(obligatory disclaimer to read all of this before making an opinion on it and also to allow some grace for the limits of a rs ask etc etc)

there’s a lot of nuance that imo is not mutually exclusive… firstly, he shouldn’t have done it. it was some pretty bad decision making. secondly, there’s a lot we don’t know. imo it’s important to remember that this is an ongoing investigation and the reason why we are hearing conflicting information regarding his BAC and potential testimonies is because this information isn’t meant to be public at this time. some things are difficult to make a judgement on because you have to take everything with a grain of salt and shouldn’t do so prematurely.

that being said, i think it can be agreed upon at this point that while he did make a poor decision and has been/will continue to be punished for it, he isn’t the villain the media is suggesting he is. i’m glad the actual cctv footage of him was released, which more correctly portrays the severity of the situation (not more severe than the basis of the crime itself), and will hopefully reduce misinformation (seeing as the video many people falsely believed was him showed something entirely different). yoongi has taken accountability and the company has as well; as far as i can tell the initial confusion was also due to the fact that this is, again, an ongoing investigation, and a lot has been clarified since.

i believe that that’s currently all we can ask for until more information has been revealed, and the action that has been taken so far (ie. revoking his license) seems appropriate for this stage of the investigation and korean law. and again- i don’t think he did this with malicious intent, i do believe he is genuinely regretful, and i don’t think the situation should be minimized, which means assuming reasonable and appropriate punishment, not just what’s most severe.