The father is just as responsible as the mother. How did he not know about the babies!? He should be in jail too. It sounds like all the responsibility is placed on the mother. He should’ve worn a condom if they were struggling financially and for his wife’s mental health struggle.
I was a postpartum nurse in the Philippines & in the USA & we never discharge infants from the hospital unless their birth has already been registered. Those infants that were found abandoned in the trash or just anywhere were born outside of the hospital or were concealed from medical personnel.
Heartbreaking. Terribly sad for those innocent babies. So many sick, demented, and evil people in this world. How come they can skip the register procedures? Why is the blame put to mothers only? Where are the fathers? Thanks to the producer and team. You are doing an awesome job by denouncing such hineous crimes and brought to light the dark side of K-society. Your documentaries are top notch. I saw the baby box. The pastor and it’s team are wonderful saviors.
It seems like K society has a lot of work to do to support mothers financially and otherwise. The patriarchal society is the root cause of these problems. The support is not in place for mothers and terrible tragedies are a result.
did ANYONE stop to think that may be that first father is freaking abusive and actually forced her or even killed the babies himself?! And maybe she is also a victim?! Why was she the only one arrested?! How messed up! They need to investigate deeper! Maybe they are both guilty, wtff
So, you have a nation with a severe decline in birth rate, and, you've got this. How does the country manage to learn from these terrible crimes? What does it mean? Are kids not cherished? Is money and social status too important, enough to think that a child will jeopardize it? Or, is there a real issue with proper mental healthcare?
No this is a society with very strict rules that govern marriage and parenthood. It is not permitted outside of marriage.Single motherhood is not acceptable.
@@jharris3267 It is permitted but it is very taboo, that also doesn't explain why married couples are killing their babies and citing "financial difficulty"...Koreans do consider money and social status more important than almost everything else. The suicide rates in the country, the bullying of lower-class individuals in schools and workplaces, and how Chaebols are more important than everybody else and are even above the law. This proves Koreans tend to value wealth more than human life in most cases.
children born out of wedlock are a big social No no. Men are never considered to blame. Single mothers get no benefits or help, so they give their babies up. Baby box are wonderful places, what happens when they go into Korea system is ok too if parents have given consent for adoption. I'd not want to raise a child in Korea due to the school required , it's relentless school at 8am not home until 10pm in upper grades.
instead of blaming the mothers, society should help them. patriarchies are always criminalizing women. give them the resources - birth control, sex education, resources to give birth safely and take care of the child, finance the child's future.
I actually wish that the investigators had followed these 'brokers', so we would know where they're operating from and how many are involved in their syndicates....and I hope the Police are investigating into all those shown in this documentary.
This is why after child is born , the switch games for money the bottom line that mother don’t if it her baby , that worries them day and night which lead mothers to murder babies and children because the mother think it someone child of the switch games in hospital and broker,
Very sad for the those who have extraordinary circumstances. Very sorry for the child. May those authorised to LOVE and CARE be aided in every possible way. Bless you 🙏
thank you guys for your hard work producer and team getting to the bottom of these crimes hidden and the reality in sk too especially involving children/infants this i will never understand anyone that would hurt children the most purest and precious gifts given to any human.some people really do not deserve to be parents.
Machismo lá a lei é só a favor dos homens,por isso também que a taxa de natalidade tá caindo rapidamente porque eles não assumem compromisso com os filhos.
Single mums don't get support from government as well. And the whole male society is against feminism. They are 1st world country on appearance but in fact their thinking are still in 3rd world. I can see y so many South Korean women's wanting to marry foreigners
The misogyny in S. Korea is a very strong cultural and traditional behavior. When the new Leader vocally opposed any new changes that would give Women more rights he won. Men openly supported and celebrated him winning office. I watched several news coverages on it. 😢❤🇺🇸
@@jessicaregina1956 …” in order to make more”. Quite. It’s about acquiring resources to ensure the ongoing and future survival of the species. Not the wanton destruction of their own species.
It's SHAMEFUL that South Korea hasn't made tight and severely punishable laws to protect newborns and children. ABHORRENTLY SHAMEFUL. All this is happening when "on paper" the birth rate is at a record all time low Quote:- "The country's total fertility rate, the average number of children a woman bears in her lifetime, came to a record low of 0.7 in the second quarter of 2023, down 0.05 from a year earlier. It was much lower than the replacement level of 2.1 that would keep Korea's population stable at 51 million.30 Aug 2023." It's sickeningly heartbreaking that newborns...that all children are not protected. Including those that are in orphanages. It's so obvious that they're sold to Pedophiles or sold into Slavery...and probably only a very minute percentage sold abroad to genuine couples wanting to adopt a newborn. The brokers selling them onto the Highest Bidder. ....'brokers', let that word sink in. It's also tragic that if they're not trafficked they're murdered, what kind of world is this?!! I hope that every woman or child that gives birth is fully supported and no longer stigmatised. They need to be fully supported financially until such times they can work to contribute towards costs. Local Doctors, Pharmacists and Hospitals all need to abide by informing the government of all pregnancies. The fathers also need to be made accountable too. It's too easy for them to walk away and carry on their lives without any stigmas or worries. I find it strange that when SK couple are not wanting to marry or have children because of SK's cost of living, that the government is not doing more to help this situation. A very tragic report indeed.
It’s a stretch to say they are sold into slavery or to pedophiles. Adoption regulations in Korea do not allow single women to adopt or have other standards like age or income that some couples are not able to meet.
