Kangin's license was revoked and netizens want him to be banned?

[telrunyaaa.livejournal.com]

 

Super Junior’s Kang In, who was booked for beating up a patron in a bar brawl a month ago, was booked again Friday for fleeing the scene after causing a traffic accident under the influence of alcohol, police said.

On the band’s Web site, Kangin posted a long letter to apologize to his fans. “I have nothing to say but say sorry thousands of times. I should have been more cautious but I’m really sorry for disappointing you again.”

According to the police, Kang, while driving a rental car at a speed of 40-50 kilometers per hour, caused an accident involving two taxis on a road in Gangnam, southern Seoul, at 3.10 a.m., Thursday. He hit the first taxi, which was pushed forward and hit the other cab in front.

The moment after the accidents, he got out of the car and ran from the scene. About six hours later, he surrendered himself to the police station in Gangnam. His blood alcohol level was 0.081 percent, high enough to have his license revoked.

Two taxi drivers and two passengers involved in the incident sustained no major injuries.
Police asked Kang to report to the police station Friday for investigation, but he had failed to appear by late afternoon. A police officer said they will summon him again.


Peoples thoughts about this issue?

ELFs has started their own petition explaining that he is an artist, but he is a human too. He makes mistakes. Theyre asking people to forgive him. currently 137 231 people have signed it. (including shawol, vip, hottest, cass and triple s members)

Netizens are furious over Kangin’s DUI accident. due to the fact that he is an “idol”, he is supposed to maintain that idol image, but he has been involved in a bar fight and now the DUI accident.

On the Korean site Agora, they are petitioning for him to be banned (otherwise be removed from Super Junior). up till now, there has been 176 206 signatures, they are aiming for 10,000.

He has made an official apology already, but netizens are still unhappy
 

(The numbers are stil increasing.. )

 

 

 

Source: The Korea Times.

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No they don't! Stupid netizens... AARGHH
Leave the boy alone he has enough problems already.
stupid petitions... grrr.... 
 

 

Comments

[fragiledays.livejournal.com]

While removal from Super Junior is too much (other celebs have gotten away with worse, and the ultimate impact would be a hugely messy mess of epic proportions), I believe that as someone who has committed a crime, he needs to receive the punishment he deserves, especially because he's an idol.

[katzsong.livejournal.com]

I agree with you, except to the point "especially because he's an idol". Does it imply that his punishment should be more severe than ordinary citizens? In the eye of law, he's just another citizen, and should be punished according to the regular law (would be better if the punishment include rehab and/or social work).
And please, he's only a man too. He might be an idol but he's not an Angel, let alone God. He make mistakes and should suffer the consequences as well. But not more than you and me.
Everybody deserves a second (or 3rd,4th, etc) chance.

[pandamanic.livejournal.com]

seriously? didn't they learn anything from the jay issue? DDD:

[kishikiari.livejournal.com]

netizens didn't learn with jaebeom case...
I foresee another drama!

[valyrian.livejournal.com]

I say;
Stay out of it and let the police and SM deal with it.
Bitching and moaning wont get you anywhere.


But that's just me.
and lord knows that's not how it's going to happen.

[x-saru-x.livejournal.com]

I'm so sick of the netizens' behaviour. I understand these guys can't do anything but bitch and hate, but goddamnit stop meddling!

He's been wrong, he deserves punishment, but as far as I know you're not the ones that are supposed to work on it. stfd and stfu.

[pandamanic.livejournal.com]

He's been wrong, he deserves punishment, but as far as I know you're not the ones that are supposed to work on it. stfd and stfu.

THIS! why do the nezitens think that they have any say in his punishment? it's freaking ridiculous.

[rawthorne.livejournal.com]

Netizens need to stop demanding things. This is something the law should be involved in, period. Everyone else? Opinions only. No demands, no fucking petitions. No moral warfare against someone who's clearly already down. For the fuck of shit.

[theuncolored.livejournal.com]

THIS.

Very well-put.

[jing-16.livejournal.com]

ELFs has started their own petition explaining that he is an artist, but he is a human too
exactly ELFs, that is why he should get the punishment that he deserves like how normal people would.

this is different from Jay's issue.Jay did not commit a crime.

[prototypic.livejournal.com]

except the netizens wanting him to be banned are doing it solely because 'he's supposed to maintain the idol image', and not because he committed a crime. which is so wrong in terms of moral ethics that idk what else to say.

[beebz-x.livejournal.com]

Netizens can really make someone kill themselves if they don't stop this.
Seriously.

[polyurethane.livejournal.com]

Didn't that already happen?

That girl took pictures with Kangin and the netizens got pissed and bashed her and stuff and she committed suicide?

