If a Law's Name Doesn't Sound Official, It's a Stupid Law
원본 (Korean)
Translation + Context
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Kkakpul's easy explanation of these rigid policy terms
What is the 'Min-sik's Law'? It's a law that includes the installation of speed cameras and other devices in child protection zones and enhanced penalties for those who cause death or injury accidents.
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Int expiration
Main items of the 'Ilbe Ban Law' (Information and Communications Network Act Amendment)
Penalties
Details
Intentional repeated posting/distribution: imprisonment for up to 5 years or fines up to 50 million won
Definition of 'mockery/hate information'
Insult, mockery, disparagement, contempt, ridicule of specific individuals or groups; insult, mockery, disparagement, contempt, ridicule of victims of national/social incidents and their families; serious violation of human dignity or personality rights (excluding legitimate criticism, discussion, satire, etc. in the public interest)
Mandatory measures against mockery/hate information upon detection of repeated posting/distribution
Site closure
• Orders to suspend site operation • Orders to close all or part of bulletin boards/services
Basis for new establishment
• Deletion or access blocking • Exposure limitation or search recommendation restriction • User account usage limitation • Monetization restriction (ads, sponsorships, etc.)
Real talk: these bills are designed like a trap where if you step into it, you get labeled. The thing about bills with names designed to grab inflammatory attention:
They're literally posted to create inflammatory attention through the bill's name itself
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14 comments
Because if you oppose this, they label you as [insert insult here]
Especially those absolute garbage parasites on the political left
Boom—instant cancellation comment appears lmaooo
Shows how much the bill's name actually matters lol The dumbest laws get passed as long as they're named well. The 'prevent ilbe' law? If you oppose it they'll just drag you for being ilbe trash, and everyone sees it coming
lmao this is actually genius, like the 'Banana Appreciation Act' or whatever definitely hits different than 'Legislative Code Section 47.3'
Drunken Fool's Law was supposed to work like developed countries where all traffic stops when a school bus stops, and school zones require mandatory slow driving... but instead they prosecute every unavoidable accident, so lol
If you collect these and complain, the political left brigade will come after you
Real talk: the actual bill names weren't those. Those are just nicknames the media uses for convenience lol
Well, politicians have been officially using nicknames like 'Min-sik's Law' for years now, so calling them just media aliases is a stretch
If it appears in the National Assembly photos, that's not how official bill names work
Some people genuinely don't understand it. Some understand but support it anyway and pretend not to
Even they use those names, so it's kinda sad
The exception clause about 'fair criticism and satire in the public interest' is so transparent lol—you can literally see they're just gonna censor whatever they feel like
The media blamed that law for basically destroying society, and the vibe was similar back then
The real intent was to stop the practice of not investigating accidents in school zones just because the victim is a kid, while investigating other negligence cases. So they promised automatic jail time, but after amendments, the first case got a fine, and there've been fines since then
Their propaganda skills are legit solid
Anti-terror Law → Oppose this? You're a closet terrorist. Anti-ilbe Law → Oppose this? You're ilbe. N-room Prevention Law → Oppose this? You're an N-room member. They literally came up with these framing games for the names lmao
The democracy activists who used to champion civil freedoms during the Anti-terror Law debate are now fully on board with BS charges like 'vibe crimes,' and the hypocrisy is disgusting
hard disagree - some of the weirdest laws have the most boring names, this person clearly hasn't looked up actual legal documents 💀
wait but then what about the 'Silly String Law' in California? that name IS stupid but the law itself is weirdly reasonable