This is so SAD 😢. Programs for unwed mothers should be established and counseling be available so they don’t sell their babies or kill them. I feel the facade is starting to crack.…the suicides, the bullying and paid off leadership, etc … it’s a mess. Hidden Sin Always get yelled out from the rooftops. 🙆🏻♀️🙏🏽💔
The society always shoves responsibilities and points fingers(blame) only on women/mothers. Government, Media and a country's rules and regulations created by the so called society are a no different. If they have to blame, arrest and punish someone for the crime it should be both or leave the both to live their life with the other 3 of their kids. They just ruined the 3 kids lives for the two infant babies who were killed by the parents. The 3 kids have to live with it for their rest of their lives while the society always remembers some how the other and treat them differently and yes they got seperated from their mother. The society always thinks about the children but not about the parents because of population issue because young generations are the future of nation. The tone of the documentry itself is telling their point of view on mothers. If the media is so upright about this issue then shouldn't they first uproot the organizations which are responsible for illegal activities by helping the police. Instead of disclosing the info about the women/mothers. Why in the world did they blur the woman's face if they are going to disclose her name and age through subtitles. It seems the law and people always trusts the fathers words rather than the mothers. Who is responsible for the mothers to go through out the pregnency time and give birth alone and take these kind of decisions. Are only women responsible in giving birth to another human being? Why should women only take responsibility of their kids, shouldn't they(counseling organizations)crack down on the fathers also and hold them responsible if they don't know about the pregnency they'll get to know after they found them and if the fathers know beforehand but brokeup because of responsibility even then the counseling should be held both the parents. Why blame only the women? why put responsibility tag only on women? Its not like the government and law will take reponsibility or provide support to the babys and the mothers until they can provide themselves a proper life on their own. They'll just provide advice and a job to the mother but the money earned through that job will it be sufficient for both mother and the kid expenses what about the kids education and if the mother is a teenager and wants to continue her studies which were haulted due to her pregnency the money provided will it be sufficient. The counseling can try to persuade the mothers by saying thats your baby you have to take care of the baby you are the mother if not you who will take care of the baby you can't deny your motherly instincts thats your blood that flows in the baby, you can do it hwaiting! This situation is a big hurdle in your life you can overcome it you have the strength you can take care of the baby. Then what about the mother what about her time for her health , dreams and goals in her life that she dreamt of achieving. The mothers wanting to escape or giving up the babies for both of their lifes sake and then yet the society and the so called law keeps dragging the mothers to take responsibilities to make sacrifices for the babys instead of thinking about their own life and goals. I heard that in korea they call the women " 'so and so kid's name' mom " name tag rather than call the women's names. After a baby/kid/a new generation is born the society expects women/mothers to be and are treated like dust, a pushover a punching bag who takes everyones responsibilities as their own problems and keep worrying about familys wellbeing except for their own health and life goals. The society has a tag for it 'ideal type the obedient type of woman' to be in a family and society. If anyone wants to escape from that algorithm they are considered as unfit, shameful and even criminals who need to be punished for abundening their babys and sentenced to serve jail time. Instead of thinking of holding someone in the biological parents responsible the law and education system should first start educating people how to be careful not to fall for an unfit person, how to be careful and take proper steps inorder not to get pregnent and even then some how a mistake happened the biological parents should be educated about the illegal baby/children traficking organisations-the patterns that they follow to fish for innocent parents who want to give their kids for adoption.
Traditionally and culturally S.Korea is an extremely misogynistic Country. S. Korean women are considered very differently in their roles there than many other Countries. Objections to Crimes against women in S. Korea is called Extreme Feminism. I’ve seen many Artists hating any attempts to changing this attitude. Sadly, this was a topic that the opposing Leadership tried to change so when the Leader that was elected openly opposed any traditional role changes the men celebrated. 😢❤
So u are saying murderers should be set free if they have children. If someone with children murders ur mom would u let them free so they can take care of their children. If someone can kill their own child, how do u know they aren't a threat to others in the society.
@@kpop4815 wow did my comment sound like I want murders to roam around freely 😂. I guess You didn't understand the issue i am pointing out in my comment. I am talking about misogyny of gender inequality in the societies of this 🌎 even in the Case of Murder. If they have to punish/arrest someone for the murders they have to arrest both of the parents instead of singling out only the mother because not only the one who killed but also the one who hid as if nothing happened is also responsible. For my single comment that you did not understand you asked me what should murders be left free to roam well the husband left his wife to murder second baby too. He doesn't know about 1 baby okay but he knows about the other two but he did nothing. And what was the last sentence you mentioned i just can't understand "how do you know that the person is not a threat to the society?" Then how do you know that a person who killed her own offfsprings is a threat to others in the society like how? Are you suggesting that murdering her babies will increase her murderous instincts and it may become a continuous habit and she may become a continuous offender? I don't know much about criminal pyschology so enlighten me. That means she need to be hanged because some years in prison and getting out can't confirm that she's sane right? Ahh! this case is a headache if she couldn't handle her postmortem depression, want to escape from responsibility obviously which she might have felt like a burden and concerned about her financial status she should have just killed herself instead of killing the first baby, problem solved the baby would have been alive the other 2 would not exist and she would have not gone to jail and get lynched by people online and offline. Less people might have just talked about her for few days that she killed herself due to PD that's it.
The agencies “asked too many personal questions”?!? Sounds like they’re doing their job right, lady 🤨. Even with people answering all the questions, there’s no way to tell for sure if the kid is going to a good home. My family did foster-care for years (before my parents adopted my sisters) and some of those kids/babies were removed from adoptive homes!
because the laws for registrations at birth became laxer over time post war in order to accomodate to the skyrocketing demand for korean orphans abroad in the 70s and 80s. if they could relax the laws which required births to be registered, they could also get away with trafficking more children by creating fake documents which deem the child a "legal orphan" on paper even if they werent actually orphans which was often the case. it was a case where demand far outweighed supply, and in order to take advantage of that, with the help of the korean government privatization campaigns, they were able to create a false narrative that orphans ran amuck in the country which would be used to justify relaxing the laws. the privatization of adoptiom agencies meant that children who were unregistered didnt have protections from the government if they got into their hands, and because parents were so desperate, they would surrender the kids to them. the orphan infrastructure is massive in korea because its big business. but even though registration laws are lax, it is often restricted to the mothers duty and that is also intentional because of the stigmas against single mothers which again, increases the likelihood that mothers will surrender their children esp. if they are unwed. idk if that made sense but overall, orphans are big business in korea and so the laws are changed in order to accomodate for that.
