Saturday, May 23, 2009

Former President Roh Commits Suicide

I don't mean to be cruel about this, but this really comes as no surprise. Former president Roh Moo-hyun killed himself Saturday because he's facing allegations of bribery from his when he was president.

South Korea ranks number one in the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development for suicide rate. It seems any time a South Korean public figure is in any trouble, he or she commits suicide. That is just the way of life here.

Check the news article here.

As the article states:

Last month, state prosecutors questioned Roh for some 13 hours about allegations that he accepted more than $6 million in bribes from a detained South Korean businessman while in office — accusations that deeply shamed him.

It's hard to convey any feelings of sympathy, or empathy, knowing that this is such a common trend here.

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