I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 147



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (147)

“Shouldn’t the Automatic Transfer of Criminal Cases Act be expanded?”

“Well, I don’t think there’s any reason to expand the law at this point.”

“You say there is no reason? There are 282 juveniles currently awaiting trial on charges of robbery, murder, rape, and assault. Aren’t you being too complacent?”

This is America, and sensitive issues are on the chopping block of public opinion.

How does the United States treat juvenile offenders?

Most are treated separately as juvenile offenders, but eight states, including Utah, have adopted automatic criminal transfer laws.

The moment a criminal case is committed, it means that the juvenile is tried and imprisoned just like an adult. Recently, the juvenile crime rate in the United States has been fluctuating.

Recently, 20 states are considering introducing automatic transfer laws for criminal cases, but this is not a matter to be taken lightly.

⁕ Why does juvenile crime occur? -> It’s because their environment is unfortunate -> Is there evidence? -> The juvenile crime rate for blacks is 1.5 times higher than that of whites. -> So is the increase in juvenile crime society’s responsibility?

If we accept this formula, what will become of the US government that has waged war on poverty for over a decade?

If we prosecute all juvenile offenders, the black community will argue that we are being treated unfairly.

Are you going to cause confusion in American society again with the same old repertoire?

This is why many states are struggling to introduce automatic transfer laws for juvenile offenders.

The biggest question is whether it is effective to process juvenile offenders through criminal trials.

The senator based his submission on information received from the Korean government.

“Korea has implemented the automatic transfer law for criminal cases nationwide. And last year, 95 juvenile offenders were prosecuted. Of them, 25 were sentenced to a heavy sentence of 10 years in prison, and 17 are awaiting execution. The remaining 53 were released with sentences of less than 5 years in prison or with suspended sentences.”

Korea is a country known in the world for its harsh punishments.

The US has been fighting for over two years over the issue of ‘Do we criminalize juveniles?’ and this side is not holding back.

The most surprising thing is that they are putting teenagers on the death row.

Britain temporarily abolished the death penalty in 1965.

They believed that people could be changed through education rather than punishment, but it had no effect, so they completely abolished the death penalty in 1969.

But isn’t something strange?

Abolishing the death penalty has no effect at all on preventing crime. Shouldn’t we abolish the death penalty? Shouldn’t we revive the death penalty instead?

In fact, they also abolished the death penalty based on their own standards.

“Instead of abolishing the death penalty, I will sentence them to permanent life imprisonment without any reduction in sentence. It will be painful for them to live a life of freedom until they die.”

Why do prisoners serving life sentences or on death row attempt to commit suicide in prison?

Because they despair of a life of rotting away in prison, in that sense, a life sentence without a reduction in sentence is a reasonable choice.

If that’s the case, then it’s up to the country to decide ‘how to torment and torture criminals’; Korea just kills them all.

Regardless of whether you are an adult or a child, throw away useless things.

Some even suggested using criminals to develop the wasteland, but the head of state refused.

“If we use death row inmates as slaves, Korea will be criticized as a country that suppresses human rights. And Korea has a labor force of 12.5 million. It is not that we have a small population to use death row inmates as slaves, so why do we operate such a sadistic system? Also, labor is sacred, so there is no reason to give that honor to death row inmates.”

This is the thinking of the Korean enemy,

Death row inmates deserve to die, but they are pitied because they are being bullied? Korean society will not tolerate that.

Unlike prisoners sentenced to prison, death row inmates are prohibited from working, and there are death row inmates who have been sentenced to death and have been incarcerated for 18 years.

Is that prisoner in his right mind?

Everyone is half-mad and when you enter prison, you hear screams that they should just be killed.

Even if we practice strict punishment, isn’t it too cruel for teenagers to enter such a dangerous place?

However, in the United States, where juvenile delinquency has become a serious social problem, people are now starting to say that they should follow Korea’s example.

“Korea has been implementing the automatic transfer law for juvenile offenders since 1961, and juvenile crime has decreased by 44% over the past seven years. In particular, violent crimes have decreased by 71%. It is time for the United States to make a decision as well.”

“Wait a minute. Juvenile delinquency is not simply an individual’s deviation, but a social problem. We should be thinking about protecting and rehabilitating young people, but how can we punish them first? This is shifting social responsibility onto individuals.”

“So you’re saying the US government is doing something wrong? The US government has so far provided $6.3 billion in aid to the poor. If they’ve done all that and nothing has changed, then that’s their problem.”

The chicken or the egg question,

Is juvenile crime on the rise because America has failed to solve its social problems, or are the trash people born trash?

The U.S. government, refusing to admit its policy failures, shifted the blame onto young people.

Eventually, 20 states decided to adopt automatic transfer laws, and the remaining 30 states began discussing the issue.

***

“Defendant, please make your final argument.”

“yes….”

This is Korea,

The man on trial continued his final argument, holding his trembling heart.

The charge is murder, and the family has a 6-year-old daughter.

In Korea, the system of collective punishment, where one family member suffers a loss due to the wrongdoings of another family member, does not apply, but if one family member is accused of murder, he or she will face harsh social criticism.

With his father dead, he has no family to rely on. How will a six-year-old boy live?

The sinner began to appeal to emotions.

