Court sentences After School's Lizzy to a year in prison for her DUI charges

interesting

Woah, I think this is the first time I see an idol get jail time for dui

Im not one to defend anyone who drinks and drive but seems pretty harsh for a first time offender. I mean did that Super Junior guy get any prison sentence after multiple DUIs?

Was her DUI that bad? Even worse than Kangin? Genuinely asking bcoz I don't know the details

also how come a ex member boy group did this and he didn't get serve with jail time. i swear the sexism smh. plus the guy also had his license taken away. im not defending her wrong doings it's just the system that im trying to get at.

I'm wondering if she'll appeal. It seems like most people get the sentences reduced after appeal.

hope all the DUI drivers get jail as she did

but I'm sure she will appeal and will only get probation

Wow. An actual jail sentence? Was her DUI that dangerous or is there something else.

Kang in from Suju did DUI and crashed into another car displaying he was out of control and threat to human life AND he did a runner. He only got fined. His second DUI he crashed into a lamp post. He got a smaller fine the second time round. she would have to something more extreme to get a harsher sentence

There are several male idols that had dui charges before, ex Super Junior member Kangin, Nichkhun and Jun.k from 2PM, The wife beater from SS501, just off the top of my head. So I'm wondering if her case had other unique details that made the punishment more severe or if they changed the law or what exactly

That's pretty...harsh

Yeah I don't feel bad for her in the slightest. Those male idols honestly should have gotten prison time too but that doesn't mean we give everybody a pass

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wife beater from SS501,

WiFe beater?

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WiFe beater?

I really forgot his name, he's the one from boys over flowers with the shitty acting.

kim hyun joong^^^

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I really forgot his name, he's the one from boys over flowers with the shitty acting.

wait was he guilty I have zero clue about the case but didn't he win the court?

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wait was he guilty I have zero clue about the case but didn't he win the court?

It doesn't make him innocent, it just makes the SK court system flawed. There was a lot of evidence of his guilt but justice is not always just.

I hope this is the point for her where she decides to change her life and change herself and I wish fair punishments to other people who drove under the influence as well.

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Can't read the article. Does it mean prison time or only on probation?

Prison. The sentence is not suspended.

This is the first trial though and she is likely to appeal, just like everyone else did.

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wow weird

from all the idols who got charged for DUI she's the first one who's going to jail

is it because she's a girl and we all know how koreans are sexist ?

because 2PM, Suju etc... only got probation after their dui scandal or were fined

I think it is too cynical to say she is only getting jail time because she is a girl (at least i hope so)

that's why i was wondering if her case was more severe somehow and we aren't getting the full picture/details. I looked more into details and

for starters, her alcohol level was so much higher than that of Kangin's and Jun.K's (Kangin: 0.05, Jun.k: 0

.07, Lizzy:0.197%)

second, accroding to the allkpop article, aside from the drunk driving she was also charged for dangerous driving and violating the road traffic act. so maybe her sentence was the accumulation of everything together and not just the drunk driving.

finally, according to this article http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200920000168 there have been a crackdown on drunk driving in Koread starting last year with both politicians and the public pushing for more severe punishement

look at this paragraph for instance

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In Korea, a drunken driving accident that results in death is punishable by at least three years in jail to a life sentence. A driver‘s license is suspended when blood alcohol concentration is 0.03 percent or higher, and the license is revoked when the level is 0.08 percent or higher.

Lizzy, Kangin and Jun.k don't belong to the same "group". Lizzy's alcohol level was more than double the bench mark of license revoking.

wow her casemust have pretty bad

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I think it is too cynical to say she is only getting jail time because she is a girl (at least i hope so)

that's why i was wondering if her case was more severe somehow and we aren't getting the full picture/details. I looked more into details and

for starters, her alcohol level was so much higher than that of Kangin's and Jun.K's (Kangin: 0.05, Jun.k: 0

.07, Lizzy:0.197%)

second, accroding to the allkpop article, aside from the drunk driving she was also charged for dangerous driving and violating the road traffic act. so maybe her sentence was the accumulation of everything together and not just the drunk driving.

finally, according to this article http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200920000168 there have been a crackdown on drunk driving in Koread starting last year with both politicians and the public pushing for more severe punishement

look at this paragraph for instance

Lizzy, Kangin and Jun.k don't belong to the same "group". Lizzy's alcohol level was more than double the bench mark of license revoking.

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Thats really really high

At that point she probably wasnt walking properly

I reckon she has an alcoholism problem, she has caused public scene due to intoxication before but first time it being illegal

She needs to seek help for her alcohol problems

Good and now give that weird chaebol son jailtime

at first i thought her sentence was harsh but 0.197 is really, really high, no wonder she got a year in prison. South koreans should be grateful blood alcohol limit there is high, lots of counties has zero tolerance.

For everyone clamoring for her to get jail time: it's not great for society to default to throwing people in jail. It shifts resources from health and recovery systems to punishment. It increases infections and viral loads. Inmates are at a higher risk of assault, sexual assault, and rape, which has long-term lasting impacts. etc. etc.

You can think "someone who drove recklessly should be punished" and there are ways to do that that don't needlessly put people in prison for a year. I don't know the specifics of her case, so if she killed someone or something then that changes thing, but just driving drunk, this seems really harsh. It would be better for her (and by extension, society) if she was fined, sentenced to probation, and required to attend an alcohol recovery program.

Can I ask what dui is ?

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Oppps, I knew someone was drunk in that situation, for some reason I thought it was Dae. My bad. I just spent forever thinking my Bias killed someone by accident while being intoxicated

spreading misinformation

any male idol charged with DUI should automatically get 5 years in a Colombian prison....lets see how that turns out

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For everyone clamoring for her to get jail time: it's not great for society to default to throwing people in jail. It shifts resources from health and recovery systems to punishment. It increases infections and viral loads. Inmates are at a higher risk of assault, sexual assault, and rape, which has long-term lasting impacts. etc. etc.

You can think "someone who drove recklessly should be punished" and there are ways to do that that don't needlessly put people in prison for a year. I don't know the specifics of her case, so if she killed someone or something then that changes thing, but just driving drunk, this seems really harsh. It would be better for her (and by extension, society) if she was fined, sentenced to probation, and required to attend an alcohol recovery program.

drunk driving is attempted murder imo. i think its naïve af to say this is "needlessly" throwing someone in jail. people who are a danger to society should be off the streets. i agree that the prison system in many countries is fcked up and needs reform, but that doesnt change the fact that some people DO deserve jail time. your own moral judgement doesnt change that.