My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 455

“But in this case, don’t forget that the profiling target is a sex buyer, not a human trafficker.”

“Ah, right. You said something similar before, didn’t you?”

“Yes, the consumer is ultimately a local man.”

The question is whether such people would be likely to rape someone with a disability.

“Most people are reluctant to do that.”

Yu Gi-tae tilted his head at Park Do-joon’s words.

“Isn’t it still a sex crime?”

“You’re misunderstanding something. Rape and prostitution are different crimes. You shouldn’t confuse them. No matter what purpose they have or what political logic they use, science must remain science.”

Park Do-joon said irritably.

‘Well, this isn’t a problem that’s only been around for a day or two.’

Some women’s groups are claiming that prostitution is rape, and more and more people actually think so. But strictly speaking from a criminological point of view, the two are completely different types of crimes.

“From the beginning, prostitution and rape are completely different crimes.”

“First of all, in prostitution, both sides are criminals. But is it a major crime that causes social conflict? That’s not the case. It’s just a kind of transaction between consenting adults, and that transaction is simply prohibited by law.”

“Regarding prostitution, the element of coercion is considerably reduced.”

Many sex workers actually commute to work from their own homes.

“So, are you saying that prostitution should be legal?”

“Haa~!”

Park Do-joon sighed involuntarily at the words of a police officer who was listening.

“Why would I decide that?”

“Pardon?”

“Legal or illegal, that’s a matter for society to decide. As a profiler, I analyze it and find solutions. When I try to talk about it, some people always try to frame me as a prostitution advocate.”

Park Do-joon glared at the police officer.

“If you don’t know that prejudice is the most basic thing a police officer should avoid, just quit being a police officer.”

At those words, the police officer flared up for a moment and protested roughly.

“Why are you talking like that?”

“Then what should I say? That all prostitution offenders are sex offenders, so let’s shoot them all? Do you think so? Then you’re an accessory to murder, aren’t you?”

“That’s not what I meant… !”

“That’s exactly what you’re implying to me. Different things are different, it’s not about taking sides. Why are you interfering without even understanding the crime?”

“No, when did I… !”

“Okay, okay, calm down. Get out.”

A police officer next to him couldn’t stand it any longer and stopped him and dragged him out. Lee Ji-soo, who had been listening quietly, asked worriedly.

“Sunbae [term for a senior colleague or mentor], do you really need to be so sensitive?”

“If I don’t draw the line early with guys like that, they’ll keep nipping at my heels and interfering with the case at every turn. They don’t even know the priorities. What’s urgent for us now, rescuing women who have been captured as sex slaves, or rehabilitating women who voluntarily engage in prostitution?”

“The former, right?”

“But why do they keep bringing up the latter and trying to conduct an ideological examination? It’s annoying.”

Park Do-joon said irritably.

“Usually, guys like that tend to think they’re morally superior. And because of that, they often cause accidents.”

“I understand what you mean.”

Political police who prioritize ideological scrutiny [ideological 검증] over solving crimes were the police Park Do-joon hated the most.

“Anyway, we’ve gotten off track, but let me put it simply. There are many entertainment districts, but there are also many different kinds of customers who go to them. And the differences between those customers are greater than you think. Especially in the realm of conscience, there are bound to be individual differences.”

Some people may know that prostitution is a crime, but think it’s okay because it’s an agreement between the parties, while others may think that illegality is illegality, so it’s not okay.

“Is it like, ‘If I do it, it’s romance, if someone else does it, it’s an affair’?”

“That’s an accurate expression.”

Park Do-joon nodded at Lee Ji-soo’s words.

“You may or may not remember, but during the underage rape case, do you remember what those guys said when they recruited customers?”

“Uh, what did they say?”

“They clearly stated that there were minors. Why do you think they did that?”

“Huh? I don’t know? To appeal to the young?”

“That’s also the purpose, but at the same time, it’s to filter out people who are trying to distance themselves conscientiously.”

If someone knew that a minor was being captured and forced into prostitution, they would generally report it first. Even if someone thinks that a consensual relationship with an adult is okay, they generally think that an act committed by a minor under oppression is a serious crime.

“People who continued even though they were notified that they were minors have a very low level of conscience.”

“That’s right. The rate of voluntarily knowing that and even reporting it to the police is very low.”

Apart from conscience, the rate of reporting crimes is very low in reality. So, if they specify that the victim is a minor from the beginning, if a guy is interested, he’ll continue, and if a guy is bothered by his conscience, he’ll immediately cut ties.

In order to report, the upper limit of conscience must be high, but if that’s the case, they can just run away.

“And regionally, cities are more dangerous. In this case, the provinces are much safer.”

“Isn’t that regional discrimination?”

“It’s not regional discrimination, it’s a matter of the number of people. It’s not that it’s safe because there are 100 people and dangerous because there are 1,000 people.”

