AFP, which is the French press I think, is reporting on the camp towns. Every now and again some foreign nation sets up a base in Korea. The Koreans, not exactly Earth's most xenophilic race, segregates this base as far as possible. But Koreans are as human as are the rest of us, so occasionally a slut or a criminal crops up. Disgraced from fellow Koreans, and not wishing to starve, such a one will look for nonKoreans.
The Korean government could kick out the scoundrel, or scound-rette; or just quietly disappear the problem. In fact these solutions have been resorted-to over the decades. But sometimes they just... let things happen. Things get really spicy when orphaned or abandoned children were involved.
The Mad Corean is attempting nuance, although it could certainly be argued - commenters are arguing right there - that the nuance is kinda stupid and clickbaitey. I am not a Korean nor any kind of East Asian (I am literally more South Asian). So I'll let you judge.
It would be smashing if all armies everywhere were staffed with gentlemen who always doffed their top-hats to the native ladyfolk, wot. But sadly America has a few scumbags of its own, and its Army has been known at times to make Allowances. That is why a "UCMJ" exists, to catch such men after, perhaps, it be too late.
The usual pattern is that somebody brings up a crime from back in the 1960s - now 1970s - and a deal is struck. Once such deal in Korea was struck 2014. Well, the Korean courts floated it up again in 2022 and found it was still illegal. Whenever there's a pro-America government in Korea, politicians on the outs can score easy points by dredging this stuff up. So can edgy entertainers like the wretched Psy. Like how American opportunists bring up the USS Liberty whenever Israel gets off the leash.
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