Rapper Caught by Police While Exercising Shirtless: "Is This North Korea?"

Police Take Identity Checks Along with Warning Measures

Rapper Big Baby was cautioned by the police while running shirtless.

On the afternoon of the 22nd, around 4 PM, police who responded to a report approached Big Baby, who was exercising shirtless near a bridge by the Nakdong River in Waegwan-eup, Chilgok-gun, Gyeongbuk, and advised him to put on a shirt, issuing a caution.

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This incident became known after Big Baby broadcasted it live on his Instagram. Upon seeing the police approaching, Big Baby said, "The police are coming up ahead, but surely they’re not coming to catch me just because I took my shirt off? Then how am I supposed to endure this again?"

When the police approached and gave a caution, Big Baby asked, "Why is this illegal?" and upon being told it was not illegal, he expressed displeasure, saying, "If it’s not illegal, then why are you doing this?" When the police requested, "Don’t film this," he retorted, "Why can’t I film?"

The police explained, "(It’s not illegal, but) we are cautioning you because you are taking your clothes off where others can see." In response, Big Baby said, "Where are these others? There’s only the police here. There are more police than anyone else," and added, "You can take your clothes off in a place like this. If you can’t even do that, is this North Korea? Are you really the police of the Republic of Korea? Don’t give me cautions, just leave."

When the police touched his body, Big Baby snapped, "Let go, you XX. What is this? What is this? Did someone report me? I’m tanning here, I like to go shirtless. Is this North Korea? Why should I do this at home? Is the sun at home? Then handcuff me. Handcuff me, XX. Pull up your pants. Put on your clothes. Why are you XX doing this?"

The police said, "You can be fined for excessive exposure. Do you have your ID? What’s your name?" as they tried to verify his identity.

Netizens have reacted by saying the police response was excessive. They pointed out that several police officers approached a citizen enjoying tanning and running, creating an intimidating atmosphere. Some responded, "The problem is the citizen who reported it. The police were just responding to the report."

It is known that there was only one police complaint about Big Baby’s shirtless appearance that day. The police stated that they responded to the report and conducted an identity check to confirm basic details.

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