In every case, the Propofol was administered by a doctor in a hospital setting, making this insanely severe punishment…
I make no excuse for the doctor. Propofol is a very short-acting anesthetic; almost useless as a sleep aid because it wears off so quickly, usually in 20 minutes or so. Thus, those to whom it is administered wake up not too long after Propofol wears off.
I have been administered Propofol for minor medical procedures. You go out like a light, but you wake up a half hour later or so. I hope these "doctors" weren't giving him repeated doses in one night, as that is extremely dangerous. Propofol, administered in exactly this way, is what killed Michael Jackson. I'm amazed that, given the publicity surrounding that death, any physician would risk killing off a famous person by overdosing them.
I just keep wondering if Yoo Ah In thought "this must not be illegal. How else would I be getting this treatment from a licensed physician in a hospital setting?"
I'm appalled that nothing has been said about his doctors/pushers being stripped of their medical licenses.
Under South Korean law, its citizens are prohibited from using drugs, even if they are abroad in a country where…
"it is what it is..." The lamest excuse on Earth.
What in the world makes you think "every SK citizen is aware of the law?" I 'd bet most people are unaware. WTF business of the Korean government's is it what their people do while in other countries, under those country's laws and traditions? Why aren't ALL Korean laws effective regardless of where they are broken? Why only drugs, especially Marijuana, which is far less destructive to mind, body, and society than Soju?
It's pure performance art for the gullible, conservative Korean public, who picks and chooses which things to be upset about.
YAY! And we will welcome him with open arms! Hollywood is waiting with big movie offers and the possibility for a great career. Yoo will not be shamed for using. He can make the most of sobriety programs here to stay clean and sober, and be celebrated for setting a wonderful example for other addicts.
marijuana is legalized in lots of countries already.To imprision someone for using drugs is not the right way…
What BS. Korea has the highest rate of alcoholism in the entire world. It costs the economy billions of $$$ in a hundred different ways each year. The alleys of Korea flow with Soju and puke each night, but you're good with that, right? What harm did YAI's addiction do to anyone else but him?
For me it's more a shock that the guy seemed to be suffering from chronic insomnia & severe depression, was working…
HAHAHA...I guess you believe every conspiracy theory out there about the U.S., given that you feel terribly insecure about where you live.
Yes, America is a hell-hole. That's why there are 2.7 MILLION Asian college students here and hundreds of thousands of other Asians move here each year. 878,000 people from all over the world moved here last year.
Your attempt to change the topic here is pathetic. We're talking about Yoo Ah In and Korea's insane drug laws and show-off police and courts, who love to treat celebs roughly for maximum publicity. In the U.S. we treat addicts, we don't throw them in prison. That is saved for the pushers, dealers, traffickers, and doctors whose business it is to get people like Yoo hooked and then milk them for maximum $$$.
As for invasions, have you finished invading your private parts while you fantasize your moral superiority to YAI and the rest of us? Did you achieve victory? Are you close?
For me it's more a shock that the guy seemed to be suffering from chronic insomnia & severe depression, was working…
HAHAHA...yeah, it's a complete hell-hole here. That's why hundreds of thousands of people from Asia come here to get a college education each year, and why hundreds of thousands of others from all over the world immigrate to America each year.
Ask the Japanese, Germans, Italians, and French about how meeeeeean America was to them after WW2 and ask the Koreans about how mean America was to them after the Korean War. Without the U.S., there would be no South Korea. Everyone would be living under the psycho fat pig dictator to the north.
NO country is perfect, least of all mine. Still, we're talking about Yoo Ah In and thousands of other sick people thrown in jail by the Korean government and their psycho-overkill drug obsession, putting on a show of zero tolerance for the public each year. They killed off Lee Sun Kyun eight months ago, so they're trying for another trophy head with Yoo Ah In.
Here, addicts like Yoo are sentenced to treatment and community service, not prison. We save that for the pushers, dealers, traffickers, and sometimes even doctors who get people addicted, then squeeze every penny they can out of them, as was done to Yoo. Addiction is a disease and is to be treated, not used as an excuse to destroy lives.
Meanwhile, Korea drowns in alcohol (a drug!), costing itself billions of $$$ every year, but you're cool with that. What am I saying? You're likely a raging alkie yourself, which would explain your unhinged, virtue-signaling comments here. Alcohol damages mind and body faster than most recreational drugs.
Go suck down some Soju and puke in a grimy toilet tonight with the rest of your good, drug-free citizens.
Are you touching yourself as you write all these flagrantly stupid/judgemental/self-righteous comments? Getting off on the suffering of a very sick person, desperately trying to shore up your ego by pretending you're superior to a very sick celebrity?
Please go ahead and bring yourself to climax, so we don't have to see you here anymore.
For me it's more a shock that the guy seemed to be suffering from chronic insomnia & severe depression, was working…
Our drug laws are still too punishment-based too, but compared to Korea, we are extremely lenient with ADDICTS who need help. They are physically and mentally ill and need to be treated.
Pushers and dealers and "cartel" members go to prison. You're an idiot.
On one hand they acknowledge that Yoo is deeply unwell, and has been so for a long time. They acknowledge that he has been severely depressed and sleep-deprived for years and that the Propofol use was a desperate attempt to deal with that. They acknowledge he received the drug from DOCTORS IN A HOSPITAL SETTING. On the other hand, they punish him as if he were a drug dealer/pusher from the alleyways of Seoul.
