'Gangryeokgye Legend' Reveals How to Handle Violent Criminals... "Whistle Over Self-Defense Tools"

34-Year Veteran Lee Dae-woo, Police Superintendent: "Effective in Alerting About Damage"
"No Time to Use Self-Defense Tools During Sudden Attacks"

Lee Dae-woo, head of Investigation Division 1 at Seoul Dongdaemun Police Station, who has been called a 'legend in the violent crime unit' for catching over 1,000 criminals in 34 years, recommended whistles as a countermeasure against irrational motive crimes. He explained that in urgent situations, quickly moving away and calling for help is safer than using self-defense tools like electric shock devices.

On the 25th, on SBS Radio's 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show,' Lee said, "In sudden attacks driven by irrational motives, no matter how many self-defense tools I have, there is no time to use them. But whistles are small and light."

He added, "Also, when you blow a whistle, the sound is very loud, so people nearby naturally look toward the direction of the whistle. Witnesses of the crime will call 112, and if someone is stabbed, they will call 119 so that the ambulance can be dispatched, allowing some time. For these reasons, I proposed using whistles to alert others in such situations."

Regarding the prevention of irrational motive crimes, Lee said, "(Perpetrators of irrational motive crimes) are classified into three types: those who are pessimistic about their lives and project their dissatisfaction onto others (reality dissatisfaction type), those with many prior convictions who usually express violent anger (chronic anger type), and those with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia (mental disorder type). The first two are usually antisocial personality disorder individuals, and the last is the act of mentally ill persons, so management of these people is necessary."

He said, "When such people are roaming around, patrolling police officers find them and conduct searches; if they are carrying weapons, they arrest and isolate them. However, it is not only the police who see these individuals; ordinary citizens sometimes witness them as well. Many cases have been reported where police officers dispatched after 112 calls have arrested such individuals."

He also mentioned that the government's strengthening of 'special security activities' by deploying police special forces and armored vehicles has a crime deterrent effect. He said, "There is an old saying that a thief feels guilty and nervous; even those who intended to commit crimes give up because of this effect."

Lee positively evaluated the recent government discussions on reviving the mandatory police service. He said that mandatory police officers can perform roles similar to regular police officers through sufficient training.

Lee said, "(Legally) any citizen can arrest a criminal caught in the act. They can arrest the criminal and hand them over to the police. If mandatory police officers conduct crime prevention patrols and witness incidents firsthand or discover weapons during random inspections and then intervene and arrest suspects, it will have a significant effect on crime prevention, arrest rates, and crime suppression."

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