Son Heung-Min’s father charged with child abuse

In this case there’s no question about it happening. He one hundred percent did and condoned his staff do it. In his book he speaks how much he believes in corporal punishment and how it’s a good thing. Korea is currently in a massive overhaul of their child abuse system going from “Ofcourse you can hit your child as long as you don’t show it to anyone else” to it actually not being ok. This was sparked by a big case in 2020 when a mother killed her child through torture AFTER being reported several times to the police for doing this.

Lots of these cases of “what used to be ok” keeps popping up and the behaviour described in this case was extremly common when i was a kid. Please don’t try to defend this behaviour in here just because it’s Sonnys dad.

All you sick cunts hating on sons dad. 

Based on what I’m reading here, this was common practice for me growing up in Trinidad. I don’t see it as a big deal but times have changed

im 20, old enough to father a child and my dad still hits me lmao. But meh, he still fully funds my college and living expenses so yea a few kicks is totally worth it.

not surprised.

i am, however, surprised that sonny turned out to be a nice person. if i grew up in this kind of environment i’d be so messed up.

For every child that turns out to be even as good as 1/10th of Son, there are thousands that deal with the trauma and don’t make it. Just because there’s the chance of a diamond in the rough does not make the abusive behavior and actions tolerable in any circumstance.

I’m not condoning anything or saying that Son’s father is innocent, but the article states that one of the coaches in his academy hit the kid. Not Son’s father. Doesn’t make everything right, but a key point to note.