Abortion? Adoption? Birth control? There’s sooo many better options than murder. Like what’s going on in your mind to think putting babies in the fridge or in your trash is the best and only option you have?!! 😡😤
So I dont understand why the babies are not registered upon birth inside hospitals? In the USA they do this and they have a birth certificate and social security number along with them immediately. I know that in Mexico you could also wait to register a baby and the name them. I only know this because my mom was high on medical drugs when she named me the first thing that popped in her mind. Having hospitals give them a social as soon as they are born would help the children.
Right ! France give first the enregistration to the father or other member of the family, some time a single mother can get after to do it by herself in the Toww Hall, the civil office.
its because historically, international adoption was such a big business at one point that the laws for birth registration became looser and looser to allow more "orphans" to be created so they could be sold overseas. because people could be caught trafficking, they falsified documents to make children more adoptable to the eyes of the law. over time, this "legal adoption" devolved into blatant trafficking but the registration laws didnt recognise the children as legally born so it didnt matter. the private adoption organizations continue to have significant influence over the laws and because it benefits them to have such lax laws (such as only allowing unwed mothers to register, which they never do because single moms are stigmatized in korea and often turn to adoption, leading to other family members who want to keep the child such as fathers to be unable to register the child by law) they refuse to change it. basically, the law does require registration, but people ignore it because it allows them to sell more babies illegally
@@worshipthecomedygodseoeunk4010 C'est encore pire que ce que l'on croit. Le gouvernement persiste à garder des lois criminelles qui empêchent à ces enfants d'être élevés ou enregistrés par un autre membre de la famille. triste pour ces enfants!
I feel sorry for these people who do this type of thing thinking theres no other way out. I feel extremely sad for trh innocent babies and children who did not ask to be born into this evil world.
Every time I hear Korean politicians talk about "juvenile protection", I don't know whether I should laugh or cry. As long as Korea shits on maternal health and support of underprivileged/single moms (and dads), there cannot be effective juvenile protection. In current situation, talking about juvenile protection is merely for show and votes.
I blame the system too. Making it difficult for single parents to register a child. They have to have the family of either the father or the mother willing to have on record that the child is motherless/fatherless. Korean is still too old school to have that shame in their family name. This is also a huge reason why many abandoned their baby. The school and daycare system will deny the child/children without a registered documentation. Times have change and the system needs an adjustment whether they like it or not.
My opinion is that this problem can be solved by educating the parents. We all know that teenagers really want intimate relationships. The parents of these young people must stop inducing fear in this regard, but rather explain to them the consequences of their actions, and be educated in terms of protection during sexual intercourse so that they do not end up with an unwanted pregnancy. If it still gets there. Both parties must be responsible because that girl did not get pregnant on her own. I think that in this way it would not come to the point where a teenage girl abandons her child or sells it
yes. this is the solution but koreans are so socially conservative they refuse to view sex ed as anything more than sinful demonic propaganda or encouraging girls to be promiscuous. but fear and promoting abstinence only goes so far. unfortunately, korea is a highly misogynist society that demonizes single mothers and unmarried women and allows the men to do whatever they want without reprecussions.
@@FlackinA2 I know and I am really sad about this because I always wanted to have a child but it didn't happen so of course I am sad and angry to know and see all of this happening
Men are fertile 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Women are only fertile once a month. Men need to step up and really become aware of this and also to be aware of ejaculating responsibly. This is a different way of thinking that many people would not even think about.
You should treat well all the children because they are the future of your nation, no matter where they came from and there story, they are human beings like you and have feelings and want an opportunity to live and be happy. It is a shame the way you treat the sons and daughter of your country, they should be more protected. You can see other countries, there are good examples in this world, sometimes I think you live in the years of 50, 60, 70 and 80. Not critice but is sad😢.
Post-war Korea wasn't that poor, but some young unmarried mothers were pressured by family to give up their children for adoption. The adoption company knew the identity of many of the mothers, but they kept it secret. This is still common in he adoption-industry today.
this is what happens too im not making excuses for the mothers but theirs no mental health programmes there for post partum depression even mental health in general is not a priority there. cause clearly theirs something deeper going on and the husbands who claim to not know not sure if i believe that ,also the first husband he definetly knew also financial struggles as the mother said than why dont they give these kids up for adoption cause this is heartbreaking ,also those damn brokers .this is why i stand by what i said the most scariest beings on this earth is humans cause they really can do the unthinkable.their worse than animals.animals do things out of survival and mainly loyal to their tribes too/pack .humans can do the most evil ,vile things and not bat an eye.those babies are in heaven now .but they didnt even get a chance at life.
Any bystander can tell these kids aren't going for normal adoptions and instead some weird nefarious reason. The police are basically just waiting for people to turn themselves in. There are hundreds of babies in orphanages that can be legally adopted. 34:27 Love Korean women like this. She's so angry with the ridiculousness of the system. You can tell she wants to punch someone.
It’s heartbreaking . The main problem of Korea is their system . Korean government should make a better living conditions for single mothers/ for kids. It must be financial support ,affordable education centres for kids. There should be a program that supports parents n kids. Only this way Korean can increase their popularity back n ppl will not feel that having a kids=having burden
For those who wants a child so bad I wonder why it’s so hard to adopt that they have to resort to buying a child? If there’s so many babies being abandoned they should have an adoption system that will allow parents to adopt if they choose
They don't really always know where the baby is going. Potentially siblings meeting, hook ups, dating, marriage, children. Because the bio mom and adopted parents most likely are not going to tell their child. Smh
Horrifiée sans jugement des raisons qui les forcent à commettre ce crime envers un être humain. Quel karma! Pauvres enfants! La Corée attaque donc la face cachée de sa belle médaille, et je garde espoir qu'ils vont changer cette mentalité archaïque de l'époque Joseon, esclavage, meurtre en toute impunité ... Un être humain n'est pas une marchandise quoi!
Ces mentalités d’un autre temps semblent bien ancrées. On est en 2023, la société coréenne est toujours aussi patriarcale. Le sexisme est de plus en plus féroce, un nouveau mouvement féminin (Haeil) a vu le jour. Récemment, une jeune coréenne a été attaquée brutalement par un autre jeune car elle avait les cheveux courts. Celui-ci justifiait son acte infâme par « tu as les cheveux courts, donc tu es féministe, je déteste les féministes ». Affligeant de bêtise.
