Comments on: Flashback to the Shinchon Stabbing Incident http://rokdrop.com/2004/12/02/flashback-to-the-shinchon-stabbing-incident/ Korea From North to South Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:45:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: anonymous http://rokdrop.com/2004/12/02/flashback-to-the-shinchon-stabbing-incident/comment-page-1/#comment-414642 anonymous Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:55:23 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=290#comment-414642 i also knew the pvt humphreys VERY well (i cant say how). and that picture of the man with tattoos and bald head is DEFINITELY NOT him, he doesnt have a visible tattoo on his body as far as im aware. and unfortunately he was guilty but drunk. and the news paper covering the event was very antiamerican and biased. i also knew the pvt humphreys VERY well (i cant say how). and that picture of the man with tattoos and bald head is DEFINITELY NOT him, he doesnt have a visible tattoo on his body as far as im aware. and unfortunately he was guilty but drunk. and the news paper covering the event was very antiamerican and biased.

]]> By: angel eyez http://rokdrop.com/2004/12/02/flashback-to-the-shinchon-stabbing-incident/comment-page-1/#comment-364311 angel eyez Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:15:09 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=290#comment-364311 Ok so I take back what I said earlier on here. The soldier, did commit the crime he was acussed of. I was lied to and learned that all charges he was given were true. Ok so I take back what I said earlier on here. The soldier, did commit the crime he was acussed of. I was lied to and learned that all charges he was given were true.

]]> By: You Can Expect a Fair Trail in Korea, Sort of… at ROK Drop http://rokdrop.com/2004/12/02/flashback-to-the-shinchon-stabbing-incident/comment-page-1/#comment-26115 You Can Expect a Fair Trail in Korea, Sort of… at ROK Drop Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:30:19 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=290#comment-26115 [...] incident Brendon is referring to is the Shinchon Stabbing Incident.  In May of 2004 4 GI’s and a KATUSA went and partied in the Shinchon area of Seoul.  [...] [...] incident Brendon is referring to is the Shinchon Stabbing Incident.  In May of 2004 4 GI’s and a KATUSA went and partied in the Shinchon area of Seoul.  [...]

]]> By: Angel Eyez http://rokdrop.com/2004/12/02/flashback-to-the-shinchon-stabbing-incident/comment-page-1/#comment-5253 Angel Eyez Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:39:27 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=290#comment-5253 I knew the soldier who was sentenced to 2 1/2 yrs. I must say that he was not drunk bu the other soldiers were. He arrived late and did not have a chance to drink when he met up w/the sldiers who were already drinking. I don't know to much about what happened, but I do know that when the fight arised he was caught up in the middle of a mobbing of angry Koreans. He had bricks thrown at him, he was punched, choked & held down...& if self-defense fearing his life he pulled out his poket knife to try & scare away them. Only in the brawl the knife was knocked out of his had & yanked away..ect..causing the accidental stabbing... That's the story I gather. Now his family is to suffer for this too, when you put someone in jail not only does the idivual suffer , but the family as well. Anyone who has anymore information on this incedent or photographs/links to news articals w/photographs of PFC John C Humphreys, please post on here. THANK YOU I knew the soldier who was sentenced to 2 1/2 yrs.
I must say that he was not drunk bu the other soldiers were.
He arrived late and did not have a chance to drink when he met up w/the sldiers who were already drinking.

I don’t know to much about what happened, but I do know that when the fight arised he was caught up in the middle of a mobbing of angry Koreans. He had bricks thrown at him, he was punched, choked & held down…& if self-defense fearing his life he pulled out his poket knife to try & scare away them. Only in the brawl the knife was knocked out of his had & yanked away..ect..causing the accidental stabbing…

That’s the story I gather.
Now his family is to suffer for this too, when you put someone in jail not only does the idivual suffer , but the family as well.

Anyone who has anymore information on this incedent or photographs/links to news articals w/photographs of PFC John C Humphreys, please post on here.

THANK YOU

]]> By: Paul H. http://rokdrop.com/2004/12/02/flashback-to-the-shinchon-stabbing-incident/comment-page-1/#comment-1226 Paul H. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:42:13 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=290#comment-1226 I believe it -- after I wrote the above I gave it some thought and realized that the last thing ROK needs is for this guy to be knifed in prison by irate Koreans. I hope he likes Korean food, he's going to have to get used to it. I suppose I have to say he got off easy -- only 2 1/2 years for almost cutting somebody's throat. I believe it — after I wrote the above I gave it some thought and realized that the last thing ROK needs is for this guy to be knifed in prison by irate Koreans.

I hope he likes Korean food, he's going to have to get used to it. I suppose I have to say he got off easy — only 2 1/2 years for almost cutting somebody's throat.

]]> By: GI Korea http://rokdrop.com/2004/12/02/flashback-to-the-shinchon-stabbing-incident/comment-page-1/#comment-1225 GI Korea Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:41:39 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=290#comment-1225 Believe it or not but the Korean prisons are actually a better place to spend your hard time then the American confinment facility at Camp Humphry's. The Korean prisons for Korean inmates is not very good but foreigners have their own special section and get treated very well because the Koreans do not want to be accused of human rights violations by westerners. I will have to write a post soon about this subject. Believe it or not but the Korean prisons are actually a better place to spend your hard time then the American confinment facility at Camp Humphry's. The Korean prisons for Korean inmates is not very good but foreigners have their own special section and get treated very well because the Koreans do not want to be accused of human rights violations by westerners. I will have to write a post soon about this subject.

]]> By: Paul H. http://rokdrop.com/2004/12/02/flashback-to-the-shinchon-stabbing-incident/comment-page-1/#comment-1224 Paul H. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:41:08 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=290#comment-1224 Stuff like this is inevitable -- it can be minimized if more platoon sergeants, platoon leaders, and company commanders give "safety" briefings constantly, but individual incidents will inevitably happen in any large population. Was any consideration given to letting the guy serve his 2 1/2 years in Leavenworth? I wonder about his safety in Korean confinement (unless he's kept totally apart & isolated from the other Korean inmates). If you hear anything further about his status while in confinement & prior to your PCS, I'd be interested in reading about it. While I agree with you entirely as far as you go with this, an even better solution would be to pull all of you guys out of there and let the ROK assume responsibility for its own ground defense. Since the ROK has an irate minority of young guys spoiling for a nationalist-inspired fight, let them be drafted by the ROK military, who can put them on the DMZ. Stuff like this is inevitable — it can be minimized if more platoon sergeants, platoon leaders, and company commanders give "safety" briefings constantly, but individual incidents will inevitably happen in any large population.

Was any consideration given to letting the guy serve his 2 1/2 years in Leavenworth? I wonder about his safety in Korean confinement (unless he's kept totally apart & isolated from the other Korean inmates). If you hear anything further about his status while in confinement & prior to your PCS, I'd be interested in reading about it.

While I agree with you entirely as far as you go with this, an even better solution would be to pull all of you guys out of there and let the ROK assume responsibility for its own ground defense. Since the ROK has an irate minority of young guys spoiling for a nationalist-inspired fight, let them be drafted by the ROK military, who can put them on the DMZ.

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