Why North Korean women avoid marrying police officers

Why North Korean women avoid marrying police officers

A telling story has been circulating in South Pyongan province. A daughter of a local People’s Committee official was urged by her parents to consider marrying a police officer. Her response: she would rather marry a farm worker. The remark may be a bit of an exaggeration, but it captures something real about how attitudes toward police officers have shifted in North Korea today. Officers of the Ministry of Social Security, the state body respo…