He is an addict who needs treatment, not prison. The Korean justice system (lol) is a perversion, completely over-the-top when it comes to drugs. Meanwhile, Korea has the highest rate of alcoholism in the entire world. ALCOHOL IS A DRUG. Tonight, thousands will vomit in the alleys of Gangnam. Alcohol abuse costs the economy BILLIONS of $$$ every year. But that's OK, that's all good. Madness.
They have ended the career of the finest young actor in Korea. I fear for his life in prison. Not from another prisoner, but at his own hand. Korea loves to drive its finest to despair and suicide. I hope his lawyers will appeal and fight for a reduced sentence.
I am sick at heart.
In case Yoo is allowed Internet access in prison and stumbles across MDL: "International fans who know this is an injustice love and support you, Yoo! Do your treatment, keep your head down and come to America when you get out. Hollywood will embrace you. The public will not condemn you. I wish you had fled to my country before Korean prosecutors and judges had a chance to throw you behind bars, treating you harshly for publicity to make themselves look good in the eyes of the alcoholic Korean public. Many hugs to you."
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I have been administered Propofol for minor medical procedures. You go out like a light, but you wake up a half hour later or so. I hope these "doctors" weren't giving him repeated doses in one night, as that is extremely dangerous. Propofol, administered in exactly this way, is what killed Michael Jackson. I'm amazed that, given the publicity surrounding that death, any physician would risk killing off a famous person by overdosing them.
I just keep wondering if Yoo Ah In thought "this must not be illegal. How else would I be getting this treatment from a licensed physician in a hospital setting?"
I'm appalled that nothing has been said about his doctors/pushers being stripped of their medical licenses.
What in the world makes you think "every SK citizen is aware of the law?" I 'd bet most people are unaware. WTF business of the Korean government's is it what their people do while in other countries, under those country's laws and traditions? Why aren't ALL Korean laws effective regardless of where they are broken? Why only drugs, especially Marijuana, which is far less destructive to mind, body, and society than Soju?
It's pure performance art for the gullible, conservative Korean public, who picks and chooses which things to be upset about.
I can't wait for Yoo to call himself an American.
Yes, America is a hell-hole. That's why there are 2.7 MILLION Asian college students here and hundreds of thousands of other Asians move here each year. 878,000 people from all over the world moved here last year.
Your attempt to change the topic here is pathetic. We're talking about Yoo Ah In and Korea's insane drug laws and show-off police and courts, who love to treat celebs roughly for maximum publicity. In the U.S. we treat addicts, we don't throw them in prison. That is saved for the pushers, dealers, traffickers, and doctors whose business it is to get people like Yoo hooked and then milk them for maximum $$$.
As for invasions, have you finished invading your private parts while you fantasize your moral superiority to YAI and the rest of us? Did you achieve victory? Are you close?
Ask the Japanese, Germans, Italians, and French about how meeeeeean America was to them after WW2 and ask the Koreans about how mean America was to them after the Korean War. Without the U.S., there would be no South Korea. Everyone would be living under the psycho fat pig dictator to the north.
NO country is perfect, least of all mine. Still, we're talking about Yoo Ah In and thousands of other sick people thrown in jail by the Korean government and their psycho-overkill drug obsession, putting on a show of zero tolerance for the public each year. They killed off Lee Sun Kyun eight months ago, so they're trying for another trophy head with Yoo Ah In.
Here, addicts like Yoo are sentenced to treatment and community service, not prison. We save that for the pushers, dealers, traffickers, and sometimes even doctors who get people addicted, then squeeze every penny they can out of them, as was done to Yoo. Addiction is a disease and is to be treated, not used as an excuse to destroy lives.
Meanwhile, Korea drowns in alcohol (a drug!), costing itself billions of $$$ every year, but you're cool with that. What am I saying? You're likely a raging alkie yourself, which would explain your unhinged, virtue-signaling comments here. Alcohol damages mind and body faster than most recreational drugs.
Go suck down some Soju and puke in a grimy toilet tonight with the rest of your good, drug-free citizens.
Please go ahead and bring yourself to climax, so we don't have to see you here anymore.
Pushers and dealers and "cartel" members go to prison. You're an idiot.
You're a snide, snotty wack-job and probably one of Korea's millions of alcoholics. Enjoy vomiting in Gangnam tonight.
On one hand they acknowledge that Yoo is deeply unwell, and has been so for a long time. They acknowledge that he has been severely depressed and sleep-deprived for years and that the Propofol use was a desperate attempt to deal with that. They acknowledge he received the drug from DOCTORS IN A HOSPITAL SETTING. On the other hand, they punish him as if he were a drug dealer/pusher from the alleyways of Seoul.
He is an addict who needs treatment, not prison. The Korean justice system (lol) is a perversion, completely over-the-top when it comes to drugs. Meanwhile, Korea has the highest rate of alcoholism in the entire world. ALCOHOL IS A DRUG. Tonight, thousands will vomit in the alleys of Gangnam. Alcohol abuse costs the economy BILLIONS of $$$ every year. But that's OK, that's all good. Madness.
They have ended the career of the finest young actor in Korea. I fear for his life in prison. Not from another prisoner, but at his own hand. Korea loves to drive its finest to despair and suicide. I hope his lawyers will appeal and fight for a reduced sentence.
I am sick at heart.
In case Yoo is allowed Internet access in prison and stumbles across MDL: "International fans who know this is an injustice love and support you, Yoo! Do your treatment, keep your head down and come to America when you get out. Hollywood will embrace you. The public will not condemn you. I wish you had fled to my country before Korean prosecutors and judges had a chance to throw you behind bars, treating you harshly for publicity to make themselves look good in the eyes of the alcoholic Korean public. Many hugs to you."