Illogical Punishment in Korea
Recently the attacker who slashed prominent Korean politician Park Geun-hye was rightfully sentenced to 11 years in prison for the attack:
Ji Chung-ho has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. He was indicted on charges with assaulting (allegedly, attempted murder) Park Geun-hye, ex-chairwoman of the Grand National Party, ahead of the May 31 local elections.
The Court of West Seoul decided on 11 years of imprisonment, including eight years for his mayhem and violation of election law and another three years for attempted blackmailing and mischief of public properties.
The Court denied his intention of murder due to a lack of evidence. In its verdict, the Court said, ¿Ji made a cut on the face of a female with a razor. His behavior was so vicious and the victim¿s scar was serious.¿
However, what I find interesting is that this guy receives a sentence of 11 years in prison for the attack, while a taxi cab driver who raped 19 year old US Army private who had just arrived in Korea and was taking the rapist’s taxi from the airport to the base, only received a 10 month sentence and was actually released early. It is good to see that justice was served for an attack on a Korean politician, but where is the justice for someone who came to Korea to help protect it and instead was raped for doing so?
