04 April 2013 (13:56 UTC-07 Tango)/23 Jumada l-Ula 1434/15 Farvardin 1391/24 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
“We can’t tell you for sure the models or the number of the cars to be mobilized. That’s confidential.”-unnamed government official
POV, Privately Owned Vehicle (aka car, truck, SUV, mini-van), could become property of the government if full blown Second Korean War were declared.
The revaluation has South Koreans pissed: “The car dealer never told me about this. If the government takes away cars of a specific model, I think it’s unfair.”
Another man pointed out “I would need my car to move away with my family. The government taking away civilian cars is too much of a burden on people.”
Oh, but if you don’t comply you’ll pay a $18000 USD fine and/or go to prison for seven years!
As I’ve reported, the U.S. backed Republic of Korea is not a true democracy, it is a authoritarian regime that’s been under martial law since 1972.
If you study the history of the (First) Korean War you should find evidence that the capitalist South Korea government treated Koreans far worse than communist North Korea, and the United States just looked the other way.
Under the Emergency Resource Management Law in South Korea, computers will pick at random which POVs will be pressed into military service.
However, the age of the car owner and the car, and the location of the car, will be prime factors: “Gyeonggi and Gangwon Province residents may be high on the list, since those are the places bordering North Korea. And the younger the car owner is, the more likely they have to give up their car.”-unnamed government official