The Thai tourist in South Korea shared a worrying experience with a taxi driver who did not bring inappropriate comments during his ride at Seoul. Using a translation application, the driver asked his personal questions as if she had a friend or why she wasn’t married.
The driver even offered her a cleaning job and said she could “pay her body” if she had no money to fare to Busan.
“If you do not have the money to fare, you can pay with your body,” said the driver in southern China Morning Post.
The driver also stopped the car in the middle of the road, which scared her. Although he dropped her to the station, put his number and asked when he would return.
The tourist reported him via a taxi app and shared video online, warned others to stay on standby. The post received more than 6.6 likes and hundreds of comments, which raised outrage in South Korea and Thailand.
Many people online demand a strict action against the driver for his shameful and dangerous behavior towards female tourism.
The video received strong support from people in South Korea and Thailand. Many South Koreans apologized with the driver’s name and some urged her to report the incident to the police.
The reaction of social media
People called it sexual harassment and demanded a strict punishment, and some say that his personal data should be published.
Some also suggested that the driving license be canceled to avoid these incidents in the future. The case led to extensive anger and required better safety measures for tourists and stricter rules for drivers.
“You should report the incident to the police. This is sexual harassment. If this type of person is left unpunished, it will do the same to others in the future,” SCMP said to the user.
“We should seriously punish this driver for sexual harassment or at least publish his personal information,” he commented.
Currently, South Korean law punishes only physical harassment in public, not verbal abuse. However, it has an “insult law”.
“A person who publicly offends another will be punished by imprisonment or imprisonment without prison work for a maximum of one year or a fine not exceeding two million won,” says Article 311 of South Korean law.
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