The Rule of Law Is a Lie—Here’s Another Proof

Let’s drop the polite fiction: when you’re powerful, the rules don’t apply. The law isn’t blind. It winks. It curtsies. It holds the door open and offers a glass of whiskey to dignitaries. Yesterday’s news that a South Korean court refused to arrest former president Yoon Suk-yeol, even as allegations swirl, is yet another middle finger pointed at every citizen who still believes—incredibly—in accountability.

When Justice Is Just A Performance

South Korea likes to parade its democracy. National Pride™ dripped from screens during the candlelight protests against Park Geun-hye—the people, we were told, toppled the corrupt. Justice was back. But less than a decade later, we see the usual trick: powerful men standing above the law, untouchable, unbothered, waving at us from their marble balconies.

Why do courts invent creative excuses to let former presidents off the hook? Spare me the civics lesson about checks and balances. This isn’t balance; it’s denial. It’s a system that engineers outrage-deflating spectacles—hearings, panels, stern lectures—before quietly extinguishing accountability. Let’s be honest: nobody expected Yoon to get locked up. The insiders—politicians, corporate titans, prosecutors—never truly pay. Heads roll only for those who aren’t useful anymore. If you believe otherwise, you’re the product being sold, not the buyer.

Hypocrisy As A National Sport

In the name of social order, South Korean authorities routinely jail protesters, blackball whistleblowers, and humiliate activists. Meanwhile, the elites who trade influence like marbles get gentle treatment and retirement mansions. "No evidence of flight risk," says the judge, daring you to call out the farce. South Korea isn’t exceptional here—America, France, India, Russia: the club of elite impunity is global, but Korea polishes its hypocrisy until it gleams.

Let’s not pretend the masses are innocent. The same society that bayed for Park’s imprisonment now shrugs at Yoon’s absolution. We let outrage flare up on comment sections, then go back to worshipping stability over justice. The real crime isn’t what Yoon did or didn’t do. It’s that people still let themselves be conned into believing there’s ever been a difference between a criminal behind a suit and one behind bars.

Are You Offended Yet? Good

If you felt a jolt of discomfort reading this, don’t look away. Ask yourself: who profits from your passivity? Why do you accept two kinds of justice? Maybe it’s time to admit that the most dangerous criminals rarely wear handcuffs. They write the laws—and judges whisper back, ‘As you wish, Your Excellency.’

Go ahead, scroll by and pretend this doesn’t apply to your country. But don’t be surprised when you’re the next to discover what the law really thinks of people like us.

This article was inspired by the headline: 'South Korea court rejects arrest warrant for former president Yoon'.