@@hikjee En fait, c'est triste de voir toutes ces modernités à l'extérieur et j'aime beaucoup mais un contraste et un constat horrible que le cerveau soit entrain de gangréner par cette mentalité. Les conservateurs au pouvoir donnent ce droit aux hommes de poursuivre leur domination sur les femmes, malheureusement même les jeunes sont fous. Il sont enfermés dans leurs croyances archaïques et se pensent puissants. Les mères de familles doivent changer ça en éduquant autrement les garçons mais aussi les filles afin qu'elles soient un peu non permissives à ces comportements.
@@hikjee j'ai trouvé, super! Avec des centaines d'autres jeunes femmes rencontrées en ligne, elles forment un nouveau mouvement féministe, Haeil. « On parle de “Hallyu” pour désigner la nouvelle vague coréenne - K-pop, K-drama, K-food… Nous, nous sommes “Haeil”, le tsunami qui va balayer l'ordre patriarcal », explique Kim Juhee.
@@georgie9722 En effet, c’est un pays technologiquement avancé mais la mentalité est d’un archaïsme sans nom comme vous dites. C’est exactement ça. Je pensais que la jeune génération était plus ouverte d’esprit, mais certains sont bien pires que les aînés. Autre phénomène inquiétant, les violences conjugales. Il y a des tas de témoignantes effarants, une fille sur deux à Séoul a subi des violences physiques et/ou psychologiques. Pas étonnant que le mariage/les naissances sont en chute libre. Je suis complètement d’accord, l’éducation est à revoir pour que chacun soit égalitaire mais j’ai l’impression que c’est un cercle vicieux qui ne cessera jamais. Les « fils » sont choyés et mis sur un piédestal et la fille a le rôle de bonne à tout faire. Plusieurs coréennes ont témoigné en expliquant pourquoi elles refusent de sortir ou se marier à un coréen pour ces mêmes raisons (la femme doit s’occuper de tout, et de plus, sous le joug de la belle-mère). Je ne dis pas qu’ils sont tous mauvais. Des exceptions existent mais il faut savoir dans quoi on s’engage en se mettant en ménage là bas … le prince charmant des K-Dramas n’est qu’un terrible leurre.
Why can’t these babies be registered. I don’t understand Korea’s system. In the U.S. you get birth certificates. Would that be similar to Korea’s registry. These babies are worthy. People who are so against abortion don’t want to help take care of the babies once they are born.
We have a welfare system that helps, however some of the women end up with 3, 4, or more kids and every one of them have different fathers and never get off welfare. They get free childcare, medical, and education. Anyone can make one mistake, but often it becomes a way of life.
I know brokers is illegal but at least the baby is not killed by the mother …those mother need money to be able to survive most of them are poor, how can we blame them, they are mostly young to so they can’t raise a child…sad situation, …birth control should be available and free for the people that can’t afford them.
Korea is a country that has such weak laws that people exploit, and women and children are usually the victims of such weak laws that dont protect their children and women. I am not saying the moms are not at fault, but stricter laws need to be implemented to avoid such situations
I don't think that any mother would kill her infant child just like that. There must be circumstances and situation if these incidents are happening to the extent mentioned in the doc.
I'm sorry but this is an extremely naive and ignorant way of thinking. There are thousands of news stories a year from all over the world of mothers murdering their children in brutal ways. Even abuse, SA and trafficking. You can be evil and a mother. Two truths can exist at the same time. Stop making excuses for these heinous acts. Mental health or not, you're having a bad day or not, babies are still dead because of it. Be concerned about that happening to others. What is a society if you can't protect the weakest among us? Disgusting.
So, contradiction. Just watched how they treat newborns of immigrants. All these countries need to do better. This includes my own. Humans are just horrible to each other.
Also it is who is the first man woman or some form of what we call a human to decide that they were going to interfere with mother natures true course that things became less than human !
Don't allways blame mothers, sometimes they have been forced to kill babies as the husbabd demands it and if it comes out, the statement is" I did not know". As women give birth, they are left alone if they have depression or are abused by husband. If men would give birth, it would be a whole other story: Protected, Paid for service to society by giving birth etc. all just 1class service but as only women give birth, it is their problem.
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The father is just as responsible as the mother. How did he not know about the babies!? He should be in jail too. It sounds like all the responsibility is placed on the mother. He should’ve worn a condom if they were struggling financially and for his wife’s mental health struggle.
This is Korea what do you expect
I know right, how about the father?
It's so obvious too. You live with your wife and have had children before, but somehow don't know that she's pregnant again? He should be in jail.
Excatly. The father is equally responsible.
@@FlackinA2no pasa solo en corea. Lo leo en comentarios de personas de diferentes países. Hasta en el mío.
I was a postpartum nurse in the Philippines & in the USA & we never discharge infants from the hospital unless their birth has already been registered. Those infants that were found abandoned in the trash or just anywhere were born outside of the hospital or were concealed from medical personnel.
Heartbreaking. Terribly sad for those innocent babies. So many sick, demented, and evil people in this world.
How come they can skip the register procedures? Why is the blame put to mothers only? Where are the fathers?
Thanks to the producer and team. You are doing an awesome job by denouncing such hineous crimes and brought to light the dark side of K-society. Your documentaries are top notch.
I saw the baby box. The pastor and it’s team are wonderful saviors.
Hineous…….means?
It seems like K society has a lot of work to do to support mothers financially and otherwise. The patriarchal society is the root cause of these problems. The support is not in place for mothers and terrible tragedies are a result.
woman are blamed for everything in Korea. It's why marriage and legitimate birth rates are at zero.
did ANYONE stop to think that may be that first father is freaking abusive and actually forced her or even killed the babies himself?! And maybe she is also a victim?! Why was she the only one arrested?! How messed up! They need to investigate deeper! Maybe they are both guilty, wtff
So, you have a nation with a severe decline in birth rate, and, you've got this. How does the country manage to learn from these terrible crimes? What does it mean? Are kids not cherished? Is money and social status too important, enough to think that a child will jeopardize it? Or, is there a real issue with proper mental healthcare?
