Well, in my time in Korea I have seen my share of flags being burnt. None in person, but definitely enough on TV to get the idea. Most of them have been the US Stars and Stripes.... ok ALL of them have.
But, that may soon be changing. Apparently the Canadians are in for a bit of trouble with a report by a Canadian professor in Vancouver that talks about 60 or so court martials and the crimes against Korean civilians.
Now in no way do I belittle the acts. On the contrary, I am disgusted with soldiers who step out of line. However, I also acknowledge the realities of war and know such things do occur. It being now 50 some odd years after the fact, I'm really not sure what the Korean media (or this Canadian professor) hope to accomplish by releasing the information. I would hope that it is ear-marked for a history text but for some reason I think it'll be used to fuel the anti-foreigner sentiment in Korea right now.
Oh and as a side note, it seems that although it is illegal to burn the US flag in Korea (but totally socially acceptable) it is however LEGAL to burn the North Korean flag. Well, that is until this idiot gets his way. Apparently it is not ok to burn the flag of a nations that has murdered countless number of your citizens but torching the one of your strongest ally is ok.
``We cannot allow these unidentified groups to damage or burn things including North Korean flags,’’ Lee said during a meeting of senior officials on Monday. ``It cannot be tolerated anymore, politically and legally.’’- Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan
I really wonder how long it'll take people to realize that the Noh administration is truely working with *cough* for *cough* the North.
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