"Are They Feeling Wronged Because They Also Got Beaten?" Outrage Over Taean School Violence Perpetrator's Attitude

Netizens "Don't Cut Them Any Slack for Being Young," Criticize
Police "Plan to Respond Strictly to Violent Acts"

After a school violence video filmed in Taean, Chungnam was circulated, the controversy is spreading as the perpetrator showed an attitude of blaming netizens on social networking services (SNS) instead of reflecting on their actions.

On the 4th, an Instagram account presumed to belong to the perpetrator A (15) posted a message containing profanity along with "Are you guys also going around getting beaten up somewhere and feeling wronged, XXX?"

A (15) suspected perpetrator's Instagram account post.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

As the school violence video showing their violent behavior spread and netizens' voices of criticism against the perpetrators grew louder, it is presumed that this post was made to mock them.

Netizens who saw this responded with anger, saying things like "They should not be excused because they are young," "They have a lot of nerve," "They are the type to deserve a beating," "Strict legal measures are necessary," and "Maybe they will reflect if they suffer the same."

The school violence in the video took place for about two hours on the 30th of last month in an underground parking lot in Taean. It was revealed that besides A, who mainly appeared to be involved in the assault, there were two other perpetrators of similar age at the scene.

The video shows the victim B (14) being unilaterally assaulted by A, while the students around them are seen laughing and watching indifferently throughout the assault. The video was circulated online on the 3rd.

A scene from the Taean school violence video.
[Photo source=Instagram video capture]

It was identified that B and the perpetrators were acquaintances who used to hang out around Taean, Seosan, and Hongseong areas in Chungnam.

The video contains explicit scenes of violence that enraged netizens, including A kicking B’s face while she was unable to control her body and collapsed on the floor, repeatedly kicking her chest and back, pulling her hair, and slapping her head with the palm.

Initially, it was reported that victim B had fractures in her nasal bone and other areas, but it was later confirmed that she only suffered bruises on her face and neck and has since been discharged from the hospital.

Meanwhile, the police, who obtained the video, announced that they plan to respond strictly to the violent acts by summoning B and the perpetrators for investigation soon.

The police are reported to have secured the personal information of the perpetrator students and are considering filing charges for violation of the Act on the Punishment of Violent Crimes (joint injury). Additionally, they plan to investigate whether there are other perpetrators involved in the crime.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.