Comments on: That’s one way to get home, I guess

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 03:19:38 +0000

2004.

By: The_William_G

The_William_G — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 03:10:19 +0000

Could be he joined in order to be a citizen

When did the world become Starship Troopers?

By: LeoStrauss

LeoStrauss — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 02:07:23 +0000

wow

seems like the us armed forces are a disciplined lot

By: yankeesfan_77

yankeesfan_77 — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 01:41:10 +0000

I am counting on this story being buried by the Korean press until the next Presidential Election.

By: Thirsty

Thirsty — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:34:48 +0000

This story would have been even better if they hadnt caught him.

Would he have tried to drive on post or parked up outside and casually walked through the gate??

By: SomeguyinKorea

SomeguyinKorea — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:27:17 +0000

I didn’t come up with the list myself. It’s one of those things things people email each other. In the original version, the quote at number 1 was attributed to Saddam Hussein.

By: sewing

sewing — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:42:27 +0000

And no, I am not defending what he did at all.

If he weren’t (allegedly) intoxicated, though, I’d say it’s probably the most entertaining crime story I’ve ever read…no injuries, no property damage, no loss of property (except for burning of the bus company’s gas).

I think it’s common practice in many places (not just Korea) for buses to be left unlocked and startable…mainly because it’s so implausible that anyone would bother trying to steal a bus. What’s the point? Driving a huge 40-foot vehicle with a number painted on it (the fleet #, not the route #), the thief is almost guaranteed to get caught sooner rather than later.

As long as he had it, he should have treated himself to a tour of Namsan or something.

By: sewing

sewing — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:29:18 +0000

Is this a case of DWW (”driving while white”)?

By: sewing

sewing — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:26:21 +0000

From the Stripes article:

Police dispatch received a call on an emergency line around 2:30 a.m. that a foreigner was driving the bus.

These seems to suggest that someone knew something was up not because anyone from the bus company reported a missing bus, but because someone saw a foreigner driving a bus! (Mind you, I’d find it odd, too, if I saw a non-Korean in Korea doing a job that typically only Koreans do.)

By: dda

dda — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:16:19 +0000

Sometimes, joining the Armed Forces – with the inconveniences it may bring – is a better option overall than not joining. Notice the ethinicity of the joy-rider. Could be he joined in order to be a citizen, or for any other economic reasons, rather than the love of the uniform…