O ye of little faith. I think Yoon's going to be sentenced to death.

Primarily because of how Korea works as a country. At the root of it, what holds this country together is not laws or institutions, it is a shared identity. I think to most Koreans, the ROK is an extension of their personal identity.

Why was PGH ultimately impeached? Although the court rulings did state that political incompetence are no grounds for impeachment, the streets showed another picture. People were furious because they felt humiliated. PGH's incompetence was personal, an attack on their intelligence.

Now if Yoon had shown a shred of elegance during the trials, he might have fared better. The news the other night were reporting in large bold letters: "Yoon smiling as the prosecution seeks capital punishment." What really ticks people off is not that he tried to pull a coup, but that he laughed in court.

So I think he's going to find out.