Korean Riots

Here is a one of several videos on the net of Korean riots. The last clip on this video is only 4 years old. You never know who instigated the violence from these videos and I certainly don't know the history behind the protests.

What you can see in these videos are men hurting other men. The violence, in general, is disturbing but I think the attacks on the people sitting with their clothes off or who are clearly unable to defend themselves is sickening.

Korean riot police are usually doing their government mandated 2-year service in the military or police. So you have to understand that is why many of them are there in the first place.

I am reminded of Stanley Milgram's book "Obedience to Authority" where he showed that the average American is willing to inflict pain and risk death to another person as long as they can defer personal responsitibility in service to a higher authority.

By the end of the video I had a glimpse of what pre-gun era battles looked like.... Lots of men screaming and yelling, hand to hand combat, and chaos. I hope to never experience that first hand. I'm left wondering what situations I'd be willing to use violence.