The famous volleyball twin players, Lee Jae-Yeong and her twin sister Lee Da-Yeong of the Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders, in South Korea were accused of school bullying, which was ten years ago.
The 24-year-old sisters have admitted to allegations of physical, verbal, and emotional abuse raised by their former middle school teammate, and their club has suspended them indefinitely. The Korea Volleyball Association (KVA) has also banned them from the national team indefinitely.
This penalty is like a "death sentence" for the twins in the athletic society. They got the public judgment, and the standard of the punishment is the press.
According to Korean criminal law, any crimes committed under the age of 14 cannot be punished regardless of limitations. The twins bullied their teammates when they were teenagers, but they were being accused and punished for their actions when they were minors. The volleyball superstar twins are currently 24 years old.
Based on the law, the period has been passed where their charges can punish the twins. However, some people, including Lee Nak-yon, the leader of the Democratic Party, say the punishment that the twins got is not enough, and they are forcing the twins to get higher costs using the press.
It won't serve justice to let the twins go free of consequences, but it seems quite dangerous to merge them to receive public judgment where there is no such statute of limitations. Public scrutiny may seem to be an effective means to accomplish social justice. However, it has also been proven to lack proper legal standards to ensure fairness.
Gong TV
The famous volleyball twin players, Lee Jae-Yeong and her twin sister Lee Da-Yeong of the Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders, in South Korea were accused of school bullying, which was ten years ago.
The 24-year-old sisters have admitted to allegations of physical, verbal, and emotional abuse raised by their former middle school teammate, and their club has suspended them indefinitely. The Korea Volleyball Association (KVA) has also banned them from the national team indefinitely.
This penalty is like a "death sentence" for the twins in the athletic society. They got the public judgment, and the standard of the punishment is the press.
According to Korean criminal law, any crimes committed under the age of 14 cannot be punished regardless of limitations. The twins bullied their teammates when they were teenagers, but they were being accused and punished for their actions when they were minors. The volleyball superstar twins are currently 24 years old.
Based on the law, the period has been passed where their charges can punish the twins. However, some people, including Lee Nak-yon, the leader of the Democratic Party, say the punishment that the twins got is not enough, and they are forcing the twins to get higher costs using the press.
It won't serve justice to let the twins go free of consequences, but it seems quite dangerous to merge them to receive public judgment where there is no such statute of limitations. Public scrutiny may seem to be an effective means to accomplish social justice. However, it has also been proven to lack proper legal standards to ensure fairness.
Source: en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210216004751315
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