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thank you for this! it really helps putting the chapters into context!
first off thats really messed up
sec thx for info i was confused at first
In case anyone wants context about why he had to tell the police "No, it's not a domestic dispute."
In Korea, police usually won't get involved in domestic disputes, even if there is abuse happening. In Korean society, such things are considered family problems and the police won't get involved. Rates of domestic violence in Korea are ridiculously high. This is why the main character had to lie and say that someone was critically injured to get them to come help him.
Here's an excerpt about it:
"According to South Korean police, in 2019 women accounted for 98 percent of victims in the nearly 10,000 cases of crimes against intimate partners, and the Korea Women’s Hotline estimated that a woman was killed or nearly killed every 1.8 days that year. Korean women account for more than half of all homicide victims, making it one of the highest rates of female murder in the world. According to a 2014 study by the Korea Women’s Hotline, nearly 90 percent of female respondents said they had experienced physical or emotional abuse from a romantic partner."
I know in this manhwa it was two men, but the reality is that domestic abuse isn't taken seriously, and it's why that line is probably in the story. I find it interesting how realistically the author is portraying this issue.
Also the fact that the main character wasn't taken to the hospital before making a statement. This happens a lot with victims over there. They will be forced to stay in the same room as their attacker/abuser and give statements.
When I lived in SK, a girl I knew got assaulted outside a club. The police took both her and the guy to the police station, didn't get her medical treatment or take her to a doctor, joked around with her attacker, and didn't take her seriously.
I know that this isn't totally relevant to the story, but I think it's important to know that this manga is portraying some of the darker sides of Korean society, and they are portraying it accurately.