I would like to see foreigners in Korea put up a website to compile crime reports like the one you just mentioned. While I was in Korea, an American EPIK teacher was stabbed to death by a Korean man who "didn't like foreigners teaching Korean children." The crime itself was never reported in the press. I learned about it only through a letter to the editor of one of the English rags. The letter was written by a friend of the murdered man. The double standard in crime reporting – sensationalize crimes by foreigners, hush up crimes against foreigners – is apalling.

What happens when a hagwon teacher turns up dead? The Korean press, if it even mentions anything about it, prints whatever it is told and leaves it at that. In one case, it was 'death caused by an accidental overdose of insulin' even though the teacher's family claimed he wasn't even diabetic.

I'm not trying to stir the pot, but if Ray Downey hadn't received a suspicious treatment at the hands of the judges in his fight against Park, Roy Jones might still not have won the gold. Downey vs. Jones, that's the match I really wanted to see.

As far as the cartoon goes, who is the U.S. forgiving? Since Cho is dead, the issue of forgiving him doesn't really arise. Perhaps some group drove Cho to murder-suicide, and they have been forgiven too easily? The cartoonist obviously thinks the 2002 traffic accident is bigger deal than VT, but I don't follow the logic. Hey, more Koreans died at VT. Maybe it's not supposed to make sense.

Additionally your claims of no apology is flat out false. The unit apologized to the girls families immediately after the tragedy held a candle light vigil, and offered compensation. The families originially accepted until the anti-US groups got a hold of them and started the anti-US hatefest which now we know some leaders of have been linked to North Korean agents. The only thing the anti-US hatefest achieved was that President Bush apologized for a traffic accident in response while simultaneously starting the beginning of the end of the US-ROK alliance.

that's the kind of stuff you guys like to ignore because it gets in the way.

lastly, a word about comparing maj berry and the tank incident. the maj was killed by somebody who was psychotic. the girls were accidently killed by two sober drivers who worked for an organization that announced shortly after the incident that the case was closed. comparing the two is just apples and oranges.

here's a better question:

what would have happened if some english teacher from the states accidently killed two korean girls? would there have been these mass protests you saw with the tank affair? i doubt it. of course, this kind of question doesn't give you the answer you're looking for so looking for one that does is always the avenue of choice.

As for the under and misreporting of Korean perp/foreign victim crime and biased coverage of bilateral issues, well that's a longstanding issue that won't change anytime soon. A fundamental rule for speakers and writers is to know their audience, and the Korean media definitely knows how to appeal to the 99% of their readership and viewership.