only light punishment, if any (yes it's quite fucked up). I do believe and hope that this trend is not nearly severe as it once was, since the country has seemingly progressed socially... at least on the surface.
So this news is really disturbing... but hopefully it can serve as a catalyst for 'fixing' some of the Korean youth attitudes and behavior that have developed recently. Because hey, at least these incidents aren't being shoved under the rug and being concealed from public scrutiny.
edit: I hope it is clear that I am not trying to bash Korea in this post or anything of that form. If anything I'd like to hear from our korean amigos how public this stuff is in korea, how it's perceived, whether pple are trying to do something about it, etc.
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well that sucks
my penpal was telling me about how there was a rapist on the news too.
and then i read this..
those fucking kids eh.. =\ i was horny back then but never thought of rape;
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Wow. I didn't think rape would be so high in Korea. =O This is very sad.
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Ha i always knew rape was high in Korea.
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Jesus, news is depressing these days...
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
lol the japanese kanji for america is funny haha 米 RICE COUNTRY lol
anyway i never knew so much teenage rape in korea wtf O_O
not even teen .. 10-19 wtf -____-;
gg
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On May 01 2008 00:16 JudgeMathis wrote:
Wow. I didn't think rape would be so high in Korea. =O This is very sad.
On May 01 2008 00:19 FreeZEternal wrote:
Ha i always knew rape was high in Korea.
somehow these two posts combined made me laugh
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That is ridiculously high O_O;; Is there anything in Korean culture that might explain this?
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Braavos36402 Posts
On May 01 2008 00:27 d.arkive wrote:
That is ridiculously high O_O;; Is there anything in Korean culture that might explain this?
imbalanced maps = more rape
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MrHoon
10183 Posts
I was expecting pictures
this thread disappoints me.
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Why would this sort of thing be only a problem in Korea? Isn't it human nature for a man to desire a women, often one he cannot have? Don't be so quick to jump on the media bandwagon, I am sure this has been a major problem for quite some time and really no human population in this world is in someway less susceptible.
I bet this sort of thing is even normal to some primitive cultures (e.g. rural parts of India and Africa), because like I said, its human nature. Of course on a rational level, every person will admit its wrong (probably even the victimizers) but emotions are powerful motivators.
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im in ur korea
rapin ur teenage girlz
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On May 01 2008 00:27 d.arkive wrote:
That is ridiculously high O_O;; Is there anything in Korean culture that might explain this?
study study study, home, study study study
a lot of gender divided schools.
you're on the 3rd floor, girls in skirts on the 2nd floor. its a fucking tease.
anyone here who has ever worked factory jobs.. know that 9-5, when you're doing the same shit over and over, you're thinking about fucking sex that even the average secretary office girl looks FUCKING HOT to you.
or its the same theory about private school girls in n.a. they are so far away from boys that when they have the chance, they just go cock crazy
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On May 01 2008 00:33 Hollow wrote:
im in ur korea
rapin ur teenage girlz
+ [insert random cat picture]
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On May 01 2008 00:29 Hot_Bid wrote:Show nested quote +On May 01 2008 00:27 d.arkive wrote:
That is ridiculously high O_O;; Is there anything in Korean culture that might explain this?
imbalanced maps = more rape
You're a real funny guy :D
I really had no idea it'd be so high there. Is that chart accurate?
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On May 01 2008 00:38 jjun212 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 01 2008 00:27 d.arkive wrote:
That is ridiculously high O_O;; Is there anything in Korean culture that might explain this?
study study study, home, study study study a lot of gender divided schools. you're on the 3rd floor, girls in skirts on the 2nd floor. its a fucking tease. anyone here who has ever worked factory jobs.. know that 9-5, when you're doing the same shit over and over, you're thinking about fucking sex that even the average secretary office girl looks FUCKING HOT to you. or its the same theory about private school girls in n.a. they are so far away from boys that when they have the chance, they just go cock crazy
Seriously. I know this may seem harsh but I blame girls who dress scantily (especially in our society). It absolutely drives us nuts when you see then on the streets, on TV, in movies, etc. Even if you have a girlfriend, unless she is fine as fuck and gives you sweet loving every night (or maybe even twice a day, if you need it), you cannot help but be attracted to them (physically speaking). If girls in our society were to go to the Middle East or Africa in their clothing, I don't think anyone would pity them if they got raped.
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You know, there's a certain difference between feeling attracted to something and deciding it's ok to rape it.
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there should be a world news forum lol theres like 10 of these every day.
fuck half of the threads are news in the general section.
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United States44256 Posts
On May 01 2008 00:57 Cogito wrote:Show nested quote +On May 01 2008 00:38 jjun212 wrote:On May 01 2008 00:27 d.arkive wrote:
That is ridiculously high O_O;; Is there anything in Korean culture that might explain this?
study study study, home, study study study a lot of gender divided schools. you're on the 3rd floor, girls in skirts on the 2nd floor. its a fucking tease. anyone here who has ever worked factory jobs.. know that 9-5, when you're doing the same shit over and over, you're thinking about fucking sex that even the average secretary office girl looks FUCKING HOT to you. or its the same theory about private school girls in n.a. they are so far away from boys that when they have the chance, they just go cock crazy Seriously. I know this may seem harsh but I blame girls who dress scantily (especially in our society). It absolutely drives us nuts when you see then on the streets, on TV, in movies, etc. Even if you have a girlfriend, unless she is fine as fuck and gives you sweet loving every night (or maybe even twice a day, if you need it), you cannot help but be attracted to them (physically speaking). If girls in our society were to go to the Middle East or Africa in their clothing, I don't think anyone would pity them if they got raped.
Absolutely ridiculous. Let's reverse it, say you go to the gym and work out because you want to look good. Does that give fat chicks you'd never look twice at permission to gang rape you? People want to feel attractive and being attracted to them is absolutely no excuse for rape. Yes, you see hot girls wearing short skirts and you get horny. And then you go up to them, give a lame line, get rejected, mutter "bitch" as you walk away and jack off fantasising over them later. That's how it works. At no point in that do you rape someone.
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On May 01 2008 00:57 Cogito wrote:Show nested quote +On May 01 2008 00:38 jjun212 wrote:On May 01 2008 00:27 d.arkive wrote:
That is ridiculously high O_O;; Is there anything in Korean culture that might explain this?
study study study, home, study study study a lot of gender divided schools. you're on the 3rd floor, girls in skirts on the 2nd floor. its a fucking tease. anyone here who has ever worked factory jobs.. know that 9-5, when you're doing the same shit over and over, you're thinking about fucking sex that even the average secretary office girl looks FUCKING HOT to you. or its the same theory about private school girls in n.a. they are so far away from boys that when they have the chance, they just go cock crazy Seriously. I know this may seem harsh but I blame girls who dress scantily (especially in our society). It absolutely drives us nuts when you see then on the streets, on TV, in movies, etc. Even if you have a girlfriend, unless she is fine as fuck and gives you sweet loving every night (or maybe even twice a day, if you need it), you cannot help but be attracted to them (physically speaking). If girls in our society were to go to the Middle East or Africa in their clothing, I don't think anyone would pity them if they got raped.
While I agree that virtual nudity contributes to the problem. And maybe even agree that a woman who is dressed as such is assuming some known risk of rape.
However, this does not exonerate the man who decides to rape a woman. He is immoral and repugnant. Just because there is some blame to be spread around doesn't mean that he still isn't wrong.
Though I think when you say "blame" you merely mean "cause." Rather than the person who is primarily culpable for the conduct.
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