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A video of a man throwing a golf ball at the sea where people are playing in the water has been controversial recently. After the video was released, reports of people practicing golf dangerously in public places such as parks and waterfronts followed.



By Park Jae-hyung, staff reporter.



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Last June, a beach in Seogwipo, Jeju.



The woman takes a pose and swings her golf club towards the sea.



However, four tourists were passing in the direction the golf ball flew.



[I almost got hit, man.]



[Coastal golf practice informant: The ball can fly where you don't want it. Pedestrians, tourists, and children playing in the water… It's dizzying.] On



the 18th, on the other side of the park where people enjoyed their leisure, a group of people who were busy practicing golf was observed.



[Park golf practice informant: I think they think that there is a field. We don't know when the ball will fly... .]



The crowded Hangang Park is no exception.



While walking, Mr. A almost got hit by a golf ball that flew from somewhere recently.



[Mr.A: I was walking with peace of mind because it is a road that no bicycles can enter, but I was surprised when the ball suddenly came. But it made me uncomfortable. Why are you acting so sensitively when you're playing softly? .]



After the corona crisis, the number of people swinging golf clubs here has increased dramatically.



[Mr. A: The first time I saw it was once or twice a few years ago,



but it has

increased a lot since the start of Corona.]

But the crackdown is not done well.



[Informant: There is a team that practices golf, and when I said 'I think it's dangerous, I think we should stop it', we can't deal with it right now, so we can put a banner



on it.



If a person is injured by being hit by a golf ball, he can be severely punished for negligence.



However, if there is no actual damage, the Misdemeanor Punishment Act applies, with a fine of up to 100,000 won.



It is unfortunate that a mature citizenship prior to punishment is a pity as it can cause serious injuries to the extent of being life-threatening if hit by a golf ball.



(Video coverage: Kim Seong-il, video editing: Choi Eun-jin, CG: Shim Soo-hyun, screen provided: Baby Dream)