It looks like there was another taxi cab related incident in Uijongbu:

U.S. soldier was detained by South Korean police after a taxi driver in Uijeongbu reportedly was assaulted Friday, 8th Army officials confirmed.

An 8th Army spokesman said the Camp Casey Provost Marshal office was notified of a reported assault on a taxi driver at 12:05 a.m. that morning by a soldier stationed in Uijeongbu.

The spokesman said the assault allegedly resulted in facial injuries to the driver.

“The accused soldier was apprehended and detained by Korean National Police, then released to the Camp Red Cloud Provost Marshal office for further processing,?the spokesman said.

This is not the first taxi cab related incident in 2ID and I assure you that it won’t be the last. You can read more about taxi cab related incidents here, here, and here.

As I have chronicled before the taxi cab drivers in Uijongbu are vultures who are looking to rip off GI’s. They know that the GI’s are desperate to get back to camp before curfew, so they feel free to charge exuberant fees, knowing full well that the soldier will more than likely pay it because they have to get back to camp. However, sometimes when you got a GI that is drunk and the cab driver tries to rip him off, tensions mount and the incidents occur. It is not an excuse for a soldier to get in a scuffle with a taxi driver, but it is just the reality of what is happening.

I have long advocated that it is best to swallow your pride and walk away from incidents with Korean nationals because you cannot win. Looks like another soldier will find this out the hard way.

I can hear the calls of the unfair SOFA agreement already.