“Here is the petition my daughter submitted. If I die, how will she live? Please forgive me just this once. I will spend the rest of my life reflecting. Please show mercy just this once….”

The defendant started to sob,

But no one in the audience sympathized with the defendant.

Would a six-year-old really write a petition to prevent her father from dying?

No, would it be better for the child if that kind of father were alive?

A cowardly man who put his young daughter first when he was about to die himself, and public anger erupted here and there.

“How could a man who cherishes his daughter so much commit murder?”

“Tsk, tsk, looking at you, it seems like you’ve never been very kind to your daughter. What the…”

“Please be quiet. This is a sacred courtroom.”

The courtroom became quiet as the judge gave his warning.

When I think about what I did, I deserve to die, but when I think about my child, I have to think about it again.

The judge, who had been pondering the matter, made his decision.

“If we gather the opinions of social workers, there is sufficient grounds to conclude that the child is dependent on the defendant. However, according to the medical opinion, there is room to conclude that this is an extreme case of separation anxiety disorder in a child who has been separated from his parents for a long time. Therefore, the court determines that what the child needs is not the father who committed murder, but the attention and treatment of society.”

The court did not accept the petition filed by the defendant’s child.

Isn’t it true that the child is showing signs of separation anxiety not because he needs his father, but because he has been neglected by adults for a long time?

Now, using a child as a shield is cowardly, and the court upheld the death sentences of the first and second trials.

A criminal being dragged out while screaming,

He cried that he would rather be sentenced to life imprisonment, but no one sympathized.

The next one is a boy who looks difficult at first glance.

What did you do to be brought here?

The audience listened to the lawyer’s words.

“Your Honor, the defendant was left alone at a young age and was moved from one orphanage to another, and began working at the age of 17. He was unable to enjoy the rights he should have as a citizen of the Republic of Korea and lived a miserable life in the indifference of society until he came to this point. Please take that into consideration. I believe there is still room for reform.”

“Hmm~.”

The judge let out a deep sigh.

It is true that the defendant’s life was unfortunate, but not everyone who grows up in that kind of environment becomes a criminal.

If it were a simple theft or assault, it could be considered leniency, but this is a problem that combines sexual assault and murder.

The Korean government has steadily raised wages over the past seven years, with the average wage this year rising from 35,000 won to 37,000 won.

It’s not like there’s a shortage of jobs, and anyone can make money if they work hard. In addition, the orphan support fund has been increased to 1 billion won. What more can we do?

If juvenile crime still occurs despite all this, is it society’s responsibility?

Or is it my own fault that I became twisted and blamed the world for being born into an unfortunate environment?

The inspector nitpicked on that point.

“I would like to ask the defendant. What was so difficult that you sexually assaulted the victim and even murdered her? What were you thinking at the time?”

“… … .”

“The victim you killed was also a socially disadvantaged person. He was a worker who had just entered his third year of work, and his monthly salary was not high at 30,000 won. However, he was an ordinary worker who sent 10,000 won to his parents in his hometown, saying that his monthly salary had increased to 33,000 won. What excuse do you have?”

The judge is shaking,

How could a boy do such a horrible thing?

The prosecutor began to list the head of state’s beliefs here.

“Your Honor, the head of state said this. Korea is a country with a population of 80 million. We do not have enough people to rehabilitate criminals who cannot be rehabilitated. There is no regret in executing them. I would rather comfort the pain of victims than rehabilitate criminals… I believe that we should uphold the first and second trials’ verdicts that sentenced the defendant to death in accordance with that intention.”

The judge, who had been pondering for a moment, met the defendant’s eyes.

But here, an unexpected situation occurred, and the defendant started screaming and causing a disturbance.

You must have realized what will happen to your life if the verdict is reached here.

Even so, it will only be suppressed by the court police stationed around it.

The audience who watched the whole scene were shocked.

***

“Your Majesty, please confirm.”

“yes.”

Today, I worked in my office, repeating the same routine.

South Korea recently executed a 17-year-old boy

The world was shocked when the execution was carried out just 13 days after the death sentence was finalized.

According to UN human rights law, executing children under the age of 18 is prohibited, but I ignored that.

There is no binding force under the UN Human Rights Act, and who are they to meddle in the politics of another country?

The U.S. government also recently sought advice from Korea on the issue of automatic transfer laws for criminal cases.

In the US, there are now 20 states that handle juvenile offenders under criminal law. Do you have no confidence in protesting in the US?

I paid no attention to the nonsense of cowards who selectively expressed their anger at their opponents.

“If you show mercy to criminals with a moment’s hesitation, the citizens will only live in fear, but I can kill them all. Juvenile offenders? There’s no reason not to kill them.”

Where in the world can you find a villain without a story?

The government’s role is to listen to the victims’ stories rather than the stories of such villains, so I decided to provide financial support to the girl who lost her father.

Even if he was a murderer, a father is a father. Now that that father is dead, shouldn’t society take responsibility?

If necessary, I plan to convert to Catholicism and support such children as their godfather.

The same goes for the family that lost their daughter to a murderer. How heartbroken must the parents be now, who were happy to receive the salary their daughter sent them.

It was my job to take care of such people, and I showed no mercy to criminals.