Korean Soldier On A Shooting Spree
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Eight South Korean soldiers killed in shooting rampage
A South Korean soldier stands guard in the border village of Panmunjom
SEOUL - Eight South Korean soldiers were killed and at least two others were seriously injured when a soldier went on a shooting rampage near the tense inter-Korean border, the defence ministry said Sunday.
The man, identified only as First Private Kim, threw a grenade and fired from his rifle into barracks where his colleagues were sleeping in northeastern Yeoncheon county early Sunday.
"Eight soldiers including an officer were killed and two others were seriously injured," a ministry spokesman said.
"The incident is under investigation," he said, adding a press briefing will take place at 11:00 am (0200 GMT) Sunday.
The defence ministry gave no further details but the killer was believed to be stressed about life on the frontline guard post, KBS TV reports said.
The incident happened at a small guard post near the tense military demarcation line known as the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates the Korean peninsula into the communist North and capitalist South Korea.
Every South Korean man with an able mind and body has to serve two years of military service. The two Koreas are still technically at war after the 1950-1953 Korean War ended in an armistice instead of a peace treaty. - AFP/ir
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2 years ns.. i wonder if it will happen in singapore.
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What goes around comes around!
Better stop bulling ppl from now one
They might be just planing to kill you -
Ever got one, shot his PC, PS, den himself.Originally posted by Ito_^:2 years ns.. i wonder if it will happen in singapore. -
stress makes a lot of people go nuts.
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Just a matter of time before it happens in SG here...
if they keep on pushing the crap
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War is for grown ups with a kiddy mind.
Anyone with a truly grown up mind , would love themselves so much that they wouldn't start it. Hence , in my opinion , there should be global peace and disarnament..(sorry for my bad spelling)
Everyone loses....so why keep an army when everyone could have disarmed and feed themselves ??
Fighting for propaganda machine?? -
U mean the incident in Tekong? that was at least 10 years back..Originally posted by mach10:Ever got one, shot his PC, PS, den himself. -
The tragic shooting reminds me of the South Korean movie "JSA" (Joint Security Area). Everybody was having fun until the DO dropped in for a surprise inspection.
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Sometimes cannot blame the poor recruit de. These 'Air' level PC and Pshit deserved to die man!Originally posted by riken1974:U mean the incident in Tekong? that was at least 10 years back.. -
Even further back, there was a shooting in the Provost camp during the late eighties or early nineties.
This NSF guy somehow had ammo, drew M16 in the morning, loaded weapon and went up to a certain WO's (or officer?) office. Shot him in the head point blank. NSF surrendered.
My friend was a MP regular and he was later at the crime scene. Said he had to pick up bits of brains and skull all over the place.
In another incident, a guy got accidentally shot in the leg by a M113-mounted 7.62 GPMG. Guy bled to death. -
for correction,this guy who is my fren did not shoot his ps,he shoot the pc.then point the m16 under his chin and that it.one of the fatal remarks by that official to my fren is "you think ur FATHER cookhouse" a few week ago.he was all along mark by his pc and was telling his bunkmate and fren he is going to die together with him one day.when he know there will be a live firing on monday morning,his last book in on sunday remark is "i bring with me 70 cents only"(busfare).but sadly he is a joker to most of us and therfore no one take him seriously.this story happen in 1993,12 years agoOriginally posted by mach10:Ever got one, shot his PC, PS, den himself.
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for those who want to know the 1993 tekong tragic,here is one 1st hand story by another fren there who relate to me what happen that day in details.
monday morning live firing,firer in foxhole with assistant beside and the pc behind sitting on chair.
pc:firer watch ur front,o.t.o.t carry on.
my fren the assistant suddenly stood up,walk towards the pc and cork the m16 on the way.he point the m16 at the pc and said
:sir,u dont like me is it??
pc:dont u point that f**king weapon at me,pushing the rifle away from facing him.
BANG!pc lying on the foor,hand covering chest.all start taking cover and then another bang....
my fren buddy who is in the foxhole get some of his scatter brain+blood on his shoulder.the bullet from my fren m16 had gone through from his chin,head and shoot through the ceiling there.
REMARK BY ONE DEATH COMMANDO FAMILY RECENTLY:
i send my boy to u to become man,u send his body back to me. -
Why MINDEF..put pple inside never conduct checks as to whether they are mentally "able" to do the menial task?
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wha lao eh i just had pig brain soup for tea break...
now vomit it out liao all your fault lah -
Allegations of abuse levelled at SKorean military over nude photos
SEOUL: Allegations of abuse were levelled at the South Korean military and police after nude photographs of soldiers and riot police appeared on the Internet.
The Marine Corps said it was opening an investigation after newspapers published photographs of nude recruits on Monday.
"We believe the photos have been taken not just for fun. They clearly violate human rights of young people who are on military duty," the JoongAng Daily said in an editorial.
Two-year national service is mandatory for men over the age of 18 in South Korea. Some choose to serve outside the military, as riot police.
The photos of the riot police were taken during a promotion celebration at a police barracks in Wonju, 105 kilometres (90 miles) east of Seoul, last September.
"Since the pictures of naked policemen have spread out through the Internet, we have been looking into any possible human rights violations or rigor actions (bullying by seniors) in police barracks," said a police spokesman in Wonju.
A Marine Corps official said it was investigating the nude photos of soldiers that had reportedly been posted on the Internet by a discharged marine.
In one photographs raw recruits trying to covering their genitals with their hands were forced to stand naked on a snow-covered drill ground as a senior stood by holding a stick.
Bullying has long been recognized as a problem in South Korea's conscript forces. Revelations earlier this year that a soldier had been forced by a senior officer to eat excrement triggered outrage.
Last week a 22-year-old army private who killed eight soldiers and wounded two others in a shooting rampage said he acted because his seniors had bullied him.
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If the korean soldier kills , at least he must kill those soldiers who are responsible of making fun or bullying him , innocent civilian/soldiers lives should be spared when these kind of idiots go on a rampage.
After all , they are not to be blamed.
No point killing a fellow soldier going thru the same kind of shit which you are going through.
As for the defense minister , we all understand that South Korea's army is huge and its virtually impossible to make sure that every law/order/command is obeyed.
Why does he even need to resign?
In SG, so many incident occured within a short time frame and our minister is still receiving his million-dollar salary. -
now THATS what i call..going..POSTAL... =P u guys should watch Full Metal Jacket.. he he..
Quote'i didnt know they stack shit this high'