Today I went to four courthouses in total (drove almost 350 km!). Yes, this is proof that Koreans here do get themselves into trouble, not so serious though. β β β
Mr. Kim was accused of uttering a threat to cause death or serious bodily harm to his wife, and the crown was seeking six months in jail, which seemed a bit harsh in my humble opinion.
Phrases like βI want to die,β (μ£½κ³ μΆλ€) βDo you want to die?β (μ£½μλ, μ£½κ³ μΆλ) are used by Koreans rather in a habitual or playful way (μ¬μ§μ΄ μ’μ μ£½κ² λ€, μ«μ΄ μ£½κ² λ€ λ±λ±), and yet uttering such phrases can lead to criminal charges in Canada!
Even in English, people say βI would kill for…β but that doesnβt truly mean that you would kill someone, right?
Check out an article on this topic written by a Korean criminal lawyer, John Park: β
http://www.cktimes.net/board_read.asp?boardCode=section_korean_community&boardNumber=301 β β β
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κΈ°μ¬: http://www.cktimes.net/board_read.asp?boardCode=section_korean_community&boardNumber=301
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