<Anchor> There
are still fights and riots over the problem of wearing a mask.
More than 800 cases have been reported to the police this year, as reported by reporter Kim Sang-min.
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Last summer, a man in his 50s made a commotion in the subway on his way to work.
[Why are you doing this, XX?
XX bastard.]
He took off his shoes, slapped another passenger in the face, and threw an umbrella, but he was arguing with a passenger who pointed out that he was not wearing a mask, and even broke the pavement.
[Yes, I have done what I have to do.
what does it matter
(It's illegal.)]
Earlier this year, the man was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison by a court.
Even though strict punishment was imposed on the 'mask riot,' similar crimes continued.
A park in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do.
The man even shows his weapon to officials who ask them to wear a mask, and then gets into a car.
He hit the officials who blocked him and ran away, but he was eventually arrested.
A man in his 20s who cursed a taxi driver for asking him to wear a mask and assaulted a police officer who was dispatched was also arrested.
Medical staff at the forefront of quarantine are earnestly appealing to civic consciousness.
[Emergency room drinking patient: (wear a mask.) Oh, don't talk about it.]
Even in the hospital, he says that fighting with patients who refuse to wear a mask every day is the most difficult thing.
[Son Yu-jin/Emergency room nurse: There are many cases where I stop by the emergency room for a while and then get confirmed later. (Looking at the patient who refuses to wear a mask) Why are we working so hard right now….]
From January this year to last month, 805 cases of 'mask riots' were reported to the police, among them Ten people were arrested.
The police said they will take strict action against the no-mask riot crime from the initial stage of investigation.
(Video coverage: Park Hyeon-cheol, video editing: Park Jin-hoon, CG: Jang Seong-beom, screen provided: Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency)