2024-03-02 03:26:14
Book written by Kim Jin-ju, a victim of roundhouse kick/provided by Spotted Cow
The victim of the so-called ‘Busan roundhouse kick incident’ debuted as a writer. He did so while publishing books for crime victims. This woman wrote her book ‘I’ll Fight, Because I’m Not Dead’ under the pen name ‘Kim Jin-ju’. Her book contains the damage Kim suffered from the crime and the recovery process over the next two years.
Regarding the reason for choosing the pen name Kim Jin-ju, Mr. Kim said, “June 4th was when I regained the feeling in my legs that had been paralyzed (due to the assault by the assailant),” and added, “I am trying to remember this day by using Jinju, the birthstone of June, as my pen name.” .
The Busan roundhouse kick incident occurred on May 22, 2022, in front of an officetel elevator in Seomyeon, Busanjin-gu, where perpetrator A hit Mr. Kim with a roundhouse kick and then attempted sexual assault. As a result of this accident, Mr. Kim suffered an 8-week distal injury and mental followingeffects. In September last year, the Supreme Court confirmed Mr. A’s sentence of 20 years in prison on charges including attempted murder. However, Mr. A became controversial as he was known to have told another inmate at the detention center during the trial, “I will retaliate ( once morest Mr. Kim).”
The perpetrator of the so-called ‘Busan Roundhouse Kick’ incident, who is accused of indiscriminately assaulting a woman in her 20s on her way home from Seomyeon, Busan, was sentenced to 20 years in prison at the appeal hearing held at the Busan High Court on June 12 last year, and the victim expressed her feelings. /News 1
Mr. Kim’s book, published on the 28th of last month, contains facts regarding crime damage, emotions felt during the investigation, and the limitations of the support system for victims. The ending part of the book also contains a letter sent by Mr. Kim to the perpetrator, Mr. A. In the book, Mr. Kim said, “I want to send a recovery letter, not a revenge letter,” and “20 years following you come out, the world will have changed a lot.”
Regarding the background of publishing the book, Mr. Kim said, “As an experienced victim of crime, I wanted to speak out on behalf of the ‘victims who cannot speak out.’ “I wanted to show that I would survive,” he said.
In the process of publishing Mr. Kim’s book, Han Dong-hoon, Chairman of the People Power Party’s Emergency Response Committee, also left a recommendation. In his recommendation speech, Chairman Han said, “(Mr. Kim) gave specific suggestions for improvement on how our system has many shortcomings in protecting victims.” He added, “It is not the victims who must fight crime, but the country and society, and the country must be on the side of the victims.” He said.
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