On top, Korea has the highest suicide rate in the world. So no children , no future 😢
No this is a society with very strict rules that govern marriage and parenthood. It is not permitted outside of marriage.Single motherhood is not acceptable.
One night stand without condom.
The second case
Too many children afraid not being able to feed them. Unwanted children just use condom
@@jharris3267 It is permitted but it is very taboo, that also doesn't explain why married couples are killing their babies and citing "financial difficulty"...Koreans do consider money and social status more important than almost everything else. The suicide rates in the country, the bullying of lower-class individuals in schools and workplaces, and how Chaebols are more important than everybody else and are even above the law. This proves Koreans tend to value wealth more than human life in most cases.
children born out of wedlock are a big social No no. Men are never considered to blame. Single mothers get no benefits or help, so they give their babies up. Baby box are wonderful places, what happens when they go into Korea system is ok too if parents have given consent for adoption. I'd not want to raise a child in Korea due to the school required , it's relentless school at 8am not home until 10pm in upper grades.
This really breaks my heart.. There’s baby boxes the least you can do is leave the baby in a safe place. Selling your child for money??? Outrageous!!
This is all about 💰…😢❤🙏🏽
instead of blaming the mothers, society should help them. patriarchies are always criminalizing women. give them the resources - birth control, sex education, resources to give birth safely and take care of the child, finance the child's future.
I just finished watching baby box doc... Sobbing from start to finish and now this 😩
If you give birth and don’t want the baby, give them to adoption….don’t become a murderer ….😢
The father couldn’t tell that his petite little Korean wife wasn’t full term….twice??? BS!
I actually wish that the investigators had followed these 'brokers', so we would know where they're operating from and how many are involved in their syndicates....and I hope the Police are investigating into all those shown in this documentary.
This is why after child is born , the switch games for money the bottom line that mother don’t if it her baby , that worries them day and night which lead mothers to murder babies and children because the mother think it someone child of the switch games in hospital and broker,
Very sad for the those who have extraordinary circumstances. Very sorry for the child. May those authorised to LOVE and CARE be aided in every possible way. Bless you 🙏
thank you guys for your hard work producer and team getting to the bottom of these crimes hidden and the reality in sk too especially involving children/infants this i will never understand anyone that would hurt children the most purest and precious gifts given to any human.some people really do not deserve to be parents.
Why aren’t father’s supposed to pay child support in South Korea??? Women don’t get pregnant on their own…
Machismo lá a lei é só a favor dos homens,por isso também que a taxa de natalidade tá caindo rapidamente porque eles não assumem compromisso com os filhos.
Single mums don't get support from government as well. And the whole male society is against feminism. They are 1st world country on appearance but in fact their thinking are still in 3rd world. I can see y so many South Korean women's wanting to marry foreigners
The misogyny in S. Korea is a very strong cultural and traditional behavior. When the new Leader vocally opposed any new changes that would give Women more rights he won. Men openly supported and celebrated him winning office. I watched several news coverages on it. 😢❤🇺🇸
Korea has child support.
Even animals don’t treat their offspring this bad. What a place.
Some species kill their children when there isn’t enough food, some even eat them…
😂 must not be a "nature lover", lions have been known to kill cubs in order to make more.
@@jessicaregina1956 …” in order to make more”. Quite. It’s about acquiring resources to ensure the ongoing and future survival of the species. Not the wanton destruction of their own species.
Oh yes they do. Infanticide is quite normal throughout the animal kingdom
It's SHAMEFUL that South Korea hasn't made tight and severely punishable laws to protect newborns and children. ABHORRENTLY SHAMEFUL.
All this is happening when "on paper" the birth rate is at a record all time low
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"The country's total fertility rate, the average number of children a woman bears in her lifetime, came to a record low of 0.7 in the second quarter of 2023, down 0.05 from a year earlier. It was much lower than the replacement level of 2.1 that would keep Korea's population stable at 51 million.30 Aug 2023."
It's sickeningly heartbreaking that newborns...that all children are not protected. Including those that are in orphanages.
It's so obvious that they're sold to Pedophiles or sold into Slavery...and probably only a very minute percentage sold abroad to genuine couples wanting to adopt a newborn. The brokers selling them onto the Highest Bidder.
....'brokers', let that word sink in.
It's also tragic that if they're not trafficked they're murdered, what kind of world is this?!!
I hope that every woman or child that gives birth is fully supported and no longer stigmatised. They need to be fully supported financially until such times they can work to contribute towards costs.
Local Doctors, Pharmacists and Hospitals all need to abide by informing the government of all pregnancies. The fathers also need to be made accountable too. It's too easy for them to walk away and carry on their lives without any stigmas or worries.
I find it strange that when SK couple are not wanting to marry or have children because of SK's cost of living, that the government is not doing more to help this situation.
A very tragic report indeed.
It’s a stretch to say they are sold into slavery or to pedophiles. Adoption regulations in Korea do not allow single women to adopt or have other standards like age or income that some couples are not able to meet.
@@jiminswriter4209 No stretch whatsoever, there's numerous investigations on the matter...the illegal adoptions are for many different reasons.
@@Kimmy234L What investigations are you talking about?
