The Dog Poop Girl

[Mephisto]

Vigilantism takes a new face!
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Subway Fracas Escalates Into Test Of the Internet's Power to Shame

By Jonathan Krim

Thursday, July 7, 2005; Page D01

If you no longer marvel at the Internet's power to connect and transform the world, you need to hear the story of a woman known to many around the globe as, loosely translated, Dog Poop Girl.

Recently, the woman was on the subway in her native South Korea when her dog decided that this was a good place to do its business.
The woman made no move to clean up the mess, and several fellow travelers got agitated. The woman allegedly grew belligerent in response.

What happened next was a remarkable show of Internet force, and a peek into an unsettling corner of the future.

One of the train riders took pictures of the incident with a camera phone and posted them on a popular Web site. Net dwellers soon began to call her by the unflattering nickname, and issued a call to arms for more information about her.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/06/AR2005070601953.html
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Should we feel sorry for the Dog Poop Girl, or did she bring it upon herself?

[Psiload]

Originally posted by Mephisto
Vigilantism takes a new face!
________

Subway Fracas Escalates Into Test Of the Internet's Power to Shame

By Jonathan Krim

Thursday, July 7, 2005; Page D01

If you no longer marvel at the Internet's power to connect and transform the world, you need to hear the story of a woman known to many around the globe as, loosely translated, Dog Poop Girl.

Recently, the woman was on the subway in her native South Korea when her dog decided that this was a good place to do its business.
The woman made no move to clean up the mess, and several fellow travelers got agitated. The woman allegedly grew belligerent in response.

What happened next was a remarkable show of Internet force, and a peek into an unsettling corner of the future.

One of the train riders took pictures of the incident with a camera phone and posted them on a popular Web site. Net dwellers soon began to call her by the unflattering nickname, and issued a call to arms for more information about her.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/06/AR2005070601953.html
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Should we feel sorry for the Dog Poop Girl, or did she bring it upon herself? I'll tell you one thing for sure...

that dog needs more fiber in its diet:

http://kr.image.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=%B0%B3%B6%CB%B3%E0&b=8&z=score&oid=n2o_1211161122_1&subtype=com&target=detail

Just a sec... is that girl flipping me the... HEY!

[Ed]

Ah, gae-ttong-nyue, a lesson for us all.

http://kr.img.n2o.yahoo.com/yhi/nbbs/1211/n2o_1211_161122_1?1121013451.jpg

Just doing my part for international communications.:D

[Ian Osborne]

With fingers that long she should take up the piano.

On a sceptical note, that pic seems extremely hi-res for a camera phone. Can you really get them that good, or is the reporter mistaken in this?

[TragicMonkey]

I love the expressions of horrified disgust on the people standing up.

I mean, I know it's rude to let your dog poop there, but they're reacting like poop is the last thing they ever expected to see come out a dog's rear. Do dogs in Korea usually crap candy or something?

[Mephisto]

Originally posted by TragicMonkey
Do dogs in Korea usually crap candy or something?

Love offerings to Kim Il Jung.

:D

[Manny]

Originally posted by TragicMonkey
I mean, I know it's rude to let your dog poop there, but they're reacting like poop is the last thing they ever expected to see come out a dog's rear. Do dogs in Korea usually crap candy or something? It was on a subway where a) it's not expected and b) trust me on this, the entire car smelled like that dog's leavings in just a few seconds.

[Ed]

Originally posted by TragicMonkey
I love the expressions of horrified disgust on the people standing up.

I mean, I know it's rude to let your dog poop there, but they're reacting like poop is the last thing they ever expected to see come out a dog's rear. Do dogs in Korea usually crap candy or something?

They don't expect a delicacy to poop.:D

[Jon_in_london]

If you let your dog do that on my train I would shove said dog up yer arse!

[Mephisto]

Originally posted by Jon_in_london
If you let your dog do that on my train I would shove said dog up yer arse!

Or at least rub your nose in it!

:p

[ImOne]

Should we feel sorry for the Dog Poop Girl, or did she bring it upon herself?
Both.

It's mind boggling how fast the world has been educated on this important issue. Let's lobby for poop legislation before we have a crisis here at home.

[Rob Lister]

This seems to me a good second choice.

the first would have been cleaning the mess up with her dog. It looks fluffy and absorbant enough.

[PogoPedant]

With fingers that long she should take up the piano.

On a sceptical note, that pic seems extremely hi-res for a camera phone. Can you really get them that good, or is the reporter mistaken in this?
You get them far better than that.

[Roadtoad]

That was one crappy picture.

(Sorry, but someone just had to say it...)

[webfusion]

A great solution --- I just tried this same method with a neighbor who refuses to clean up after his dog. I went out and took a "caught in the act" photo and printed up a few flyers which I've posted around the neighborhood telling people that I have set up a website which will feature pictures of anyone who is ignoring the 'scoop' ordinance. I mailed the flyer to the Animal Control Department, and hopefully they will be embarrassed at their inaction to these scofflaws, and they'll come around and issue citations as the law requires.

BTW, the guy who saw me take the photo flipped me the finger and screamed at me that he would come over and break my phone --- to which I replied calmly, "Brilliant, now you're adding misdemeanor assault to the misdemeanor littering! I sure hope you have lots of spare cash and a good lawyer" and I turned to walk away.

Then to my amazement, the dog, realizing what a jerk his owner was being, proceeded to clean up after himself. I quickly snapped another photo:
http://www.worthing.gov.uk/A-ZofServices/ServicesD-G/DogWardenService/ThePoopScoopLaws/image,7373,en.jpg
Image is offered for 'news reporting' purposes under the Fair Use Doctrine:
US Code Title 17, Circular 92, Chapter 1, Section 107
the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction by any other means, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.

[WildCat]

I just can't get over how freakishly long her finger is... :eek:

[Rob Lister]

It's almost a tentacle.

[webfusion]

w w w.rotten.com/library/culture/dog-s h L t

(take out the spaces of that last word and spell it correctly, for the link to work)

If you really gotta know the details...