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'Parasite' director Bong Joon-ho led a protest against Korean police and media following the death of actor Lee Sun-kyun.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's hard to imagine that police in Korea have solved all the crimes with victims and now have enough time and resources to go after victimless crimes so vigorously they drove people to suicide.

Maybe the police need their priorities straightened out.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

What a sad story. The "war on drugs" has in fact always been a war on the people.

Legalize drugs!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

...he made the tragic choice to end his life after a third 19-hour police summons...

The article doesn't make it appear like they are asking for, or suggesting, drug law reform. They're only advocating that the police treat investigations into pop-culture artists with more care...?

Maybe that's just Variety's spin on it, but that's what the article makes it appear like.

Can anyone with more knowledge, or who speaks Korean, clarify if that's accurate?