South Korea Professor Charged Over 'holy Water' Fraud

[Raistlin]

A South Korean professor who claimed he could make tap water into holy water will face fraud charges, police say.

The man, named as Prof Kim, claimed he could digitally capture the elements of holy water from Lourdes, France, that believers say has healing powers.

He had sold devices to more than 5,000 people, making almost 1.7bn won ($1.3m, £870,000).

Eight people, including Prof Kim's wife and brother-in-law, will also be charged.

The famous shrine to the Virgin Mary at Lourdes offers water which some believe has healing powers.

Mr Kim had claimed his ceramic and paper filters, and plastic cards used in water purifiers, had captured those powers for onward transmission.

He and his associates allegedly told customers that different devices cured different illnesses, including diabetes and tumours.

"Professor Kim says if the medical properties are changed into digital signals, and radiated onto any water, the water will adapt those properties," the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper quoted police as saying.

But police said experts had confirmed that this was "completely impossible, based on no scientific evidence".

The police also said that the people who had bought the devices had complained when they did not work.

[+Steve]

i can think of loads of other devices that claim to work and don't, QVC sell a lot of that stuff

[Bizarra]

I don't have any faith in Holy Water, be it from Lourdes or anywhere else but I do believe in the power of "Belief" & if someone believes in Holy Water, be it genuine or not & it helps them, who am I to condemn it?

"Whatever helps you get through this life, is right & good for you "

[Raistlin]

I don't have any faith in Holy Water, be it from Lourdes or anywhere else but I do believe in the power of "Belief" & if someone believes in Holy Water, be it genuine or not & it helps them, who am I to condemn it?

"Whatever helps you get through this life, is right & good for you "

That would account for some of your other life giving interests...

[Bizarra]

I don't have any faith in Holy Water, be it from Lourdes or anywhere else but I do believe in the power of "Belief" & if someone believes in Holy Water, be it genuine or not & it helps them, who am I to condemn it?

"Whatever helps you get through this life, is right & good for you "

That would account for some of your other life giving interests...

Shhhhhhh You know too much <_<

[Raistlin]

I keep telling you, information is power

[Bizarra]

I keep telling you, information is power

Power corrupts & total Power corrupts totally !

[Raistlin]

I keep telling you, information is power

Power corrupts & total Power corrupts totally !

Would you rather be the bullet or the wall ?

[Bizarra]

I keep telling you, information is power

Power corrupts & total Power corrupts totally !

Would you rather be the bullet or the wall ?

Better chance being the Bullet, as I seem to be impervious to your barbed remarks If I can withstand them I'm fairly impervious to any projectiles

[Raistlin]

Vic, your tongue is so sharp I surprised you haven't bled to death yet...

[bothwell_buyer]

Vic, your tongue is so sharp I surprised you haven't bled to death yet...

as the Englishman said to the Irishman....... (see above)

[Raistlin]

Vic, your tongue is so sharp I surprised you haven't bled to death yet...

as the Englishman said to the Irishman....... (see above)

God, you Celts are all the same, A mouth as fast as your cars Well yours anyway...

[bothwell_buyer]

Vic, your tongue is so sharp I surprised you haven't bled to death yet...

as the Englishman said to the Irishman....... (see above)

God, you Celts are all the same, A mouth as fast as your cars Well yours anyway...

the English are just as fast but nobody listens :lol:

[Raistlin]

Vic, your tongue is so sharp I surprised you haven't bled to death yet...

as the Englishman said to the Irishman....... (see above)

God, you Celts are all the same, A mouth as fast as your cars Well yours anyway...

the English are just as fast but nobody listens

I think you'll find that Celts don't have the intellect to keep up...

[bothwell_buyer]

Vic, your tongue is so sharp I surprised you haven't bled to death yet...

as the Englishman said to the Irishman....... (see above)

God, you Celts are all the same, A mouth as fast as your cars Well yours anyway...

the English are just as fast but nobody listens

I think you'll find that Celts don't have the intellect to keep up...

you are of course completely correct - we get bored so quickly that we can't be bothered waiting for a reaction - bit like the English football team I suppose.... but they are just naturally ungifted

[Bizarra]

Vic, your tongue is so sharp I surprised you haven't bled to death yet...

Nasty people have been known to say that I am a right Bleeder! :(

[Raistlin]

Vic, your tongue is so sharp I surprised you haven't bled to death yet...

Nasty people have been known to say that I am a right Bleeder!

That's because you full of Rat poison, a treatment for pests...

[Bizarra]

Vic, your tongue is so sharp I surprised you haven't bled to death yet...

Nasty people have been known to say that I am a right Bleeder!

That's because you full of Rat poison, a treatment for pests...

Thank God I'm not on that yet :o 300mg of Aspirin per day- rots your stomach, but what the Hell :D My daily slurp of red wine is a counter measure [i tell myself ]

[Raistlin]

Vic, your tongue is so sharp I surprised you haven't bled to death yet...

Nasty people have been known to say that I am a right Bleeder!

That's because you full of Rat poison, a treatment for pests...

Thank God I'm not on that yet 300mg of Aspirin per day- rots your stomach, but what the Hell My daily slurp of red wine is a counter measure [i tell myself ]

Well we all knew you whined wined every day :D

[Bizarra]

Vic, your tongue is so sharp I surprised you haven't bled to death yet...

Nasty people have been known to say that I am a right Bleeder!

That's because you full of Rat poison, a treatment for pests...

Thank God I'm not on that yet 300mg of Aspirin per day- rots your stomach, but what the Hell My daily slurp of red wine is a counter measure [i tell myself ]

Well we all knew you whined wined every day :D

Lucky you that you corrected that typo [?] in time :ffs: :lol2:

I would have had to retaliate with extreme .........erm can't think of the bloody word an American euphemism for killing

[Raistlin]

Prejudice

[Bizarra]

Prejudice

Thanks, Raist That would have driven mad [more so than normal] until I got it :P

[Raistlin]

I can't stop a chap from getting it :D

[Bizarra]

I can't stop a chap from getting it :D

Don't even think about it!

[Raistlin]

I can't stop a chap from getting it

Don't even think about it!

I meant the sweet J xxx