"Why Are You Smoking?" 60-Year-Old Man Fined for Wielding a Weapon at Smoking Teenagers

A man in his 60s who threatened teenagers smoking cigarettes with a weapon was fined. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Nana Han] A man in his 60s who threatened teenagers smoking cigarettes with a weapon was sentenced to a fine.

The Changwon District Court announced on the 21st that it sentenced A (62), who was tried on charges of threatening teenagers smoking cigarettes with a weapon (special assault), to a fine of 5 million won.

On November 3rd last year, near the back gate of an apartment in Uichang-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam, A saw two teenagers smoking cigarettes and said, "Why are you smoking?" before pulling out a weapon he was carrying and threatening the students. When the victims ran away, he continued to chase them while brandishing the weapon.

The court stated, "All the victims are minors and the method of the crime was highly dangerous," and added, "Considering that the defendant admitted his wrongdoing and reached a settlement with the victims, the sentence is determined accordingly."

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