Comments on: Video of Deadly Yongsan Building Fire Released

By: Guitard

Guitard — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:27:32 +0000

GI-Korea: Arab or otherwise ~ in America they would have been dealt with forcefully, quite possibly with lethal force. Frankly speaking, the Korean police look like a bunch of panzies in comparison.

By: GI_Korea

GI_Korea — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:39:57 +0000

I agree with King Baeksu that probably the police compiled this video in an effort to get their message out in the media dominated by the left. I think going to YouTube is a smart thing on their part. Even with editing I think it is quite clears Molotov cocktails were being thrown at civilian businesses, cars, and buses which to me is border line terrorism. What would people in the US be saying if a group of Arab men barricaded themselves within a building in Manhattan and began throwing molotov cocktails at people? They would be considered terrorists and shot down. The police in Korea actually appeared to be quite restrained considering the circumstances.

By: In Seoul

In Seoul — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:23:58 +0000

Editing, so what, the Molotov cocktails, slingshots, and acid speak for themselves.

By: King Baeksu

King Baeksu — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:50:04 +0000

I'm pretty sure that that video was compiled by someone involved with the police. But what's wrong with that? One should always be able to see both sides of a given issue, and you're not going to convince anyone that it was tricky editing that shows the squatters hurling Molotov cocktails at passing motorists and setting neighboring buildings on fire.Anyway, the police typically document such events themselves, and that's probably why they have such good footage — because they were there at least a day before full hostilities broke out and well before the regular media turned up.Anyone please feel free to correct me if I am wrong in my assumption about the source of this footage.

By: curious

curious — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:24:09 +0000

editing can have much influence on what is perceived.my question is who made the video and edited it?why wasn't the actual tragedy that transpired with the raid shown?i think it is difficult to judge fully what happened just by this video,