I realize that video really impacts people that aren't very smart quite profoundly. However, the evidence is. The police in fact did not charge him because they had a full range of information. Eye witnesses, CCTV, not just this YouTube partial video.
1) Old man repeatedly yells at foreigner to shut up and go away, apparently he is NOT talking particularly loudly on his phone (not on video, but feel free to scan the Korean news sites).
2) Foreigner snaps, yelling at old man.
3) Old man KICKS foreigner. KICKS him in the shin!!!!!!!
4) Foreigner puts old guy in headlock.
This is why he's not in jail or being deported. The Korean police, apparently not as dumb as many appalled at the scream-y black guy (wow, he's so scccaaaarrryyy), saw the evidence, listened to eye witness statements and decided it was a wash (i.e., old ajosshi was 50% at fault).
So my question is, what is up with all these white namby pamby fingernail biters almost universally blaming the black guy, when the Korean cops, with all the evidence blame the ajossi equally? What is with you people?