Ryu Hojung: "The victim is already experiencing secondary victimization... I will not go to pay my respects to Wonsoon Park."

Summary:
Representative Ryu Hojung of the Justice Party announced that she would go to pay respects to the recently deceased Mayor Wonsoon Park.

Representative Ryu had posted on Facebook saying that she would need to check what kind of person Mayor Park really was and did not want "you" to be lonely. The "you" she was referring to is the former secretary of Mayor Park who had sued him for alleged sexual harassment. Mayor Park disappeared the day after the complaint was filed and was found deceased.

Note:
Secondary victimization: the negative social reaction towards the victim of a crime, often in the form of victim-blaming, which results in additional trauma for survivors of a crime. (Example: suggesting a woman would not have been raped if she had drunk less alcohol.)

Top 5 Comments:

1. The president sending a floral tribute is in itself secondary victimization of the victim. It seems like the Democratic Party only thinks about women during elections and when they sexually harass them. Where is their apology to the victim? (+60, -114)
2. Aren't you the National Assembly member who got caught in that boosting* scandal right after you were elected? Just shut your mouth. Do you think there were no victims from your own scandal? (+19, -7)
3. I won't vote for the Justice Party from now on~ Making such thoughtless remarks in front of the deceased~ (+16, -13)
4. Ryu Hojung, don't be cocky! Who are you to give condolences? Ridiculous. (+12, -5)
5. There is a saying: hate the sin, not the sinner. Sending condolence flowers shouldn't be seen as covering up, forgiving, or condoning the crime. It is only showing courtesy to the deceased. I won't say that he is innocent, but I also won't say anything to shame the victim. Right now, I think it's best to just express our sincere condolences for the death of a human being, Wonsoon Park. There's no need to curse those who don't send condolences. They have their reasons, so it can't be helped. Still, I have no doubt that Assemblyman Sangjung Shim will go [to the funeral hall.] Because it's not a political party issue. It's just showing courtesy as an individual. (+12, -3)

*Ryu Hojung is an avid gamer but was caught admitting that she had cheated while playing a popular online game by boosting her character's stats. Read about the scandal here: https://www.theloadout.com/league-of-legends/korean-politician-boosting.

Original Article: 류호정 "벌써부터 2차 가해…박원순 조문 않겠다"

Source: Yonhap News (Naver)

Comparing headlines among the major newspapers about this incident:

Dong-a Ilbo: Ryu Hojung: I'm not going to the funeral... I hope the victim doesn't feel alone. 

Joongang Ilbo: Ryu Hojung says she won't attend Mayor Park's funeral... "Sociopath" vs. "I support you"

Hankook Ilbo: Representative Ryu Hojung won't go to Mayor Park's funeral "Victim, I hope you don't feel alone"

Chosun Ilbo: Ryu Hojung, "I'm not going to Mayor Park's funeral"... Women's rights supporters called "Psychopaths"

Hankyoreh: Shim Sangjung's appeal to others: after Mayor Park's funeral "don't doxx or blame the victim" (Note: This newspaper didn't seem to post specifically on Ryu Hojung's remarks, but instead included them within this article.)

Vocabulary:

2차 가해: Secondary victimization (see note above)

조문: condolences

정의당: Justice Party (one of the political parties in South Korea)

의원: assembly member, congress member

서울시장: Seoul mayor

고인: the deceased

훌륭히: honorably, magnificently

다시금: again, for the second time

확인하다: to check, confirm

외롭다: to be lonely, alone

잘못: fault

영화 대사: movie line

인용하다: to quote

신상털이: doxxing (publicly revealing someone's personal information such as phone number, address, etc.)

가슴팍: chest

꾹꾹: pressed tightly, compacted (onomatopoeia)

막히다: to be blocked

숨: breath

지칭하다: to be referred to, called

성추행 혐의: sexual harassment

고소하다: to sue

전직: former

서울시청: Seoul City Hall

직원: employee