Posts Tagged With: GI Crime
Pictures of the Itaewon Fire Allegedly Started By USFK Servicemember
» by GI Korea November 17th, 2011 at 7:59 am » Comments (11)
A ROK Drop reader was nice enough to send me a few pictures of the fire that damaged some juicy bars in Itaewon that was allegedly started by a USFK ...more »American Soldier Questioned For Arson Incident In Itaewon
» by GI Korea November 16th, 2011 at 6:19 pm » Comments (20)
Hat tip to the ROK-Heads in this week's Open Thread for sharing this latest GI crime story: The U.S. 8th Army stationed in South Korea said Wednesday it was cooperating with ...more »The Controversy Over Crimes Committed By GI’s In Korea
» by GI Korea November 14th, 2011 at 3:52 am » Comments (8)
This seems like it would be an easy statistic to determine but for some reason there are differing opinions on the rate of violent crimes committed by USFK servicemembers: Crimes being ...more »2ID Commanding General Comments On Rape Conviction of US Soldier In Korea
» by GI Korea November 11th, 2011 at 5:04 pm » Comments (0)
Here is what the 2ID commander had to say in response to the recent rape conviction of one of his Soldiers: The Flippin case, in addition to several other recent violent ...more »Was the 10 Year Sentence for Rapist Kevin Flippin Unfair?
» by GI Korea November 4th, 2011 at 5:38 pm » Comments (40)
This is something I have seen people complaining about in regards to the Korean man that raped a US soldier in Uijongbu this year who received a 3.5 year sentence ...more »4 US Soldiers Arrested For Taxi Cab Related Incident In Itaewon
» by GI Korea November 4th, 2011 at 9:12 am » Comments (75)
Via the Marmot's Hole comes the latest taxi cab related incident: And in the latest USFK caper, police in Yongsan are investigating four US soldiers, including a 21-year-old female soldier identified ...more »US Soldier Receives 10 Years In Jail for Rape of Dongducheon Woman
» by GI Korea November 2nd, 2011 at 8:41 am » Comments (23)
I wouldn't be surprised if his sentence was reduced a few more years after his appeal is heard and public attention dies down: The Uijeongbu District Court on Tuesday sentenced a ...more »Private Kevin Flippin Apologizes In Court for Rape of South Korean Woman
» by GI Korea October 21st, 2011 at 9:18 am » Comments (139)
Well the name of the USFK servicemember accused of rape has now been published in the media with the news that Private Kevin Flippin has admitted and apologized for the ...more »Hongdae Club Owners Conflicted On GI’s
» by GI Korea October 19th, 2011 at 6:57 am » Comments (31)
Robert Koehler has posted a translation from a Joong Ang Ilbo article that discusses how club owners in Hongdae are split on whether to allow GI's into their establishments: The JoongAng ...more »Itaewon Supposedly Quieter After USFK Curfew is Imposed
» by GI Korea October 14th, 2011 at 10:07 pm » Comments (15)
Here is another Korean media translation from Robert Koehler in regards to the recent GI crime in issue in Korea: The Kukmin Ilbo reports that since USFK slapped a curfew back ...more »




