Court Fines Men in Their 40s 4 Million Won for Assaulting Convenience Store Worker Who Asked Them to Stop Using Informal Language

Seoul Central District Court, Seocho-dong, Seoul.

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] A fine was imposed on men in their 40s who assaulted a convenience store part-timer after being told not to speak informally.

According to the legal community on the 11th, Judge Jeong Seong-wan of the Criminal Division 14 at the Seoul Central District Court sentenced A (45) and A's friend B (44), who were indicted for assault, to fines of 4 million won each.

The court stated, "The sentence was determined by considering various circumstances, including the defendants' history of multiple punishments for similar crimes and their admission of the crime and remorse."

In September last year, A used informal language saying "dama" (put it in) to employee C (26) while paying for items at a convenience store in Jongno-gu, Seoul. When C asked, "Do you need a bag?" A replied, "Then do you carry it?"

When C asked A not to speak informally, an enraged A cursed and threw bread, which was being scanned, at C's face.

B, who was with A, got into an argument with C after his wife said, "Isn't it possible to speak informally?" and was found to have hit C's face.

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