tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post2773218977087707906..comments2024-02-23T23:53:54.842+09:00Comments on Gusts Of Popular Feeling: In the Korea Herald about foreigners and sex crimesmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10296009437690229938noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-27759841963132125602009-11-04T05:57:49.344+09:002009-11-04T05:57:49.344+09:00You too, Baeksu. Yeesh, if only you could score me...You too, Baeksu. Yeesh, if only you could score me some good hash on Jongno. I guess you squarehead Americans from some wasteland town nobody knows win. Congrats, as the temporal heirs of the USAFK back when it was relevant. Christ, forgive Itaewon.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477169224986077718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-86038544602417345502009-11-03T23:32:21.634+09:002009-11-03T23:32:21.634+09:00A piece that needed to be written.
Incidentally,...A piece that needed to be written. <br /><br />Incidentally, I don't know what to make of comments like Marmot's and politicians who essentially say the same thing:<br /><br /><i>"I can’t really say that banning foreigners found guilty of raping Korean children from re-entering Korea is a bad thing (not that he says it is, of course), even if it fails to put foreign crime rates into context."</i><br /><br />It just blows my mind that anyone would think that we need some kind of special law on the books to "BAN" foreign pedophiles from entering the country. The MOJ has pointed out time and time again that they have absolute discretion under the Immigration Act (art. 11) to exclude anyone they like. <br /><br />"[P]ersons deemed likely to<br />cause danger and harm to the public health . . ." (Art. 11(1)1)<br /><br />"Persons deemed likely to commit any act detrimental to national interests of the Republic of<br />Korea or public safety . . ." (Art. 11(1)3)<br /><br />"Persons deemed likely to commit any act detrimental to economic or social order or good<br />morals . . ." (Art. 11(1)4)<br /><br />And the fact is that <i>no one</i> really thinks a special law is needed for an instant, it's just fun to say it. <br /><br />And sure you can pass redundant laws for things - if you really want to. Perhaps the next legislative session should take up banning foreign murderers from the country as well. And then perhaps foreign cannibals, foreign necrophiliacs, ad nauseasum.<br /><br />Then when someone complains about there not really being many of those types around I can sweep in with a comment and say that, just the same, I can’t really say that banning foreigners found guilty of cannibalism or necrophilia from re-entering Korea is a bad thing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-33482017714589550772009-11-03T20:13:00.921+09:002009-11-03T20:13:00.921+09:00People should stop subscribing to these rags (Kore...People should stop subscribing to these rags (Korea Herald, Korea Times) and subscribe to JoongAng/IHT.<br /><br />Maybe then these rags can go bust.<br /><br />Andrew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-66769610456873031902009-11-03T09:40:29.769+09:002009-11-03T09:40:29.769+09:00Good article! Fortunately, it's only in the En...Good article! Fortunately, it's only in the English-language press, so "Korean society" can just ignore it and pretend it doesn't exist!King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.com