@@jiminswriter4209you must be very dense about the world we live in…
This is so SAD 😢. Programs for unwed mothers should be established and counseling be available so they don’t sell their babies or kill them. I feel the facade is starting to crack.…the suicides, the bullying and paid off leadership, etc … it’s a mess. Hidden Sin Always get yelled out from the rooftops. 🙆🏻♀️🙏🏽💔
The society always shoves responsibilities and points fingers(blame) only on women/mothers. Government, Media and a country's rules and regulations created by the so called society are a no different. If they have to blame, arrest and punish someone for the crime it should be both or leave the both to live their life with the other 3 of their kids. They just ruined the 3 kids lives for the two infant babies who were killed by the parents. The 3 kids have to live with it for their rest of their lives while the society always remembers some how the other and treat them differently and yes they got seperated from their mother. The society always thinks about the children but not about the parents because of population issue because young generations are the future of nation. The tone of the documentry itself is telling their point of view on mothers. If the media is so upright about this issue then shouldn't they first uproot the organizations which are responsible for illegal activities by helping the police. Instead of disclosing the info about the women/mothers. Why in the world did they blur the woman's face if they are going to disclose her name and age through subtitles. It seems the law and people always trusts the fathers words rather than the mothers. Who is responsible for the mothers to go through out the pregnency time and give birth alone and take these kind of decisions. Are only women responsible in giving birth to another human being? Why should women only take responsibility of their kids, shouldn't they(counseling organizations)crack down on the fathers also and hold them responsible if they don't know about the pregnency they'll get to know after they found them and if the fathers know beforehand but brokeup because of responsibility even then the counseling should be held both the parents. Why blame only the women? why put responsibility tag only on women? Its not like the government and law will take reponsibility or provide support to the babys and the mothers until they can provide themselves a proper life on their own. They'll just provide advice and a job to the mother but the money earned through that job will it be sufficient for both mother and the kid expenses what about the kids education and if the mother is a teenager and wants to continue her studies which were haulted due to her pregnency the money provided will it be sufficient. The counseling can try to persuade the mothers by saying thats your baby you have to take care of the baby you are the mother if not you who will take care of the baby you can't deny your motherly instincts thats your blood that flows in the baby, you can do it hwaiting! This situation is a big hurdle in your life you can overcome it you have the strength you can take care of the baby. Then what about the mother what about her time for her health , dreams and goals in her life that she dreamt of achieving. The mothers wanting to escape or giving up the babies for both of their lifes sake and then yet the society and the so called law keeps dragging the mothers to take responsibilities to make sacrifices for the babys instead of thinking about their own life and goals. I heard that in korea they call the women " 'so and so kid's name' mom " name tag rather than call the women's names. After a baby/kid/a new generation is born the society expects women/mothers to be and are treated like dust, a pushover a punching bag who takes everyones responsibilities as their own problems and keep worrying about familys wellbeing except for their own health and life goals. The society has a tag for it 'ideal type the obedient type of woman' to be in a family and society. If anyone wants to escape from that algorithm they are considered as unfit, shameful and even criminals who need to be punished for abundening their babys and sentenced to serve jail time. Instead of thinking of holding someone in the biological parents responsible the law and education system should first start educating people how to be careful not to fall for an unfit person, how to be careful and take proper steps inorder not to get pregnent and even then some how a mistake happened the biological parents should be educated about the illegal baby/children traficking organisations-the patterns that they follow to fish for innocent parents who want to give their kids for adoption.
Korea has a rigid patriarchal system, so woman has no choice there.
Traditionally and culturally S.Korea is an extremely misogynistic Country. S. Korean women are considered very differently in their roles there than many other Countries. Objections to Crimes against women in S. Korea is called Extreme Feminism. I’ve seen many Artists hating any attempts to changing this attitude. Sadly, this was a topic that the opposing Leadership tried to change so when the Leader that was elected openly opposed any traditional role changes the men celebrated. 😢❤
So u are saying murderers should be set free if they have children. If someone with children murders ur mom would u let them free so they can take care of their children. If someone can kill their own child, how do u know they aren't a threat to others in the society.
@@kpop4815 wow did my comment sound like I want murders to roam around freely 😂. I guess You didn't understand the issue i am pointing out in my comment. I am talking about misogyny of gender inequality in the societies of this 🌎 even in the Case of Murder. If they have to punish/arrest someone for the murders they have to arrest both of the parents instead of singling out only the mother because not only the one who killed but also the one who hid as if nothing happened is also responsible. For my single comment that you did not understand you asked me what should murders be left free to roam well the husband left his wife to murder second baby too. He doesn't know about 1 baby okay but he knows about the other two but he did nothing. And what was the last sentence you mentioned i just can't understand "how do you know that the person is not a threat to the society?" Then how do you know that a person who killed her own offfsprings is a threat to others in the society like how? Are you suggesting that murdering her babies will increase her murderous instincts and it may become a continuous habit and she may become a continuous offender? I don't know much about criminal pyschology so enlighten me. That means she need to be hanged because some years in prison and getting out can't confirm that she's sane right? Ahh! this case is a headache if she couldn't handle her postmortem depression, want to escape from responsibility obviously which she might have felt like a burden and concerned about her financial status she should have just killed herself instead of killing the first baby, problem solved the baby would have been alive the other 2 would not exist and she would have not gone to jail and get lynched by people online and offline. Less people might have just talked about her for few days that she killed herself due to PD that's it.
The agencies “asked too many personal questions”?!? Sounds like they’re doing their job right, lady 🤨. Even with people answering all the questions, there’s no way to tell for sure if the kid is going to a good home. My family did foster-care for years (before my parents adopted my sisters) and some of those kids/babies were removed from adoptive homes!
They certainly reached a new low with this situation! What kind of developed country does not have babies registered at birth?
Yours.
So how come they don't register the baby right at the hospital?
because the laws for registrations at birth became laxer over time post war in order to accomodate to the skyrocketing demand for korean orphans abroad in the 70s and 80s. if they could relax the laws which required births to be registered, they could also get away with trafficking more children by creating fake documents which deem the child a "legal orphan" on paper even if they werent actually orphans which was often the case. it was a case where demand far outweighed supply, and in order to take advantage of that, with the help of the korean government privatization campaigns, they were able to create a false narrative that orphans ran amuck in the country which would be used to justify relaxing the laws. the privatization of adoptiom agencies meant that children who were unregistered didnt have protections from the government if they got into their hands, and because parents were so desperate, they would surrender the kids to them. the orphan infrastructure is massive in korea because its big business. but even though registration laws are lax, it is often restricted to the mothers duty and that is also intentional because of the stigmas against single mothers which again, increases the likelihood that mothers will surrender their children esp. if they are unwed. idk if that made sense but overall, orphans are big business in korea and so the laws are changed in order to accomodate for that.
I watched the documentary “babybox” it was very touching.
Abortion? Adoption? Birth control? There’s sooo many better options than murder. Like what’s going on in your mind to think putting babies in the fridge or in your trash is the best and only option you have?!! 😡😤
So I dont understand why the babies are not registered upon birth inside hospitals? In the USA they do this and they have a birth certificate and social security number along with them immediately.