Even if there is only one person, the fact that there is someone who can report it is bound to be a risk factor for criminals.

“In fact, many cases of kidnapping, confinement, and prostitution of minors are triggered by that one person reporting it.”

“Hmm.”

“And from the customer’s point of view, there’s no reason to take the risk.”

Unless they have a really strange fetish, no one likes to do something close to rape against a minor or a woman with a disability.

“And in big cities, there’s no reason to bother with that because there are alternatives.”

“Alternatives?”

“I’m talking about other bars and prostitution businesses.”

“Ah~!”

“Well, that’s true.”

There are more than one or two bars or prostitution businesses, and if you don’t like one, you can just go somewhere else.

“Moreover, this is rape.”

Did you pay for it? That’s no excuse. Because as long as the other person is a woman with a disability, the person who takes the money is not the woman, but the pimp.

In other words, it’s rape. In addition, since they can’t not know that the victim is disabled, the sex buyer himself will naturally be aware that it’s rape.

“They won’t bother to touch it because they don’t want to be punished for rape.”

“Is that important?”

“It’s important. Do you remember the Tteokbokki incident in the past?”

“Ah, there was such an incident.”

Tteokbokki incident. A case in which women with intellectual disabilities were gang-raped. However, the court ruled that it was not rape but consensual sex because they bought tteokbokki [Korean rice cakes] for the women with intellectual disabilities in return.

“The court only judges whether there is profit, regardless of the other party’s intelligence.”

But if the pimp takes that profit, it can only be rape.

“From that point of view, there’s no reason to take the risk of having a relationship with a woman with a disability. In the end, unless there is no alternative, there is a risk of being reported and a safety issue for the criminal. Monopoly is a very powerful driving force in the crime structure.”

Monopoly is a powerful force that others cannot resist even within the realm of law. For example, the Korean confectionery and bakery industry is virtually monopolized by a specific company, and in particular, the bread supplied to convenience stores and supermarkets is a 100% monopoly system, but there is no way for the public to refuse it just because they are dissatisfied.

“Even bread has alternatives if you have money.”

From the perspective of buying bread, if you have money, you can use other bakery brands that are not monopolies, but if that is not possible, people will eventually flow into criminal organizations.

“It’s like the Jangmadang [North Korean black market] in North Korea.”

Since the state does not provide a proper system, most people live through the Jangmadang, but in the North Korean way, it is just a smuggling market.

“The only places where women can be concealed, external accusations can be blocked, and that are socially isolated are obvious.”

Islands and mountainous areas.

“But as I said before, there are so many places that it’s hard to pinpoint.”

Yu Gi-tae said worriedly. In his opinion, no matter how he thought about it, it was impossible to track down the numerous islands and mountainous areas across the country.

“Of course. But surprisingly, that’s why it will be easy to track.”

“You’re not going to search all those areas, are you?”

That’s impossible. Under current law, you need a warrant to search a house. The reason we were able to search the salt farm this time was because we took pictures of a large number of people working at a long distance and received a warrant for it.

Of course, if they were only working, the warrant wouldn’t have been issued, but the police were suspicious of the place and were watching it, and they filmed some people beating others, and fortunately, they succeeded in raising suspicion that the beaten people might be slaves, so the warrant was issued.

“You won’t get a warrant for all those places without any evidence, will you?”

“First of all, the start will be here. Once it breaks out here, the police will investigate nationwide. There’s no reason for us to solve this problem alone.”

Park Do-joon said as if it were obvious at Yu Gi-tae’s words.

“Profilers only provide direction.”

And it is the police’s job to follow it. That’s why Park Do-joon had no intention of doing everything himself.

“But still, there are too many islands. Even if it’s an inhabited island, I’ve said it many times, but salt farms and buildings are completely different situations.”

Unlike salt farms, where you can secretly check the condition of people working from a distance and get a warrant if you see any signs of abnormality, a house is a completely sealed space, so basically you can’t even approach it without a warrant. In fact, that may be the biggest reason why women with disabilities have been disappearing for decades.

“Of course, that’s true if you’re tracking them directly. But what we’re going to track is not the missing person, but the alcohol.”

“Alcohol?”

“Yes? Alcohol?”

“Yes, in fact, alcohol and women are strongly inseparable in Korean entertainment culture.”

“But Sunbaenim, people with intellectual disabilities can’t entertain like bar hostesses, can they?”

Lee Ji-soo tilted her head and asked. As a profiler, she knew what Park Do-joon was talking about. But the reason why alcohol can be consumed in entertainment is because female workers encourage the consumption of alcohol.

“The act of catering to someone else’s taste is a very high-level intelligence act.”

“I know that.”

“But can a woman with intellectual disabilities do that?”