Today, Apr 16, is the 10th anniversary of the Sewol Ferry tragedy
It resulted in the impeachment of the president, life imprisonment of the captain, imprisonment of the crew...
[quote]Seoul: Ten years ago Tuesday, an overloaded South Korean ferry capsized and sank, killing hundreds of schoolchildren who had been ordered to stay in their cabins even as the captain evacuated.
[quote]The accident and botched rescue triggered nationwide fury. The ship's "incompetent" crew were jailed, the wreckage of the Sewol ferry lifted, and South Korea's then-president Park Geun-hye impeached, in part over her disastrous mishandling of the accident.
The tragedy is that the government allowed the children to drown, as they would not allow rescuers to approach the sinking ship.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | April 17, 2024 2:29 AM
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In 2017, BTS released " Spring Day," a song in memory of those who dies. In it, they use allusions to " Snowpiercer," and "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas," the story of a utopian society whose survival depends on the continued suffering of a young child. The song is still on the charts after all these years.
push cc for Eng translation
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | April 16, 2024 10:17 PM
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Hilarious R2! 🤪 Will you be here all night? Keep 'em coming! 🤡👍
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | April 16, 2024 11:24 PM
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Ever notice Asians die in the oddest ways? Often en masse?
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | April 17, 2024 12:12 AM
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The chairman of the ferry company took a swan dive off the top of his office building.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | April 17, 2024 12:24 AM
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Why on earth would you link to YouTube and not an article? Are you retarded?
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | April 17, 2024 12:25 AM
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Horrible horrible story. The captain (first one rescued) is in prison, the President was forced out of office, the boss of the company committed suicide but no mention of punishment for the Coast Guard who were totally inept.
Chilling to hear the radio transmissions, “yes we searched the cabins, all the passengers are off”. I have to say from traveling in Asia, I learned not to ask yes/no questions because the answer is always yes so as to save face and not to disappoint you. Asking directions or if something will be done in time is pretty minor though compared to this catastrophe.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | April 17, 2024 12:38 AM
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[quote]Why on earth would you link to YouTube and not an article? Are you retarded?
No article gives the detail of the video.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | April 17, 2024 1:23 AM
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They can't drive cars either.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | April 17, 2024 2:29 AM
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