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July 21, 2011

Guilty! Of Being a 깜둥이(Ggamdungi/Nigger) in Korea!

Check this out.

http://thethreewisemonkeys.com/2011/07/19/the-case-of-u-s-private-andre-fisher-sentenced-to-2-years-for-alleged-robbery-of-a-korean-taxi-driver/

Sounds like a case of when I myself was arrested under ridiculous circumstances, but the guy wasn&'t lucky enough for his case to end well. I happened to be lucky enough to have a Korean in my party. Otherwise, this Metropolitician might have been writing from jail for the last couple years.

http://metropolitician.blogs.com/scribblings_of_the_metrop/2007/11/i-got-arrested.html

Good luck, dude. You're gonna need it. Being a nigger in Korea can be the worst crime one can commit, especially if you're in the wrong place at the wrong time. "Some nigger in a hoodie did it!" Grab the nearest one you can find and send him up the river. sounds like South Boston in 1988.

Justice served!

Posted by The Metropolitician on July 21, 2011 | Permalink

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