Or am I remembering things incorrectly again? This happens a lot to me...

[stage-persona.livejournal.com]

Its not their place! He broke the law, they are the ones who must think about what is the proper “punishment”. Netizen have nothing to say, and I’m sick they think they have actions to take every time there is a “scandal”

[blooberrie.livejournal.com]

Hey netizens, remember the last time you made a petition? stfu already. just buy the music, that's all you're good for.

Still feel bad for Kangin, but I he really does deserve to do some time in jail

[sabaku-no-leti.livejournal.com]

Suspension and punishment, yes. Ban, no. It would leave Super Junior so fucked up. Maybe Kibum takes this opportunity to say brb not bye guys! :D

[prototypic.livejournal.com]

also, it is exactly because he's an idol that he'd get twice the punishment a normal criminal would get, thanks to media blowing things out of proportion and shit like that.

so fuck you, netizens. let the law deal with it and stay out of it already.

[nudrive.livejournal.com]

tHEY JUST NEVER LEARN

[mls-addxn.livejournal.com]

WTF netizens :| W.T.F.

[sirenkatie.livejournal.com]

:\ wtf that is messed up.

[xinliyoushu.livejournal.com]

Netizens, just stay the fuck out of it.

[whatdesuyo.livejournal.com]

Netizens haven't learned their lesson.

[skystreaked.livejournal.com]

Netizens will never learn.

[jrockboogie123.livejournal.com]

NETIZENS SIT THE FUCK DOWN WITH YOUR GODDAMN PETITIONS ALREADY!
Fuck man, this is seriously pissing me off...

[prototypic.livejournal.com]

For South Korea, the penalties for different BAC levels include

* 0.01–0.049 = No Penalty
* 0.05–0.09 = 100 days license suspension
* >0.10 = Cancellation of car license.
* >0.36 = Arrest

excuse me, what. why are they talking about him going to jail when he didn't hurt anyone.

[dorawa.livejournal.com]

i guess he could have? and they're speculating that his bal was .15 when he got in the accident, but that's still no .36....

[kangfany.livejournal.com]

...i will never forgive them if they make it out to be another jay case. kangin doesn't deserve this.

[sayitisso.livejournal.com]

the situations are very different and, besides the netizens stirring up crap where they're not asked to, they can't really be compared

kangin has committed a crime, not too long after the assault ordeal. he deserves to be punished as much as a non-celebrity would be for the exact same "crimes" he has committed. jae did not commit a crime, jae was misunderstood.

granted, there's the netizens that have their faces glued to their computers waiting to stir more crap with kangin's case, just like they did with jae. it's a very different situation... but after jae's... i don't even know what the expect from the netizens anymore

[nashirah.livejournal.com]

You know what?

I don't understand people who defend him.
He was under the influence of alcohol and on top of that HE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. Good thing nothing happened to him, the drivers or passengers.
So I can understand people who are unhappy with only the apology. People make mistakes, but people should pay for it. And so does Kangin in my opinion.
I stopped really care if he is banned from Super Junior.
I could completely understand his "previous incident" but this? Not really.

[nashirah.livejournal.com]

Oh, and this?

His blood alcohol level was 0.081 percent, high enough to have his license revoked.

It was hours after the accident. So...

[sugardrizzle.livejournal.com]

OMFG, NETIZENS. Just give up! >:( Netizens, you guys are not gods or goddesses so STFU already!

[sugardrizzle.livejournal.com]

I know he deserves some punishment or something. But WTH. Ban him from Super Junior? I'm kind of okay with it if SM Entertainment fully makes the decision. BUT NETIZENS? OMG NO. :|

[sayitisso.livejournal.com]

frankly, I thought Kangin should get away with it the first time with the assault nonsense because, hey, he's human, too... but this is the second "crime" in, what, less than month? That's just being reckless, man.

Regardless, netizens need to GTFO the interwebs and DIAF or do something productive with their lives. I'm so tired of them and their shit

[seidy.livejournal.com]

I'm convinced that most of Netizen are deeply jealous of popular people and kinda been waiting for the fail moment of celeb :(

[evil-zucchini.livejournal.com]

Doesn't matter if he is an idol or just another regular person, gotta do time for his crime. ELF needs to just stfd and leave the punishment-making up to the people with the mental capacity and jurisdiction to dole out commensurate punishment. Since he turned himself in, wouldn't it just be like a suspension of license plus a shitload of community service?

[prototypic.livejournal.com]

the thing is, ELF isn't asking for the law to go lax on him, they're asking for people to forgive him. you know why? because netizens can destroy an idol's life. he will probably get whatever you mentioned, but if those other netizens who want him banned have their way, he'll also get his life messed up forever.