Unique Laws In South Korea

In Korea, a person has the "right" to commit violence inso far as he can afford to pay for the damages.

" ...in South Korea "the rights of a man's violence are summarised by the money he can pay" - meaning that men who assaulted women could get away with a lenient penalty to the degree that they could afford to pay blood money as they had shown themselves to be a "good sport". end quote" (link to news article)

This ties in with the concept of Hapuigeum, meaning, you can do as you please, as long as you can afford to pay off those you offend.

If the victim refuses to accept the bloodmoney, then the courts will view the victim as 'unreasonable'.

Melissa -Ulsan rape victim "..."It feels like the rapist has more rights than me. There is such injustice in the legal system.

"If I take the money he gets a lesser sentence and if I don't take the money he gets a lesser sentence," Brouard said. end quote"

And yes, this works for waygooks too. Paul Jambor, a Canadian working at Hoseo University, started a fist fight in Cheonan's downtown area after a night of drinking with the boys. The Korean who had bumped into him lost his front tooth, but Paul avoided a jail term/police charge by paying 7 million won in damages to the Korean gent, the police's commission for mediation and the dental bill for a new tooth. (this was relayed to me by Paul Jambor himself)