Korean 'Uncle Service' lets you hire thugs to intimidate your kids' bullies

“Pedro offers you his protection.”

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What does the ‘Aunt Service’ do?

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I have to admit - as a parent of 2 kids decidedly off the path to jockdom - there is something appealing about this.

I understand the real way to solve this is to foster empathy and respect from an early age. But - some kids don’t get the memo (I blame crap parents) - and can really mess up a sensitive kid’s self esteem.

Likely to be deemed illegal in North America.

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craig-ferg-go-wrong

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This kinda reminds me of Three O’Clock High:

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This article brought to mind a scene from the otherwise abysmal second season of “True Detective”:

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From what Korean friends have told me, Korean schools sound pretty messed up. Apparently, for example, if one doesn’t give sufficient gifts to one’s child’s teachers, they’ll bully the child.

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Sounds like Catholic elementary school

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“Auntie Service” would spread gossip through female gossip networks that the bully’s mother is not a good mother.

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Not being a minor would probably increase the penalties for the ‘uncle’; but if the situation is such that there’s a market for private sector bully deterrence it would appear that intimidation and feelings are harm are not an enforcement priority, or bullying would be slightly less popular.

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It’s good work if you can get it.

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If they’d follow the American Plan and give the students guns, everything would work out fine.

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Fixed that for you?

“the silent treatment”

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In America the bullies are all in power so I’d imagine they would take issue with this.

As someone that was mercilessly bullied throughout my schooling I would have loved to be able to avail myself of this kind of service. I doubt I would have been able to afford it, though.

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[citation needed]

Only if they give the guns to the good guys though.

FRIENDS, Korean, Our Lives in Korea, Korea: Hainaim, 2010.

I steel feel it was a little broad of a statement. Yes, practices like that unfortunately do exist in Korea and are quite ingrained in society, but at the same time, I doubt it is accurate to imply that every Korean teacher is a corrupt bully.