Sunday, November 13, 2011

A beautiful story that I found in the Internet


So I was surfing on the Internet and I saw this Internet news about a truly beautiful incident that was in the court.
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     The following is my Korean-English translation for this news article.
     "Stand up from the seat. Will you?"
      Last month, in Seoul Seocho Regional Teen Court Courthouse, the warm voice of Kim Gui Ok judge echoed. On the defendant seat was Ms. X (anonymous), accused for unjustly stealing a motorcycle.
      When Ms. X hesitantly stood up with shrunken shoulders after all the thinking about the punishment that she would receive, Judge Kim said.
      "Shout after me. I am the prettiest girl in the world."
       Ms. X, in surprise, murmured "I am the..."
       "With power!" said the judge .
       "I can do whatever I want! I'm not afraid of anything in this world! I am not the only one in this world!"
        Ms. X, who were following after the judge in a loud voice, burst into a cry as she shouted the last phrase.
        Ms.X's mom, who was also inside the courtroom, started to cry along.
        Ms.X has a history of being accused for convicting theft and assault for fourteen times since last autumn.
       A lawful decision would be one consigning the child to the superintendence of professional teenager facilities. The only order that Judge Kim made for Ms. X  was to "get up and shout with her."
      Such decision was based on Ms.X's background on falling into the state of delinquency. Ms. X used to be a bright, all-A student with a dream as a nurse. However, Ms. X's life changed after being a victim of a mob violence last year. Ms.X had to receive psychological treatment due to the after effect, and parts of Ms.X's mom's body were paralyzed permanently. Sense of guilt has forced her to lose pace in school, and she finally started to hang out with juvenile delinquents.
      Judge Kim quoted in the courtroom.
     "This kid came to court as an assailant. But who could easily say that this girl is the suspect of such wrongdoings if they get to know about her background of being so spoiled? The only wrong thing that this beautiful girl has done is that she has lost self-esteem. And that, is why I made an order that recovers her self-esteem."
     Judge Kim, with reddened eyes, called Ms. X to the judicial bench.
     "Who do you think is the most precious person in this world? You. And all you have to do now is to always remember this fact. Then you would be able to overcome hardships like this one."
     The judge stretched and grasped Ms. X's hand and said,
     "I would really love to hug you, but judicial bench is on our way, and this is all I can do for you."
     This trial was done confidentially, but it became an issue inside Seoul Regional Teen Courthouse and became known to the public lately.

1 comment:

  1. Interesting. I hope she finds her way in life. I am curious about the "mob violence." Being a teen is never easy anywhere, but in Korea it presents special challenges. Good translation. It's good practice I'm sure. Glad to see a lot of variety on your blog.

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