Park Wi, other disabled people also turned their backs: "Too ashamed to hold my head up"... Despite public interest apology, still bombarded with insults [Star Issue]

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Full-body paralyzed YouTuber Park Wi is facing a severe backlash after releasing CCTV footage of a fall incident that occurred on a KTX train.

On the 22nd, comments from netizens criticizing Park Wi for releasing the fall incident CCTV footage continued to appear on his SNS and YouTube channel 'Wi-racle'.

Netizens strongly criticized Park Wi with remarks such as "Disability is not power," "A society where even disabled people cannot help others freely," "Are you really that angry just because someone accidentally tripped while trying to help? Now no one will help anymore," and "Please look at yourself before blaming others. Because of you, all kinds of disabled people are being insulted. Even if the employee made a mistake and apologized, what would happen to that employee if you reacted like this?"

Other reactions included comments like "How far should consideration go?", "This video was very shocking. It cannot be seen as something posted due to carelessness or lack of deep thought," and "I wonder why we had to interpret good intentions as malicious intent and even freeze it on YouTube. If you felt so unfairly treated, you should have resolved it right there."

In particular, one netizen drew attention by commenting, "As a fellow disabled person, I am extremely ashamed. While traveling on KTX in a wheelchair for business trips, I always appreciate those who work hard to ensure safe boarding and alighting... Now I feel too ashamed to even hold my head up... Please think about other disabled people as well... Please."

Park Wi previously announced on his YouTube channel on the 21st that he suffered a fall incident when his wheelchair wheel got caught on the foot of a public service worker during the process of disembarking from a KTX train.

He stated that the accident occurred around 12:06 p.m. on the 14th, saying, "To board a KTX, one must use a wheelchair lift. There is a ramp when disembarking from the KTX, and I was sliding down it. Suddenly, I saw feet right in front of me. It was too late at that point. The moment I saw the feet, my wheelchair wheel got caught on them, and my body was thrown off, falling to the floor."

Park Wi added, "Honestly, I was so angry. My mind was completely overwhelmed with too many thoughts while I was already lying on the ground." The CCTV footage he released showed the scene of Park Wi's fall incident.

Park Wi explained that he fell after his wheelchair wheel got caught on a foot placed by the public service worker to secure the ramp, stating, "The public service worker did not intentionally do this, but I was extremely angry just because they placed their foot on the ramp," emphasizing the need for safety training.

However, from that point onward, netizens pointed out that Park Wi's release of the CCTV footage was excessive, noting that "the public service worker who helped did not do it on purpose, so don't get angry." Concerns were also raised that the public service worker could be identified based on their silhouette in the video and the recorded date and time information.

In response, Park Wi posted an apology message on his SNS on the 22nd, saying, "I am sorry for disappointing many people due to the video I uploaded today."

He continued, "At the scene when the incident occurred, the staff member did their best to help me and apologized politely. I failed to consider their perspective. I viewed only negatively a mistake that occurred in the process of trying to help me better. My communication style was immature, and my thinking was short-sighted. I apologize to everyone who worked hard at the scene." He added, "Taking this incident as an opportunity, I will act more cautiously and responsibly in all matters going forward."

Meanwhile, Park Wi was diagnosed with full-body paralysis following a fall accident in 2014. Through rehabilitation, he later recovered upper body movement. In October 2024, Park Wi married Song Ji-eun, a former singer from the group SECRET.

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