With regard to the shooting in LA, as well as an earlier rampage in New York, the following I think really goes beyond the ususal suspects of the media or simple insanity in exploring how a person – an immigrant in both these cases – becomes a cold-blooded killer. Read the full article here: Whenever [...]
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Al Qaeda in Yemen said Thursday that it specifically targeted South Koreans in the country this month for Seoul’s ties to Washington. Per the statement: “Our heroic brother … Abu Obeida al-Jarrah, carried out a martyrdom-seeking operation … in response to South Korea’s role in the war on Islam in alliance with crusader forces under [...]
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An AP article reports that the first man to be convicted of marital rape in South Korea was found dead Tuesday. Identified by his surname Lim, the man had been convicted of “accidentally” raping his Filipino wife at knifepoint and sentenced to a “suspended 30-month” prison term. The case marked the first time a man [...]
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An article in the JoongAng about a dirtbag lawyer who sued a teen for insulting him over an on-line gaming forum, claiming the comments were a violation of the telecommunications law – ala Minerva. “I was wakened by the sound of something falling with a thud outside. I went out to see what was going [...]
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A report from Yonhap says that over half of those diagnosed with depression in Korea go untreated, explaining perhaps the country’s high suicide rate and the latest string of celebrity suicides here. Although almost 80 percent of suicide cases are triggered by depression, according to experts, South Koreans tend to make light of or neglect [...]
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An editorial in yesterday’s Korean language JoonAng attacked local media coverage following the suicide of South Korean actor Ahn Jae-hwan, who was found dead in his car on Sept. 8 after inhaling charcoal fumes. Ahn was reputed to have incurred an enormous gambling debt, some say totalling upwards of $4 million dollars. The author specifically [...]
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A string of articles appeared the other day in Korean media, timed with World Suicide Prevention Day on Wednesday, reporting that Korea ranked highest among OECD member states in terms of its suicide rate. Commentators expressed bitterness over the grim statistics. the suicide rate in South Korea surged by 90.8 percent in the 1997-2007 period… [...]
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