I know that in Mexico you could also wait to register a baby and the name them.
I only know this because my mom was high on medical drugs when she named me the first thing that popped in her mind.
Having hospitals give them a social as soon as they are born would help the children.
Right ! France give first the enregistration to the father or other member of the family, some time a single mother can get after to do it by herself in the Toww Hall, the civil office.
its because historically, international adoption was such a big business at one point that the laws for birth registration became looser and looser to allow more "orphans" to be created so they could be sold overseas. because people could be caught trafficking, they falsified documents to make children more adoptable to the eyes of the law. over time, this "legal adoption" devolved into blatant trafficking but the registration laws didnt recognise the children as legally born so it didnt matter. the private adoption organizations continue to have significant influence over the laws and because it benefits them to have such lax laws (such as only allowing unwed mothers to register, which they never do because single moms are stigmatized in korea and often turn to adoption, leading to other family members who want to keep the child such as fathers to be unable to register the child by law) they refuse to change it. basically, the law does require registration, but people ignore it because it allows them to sell more babies illegally
@@worshipthecomedygodseoeunk4010 C'est encore pire que ce que l'on croit. Le gouvernement persiste à garder des lois criminelles qui empêchent à ces enfants d'être élevés ou enregistrés par un autre membre de la famille. triste pour ces enfants!
I feel sorry for these people who do this type of thing thinking theres no other way out. I feel extremely sad for trh innocent babies and children who did not ask to be born into this evil world.
But no one “asks to be born” anyway.
This is happening all over the world, unfortunately. Especially in 3rd world countries.
This is sad. Shameful.
I hate being reminded that people can b so cruel.
Every time I hear Korean politicians talk about "juvenile protection", I don't know whether I should laugh or cry. As long as Korea shits on maternal health and support of underprivileged/single moms (and dads), there cannot be effective juvenile protection. In current situation, talking about juvenile protection is merely for show and votes.
At 36:15 the baby wasn't sold for 70k dollars as the subtitles say. It's 7000..
I blame the system too. Making it difficult for single parents to register a child. They have to have the family of either the father or the mother willing to have on record that the child is motherless/fatherless. Korean is still too old school to have that shame in their family name. This is also a huge reason why many abandoned their baby. The school and daycare system will deny the child/children without a registered documentation. Times have change and the system needs an adjustment whether they like it or not.
This is just heartbreaking 💔 😞
C’est terrible pour ces pauvres petits enfants 👶 comment une mère peut faire ce genre de choix ? C’est tellement extrême !
My opinion is that this problem can be solved by educating the parents. We all know that teenagers really want intimate relationships. The parents of these young people must stop inducing fear in this regard, but rather explain to them the consequences of their actions, and be educated in terms of protection during sexual intercourse so that they do not end up with an unwanted pregnancy. If it still gets there. Both parties must be responsible because that girl did not get pregnant on her own. I think that in this way it would not come to the point where a teenage girl abandons her child or sells it
But it does. All day, every day all around the world.
yes. this is the solution but koreans are so socially conservative they refuse to view sex ed as anything more than sinful demonic propaganda or encouraging girls to be promiscuous. but fear and promoting abstinence only goes so far. unfortunately, korea is a highly misogynist society that demonizes single mothers and unmarried women and allows the men to do whatever they want without reprecussions.
@@FlackinA2 I know and I am really sad about this because I always wanted to have a child but it didn't happen so of course I am sad and angry to know and see all of this happening
Men are fertile 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Women are only fertile once a month. Men need to step up and really become aware of this and also to be aware of ejaculating responsibly. This is a different way of thinking that many people would not even think about.
Very heartless. They don’t know what will happen to these poor children.
Even with the screening if the person is bad they will not stop from doing wrong.like the child who died from adopted mother..
You should treat well all the children because they are the future of your nation, no matter where they came from and there story, they are human beings like you and have feelings and want an opportunity to live and be happy. It is a shame the way you treat the sons and daughter of your country, they should be more protected. You can see other countries, there are good examples in this world, sometimes I think you live in the years of 50, 60, 70 and 80. Not critice but is sad😢.
If they were mentally stable they would know that, but they couldn't care less about lives or future
Post-war Korea wasn't that poor, but some young unmarried mothers were pressured by family to give up their children for adoption.
The adoption company knew the identity of many of the mothers, but they kept it secret. This is still common in he adoption-industry today.
If I am standing before reset button for humanity. I will press it
this is what happens too im not making excuses for the mothers but theirs no mental health programmes there for post partum depression even mental health in general is not a priority there. cause clearly theirs something deeper going on and the husbands who claim to not know not sure if i believe that ,also the first husband he definetly knew also financial struggles as the mother said than why dont they give these kids up for adoption cause this is heartbreaking ,also those damn brokers .this is why i stand by what i said the most scariest beings on this earth is humans cause they really can do the unthinkable.their worse than animals.animals do things out of survival and mainly loyal to their tribes too/pack .humans can do the most evil ,vile things and not bat an eye.those babies are in heaven now .but they didnt even get a chance at life.
Any bystander can tell these kids aren't going for normal adoptions and instead some weird nefarious reason. The police are basically just waiting for people to turn themselves in.
There are hundreds of babies in orphanages that can be legally adopted.
34:27 Love Korean women like this. She's so angry with the ridiculousness of the system. You can tell she wants to punch someone.
It’s heartbreaking . The main problem of Korea is their system . Korean government should make a better living conditions for single mothers/ for kids. It must be financial support ,affordable education centres for kids. There should be a program that supports parents n kids. Only this way Korean can increase their popularity back n ppl will not feel that having a kids=having burden
Also look at the mother's perspective, financial, physical and mental conditions
disturbing AF do they know how many babies can be in the hand of a predator like Epstein ? This is horrible
The mom who took care of her child is a good person. She even felt bad for her innocent child..
At a time when you have all kinds of contraceptives in such a developed country, people doing this is absurd.😢
So sad😢😢😢
For those who wants a child so bad I wonder why it’s so hard to adopt that they have to resort to buying a child? If there’s so many babies being abandoned they should have an adoption system that will allow parents to adopt if they choose
Why blame mothers takes 2 to make a baby
These unwanted babies are caused from Men ejaculating irresponsibly.
