Norbert Vollertsen Reports Being Assaulted in Seoul
Norbert Vollertsen writes to report that he was attacked by a gang of thugs in downtown Seoul and intentionally run over by a taxi. He is reporting a less-then-stellar police response; they blamed him for being drunk (which he vehemently denies) and suggests that some of his attackers may have been corroborating witnesses to that side of the story. Well, I wasn’t there, but two questions come to mind. First, Norbert claims that he hobbled out of the hospital on crutches and gave a previously scheduled speech, and if you were there, by all means tell us your impressions. If the police arrived at all promptly, you’d think they would have given him a breathalyzer, but my extensive experience with Korean police is almost uniformly negative.
Naturally, we can look forward to the authorities identifying the alleged attackers, conducting a full investigation, identifying any groups with which they were affiliated, and bringing any charges that the available evidence warrants….
There’s a lot of Koreans who don’t like Vollertsen as shown by all the hate emails and hate comments that he gets. They think he is too provocative even though he means well.
For his own safety, Vollertsen should do his work outside of Korea. He has made himself an easy target in Korea.
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That’s giving in to the intimidation of the mob, Mi-hwa. And that’s not how heroes do their job.