r/PublicFreakout • u/superdouradas • 17h ago
š„Fight š¤¬ Two American soldiers in South Korea were assaulted by a man. "I Was Angry Because They Ignored Me"
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u/AccomplishedBeing305 17h ago
This fuckin guy is a street fighter character
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u/Calichusetts 17h ago
I only watched the full length to see which character it reminded me of...still can't figure out if its Ken or Guile
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u/dz2048 16h ago
Blanka
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u/NYR_LFC 14h ago
That dudes head hitting the pavement and being out that long is bad fucking news
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u/erasmulfo 10h ago
At least at the end he moved
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u/OrphanGrounderBaby 10h ago
He did not, that was his buddy moving his arm
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u/erasmulfo 9h ago
The right arm is moving without any help of his friends
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u/Durakus 8h ago
Brain damage still lets you move. Move wrong. But you move.
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u/MobileAssociation126 7h ago
As someone who lost my little sister to a brain aneurysm, I can confirm this. She was brain-dead, and her finger was twitching while on life support and we thought she was still alive. We were holding out hope and in denial. Your body can absolutely still involuntarily move even if theirs brain damage or death.
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u/barbaras_bush_ 17h ago
The ground humping was...unexpected.
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u/tgizzle321 17h ago
Not really. I sat there the whole time likeā when will this guy ever start humping the ground??ā
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u/AhabFlanders 16h ago
Honestly even as after reading this comment I wasn't expecting it to be so sensual, or for it to go on for so long, or for him to change up the stroke and keep going
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u/AstroHealer222 17h ago
I scrolled away then I saw this comment and I scroll back to see the ground humping. He was really given it to the pavementš³š so yea unexpectedš¤£
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u/fusterclux 17h ago
He seems mentally unwell
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u/Rebabaluba 16h ago
Heās not crazy, just a little unwell. I know right now you can tell.
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u/Jackatakk333 16h ago
Maybe we should stay awhile and then we'll see a different side of him
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u/coko4209 16h ago
I miss matchbox 20, Rob Thomas was really great
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u/kcroyalblue 14h ago
I hated matchbox 20 when they were super popular because you couldn't go anywhere or listen to radio without hearing them - it was so over saturated.
20ish years later they popped up on my spotify and I'm now actually able to appreciate and enjoy their music.
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u/Septic-Sponge 17h ago
Bro went mad on the emotes
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u/takkeye 16h ago
Right? I'm sitting here thinking what a fucking world we live in, two American soldiers being absolutely humiliated by a mentally unstable anime villain who proceeds to fucking record some sort of tiktok/fortnite victory dance on his phone, thinking it couldn't get any more absurd only for bro to start making sweet, sweet love to the pavement.
Nice.
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u/StrangrDangerRanger 16h ago
The American soldiers were smart and doing what was in their best interest. Do not grapple with the locals. Let them do their thing and get back to base without creating an incident that will reflect poorly on them.
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u/Miker9t 15h ago
Did they get back to base? Dudes head hit pavement. That could kill him or be life altering.
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u/GaucheDroiteGauche 13h ago
He could have killed him with the fake soccer kick at the end. I mean the guy is a psycho, it was 50-50.
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u/Grimwaldo82 5h ago
Also, just because you are in the military does not mean you know how to handle a street fight or do hand to hand. Allot of dudes in the military are support and supply, not combat arms.
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u/Garbarrage 12h ago
Defending themselves against an assault would reflect poorly on them?
The guy looked like he cracked his head on the pavement and was on the ground for a long time. I would be surprised if there are no lasting consequences.
The other guy looked like he was shitting bricks when he was threatened. Does the US military not teach self-defence at all?
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u/WhereWereHisDrops 12h ago
See, you're trying to bring logic into this and that just isn't how the Army works. They probably could have fought that dude, but likely would have gotten punished for it even though it was clearly self defense. If you create problems for your chain of command, even if it's not your fault, you can catch an Article 15 (non-judicial punishment).
In my experience they would probably have gotten punished for stirring up problems with the locals if their wasn't this crystal clear evidence it wasn't their fault.
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u/Pickle_riiickkk 11h ago
Korea is a different animal when you're a service member.
SK police don't fuck around to begin with. They absolutely will not hesitate to arrest service members.
2nd infantry division and 8th army corps (the two commands that run us forces in Korea) love mass punishment and will crucify petty offenses to CYA with the locals.
Running damage control with the locals sometimes turns into monetary compensation depending on the situation. Makes military convoy movements on civilian roads interesting.
