bangbangtang 133 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean soldier killed five comrades Saturday night and wounded another five at the border with North Korea, a South Korean military official said. The army sergeant opened fire with a rifle at an outpost in Gangwon province, east of Seoul, an official at South Korea's Defense Ministry said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity, citing department rules. Local media reported that the soldier was at large with his weapon. But the military official declined to confirm whether the soldier was still at large. Thousands of troops from the rival Koreas square off along the world's most heavily armed border. There was no indication that North Korea was involved. But tensions between the rivals have been high recently, with North Korea staging a series of missile and artillery drills and threatening South Korea's leader. The Koreas have also traded fire along their disputed maritime border in the Yellow Sea. South Korea has repeatedly vowed to respond with strength if provoked by the North. Shootings happen occasionally at the border. In 2011, a 19-year-old marine corporal went on a shooting rampage at a Gwanghwa Island base, just south of the tense maritime border with North Korea. Military investigators later said that corporal was angry about being shunned and slighted and showed signs of mental illness before the shooting. In 2005, a soldier tossed a hand grenade and opened fire at a front-line army unit in a rampage that killed eight colleagues and injured several others. Pfc. Kim Dong-min told investigators he was enraged at superiors who verbally abused him. All able-bodied South Korean men must serve about two years in the military under a conscription system aimed at countering aggression from North Korea. The Korean Peninsula is still technically in a state of war as the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty. About 28,500 U.S. soldiers are stationed in South Korea as a deterrent against North Korean aggression. Source: http://news.yahoo.com/korean-soldier-said-kill-5-comrades-border-145811170.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nini Bear 3,530 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Wow, that's terrible.. Condolences to the families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Daly 218 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 R.I.P to those soldiers and condolences to their loved ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfina 29,566 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 omg that is terrifying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
。Beach Angel 。 955 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Ohh no, I'm getting " full metal" jacket vibes from this. I hope the solider didn't go crazy from the training and hazing.... Do they check the mental health-status of every male before they serve in the army? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imsomessedup 32 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 SOLDIER is SPY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sicaa 967 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 RIP to the soldiers. Why do people do this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAYAKA 9,964 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 my goodness RIP to those who lost their lives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgl 5,919 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 This is horrible... RIP It's one of the major issues with conscription, not everyone is mentally fit to be a soldier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbangtang 133 Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 'Real Men' cancels filming after the tragic GOP shooting http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/06/real-men-cancels-filming-after-the-tragic-gop-shooting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsquinnbro 1,628 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 RIP to those that lost their lives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisi 130 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Ohh no, I'm getting " full metal" jacket vibes from this. I hope the solider didn't go crazy from the training and hazing.... Do they check the mental health-status of every male before they serve in the army? That's what I was thinking but since the article said, "All able bodied" and not "all able bodied and mind" I'm thinking no. Honestly, I feel like people with mental illness in many countries well need a bit more of a helping hand. That's not to say that the systems already in place are terrible but it could be better and certain society's as a whole I believe should in my opinion change their views and break stereotypes on people with mental illness. And not just...you know sweep them under the rug and pretend they don't exist or believe that mental illness automatically means tomorrow they're going to harm those nearby them and themselves. The article says he showed signs BEFORE the shooting. Yet mentions nothing of anyone helping him cope with it. There are times when you just can't cure it, but you can help someone live with it to a point where they won't harm others and themselves. The fact that it says he showed signs but says nothing of actions occurred and the fact that this article is about a shooting that happened after he showed signs makes me think that they just ignored it, which is making me quite pissed over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee 4,397 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 rip to all those soldiers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blinket 2,355 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 R.I.P The article says he showed signs BEFORE the shooting. Yet mentions nothing of anyone helping him cope with it. There are times when you just can't cure it, but you can help someone live with it to a point where they won't harm others and themselves. The fact that it says he showed signs but says nothing of actions occurred and the fact that this article is about a shooting that happened after he showed signs makes me think that they just ignored it, which is making me quite pissed over here. In 2011, a 19-year-old marine corporal went on a shooting rampage at a Gwanghwa Island base, just south of the tense maritime border with North Korea. Military investigators later said that corporal was angry about being shunned and slighted and showed signs of mental illness before the shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seungwan 626 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 oh man.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seulo 4,828 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 You man it may have been prevented had they not ignored the signs RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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