They don't really always know where the baby is going. Potentially siblings meeting, hook ups, dating, marriage, children. Because the bio mom and adopted parents most likely are not going to tell their child. Smh
Horrifiée sans jugement des raisons qui les forcent à commettre ce crime envers un être humain. Quel karma!
Pauvres enfants! La Corée attaque donc la face cachée de sa belle médaille, et je garde espoir qu'ils vont changer cette mentalité archaïque de l'époque Joseon, esclavage, meurtre en toute impunité ... Un être humain n'est pas une marchandise quoi!
Ces mentalités d’un autre temps semblent bien ancrées. On est en 2023, la société coréenne est toujours aussi patriarcale. Le sexisme est de plus en plus féroce, un nouveau mouvement féminin (Haeil) a vu le jour.
Récemment, une jeune coréenne a été attaquée brutalement par un autre jeune car elle avait les cheveux courts. Celui-ci justifiait son acte infâme par « tu as les cheveux courts, donc tu es féministe, je déteste les féministes ». Affligeant de bêtise.
@@hikjee En fait, c'est triste de voir toutes ces modernités à l'extérieur et j'aime beaucoup mais un contraste et un constat horrible que le cerveau soit entrain de gangréner par cette mentalité. Les conservateurs au pouvoir donnent ce droit aux hommes de poursuivre leur domination sur les femmes, malheureusement même les jeunes sont fous. Il sont enfermés dans leurs croyances archaïques et se pensent puissants. Les mères de familles doivent changer ça en éduquant autrement les garçons mais aussi les filles afin qu'elles soient un peu non permissives à ces comportements.
@@hikjee j'ai trouvé, super!
Avec des centaines d'autres jeunes femmes rencontrées en ligne, elles forment un nouveau mouvement féministe, Haeil. « On parle de “Hallyu” pour désigner la nouvelle vague coréenne - K-pop, K-drama, K-food… Nous, nous sommes “Haeil”, le tsunami qui va balayer l'ordre patriarcal », explique Kim Juhee.
@@georgie9722 En effet, c’est un pays technologiquement avancé mais la mentalité est d’un archaïsme sans nom comme vous dites.
C’est exactement ça. Je pensais que la jeune génération était plus ouverte d’esprit, mais certains sont bien pires que les aînés.
Autre phénomène inquiétant, les violences conjugales. Il y a des tas de témoignantes effarants, une fille sur deux à Séoul a subi des violences physiques et/ou psychologiques.
Pas étonnant que le mariage/les naissances sont en chute libre.
Je suis complètement d’accord, l’éducation est à revoir pour que chacun soit égalitaire mais j’ai l’impression que c’est un cercle vicieux qui ne cessera jamais. Les « fils » sont choyés et mis sur un piédestal et la fille a le rôle de bonne à tout faire. Plusieurs coréennes ont témoigné en expliquant pourquoi elles refusent de sortir ou se marier à un coréen pour ces mêmes raisons (la femme doit s’occuper de tout, et de plus, sous le joug de la belle-mère).
Je ne dis pas qu’ils sont tous mauvais. Des exceptions existent mais il faut savoir dans quoi on s’engage en se mettant en ménage là bas … le prince charmant des K-Dramas n’est qu’un terrible leurre.
@@georgie9722 Top. C’est exactement cet article sur lequel j’étais tombé :)
Wtf toxic beauty standard and judgmental society of korea i never ever go this place
Watching a lot of other videos about S.Korea and having lived there teaching English in 2005 to 2007. It’s a 3rd world country with money…
Ill adopt them all of them such cute baby
Why can’t these babies be registered. I don’t understand Korea’s system. In the U.S. you get birth certificates. Would that be similar to Korea’s registry. These babies are worthy. People who are so against abortion don’t want to help take care of the babies once they are born.
We have a welfare system that helps, however some of the women end up with 3, 4, or more kids and every one of them have different fathers and never get off welfare. They get free childcare, medical, and education. Anyone can make one mistake, but often it becomes a way of life.
I believe that this happened to me.
I know brokers is illegal but at least the baby is not killed by the mother …those mother need money to be able to survive most of them are poor, how can we blame them, they are mostly young to so they can’t raise a child…sad situation, …birth control should be available and free for the people that can’t afford them.
Korea is a country that has such weak laws that people exploit, and women and children are usually the victims of such weak laws that dont protect their children and women. I am not saying the moms are not at fault, but stricter laws need to be implemented to avoid such situations
It is only when man made the thing called money the root of all evil
The family ate from a fridge that dead babies were in???🫤
Even moved house! but the dad didn't know.🤨
I don't think that any mother would kill her infant child just like that. There must be circumstances and situation if these incidents are happening to the extent mentioned in the doc.
I'm sorry but this is an extremely naive and ignorant way of thinking. There are thousands of news stories a year from all over the world of mothers murdering their children in brutal ways. Even abuse, SA and trafficking. You can be evil and a mother. Two truths can exist at the same time.
Stop making excuses for these heinous acts. Mental health or not, you're having a bad day or not, babies are still dead because of it. Be concerned about that happening to others. What is a society if you can't protect the weakest among us? Disgusting.
So, contradiction. Just watched how they treat newborns of immigrants. All these countries need to do better. This includes my own. Humans are just horrible to each other.
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Also it is who is the first man woman or some form of what we call a human to decide that they were going to interfere with mother natures true course that things became less than human !
Your video is too Fast!! Cannot keep up with that
Or you're too slow to read subtitles.
That's why k-daramas arent true 😂
The judgement of Christ 🙏
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Don't allways blame mothers, sometimes they have been forced to kill babies as the husbabd demands it and if it comes out, the statement is" I did not know". As women give birth, they are left alone if they have depression or are abused by husband. If men would give birth, it would be a whole other story: Protected, Paid for service to society by giving birth etc. all just 1class service but as only women give birth, it is their problem.
According to the comments, women can do no wrong even when she kills her own kid.