Undercovered: U.S. Ally Allows Misogyny to Run Rampant — Even In Nation’s Police Force

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David Volodzko, writing in World Politics Review, reports that the misogyny is so pervasive in South Korea that it extends to the law enforcement and legal system.

He notes a case of two police officers in Busan who were found to have had sex with multiple students. They were allowed to resign with full benefits; meanwhile a retired police chief wrote on Facebook, “This is what happens when you dispatch young, good-looking police officers to schools filled with teenage girls.”

Harmful attitudes toward women often have a wider political and legal impact, too. Sexist police chiefs, TV producers and K-pop company CEOs all have sway. For example, in the case involving the two Busan police officers, local precinct police chiefs and commissioners of the Busan city police agency, as well as the Korean National Police Agency in Seoul, all denied having any prior knowledge of the case.

You can read the complete report here.

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