A story was told that he was in danger of retaliation after reporting a vehicle that was habitually parked illegally on a pedestrian street.
Yesterday (28th), an article titled 'I was retaliated against for reporting illegal parking' was posted on an online community.
Netizen A, who discovered an illegally parked car on the sidewalk while taking a walk in the evening and reported it to the safety report, said, "It is an area where an elderly person using a wheelchair lives, and they often have to go down the road because of illegal parking." explained the reason for the report.
He continued, "The reported vehicle was parked right in front of the sidewalk so that the wheelchair could not move freely," he said.
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According to netizen Mr. A, a man suddenly appeared on the way after reporting an illegally parked vehicle and said, "Did you take a picture? Give me your cell phone", and a woman who followed said, "Did you catch him?" He was treated like a criminal who committed a crime.
The man then said to Mr. A, "Erase the picture right now. Did you not take a picture of my car?" Mr. A said, "I parked it on the sidewalk, and I took a picture because it was parked illegally."
The man, who had reached the peak of his emotions, eventually shouted, "Call the police," and while the police came, he said to Mr. A, "Where is your house? You don't have much to do, so you're doing this. You're taking pictures of all the cars here. Why are you taking pictures of me?" "He even threatened.
A woman next to him at the time added to Mr. A, "What are you doing? Did you come from the ward office? Are you doing this for money?"
To this, Mr. A replied, "I made a mistake in parking on the sidewalk from the beginning, so if I asked him to take down the photo only once this time, I was going to withdraw the report. But I feel bad for treating me like a thief."
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After a while, the police arrived, and after explaining to the police that he did not want to talk to the car owners anymore, Mr. A, who returned home, said, "It was a bit scary. .
Netizens who heard the story of Mr. A said, "It's great and respectful. There should be more people like Mr. A", "Of course I did what I had to do. People who deviate from common sense usually only make loud noises", "I said, 'Did you get it?' Beggars were caught" and so on.
On the other hand, according to the Public Interest Reporter Protection Act, if a reporter takes a disadvantageous action on the ground of a public interest report, he or she may be punished by imprisonment for up to three years or by a fine not exceeding 30 million won. Alternatively, you may be sentenced to a fine of not more than 20 million won.
(Photo = Baby Dream)