"Why live?" Filial offender hurls abusive words at elderly man... Victim's son vows "to beat him"

"Will Proceed with Legal Action Despite Father's Opposition"

A video showing a man verbally abusing and cursing at an elderly person on Seoul Subway Line 1 has been spreading, and the victim's son has appeared, indicating strong legal action. Photo by Online Community Capture

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Wonjin Lee] A young man who hurled insults and abusive language at an elderly man on Seoul Subway Line 1 has come to public attention, prompting a netizen claiming to be the victim's son to declare a strong intention to take legal action.

On the 30th, a post titled "I am the son of the Line 1 disrespectful man victim" was uploaded on the online community ‘Bobaedream’.

Netizen A, who identified himself as the son of the elderly man in the video, began by saying, "I thought it would be respectful to share the current progress with you all," expressing surprise and gratitude for the rapid public attention.

A said, "Today, I tried to persuade my father to file a complaint, but he angrily denied that the person in the video was him," adding, "Even if it is him, he told me not to bother with such a trivial matter," and stated, "I plan to visit him again in the evening to try persuading him once more."

He continued, "I have consulted with a lawyer. We intend to proceed with both civil and criminal lawsuits simultaneously," and warned of legal action, saying, "Even if my father firmly refuses to file a complaint, I feel compelled to take some form of action for the sake of other elderly people like our father."

Earlier, around 5:40 p.m. on the 16th, a video filmed on a Suwon-bound train on Subway Line 1 showing a young man C verbally abusing an elderly man B spread on online communities. According to the video uploader, C, who was wearing a body cam on his chest, provoked surrounding passengers and repeatedly verbally abused B, who tried to stop him.

In the short 46-second video, C hurled harsh insults at B such as, "You seem pretty old," "Live your life properly," "You miserable bastard," and "You have no job, no money, and no car at your age, so you ride the subway?"

Despite C’s abusive language, which was not even from someone as old as B’s son, B only repeatedly said "I understand" and "I'm sorry," seemingly trying to avoid further provocation.

On the 29th, after watching the video, A said on Bobaedream, "I casually watched the video titled 'Line 1 disrespectful brat,'" and added, "My heart raced and I couldn't believe my eyes after watching it once," affirming, "I am certain it is my father, who is about to turn 80."

He continued, "I held back tears and asked if such an incident had happened," and said, "At first, he firmly denied it but eventually admitted it did happen," adding, "I thought it was strange when he said he had been bedridden for 10 days despite rarely catching colds."

He also responded to C’s insults by saying, "My father has a good car, but he rides the subway because he has a leg disability. You miserable bastard," addressing C’s abusive language.

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