[Sportschosun, Lee Woo-joo] Park Wi, a YouTuber with quadriplegia, has apologized after facing a wave of criticism over the release of CCTV footage from a fall incident.
Park Wi posted a statement on his YouTube community page on the 22nd. He said, "I am sorry to many people for disappointing them with the video I uploaded today," and bowed his head, adding, "At the time of the incident, I failed to consider the position of the worker who did their best to help me at the scene and politely apologized."
Park Wi said, "I viewed the mistake that occurred while they were trying to help me better as something negative. My way of conveying it was immature, and I was short-sighted. I apologize to everyone who worked hard at the scene. I also deeply apologize to the viewers who watched the video."
He added, "I will take to heart the advice you have given me and approach the process of creating content with a more mature attitude. I will use this incident as a lesson and act more carefully and responsibly in everything I do." He apologized once again.
On the 21st, Park Wi said he had recently suffered a fall accident while getting off at a KTX-Sancheon platform. He explained that as he was coming down a ramp in his wheelchair, a public service worker placed a foot on the ramp to keep it fixed, and the wheelchair's rear wheel caught on that foot, causing him to fall.
Park Wi released CCTV footage of the accident and said, "What made me angriest was not that the public service worker did it on purpose. It was the fact that he put his foot on the ramp in the first place that made me so angry." He added, "I also lost my temper for a moment. Of course, he politely apologized to me, but I could not accept it at that moment. If I had fallen there and been seriously injured, it would have been truly terrifying."
There were also reactions comforting Park Wi for honestly expressing how shocked he was after narrowly avoiding a serious injury, but most netizens responded coldly. Many said he had gone too far by exposing the CCTV footage from the time of the accident and attacking the public service worker who had tried to help. As criticism poured in, including comments such as, "Disability is not power" and "Are you trying to bury someone who made a mistake while trying to help with good intentions?" Park Wi eventually deleted the video and posted an apology.
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▶The following is Park Wi's full statement
Hello, this is Park Wi. I am sorry to many people for disappointing them with the video I uploaded today. At the time of the incident, I failed to consider the position of the worker who did their best to help me at the scene and politely apologized. I viewed the mistake that occurred while they were trying to help me better as something negative. My way of conveying it was immature, and I was short-sighted. I apologize to everyone who worked hard at the scene. I also deeply apologize to the viewers who watched the video. I will take to heart the advice you have given me and approach the process of creating content with a more mature attitude. I will use this incident as a lesson and act more carefully and responsibly in everything I do. Once again, I sincerely apologize.
This article has been translated by GripLabs Mingo AI.
