Well, at least this guy didn’t pull a Hanhwa and rely on his dad:
A son of the founder of a renowned shoe company was convicted of assaulting and torturing his business partner.
The Seoul Central District Court sentenced the man, identified as Lee, 48, to two years and six months in prison. Lee is a son of Lee In-pyo, the founder of Esquire _ the second largest shoe producer by market share following Kumkang. Esquire accounts for a 40 percent share of the local market.
According to court statement, Lee, who felt deceived by his business partner identified as Park, lured Park to a house in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, in November 2007. Confined in the house, Park was beaten for two days by Lee and his four subordinates with his mouth being gagged. He also underwent water torture several times. Lee was also charged of extorting a promissory note worth 2 billion won from the victim.
But really, who hasn’t wanted to confine their business partner and torture them for a couple of days or so?
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sure that wasn’t just membership training?
You know, this is exactly why Linkd should think long and hard about whether or not to change his business from sole proprietorship to partnership.
Two and a half years, huh? Gee, for a legal system that flips out over THC in your urine, they sure don’t seem to take kidnapping and torture very seriously.
Unless it’s because his father is . . . oh, yeah. That makes more sense.
Actually, I think I like it better when they get acquitted altogether. It lets me fly my banner of righteous indignation all the higher.
The law only counts if you’re poor.
40% of the local market? No way those figures are correct.