Green Options » pardon http://greenoptions.com/tag/pardon Posts tagged 'pardon' Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:07:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en 2.8 Million Criminals Pardoned in South Korea http://ecoworldly.com/2008/06/25/28-million-criminals-pardoned-in-south-korea/ http://ecoworldly.com/2008/06/25/28-million-criminals-pardoned-in-south-korea/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:07:49 +0000 Gavin Hudson http://ecoworldly.com/2008/06/25/28-million-criminals-pardoned-in-south-korea/ PillorySouth Korean President Lee Myung-bak’s public approval ratings took a dramatic nose dive last month when he okayed a deal with President Bush to import low-grade US beef — banned since the 2003 outbreak of mad cow disease – into South Korea. Demonstrations, first against US beef and then against the president himself, swelled throughout the country, climaxing at weekly protests 80,000 strong in the capitol. Oops.

So how do you make an angry populace happy again? President Lee decided that the best way to appease voters (and mark his 100th day as president) was to pardon 2.8 million petty thieves and scammers, and also to give drunk drivers a clean driving slate. Does anyone follow the logic here?

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