I will let you interpret the meaning. This happened over 8 hours.
Woo Bum-konwas a South Korean police officer who carried out the second largest known incident of spree killing in modern history. After the rampage concluded, 57 people (including himself) were dead and 35 were wounded in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea.
Weapon(s) Two M2 carbines
Seven hand grenades
I didn't interpret it that way according to this sentence:
The Interior Minister of South Korea, Suh Chung-hwa and the national police chief, An Eung-mo, offered to resign as a form of atonement for Woo's rampage.
From what little I understand of several Asian cultures, it's not uncommon for leaders to resign (and they even sometimes commit ritualistic suicide) when there is a massive failure anywhere within the organization - they see it as ultimately their responsibility if something has gone horribly wrong. With many more businesses being family-run (as opposed to Western businesses where it's more often not), they do this also to atone for failing their family's honor. Or something like that (it's a subject that fascinates me that I'd like to learn more about, but just haven't gotten around to it yet). To fully understand, you have to really immerse yourself in how their family structure and societal/cultural perspectives and pressures differ from ours, then it's not so weird to get how the Interior Minister and Police Chief would offer to accept the blame.
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
Science Chic wrote: I didn't interpret it that way according to this sentence:
The Interior Minister of South Korea, Suh Chung-hwa and the national police chief, An Eung-mo, offered to resign as a form of atonement for Woo's rampage.
From what little I understand of several Asian cultures, it's not uncommon for leaders to resign (and they even sometimes commit ritualistic suicide) when there is a massive failure anywhere within the organization - they see it as ultimately their responsibility if something has gone horribly wrong. With many more businesses being family-run (as opposed to Western businesses where it's more often not), they do this also to atone for failing their family's honor. Or something like that (it's a subject that fascinates me that I'd like to learn more about, but just haven't gotten around to it yet). To fully understand, you have to really immerse yourself in how their family structure and societal/cultural perspectives and pressures differ from ours, then it's not so weird to get how the Interior Minister and Police Chief would offer to accept the blame.
Suh Chung-hwa, being held responsible for the incident by president Chun Doo-hwan, lay down his office on April 29, and Roh Tae-woo was appointed Interior Ministe
Science Chic wrote: I didn't interpret it that way according to this sentence:
The Interior Minister of South Korea, Suh Chung-hwa and the national police chief, An Eung-mo, offered to resign as a form of atonement for Woo's rampage.
From what little I understand of several Asian cultures, it's not uncommon for leaders to resign (and they even sometimes commit ritualistic suicide) when there is a massive failure anywhere within the organization - they see it as ultimately their responsibility if something has gone horribly wrong. With many more businesses being family-run (as opposed to Western businesses where it's more often not), they do this also to atone for failing their family's honor. Or something like that (it's a subject that fascinates me that I'd like to learn more about, but just haven't gotten around to it yet). To fully understand, you have to really immerse yourself in how their family structure and societal/cultural perspectives and pressures differ from ours, then it's not so weird to get how the Interior Minister and Police Chief would offer to accept the blame.
Suh Chung-hwa, being held responsible for the incident by president Chun Doo-hwan, lay down his office on April 29, and Roh Tae-woo was appointed Interior Ministe
That sentence came after the one I quoted which would mean the logical progression is that Suh Chung-hwa made the offer (per the cultural customs that I tried to explain a little about) and the president accepted the offer; therefore Suh Chung-hwa was officially held responsible - not because he really was but because that's what custom dictated.
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
Why are you arguing about it? It is my opinion. I rarely post here anyway, and this one thing I posted that was interesting I get flack for a tiny statement. Let it go.
Goverment officials accepting responsibility for the actions of their underlings? How refreshing! In America, they send out the underlings to spin and cover their butts.
Never admit guilt, right?
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