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An entry worth reading from one of the best, and best-informed, bloggers in Korea.

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That's why I don't think I've ever been more a mixture of humiliated and enraged in all my life. Because not only was I not doing anything at ALL wrong or unlawful, but I was actually just trying to play upstanding citizen, which got me arrested and charged with assault.

http://metropolitician.blogs.com/scribblings_of_the_metrop/2007/11/i-got-arrested.html
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Re: Blogger "Metropolitician" arrested for assault after calling the police.
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2007, 03:11:33 pm »
Awesome blog. Thanks. Love his honesty. Refreshing.
Man erkennt einen Philosophen daran, daß er drei glänzenden und lauten Dingen aus dem Wege geht: dem Ruhme, den Fürsten und den Frauen - womit nicht gesagt ist, daß sie nicht zu ihm kämen.

Nietzsche

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Re: Blogger "Metropolitician" arrested for assault after calling the police.
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2007, 08:14:33 am »
There's an audio sample of the exchange at the bottom if your Korean is good enough.

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Re: Blogger "Metropolitician" arrested for assault after calling the police.
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2007, 08:16:21 am »
I saw that. But I will wait for the translation.
Man erkennt einen Philosophen daran, daß er drei glänzenden und lauten Dingen aus dem Wege geht: dem Ruhme, den Fürsten und den Frauen - womit nicht gesagt ist, daß sie nicht zu ihm kämen.

Nietzsche

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Re: Blogger "Metropolitician" arrested for assault after calling the police.
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2008, 04:03:09 pm »
oh... now i understand why my mother-in-law won't let me confront any jerks around here....

sympathizing...
reijene.
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