Last August, at an underground parking lot of an apartment complex in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province.

A man comes down to the parking lot with his family, lingers in front of a stopped delivery truck, and takes pictures.

A short while later, when a young-looking female courier returns, he suddenly starts shouting.

[Apartment Resident: Hey, what kind of game are you playing right now? How could you park the car like this? I'm telling you nicely. What a terrible way to park!]<br />

Startled, the courier quickly moved her vehicle so he could get out, but he closely followed her in reverse and threatened her again.

[Apartment Resident: Hey!! Hey, are you trying to pick a fight with me now? Are you trying to pick a fight? Back it up more so I can get out.]<br />


The courier explained that the apartment complex has narrow parking spaces and a high volume of complaints for fast deliveries, and this incident occurred while she was double-parked for a brief moment.

[Informant/Courier: I was parked there for only about 2 minutes. He poured a torrent of vicious curses at me and approached me in such a threatening manner. I thought that if he turned his car around, he could easily drive out. I was so scared and anxious, feeling like he might kill me right then and there.]<br />

Feeling that her physical safety was threatened, the courier immediately reported the incident to the police, whereupon the man hurriedly moved his car and disappeared somewhere.

[Informant/Courier: (Male) team leaders who went there never experienced anything like that. Anyone could tell I'm young, a girl, and a skinny female doing delivery work. If it were a regular man, he probably wouldn't have cursed and just said, "Please move your car."]<br />

The courier is currently 19 years old and started working in delivery at an early age to cover expenses while dreaming of becoming a car racer. Suffering severe psychological shock from this incident, she has even changed her apartment delivery zone.

The courier has currently filed a criminal complaint against the man for insult, and legal experts state that after analyzing the CCTV footage, reviewing potential charges of intimidation or assault is also fully viable.

[Attorney Song Ji-won / News Hunters: There is legal precedent that the exercise of physical force does not necessarily mean directly striking someone's body; shouting loudly to intimidate someone can also constitute assault. Pounding or striking a vehicle could also potentially be considered assault.]<br />

Netizens who encountered the incident reacted with comments such as, "This is a classic case of bullying the weak while acting tough," "Would he have acted like that if the courier was a big guy?", and "I support you, delivery worker, stay strong."

(Planned by Yoon Sung-sik, Video Editing by Yonghee, Video Source: News Hunters, Produced by SBS Digital News)