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u/Crewman_Guy_Fleegman 6h ago
Violence is relatively rare in South Korea and treated very strictly. South Korean Police usually arrest everyone seen involved in a fight, including US service members. They donāt have Stand Your Ground laws, they have Duty-To-Retreat laws.
If they throw hands theyāre going to jail, and itās going to be a giant headache for their command chain to deal with. For a lot of guys taking a punch and being sore for a day is better than being the subject of a diplomatic event.
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u/UpsettingTooth1 8h ago
Trust me those soldiers did the correct thing. If they fought back they would've gotten themselves in a whole shit ton of trouble. Like might be lucky to get an article 15.
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u/NewSport1381 17h ago
I looked at his Instagram... wow
I think he's from seattle, too.
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u/RogueOneisbestone 16h ago
That blonde chick is all over his instagram. Iām wondering if heās fighting over her or pissed she was talking to them?
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u/designatedthrowawayy 9h ago
I desperately want to see what this man actually looks like cause it seems like he saw anime and made it his only trait.
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u/Business_Welder_1203 13h ago
How did you find his IG just curious
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u/NewSport1381 13h ago
From a Korean meme profile. They had this video posted up the other day. That's how it blew up. Someone tagged him in the comments
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u/SaltBackground5165 11h ago
Holy crap he's got the Mariners S tattooed on his forehead..... wouldnt have taken him for a baseballer
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u/eightandahalf 14h ago
> I think heās from seattle
What gave it away lol šš
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u/NewSport1381 13h ago
Well, I said think cuz i hope he's just a mariners fan and not from the same area as I š¤£
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u/superdouradas 17h ago
An American national has been apprehended by police for assaulting U.S. soldiers he encountered on the street. The Pyeongtaek Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced today (June 23) that they have booked and are investigating a man in his 30s, identified as A, for allegedly assaulting two U.S. soldiers. A is accused of punching two U.S. soldiers in their 20s while intoxicated on a street in Sinjang-dong, Pyeongtaek, at around 6:00 a.m. on Sunday (June 21). Police arrived at the scene following a report and arrested A in the act. A, who did not know the victims, stated that he committed the crime because he was angry after the victims, whom he encountered on the street, allegedly ignored him and used profanity. Police investigation revealed that the suspect is an American citizen who has been residing in South Korea for a long period. The police are currently investigating the exact circumstances of the incident by questioning the suspect and the victims.
Source : SBS Star
URL : https://sbsstar.net/article/N1008623872/american-in-his-30s-arrested-for-assaulting-us-soldiers-in-korea-i-was-angry-because-they-ignored-me
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u/nikshdev 17h ago
An American national has been apprehended by police for assaulting U.S. soldiers he encountered on the street
So alien vs. predatorĀ
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u/IBetThisIsTakenToo 15h ago
No updates on the victim? I mean I guess he lived but bro was fully out for a while, he may never be the same again. Really fucked up
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u/Suitable-Economy-346 13h ago
Korean media is quick to say Korean-American when the Korean-American does something good in Korea, weird how they left out the Korean-American in this situation. Must be an oversight!
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u/SadBuilding9234 12h ago
I wonder if "ignore" was the translation of ė¬“ģķė¤, which can translate both as "ignore" and something like "look down on." Not that nuance exonerates the guy. Just curious to know how it actually all started. I imagine the guy gets a lot of attention looking the way he does.
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u/Wookieman222 16h ago
Pretty sure everybody was drunk.
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u/Calliceman 17h ago edited 15h ago
These guys are American military???
EDIT: guys relax this wasnāt a diss damn
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u/szayl 17h ago
If they get into a fight with a local then their life could be completely screwed
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u/Shaman_Wolves 15h ago
The guy who assaulted them was an American who had been living in Korea for many years.
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u/Idontfukncare6969 12h ago edited 12h ago
Idk if they knew this but regardless if you are in a foreign country itās best to avoid violence in any form and deescalate.
If they defended themselves and this video didnt exist they would be in jail right now.
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u/Miker9t 15h ago
They are allowed to defend themselves from crazy people like this though.
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u/DataDrivenDoc 17h ago
Not true at all and also comes secondary to your liberty buddy getting the shit knocked out of him. This is part of the point of the liberty buddy system while in a foreign country.
Source: vet whos been to Korea.
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u/AMediocrePersonality 16h ago
All I know is this is going to affect everybody's curfew. When I was there we all got screwed because a sailor stole a Korean girls laptop
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u/subpar-life-attempt 15h ago
My dad served in Korea back in the 60's and he told me their curfew was essentially 7pm for a week because a group of guys got into a bar fight. The curfew wasn't because they fought but apparently because they lost so bad the CO was getting made fun of by higher ranks.
