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Unless you happen to know, factually, that he is guilty (and perhaps therefore a witness in the trial?) this is exactly the kind of thing that shouldn't happen before a verdict has been handed down. Kim's personality has little to do with how the law should be applied.

Even very nasty people have the right to due process, fair trial and opportunity to mount a defense. In the nastiness scale, Kim barely registers.

Why is this being downvoted? It's not the popular view in these parts but it's a legitimate one and did not strike me as trolling.

I believe people disagree with him and downvoting has replaced discussion in many cases. You may downvote a comment that's plain wrong, but you shouldn't do it if someone else already countered the argument.