And to make matters worse he/his family didn't apologize "properly" and continued to keep his dog off the leash even after the victim was sent to the hospital. He did apologize at the press conference for this drama though :P

Ok, no, that's wrong. completely wrong. Maybe he did in private? ugh, so wrong.

@astromantic He apologized and already talked to family personally (they are close friends) even before the case blew up. It was reported and Siwon apologized publicly on his SNS and did not participate in Super Junior's comeback. Also, the dog was raised by his family and was not even with him when the incident happened. He again apologized at his presscon.

Irresponsible dog ownership is a matter of public interest as it's concern public safety, and that matter is regulated by government too.

Actually, in a way, I think Siwon's case really did end up affecting the public. I remember getting a notice not too long ago that dog laws in South Korea have now been updated so that it is a federal crime if a dog does not have both a leash and muzzle attached to it when outside the privacy of your home. I'm pretty sure the fine for it was pretty hefty as well. I wonder if some of the hate could be from people that are bitter that they need to get muzzles for their dogs now?

I mean in general. I think a lot of scandals are ridiculous and the result of the public being basically NOSY about other people's business. In this case he wasn't the one walking at the time, and yet he gets guilt by association ... which is also ridiculous.

Association, and the idea of "children bearing the guilt/sins of their parents" is real strong in S.Korea

Uhm, I'm not entirely agree with that stance, we know pretty much about this case to form an opinion, and I think it was good move on Siwon part to address this in public space as he is a public figure and this dog image was monetized by his family, but it should ended there, if his father wouldn't release his apology where he tried to deflect guilt and presented version of events that was proven untrue by CCTV tape, it would be forgotten by now, but his father's and then his sister insensitive action turned the public and even victim's family against them and in the end against Siwon who is a public face of his family. I agree that netizen comment are vicious and unfair but it was triggered by Siwon's family tonedeath actions.

Again, we and the KNetz were not the ones involved with the incident, so we don't really know for sure how it was handled--if responsibility was deflected by Si Won's family or not... From what I heard/read, the family basically ignored the situation and pushed Si Won to handle it, especially his sister-- and we were only made known by the media (which can be very biased), but I will say that I am happy and proud of Si Won properly giving a statement (and therefore, closure, according to the public) about the situation.... I am going to leave it at that, because if we go any further into this thread and topic, it'll just become a debate, and that is not what is needed nor was it intended--- this article from Dramabeans is about Si Won's new drama, which is a happy thing :)