Bar Fight in Hongdae Leads to the Arrest of a USFK Servicemember
It is pretty amazing that with everything going on in Korea and the world that the top story currently over at Yonhap’s English page is of a bar fight in Hongdae involving an American Soldier:
An American soldier was booked Sunday for allegedly assaulting a South Korean man at a nightclub in Seoul’s Hongdae district, police said.
The 20-something member of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) was apprehended at the scene after allegedly assaulting the man around 3 a.m. on Saturday, according to the Mapo Police Station.
The altercation reportedly began after the victim bumped shoulders with the soldier’s party and resulted in him sustaining a fractured nose.
The soldier was transferred to the USFK in accordance with the Status of Forces Agreement, which governs the legal status of the 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea.
Police said they will decide on the next steps after determining the details of the incident.
You can read more at the link, but I can remember the days when incidents like this would lead to massive protests due to lies about the SOFA agreement. Fortunately those days appear to be long gone.
“The altercation reportedly began after the victim bumped shoulders with the soldier’s party and resulted in him sustaining a fractured nose.”
The most amusing part of living in Asia is the comically incorrect use of English words. Let’s look at how the silly newspaper used the wrong word.
What they meant:
The altercation reportedly began after the perpetrator bumped shoulders with the soldier’s party and resulted in him sustaining a fractured nose.
Hopefully, the bully learned his lesson not to assault helpful foreigners.
Next, we will discuss early 20th century free public transportation and housing policy in post-Weimer Germany.
The last, “early 20th century free public transportation and housing policy in post-Weimer Germany”, sounds like why they got the trains running on time…
Of course, this always makes the news. But anything regarding illegal Chinese nationals committing crimes doesn’t. Yonhap is trash too.