Dog Poop Girl is the English language-translated name given by South Korean bloggers to a woman who refused to clean up when her dog defecation on the floor of a subway car.

Another subway rider offered the woman a tissue, which she promptly used to clean the dog off. When other passengers suggested she clean up the mess, she ignored the requests and departed the subway at the next stop.

= Public reaction to the incident =

Unfortunately for the young woman, another commuter took a s.

The story received mainstream attention when it was widely reported in South Korean media, and was discussed in Korean communities in the United States as well. The public humiliation led the woman to quit her university, according to reports.

= Concerns =

The reaction by Korean netizens to the incident prompted several Korean newspapers to run editorials voicing concern over Internet vigilantism. One paper said that the woman was the victim of a cyber-posse, tracking down norm violators and branding them with digital Scarlet Letters. Another called it an Internet witch-hunt, and went on to say that [t]he Internet is turning the whole society into a kangaroo court.

The implications for personal privacy were also raised. Some said that posting the woman s picture was acceptable, but that posting her personal information was inappropriate. Others said that her face should have been obscured in the widely-circulated picture, in order to protect her identity.

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=See also=

*Contemporary culture of South Korea *List of Korea-related topics *Internet phenomenon *John Daker *Star Wars Kid -- a Canadian teenager becomes known as the Star Wars Kid after video of him swinging a golf ball retriever leaks onto the Internet and becomes an Internet phenomenon

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