A smear war between YouTubers has turned into a murder case. Police arrested a man in his 50s for murder with a weapon outside a Busan court. “We continued to file dozens of complaints against each other. The screams of the victims were exposed live.” moment of the attack.
Mr. Cho, the victim of the attacker captured in Gyeongju, suffered cardiac arrest and was taken to hospital, but died. The police arrested Mr. Hong (left), who fled in a car, in Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and transported him to Yeonje Police Station in Busan this afternoon. Busan = News 1
A shocking incident occurred one weekday morning in front of a court in downtown Busan, where a male YouTuber in his 50s killed a male YouTuber of the same age with a gun, which was broadcast live on YouTube. Police believe two people who defamed each other on YouTube exchanged dozens of complaints and accusations, which eventually led to a murder case.
According to the Busan Yeonje Police Station, on the 9th, at around 9:52 am, a report was received that a man in his 50s stabbed another man several times with a weapon and ran away onto the sidewalk in front of the Busan District Court. Busan to Yeonje. -gu, Busan. The victim, Mr Jo, was found in cardiac arrest due to heavy bleeding and was taken to a nearby teaching hospital while receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from paramedics, but he died at around 11.04am. Mr. Cho was broadcasting live on YouTube at the time, and although the scene of the attack was not broadcast on the screen, the voice shouting “don’t do it” and the blood shed by Mr. Cho were exposed in the video.
The perpetrator, Mr. Hong, attacked Mr. Cho and fled in a previously prepared rental car, but was caught by police in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk at around 11:35 am, about 1 hour and 40 minutes later the crime. Immediately after he was caught, Mr Hong even left a message on his YouTube community saying: “My last regards.”
According to the police, Mr. Hong was expected to appear at his trial in the Busan District Court this morning. In this case the victim, Mr Cho, is said to have sued Mr Hong on assault charges. They are said to have known each other for three years. Police believe Mr Cho was attacked while visiting the Busan District Court to observe Mr Hong’s trial. We believe the mutual resentment arose when Mr. Cho defamed a woman who was dating Mr. Hong on YouTube, etc., and we are verifying the exact facts. A police official said: “The day before the crime, Mr. Hong prepared a weapon at a supermarket in Busan and rented a car to use for getaway, so it appears to be a planned crime. They are investigating the motive for the crime.” . The police intend to apply for an arrest warrant for Mr Hong on suspicion of murder.
Murder with a knife in broad daylight in front of the Busan court
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Violator caught in Gyeongju Police officers are setting up a police cordon at the scene of an incident in which YouTube channel operator Jo, 50, was attacked with a weapon by another YouTuber, Hong, 50, on the street of in front of the Busan District Court in Yeonje-gu, Busan, on the morning of the 9th. Busan = News 1
It is pointed out that the murder of a 50-year-old YouTuber on the main road in front of the Busan Courthouse was a tragedy caused by the excessive defamation culture on YouTube. The victim, Mr. Jo, was attacked once while defaming the perpetrator, Mr. Hong, on YouTube due to a woman-related issue. They continued to file complaints against each other, leading to a murder case. It is emphasized that the distorted online ecosystem should be corrected due to the tragic reality that the crime scene audio was broadcast in full on YouTube and the perpetrator left a message on the YouTube community saying “I will say my last goodbye” until after he was arrested.
● From the attack three months ago to the murder
According to Busan Yeonje Police Station on the 9th, Mr. Hong and Mr. Cho are operators of a YouTube channel and have known each other for about three years. Mr. Hong had about 9,000 subscribers and Mr. Cho about 4,900 subscribers, and their contents included live broadcasts introducing daily life.
The conflict is said to have escalated recently when Mr Cho continued to defame a woman who was Mr Hong’s ex-girlfriend in online broadcasts. These YouTube channels contain many videos and articles that attack and defame each other. Shortly before committing the crime, Mr. Hong posted on his YouTube channel’s wall: “The person I loved until death. “Now I’m on a road of no return,” he said. “I could never forgive someone who tried to destroy the happiness of others.” “I will take responsibility for my actions,” he wrote.
Mr. Hong, who lives in Busan, and Mr. Cho, who lives in Gyeonggi-do, met in Busan on the 9th, the day of the crime, due to an assault that occurred three months ago. After an argument erupted on YouTube, Hong assaulted Cho several times during a meeting in Geumjeong-gu, Busan, in February this year. Mr. Cho filed a complaint and Mr. Hong was prosecuted. A police official said: “The trial of Mr Hong’s assault case was scheduled for this morning at the Busan District Court.” He added: “It appears that Mr Hong planned the crime in advance by posting online what he would observe at the trial.”
Police believe Mr Hong committed the crime in a planned manner, including purchasing a 30cm weapon at a supermarket the day before the crime and preparing a rental car. It seems that Mr. Cho also knew that he might meet Mr. Hong that day. At the time of the attack, the title of the live broadcast read “Prepare to call 911” and also said: “I’m nervous.”
Immediately after being captured in Gyeongju-si, Gyeongbuk, on the afternoon of the 9th, Mr. Hong asked, “Give me time to talk to my family on the phone,” and posted on his YouTube community, “I’m saying that my last Greetings. Arrested in Gyeongju. “I’m sorry I can’t see the sea,” he wrote. “It turned out that dozens of charges for violating the network law have been exchanged since July last year. information and communication and aggression,” adding: “When one person broadcasts in real time, the other person logs in and leaves malicious comments, creating a feeling of mutual hatred.” “This is estimated to have grown,” he said.
● YouTube ecosystem where “defamatory content” generates profits
Therefore, there is an increasing number of cases where defamatory content on Internet broadcasts such as YouTube and social networking services (SNS) leads to real crimes. In September last year, a male YouTuber who primarily uploaded so-called “gangster education” content that defamed organized crime groups was attacked in retaliation by three gang members. At that point, they attacked the YouTuber’s face several times and hit him in the head with a soju bottle before running away and being caught by police four days later.
Furthermore, in August last year, an Internet broadcaster (BJ) in her thirties was arrested and assaulted by her husband, and the police launched an investigation. The husband said in a past broadcast: “Let’s go together. “I gave up on life,” she said, and committed self-harm.
Experts point out that YouTube’s ecosystem needs to be improved so that more inflammatory content, such as defamatory content, can generate profits. Yoo Hyeon-jae, professor of journalism and broadcasting at Sogang University, said: “Currently, online broadcasts such as YouTube have a structure where profits can be made as long as the number of clicks and subscribers are high, regardless of the content .,” adding: “In particular, there are no detailed guidelines for slander, etc., so the bad ecosystem is gradually strengthening, and the rules “need to be strengthened,” he said.
Busan = reporter Kim Hwa-young run@donga.com
Reporter Lee Soo-yeon lotus@donga.com
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