I totally agree that the producers should also receive punishment. If they were there to oversee the show's recording, why in the hell did they not put a stop to this?!

But to say Lee Yeol Eum is without fault is crazy. She was informed of the laws like they all were, so she is accountable too. She went and caught those clams when it has been stated they were all told not to do so. If she had no idea that would be one thing but it seems as though everyone knew.

So they want everyone but Lee Yeol Eum to be held responsible.

The lengths some Koreans go to in order to shield celebrities is embarrassing. Some things are just more important.

Frankly I think all who participated in the poaching including Lee Yeol Eum should be held accountable because they all did it. Not many places recognize ignorance as a defense for breaking the law.

If this was a jaywalking citation or some obscure law from 100 years ago that isn't applicable to modern life that would be one thing but an endangered species was poached, cooked and eaten on a national Korean broadcast. Going easy on the perpetrators is going to give the impression that it's not that big of a deal and if Koreans start going to Thailand to poach giant clams because they saw an actress do it, that will decimate the giant clam population to the possible brink of extinction.

I don't think she needs to serve the full 5 years in prison but a heavy fine (well in excess of $1300US) as well as a lifetime ban from the national park for all involved seems appropriate along with bearing the public shame of eating an endangered species for the sake of entertainment.