Unstoppably Drip Drip Drip... "Please Find the Woman Who Damaged the Lucky Bamboo" Cafe Owner's Desperate Plea

A Woman Who Looked Around and Broke Off a Lucky Bamboo Branch
Leaves Quickly with the Broken Stem in Hand

A cafe located in Busan. A woman walking down the street stops briefly, looks around, and then approaches the cafe with its door closed. She then boldly tears off a stem from a lucky bamboo placed in front of the store and leaves the scene. The story of the cafe owner who experienced this absurd incident is becoming a hot topic on social networking services (SNS).

The lucky bamboo placed at the cafe entrance being damaged by a passerby. [Captured from the cafe owner's Instagram]

On the 19th, cafe owner Mr. A posted a video of the incident on his SNS with the caption, "Plant killer in Gwangandong, Busan. If anyone knows, please contact me." In the video, a woman walking on the road near the cafe suddenly stops, quickly approaches the lucky bamboo in front of the store, and breaks off a stem. She then walks away briskly holding the broken upper part of the plant. This sudden behavior of the woman was fully recorded on the store’s external closed-circuit television (CCTV).

Mr. A said, "I thought I had experienced many different things while running the cafe, but I guess I still have a long way to go," adding, "I personally went to a botanical garden to bring this plant when opening the store. Since spring has come, I left it outside when I left work, but when I came to work, it was in that state." He continued, "We are looking for the plant killer and abandoner in Gwangandong. Please report quickly."

Netizens who saw the video responded with comments such as, "It seems like it can be sued," "She even wore a mask, so it looks like she came with a plan," "Her hand movements are not ordinary. She might have committed this crime multiple times," "Reporting to the police should be the priority," "How shameless," and "Being old doesn’t mean being mature."

Meanwhile, this crime can be punished under Article 366 of the Criminal Act for theft. Theft is a crime established by unlawfully taking another person's property that is in their possession. It is a pure property crime targeting only tangible property among property-related crimes. It is distinguished from robbery, fraud, and extortion, which also target economic benefits beyond property. The law protects the formal ownership rights of the property rather than its substantial or economic value.

The lucky bamboo placed at the cafe entrance was damaged by a passerby, prompting the cafe owner to search for the culprit. [Screenshot from the cafe owner's Instagram]

In the case of simple theft (Article 329), the punishment is imprisonment for up to 6 years or a fine of up to 10 million won. For special theft (Article 331), the punishment is imprisonment for 1 to 10 years, and habitual theft (Article 332) is punished with an increased sentence up to half of the prescribed penalty. Since attempted theft is also punishable (Article 342), special caution is required.

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