Korean Woman Who Unplugged Freezer to Charge Cell Phone Could Face Charges for Damaged Ice Cream
If this is the type of crime that Korea is worried about, as a society they are overall doing pretty good. Can you imagine what would happen to an unstaffed shop in a major U.S. city? It would be far worse than accidentally forgetting to plug back in a freezer:
Frozen desserts at an unstaffed shop were left melted after a woman unplugged a freezer to charge her phone and left without plugging it back in.
The shop owner on Monday vented the frustration in a post on FMKorea, a major South Korean online community and internet forum, sharing a photo of a notice posted inside the store. (…..)
“Reported for obstructing business. Turned off the freezer to charge her phone,” the notice read. It added that the melted ice cream could no longer be sold and had to be thrown out.
A similar incident occurred in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, in March 2022, when a woman in her 60s unplugged a freezer at an unstaffed ice cream shop, causing about 500,000 won ($375) worth of ice cream to melt.
The woman received a four-month prison sentence, suspended for one year, as she reportedly had a history of similar offenses.
You can read more at the link.
A suspended sentence for a habitual criminal? Was she at least required to pay for the ice cream she destroyed?