Compunction Junction

Police Spokesdawgs

The Busan Metropolitan Police guys just gave the kids a little presentation. 

I remember as a kid sitting through those "same" presentations: same in name only apparently.

Three "[monster dog cartoon] police officers" were dressed in normal police attire as well as big dog heads: two males and a female dog.  I found two things to be very strange

1) The fact that the students were NOT controlled in ANY manner whatsoever. They were running around rough shod, not listening... I felt terrible for the poor guy in one of the dog costumes as children kept trying to shove their fingers in his tooter. yeesh.  But they just kept talking: They gave the presentation on ABOVE the noise: As though the children were listening and learning. 

2) the highly sexualized "playing" that occurred when the presentation was done to a group that age. 

Some examples:

a) The female dog, grabbing the male dogs "gochu" (that means cock) twice

b) Male dog grabbing the female dogs "chest"

c) male dog lifting up female dogs skirt (twice).

It does seem wrong that these sorts of things are done in front of children, but I have a sneaking suspicion that cultural relativity has left her skid marks on this strange presentation along with so many past chocolate bombs..

While I don't personally know whether it was the right or wrong thing to do, it does seem a bit spurious to be giving lessons in childrens safety and then have these dogs full on body slamming and abusing each other.

I guess the notion of personal space is just different and that inappropriate sexual touching is how police man relate with children.