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What if we could kill criminals by majority vote? Korean drama 'The Killing Vote'
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- The drama 'The Killing Vote' deals with the story of 'Gaetal', an unknown figure who proposes a death penalty vote for heinous criminals, and was broadcast in Korea in 2023.
- 'Gaetal' shows the cruel acts of criminals and their insufficient punishments, urging people to vote for the death penalty. This recalls the 'Nth Room case' and the 'Welcome to Video case', reflecting the distrust of the Korean society's judicial system.
- The drama raises questions about the possibility of realizing justice through the death penalty system and reflects the current reality of Korea, where 60 death row inmates are currently serving their sentences as of 2023.
A suspicious message arrived one day.
“Would you like to participate in the death penalty vote?”
A death penalty vote message arrives for a person who is living an ordinary life in society, despite receiving a light sentence for a heinous crime. What choice would people make if they received such a message?
SBS The Killing Vote official website
The drama “The Killing Vote” is a crime and mystery drama that aired in Korea in 2023. People who receive the death penalty vote message watch a video created by an unknown figure named ‘Getal’. The video explains what crime the target of the vote committed, shows that the Korean judiciary system gave an insufficient punishment, and shows how comfortable the criminal is living their daily life, encouraging people to vote.
SBS The Killing Vote official website
Actor Park Hae-jin plays Detective Kim Moo-chan, who is tracking down the perpetrator of the death penalty vote, ‘Getal’. Kim Moo-chan is a good detective, but he has a past of taking over cases assigned to other detectives to use them for promotions, or using excessive pressure on suspects. Eight years ago, he tried to catch a kidnapper and murderer too hastily, fabricating evidence, and in the process, he ended up letting the criminal go.
SBS The Killing Vote official website
The father of the victim from the case Kim Moo-chan handled eight years ago, Kwon Seok-ju, is tormented by the grief and anger of losing his daughter and eventually takes revenge by killing the criminal. Kwon Seok-ju, who is in prison, becomes a suspect in the ‘Getal’ case and is investigated. The role of Kwon Seok-ju is played by actor Park Sung-woong, who often appears in Korean noir genre films.
SBS The Killing Vote official website
Joo-hyun, who is in charge of cyber investigations at the special investigation unit established to investigate the national death penalty vote case, is a character who has a painful past. She lost her parents to a drunk driver, but the perpetrator was not properly punished due to insufficient evidence. She could have taken revenge like Kwon Seok-ju, but she decided to become a police officer to prevent victims like her from suffering.
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The first episode of “The Killing Vote” features a death penalty vote on a sex offender. ‘Getal’ shows a scene where a criminal who produced and sold a large amount of illegal sexual exploitation material targeting
