By I find it comically ironic that the Korean police say they can’t find any prostitution going on at a place named “Hooker Hill”:
South Korean police raided clubs on Itaewon’s Hooker Hill on Tuesday night as part of a nationwide crackdown on prostitution, but they found “nothing suspicious” and made no arrests, a Yongsan police spokesman said Wednesday.
The spokesman said closed-circuit televisions installed by bar owners on street corners throughout Hooker Hill, an area famed for its prostitution, made it difficult to catch sex offenders.
“They can watch us, and all of our movements and steps in advance before we start patrolling the area,” he said.
Hooker Hill is near U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan, and most of the clubs are off-limits to U.S. troops. [Stars & Stripes]
How about taking the cameras down if they are located on street corners? How about undercover cops? It is not a matter of that they can’t find prostitution going on, it is a matter of they don’t want to find prostitution going on and here is why.
6:26 am on October 16th, 2008 1
Whether there are cameras on “street corners” I don’t know. But I’ve seen the cameras – they are installed on the outside walls and overhangs of every club – presumably this is legal.
You can’t get anywhere near a club without them knowing you are coming. They serve two purposes: looking out for someone wanting to bust the club owner, and looking out for potential customers.
6:51 am on October 16th, 2008 2
Ever see that old TV show Hogan’s Heroes? The Korean police remind me of the character Sergeant Schultz: “I see nothing, nothing!”
I’ll be a few ship-man-wons help keep the police from seeing anything suspicious too.
10:00 am on October 16th, 2008 3
When I was stationed at Yongan in the late 80′s (87-90), none of the clubs in Itaewon were off-limits, even after some big fights. Some of the bars had nothing but hookers working them and others didn’t and you quickly learned which ones to avoid.
You had to worry more about mama-san in the street asking if you “want nice girl” or the hookers blocking the street to keep you from getting by than the bar girls.
4:44 pm on October 16th, 2008 4
The clubs on Hooker Hill have been playing musical hours since the annoucement of the crackdown but after the cops gave up on Tuesday it has been business as usual. It’s not a matter of not being able to shut it down it’s a matter of not wanting to shut it down. Of course I don’t believe it should be a crime anyway, legalize and regulate it and everyone will be a whole lot happier… well except the Korean Mob and the cops that are on the take…
7:59 pm on October 16th, 2008 5
Sergeant Schultz: “I see nothing, nothing!”
When will governments ever wise up and “Legalize it, Tax it and give it a good Scrubbing twice weekly???”
11:00 am on November 13th, 2008 6
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8:08 am on November 24th, 2008 7
I am a soldier stationed here in yongsan and I go into Itaewon every weekend and really a lot of the clubs and bars on “Hooker Hill” are ON limits according to the MP’s I talked to. And its actually pretty comical to see the hookers come out and try to get people to come in with them!! As for me I just stay away from the doors.
11:44 am on June 29th, 2009 8
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