Gambit Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 LOL! A South Korean man has been fined one million won ($865; £520) for making discriminatory remarks against an Indian professor. The conviction is the country's first involving racist remarks towards a foreigner, Incheon District Court officials told local media. The man yelled racist comments and said "Arab! Arab!" at the Indian man while on a bus in July, the judge said. The professor felt publically insulted by the comments, he added. The 31-year-old South Korean had objected to Bonogit Hussain talking loudly on a bus. Mr Hussain had been in South Korea since 2007 and had studied for a master's degree from Seoul's SungKongHoe University, later working as a research professor there. Park could have faced up to one year in prison and 2 million won in fines for public insult, Associated Press reported. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8382087.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomainK Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Good. High time all the countries around the world started addressing racism strictly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamy Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 lal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViruRulez Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 good to see S Korea taking such quick action.. there was no violence yet such a huge penalty .. hats off South Korea.. hope Aussies learn from it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusarrived Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 thats harsh , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gs Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 The laundromat in my neighborhood run by south koreans, just hired a few desis to work for them. Thought this thread was about that incident for a minute. :giggle: Any how, kudos to south korean authorities for prompt action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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