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In reply to the discussion: Does South Korean Rapper PSY Hate America? [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)The people passing judgment on them were, and they were the ones who determined if factors in mitigation existed. They determined that there was an excuse and their decision was controlling.
I don't think that the driver(s) of that vehicle had any INTENT to murder two young girls, though. That may have factored into the judgment.
However, I wasn't there so I simply can't be decisive about assigning degrees of blame--we'd have to speak with someone who was there to get definitive answers on why the ruling came down as it did.
I can speak to the publicity and responses by USA at all levels attendant to this matter because everyone around the world saw that. USA did not manage the public relations aspect of this tragedy well at all, and they should have done a better job at that. Mister Gangnam Style could have given the US ambassador at the time and the Senior Officer Present in country a lesson on how to craft a heartfelt apology.