'저는 그들의 땅을 지키기 위하여 싸웠던 인디안들의 이야기를 기억합니다. 백인들이 그들의 신성한 숲에 도로를 만들기 위하여 나무들을 잘랐습니다. 매일밤 인디안들이 나가서 백인들이 만든 그 길을 해체하면 그 다음 날 백인들이 와서 도로를 다시 짓곤 했습니다. 한동안 그 것이 반복되었습니다. 그러던 어느날, 숲에서 가장 큰 나무가 백인들이 일할 동안 그들 머리 위로 떨어져 말과 마차들을 파괴하고 그들 중 몇몇을 죽였습니다. 그러자 백인들은 떠났고 결코 다시 오지 않았습니다….' (브루스 개그논)





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Friday, October 8, 2010

Text Fwd: Former KPNA commissioner rejected sound cannon amid safety concerns



Former KPNA commissioner rejected sound cannon amid safety concerns
:The former commissioner’s statements add to growing controversy over the KPNA’s recent reversal on its ban of the device
Oct. 8, 2010


Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) Commissioner Cho Hyun-oh answers questions from National Assembly lawmakers about plan to introduce a long-range acoustic device (LRAD) during a National Assembly audit of the KPNA, Seoul, Oct. 7. (Photo by Kim Jin-su)
By Lim Ji-sun　
　
A Democratic Party lawmaker has stated that former Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) Commissioner Kang Hee-rak refused to introduce a long-range acoustic device (LRAD) when then-Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency chief Cho Hyun-oh first proposed it. Kang cited the fact that it was “lethal to the human body” as his reason for refusing it. Led by current Commissioner Cho, the KPNA is now pursuing plans to introduce the LRAD, also called a “sound cannon,” to disperse protests and demonstrations.

During a National Assembly audit session held at the KNPA in the Migeun neighborhood of Seoul’s Seodaemun District on Thursday, DP Lawmaker Jang Se-hwan, a member of the National Assembly’s Public Administration and Security Committee, described Kang’s response to Cho’s proposal in May.

Jang said, “Given that the standard for sound regulation in the Assembly and Demonstration Act is 80 decibels and this device has a maximum output of 152 decibels, which could be fatal to the human body, we cannot adopt it for use.”

Jang said that he confirmed this quote directly through a telephone conversation with Kang.

“At the time, Cho asked, ‘What are we going to do if the protesters go to the Cheong Wa Dae?’ and Kang refused to allow the use of the device, saying, ‘In that kind of situation, the people of South Korea would understand if we used tear gas,’” Jang added.

In response to Jang’s remarks, Cho said that Kang “did not agree, but I never heard that he definitely opposed it.”

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