Only the Store Owner Knows the Password 'Kokkok'... Teens Who Stole and Drank Beverages Worth 5.34 Million Won

Teenagers Press Kiosk Password to Take Drinks
Store Owner Apparently Saw Password Entry by Chance
Police to Send Official Letter to School for Fraud Investigation

A group of high school students is pressing the kiosk password and unauthorizedly taking drinks at an unmanned cafe in Daejeon. JTBC 'Sageon Banjang'

A group of high school students was caught repeatedly taking drinks without paying at an unmanned cafe in Daejeon over several months. The affected store owner reportedly suffered a total loss of 5.34 million KRW.

According to 'JTBC Incident Manager' on the 13th, the informant and store owner, Mr. A, received a call from the headquarters on the 1st stating, "The amount spent on drinks using the password is enormous. Something seems off." Upon checking the closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage, Mr. A discovered that students from a nearby high school were drinking beverages without paying by entering a password known only to the owner on the kiosk (unmanned terminal).

A group of high school students are pressing the kiosk password and unauthorizedly taking drinks at an unmanned cafe in Daejeon. JTBC 'Sageon Banjang'

According to Mr. A, the students have been drinking for free since March, and the number of unauthorized uses in the past two months alone exceeds 200. Mr. A said, "There appear to be about 15 culprits. On days when they come often, they drank more than 10 times." He added, "I think the students accidentally saw me using the password to get drinks and exploited it."

The police are expected to send a cooperation request letter to the school next week and investigate the students on charges of fraud.

Netizens who read the story responded with comments such as "Juvenile offenders are basically being issued crime licenses," "Are these the budding criminals of the future?" "At this point, just get rid of all unmanned stores," "They are high school students; no need to cut them slack for being young," "5 million won? That's audacious," "If they aren't punished, it might lead to bigger crimes," "Why are kids these days like this?" and "No need to criticize other countries."