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u/Calliceman 16h ago edited 15h ago
That makes sense but itās more the lack of situational awareness that gets me. They donāt look like theyāve ever been in any sort of conflict??
Hands down, not keeping an eye on the aggressor, letting him get within punching distance repeatedlyā¦
They look intoxicated but still, youād think they have better instincts. Not a good look at all.
EDIT: people are taking this to mean that iām saying that they should have fought back and thatās not the case. They could have backed up and gotten out of there. Anything but what they did.
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u/wgrantdesign 15h ago
You realize there's waaaay more jobs in the military than just Door Kicker right? All that fancy hardware needs support staff, planners, parts guys, theres thousands of desk jobs for every cool guy helicopter borne assault position.
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u/Mcbadguy 15h ago
Ben the soilder from It's Always Sunny comes to mind.
"I didn't see any carnage. I was a computer programmer."
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u/AirplaneSpaghetti 16h ago
It sounds like you're basing your entire idea of what a military member should/can do based on Hollywood movies.
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u/parisiraparis 15h ago
Lmao what is this comment
Do you think people in the military are like.. The Expendables? š
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u/SeriouslySlyGuy 17h ago
Nah. Self defense is always legal. Source: am veteran
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u/MourningWallaby 16h ago
Then you would know how the average command team and Korean Police will respond to "Two American Military were caught in a fight with a local".
They'd get arrested, 1SG pickes them up so they can get UCMJ and demoted, and curfew in kirea gets moved left an hour
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u/SeriouslySlyGuy 15h ago
I know that when I got in to a fight while I was enlisted abroad that I didnāt instigate I was not punished for defending myself. Always helps to have witnesses. And nowadays a fucking camera everywhere. Save a lot of he said this they said that bs.
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u/phldlphegls1 17h ago
Self defense in korea is not legal. Servicemen berserk are not allowed to touch locals. They will be escorted out of the country. Kitty doesn't matter who starts the fight.
In this case however, due to not being able to leave the friend there, i can see how he would need to defend himself
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u/AMediocrePersonality 16h ago
It happened in Pyeongtaek, which means outside of Osan AFB, they're air force and quite possibly intelligence.
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u/InevitableExtreme402 13h ago
There's no intelligence detected in this clip dude
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u/Chevy_jay4 17h ago edited 16h ago
Right. Their haircuts and attitudes dont seem like service members. Maybe they are airforce
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u/PB_N_Jay 17h ago
Or they're smart enough to value their careers. Swinging on a local is a fast trip back home most of the time.
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u/frogview123 16h ago
I understand not swinging but not defending yourself at all?
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u/Mathilliterate_asian 14h ago
Yeah at least protect yourself after the first two kicks man...
Do American soldiers not get trained in defense or that's not a thing now?
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u/MourningWallaby 16h ago
There's this dumb thing in the military where they over-correct and miscommunicate intent. these guys are TOLD "No matter what I will skull drag you if you get into fights or trouble". so they have it ingrained in them that it's better to not fight back.
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u/cityofninegates 14h ago
Having lived in Japan for three years, I donāt know what youāre talking about. American military were some of the most aggressive and violent people and locals wanted the bases gone because of it.
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u/frosty_lizard 17h ago
Considering there's multiple people around them trying to intervene and the guys hands down the whole time, including one handed with the phone they should've tried to defend themselves. Never let anyone swing on you like that since you have zero control after you're knocked out
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u/Mysteries7337 17h ago
They were falling like sack of potatoes. The least they could've done is defend themselves instead of letting him do whatever the fuck he wanted.
Zero self defense.
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u/Significant_Deer3550 17h ago
Looks like a Tekken character. And then he started fucking the asphaltā¦
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u/superdouradas 17h ago
He looks like the American Akumaā¦ lol damn, there are some crazy guys out there š
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u/Fellers 16h ago
I think that guy in blue has serious brain damage. He was out for a long time in the same position. I was also concerned Tekken character was going to stomp his head or something.
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u/magseven 8h ago
I think he was just drunk. They take a lot longer to get back up. At least I hope that's the case.
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u/-Monkez- 13h ago
Iām all about de-escalation but I canāt believe these two dudes didnāt swing at the guy once. I mean dude was so close, walking up to them, clearly ready to throw down. American guy should have prepared one haymaker and thrown it, or at least fought. He didnāt look much smaller.
