"Daejeon Teacher Not the Parent Offender" Star Rating Terror 'False Alarm' Outbreaks

Daejeon Elementary School Teacher Case Business Unrelated to Parents
Targeted by 'Star Rating Terror' Due to Same Name and Incorrect Information
"Negative Emotions Should Not Be Stirred by Witch Hunt"

As the personal information of parents accused as perpetrators in the case of an elementary school teacher in Daejeon who died after years of suffering from malicious complaints has been indiscriminately exposed, concerns are rising that innocent parties unrelated to the incident are being harmed.

On the 12th, a post appeared on a social networking service (SNS) account stating, "A certain store in Daejeon is a small business run by my father." The author, Mr. A, said, "My father's business has been mistakenly identified as the business of a parent involved in the Daejeon teacher (incident), causing significant damage due to low ratings and errors."

A restaurant in Daejeon received a barrage of low ratings and negative reviews from users. [Image source=Online community capture]

Mr. A pleaded with netizens, "False information can ruin a family. Please share this," and requested that the store's ratings be restored to their original state. Reviews of this restaurant reportedly included comments such as "Live your life properly," "If you destroyed someone else's family life, you should be hit by a boomerang too," and "Hope you live with remorse forever," accompanied by a '1-star rating attack.'

Mr. B, who identified himself as the nephew of the business owner mistakenly accused as a perpetrator parent, expressed, "It is upsetting and devastating that my uncle's business, built over years, is being criticized because of some netizens." Mr. B revealed, "This person's child is an adult and unmarried," and "Above all, they have never lived in the neighborhood where the incident occurred," providing documents such as family relation certificates and business registration certificates. He urged people to stop baseless criticism.

On a local mom caf?, Mr. C, who identified himself as the director of a music academy, said, "I started receiving multiple calls from unknown numbers, and posts targeting me began to appear," and questioned, "Are you trying to create another victim by witch-hunting an innocent person?"

Notes containing criticism from citizens are posted in front of the store operated by a parent accused of being the perpetrator and an elementary school teacher in Daejeon who passed away due to malicious complaints.

There are also places suffering damage due to sharing the same name. A hair salon using the same business name as the parent accused as a perpetrator posted a notice stating, "Our store is not related to the elementary school teacher in question." They also emphasized, "Our store is located in Dong-gu, not Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, so please check the address carefully," and requested, "Please refrain from indiscriminate phone harassment and malicious comments."

The franchise operated by the parent accused as a perpetrator is also suffering damage. Previously, the headquarters of a franchise restaurant announced that "regardless of the facts, to avoid causing harm to the brand and other branches, we have communicated our intention to voluntarily close the franchise and terminated the franchise contract."

Nevertheless, Mr. D, a business owner operating a franchise in another region, claimed on an online community, "Our sales have significantly decreased just because we are a franchise of that restaurant," and argued, "It is very unfair that our livelihood is threatened due to the wrongdoing of an unknown franchise owner."

Separate from the anger over the Daejeon teacher incident, there are calls that innocent victims should not be created due to premature private sanctions.

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