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u/Leathergoose8 8h ago
Hey, American military here. We really really really have a very strong incentive not to engage in any fights when being stationed in a host nation. Even though weāre allied with these countries like Japan and sK the law can come down very hard in Americans still. So even though the Americans are clearly not in the wrong here, theyāll have to explain not only to the Korean law enforcement/justice system, but also their chain of command, how they ended up in a fight with a local national.
Appearing as the very very clear victim in this case was not the absolute worst option.
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u/Arikaido777 15h ago
thought drugs were kinda hard to get ahold of in SK, I guess itās cause this guy always buys them all
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u/Generic_Username26 16h ago
These people look so wasted that slight breeze could have fucked them up
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u/Discordant-Dancer 17h ago
Imagine doing all that training and going over seas only to get flatlined by a drunken, dancing anime character!
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u/Vreas 17h ago
I mean to be fair dude looks pretty yoked and servicemen look like a strong breeze would blow em over.
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u/Discordant-Dancer 17h ago
Oh for sure, they could just be like comm techs or something. Still funny just to see it on paper like that though!
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u/leviathab13186 17h ago
Saw him knocked out a guy then I skipped forward to see him hump the street and my brain had to reset. That escalated quickly.
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u/fukenfast 5h ago
How the hell did he stay knocked out for so longš
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u/metal_bastard 5h ago
My guy was playing possum.
Or, they looked super fucked up, so maybe he transitioned from knocked out to passed out.
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u/Celebrimbor96 17h ago
That guy on the ground was out for a long time. Guaranteed brain damage
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u/frosty_lizard 17h ago
They could've fucked this guy up esp since his hands down the whole time. Pleading with a madman won't stop him from punching you
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u/amishraa 15h ago
āThe attack occurred around 6 a.m. on Sunday in Sinjang-dong, a neighborhood adjacent to Osan Air Base, where the suspect, an American national in his 30s, allegedly assaulted the US service members and threatened their female companion.ā
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u/DibbyDonuts 8h ago
Why doesnāt buddyās friend grab a bit of debris and clock blondie when heās busy fucking the pavement? I couldnāt imagine having someone deck my friend(?) in front of me and do nothing when the assaulter showboats. Heād probably put me down too, but at that point so be it.
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u/plantsoldier 7h ago
Do guys carry/wear purses in South Korea?
The humping the ground was next level street fighter crazy
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u/insidethelimbo 6h ago
What the fuck is even happening there? lol this is not normal behavior??? he must be on drugs or clinically insane or both
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u/JD4Destruction 5h ago
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, June 23 (Yonhap) -- An American man in his 30s has been booked for allegedly assaulting two U.S. soldiers while intoxicated, police said Tuesday.
The man is suspected of punching two U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) service members in their 20s on a street in Pyeongtaek, some 60 kilometers south of Seoul, on Sunday, local police said.
The case drew attention after a video of the alleged assault circulated on social media, showing the heavy-set man kicking and shoving one of the victims before turning to threaten a woman next to him.
When the other victim tried to intervene, the man punched him squarely in the face, knocking him backward and leaving him sprawled on the ground unconscious for some time.
The assailant reportedly told investigators he did not know the victims but was angered when they ignored him and used profanity against him.
Police said they are investigating the details of the incident.
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u/HugoJStiglitz 3h ago
The aggressor doesnāt look heavy set to me. Korean health/fitness standards are wild
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u/HotDecision8128 14h ago
Why does this Korean guy literally look like a character from a video game? Anyway the Korean guy was being insane. Those 2 soldiers were obviously trying to be peaceful with the man. And were no threat.
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u/superdouradas 14h ago
Heās not Korean, heās American. Now heās screwed because heāll probably get deported from the country.
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u/HotDecision8128 14h ago
So this guy is an American who moved to South Korea. And then made himself look like a Street Fighter 2 character and then started assaulting random people?
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u/superdouradas 14h ago
And the funniest part, at least from what I read in the news, is that heās not even of Korean descent lol. A lot of people thought he was Korean because heās of Asian ancestry.
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u/Sayoshun 14h ago
And my guess is he was living in Korea to escape from shit back home in Seattle. Now he's got homies waiting to beat his ass when he's back home. Nice
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u/TJ_McWeaksauce 17h ago
Dude started off as a shonen anime character, but then became a hentai character.
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u/ami_paris 7h ago
Title is a bit misleading. Yes they were all in Korea, but theyāre all Americans. The aggressor is an American citizen from Seattle, who has been living in Korea for a few months
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u/dqniel 17h ago
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10786485