North Korea sentences US college student to 15 years' hard labour

[Gracie]

North Korea sentences US college student to 15 years' hard labour

I almost feel sorry for him. But not quite. Idiot. Doing that in NK of all places?



Otto Warmbier, a 21-year-old economics student at the University of Virginia, was found guilty of committing “severe crimes” against the North Korean state after he was held for allegedly attempting to steal a political banner from a restricted area of the hotel where he was staying in the capital Pyongyang.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Mizzou needs to open a N Korea campus.

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

North Korea is low crime precisely because they don't screw around when it comes to punishing crime. They look at our country with hooligans running rampant in the streets destroying property and feel vindicated.

Oh, and wtf was he doing in NK to begin with? Usually visitors are communist sympathizers like that assclown Dennis Rodman.

 

[DarkFury]

1, He went to North Korea which was stupid.
2, He stole which was stupid.

A good rule for staying OUT of trouble is....
"Don't go stupid places with stupid people and do stupid things"...Steve Yeager.

 

[frigidweirdo]

North Korea is low crime precisely because they don't screw around when it comes to punishing crime. They look at our country with hooligans running rampant in the streets destroying property and feel vindicated.

Oh, and wtf was he doing in NK to begin with? Usually visitors are communist sympathizers like that assclown Dennis Rodman.

He's not being punished for crime, he's being punished because he's American and the North Korean govt will ask for a lifting of certain sanctions in order for him to be released.

It's not the first time, or the last, they'll do this. They wait until an American does something even slightly wrong. Were a North Korean to do this, nothing would have happened either.

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

North Korea is low crime precisely because they don't screw around when it comes to punishing crime. They look at our country with hooligans running rampant in the streets destroying property and feel vindicated.

Oh, and wtf was he doing in NK to begin with? Usually visitors are communist sympathizers like that assclown Dennis Rodman.

He's not being punished for crime, he's being punished because he's American and the North Korean govt will ask for a lifting of certain sanctions in order for him to be released.

It's not the first time, or the last, they'll do this. They wait until an American does something even slightly wrong. Were a North Korean to do this, nothing would have happened either.

Wrong. Harsh punishments are very common in North Korea and other Asian nations as well. His punishment has nothing to do with being an American. And the United States does not negotiate for criminals. He's going to serve his entire sentence and he'll be lucky if the State Department pays for a plane ticket home afterwards.

 

[frigidweirdo]

North Korea is low crime precisely because they don't screw around when it comes to punishing crime. They look at our country with hooligans running rampant in the streets destroying property and feel vindicated.

Oh, and wtf was he doing in NK to begin with? Usually visitors are communist sympathizers like that assclown Dennis Rodman.

He's not being punished for crime, he's being punished because he's American and the North Korean govt will ask for a lifting of certain sanctions in order for him to be released.

It's not the first time, or the last, they'll do this. They wait until an American does something even slightly wrong. Were a North Korean to do this, nothing would have happened either.

Wrong. Harsh punishments are very common in North Korea and other Asian nations as well. His punishment has nothing to do with being an American. And the United States does not negotiate for criminals. He's going to serve his entire sentence and he'll be lucky if the State Department pays for a plane ticket home afterwards.

Not wrong.

I didn't say harsh punishments weren't common in North Korea, I wasn't talking about many of the things that are considered crimes for North Korean citizens. I was talking about what this guy did.

The US doesn't negotiate with "criminals"? Well actually they'd be negotiating FOR a criminal. North Korea makes the rules within its own borders, the regime aren't criminals, unless of course you want to get into international law, in which case many of the countries the US deal with are criminals.

List of Americans detained by North Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jeffery Edward Fowle, flew out on a US govt jet from North Korea. Arrested for leaving a Bible behind (deliberately as well, they should have let him rot).

Matthew Todd Miller and Kenneth Bae released after intervention from US GOVERNMENT WORKER James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence.

Merril Newman was taken off his flight back to Beijing, Bill Richardson went and mediated and the Swedish Embassy there (which does work for the US who don't have an Embassy there) were also in touch relaying messages from the US to the North Koreans.

Yep, the US doesn't negotiate with terrorists, much, well, most of the time, but hey.

The kid will be back before March 2017.

 

[DarkFury]

North Korea is low crime precisely because they don't screw around when it comes to punishing crime. They look at our country with hooligans running rampant in the streets destroying property and feel vindicated.

Oh, and wtf was he doing in NK to begin with? Usually visitors are communist sympathizers like that assclown Dennis Rodman.

He's not being punished for crime, he's being punished because he's American and the North Korean govt will ask for a lifting of certain sanctions in order for him to be released.

It's not the first time, or the last, they'll do this. They wait until an American does something even slightly wrong. Were a North Korean to do this, nothing would have happened either.

Wrong. Harsh punishments are very common in North Korea and other Asian nations as well. His punishment has nothing to do with being an American. And the United States does not negotiate for criminals. He's going to serve his entire sentence and he'll be lucky if the State Department pays for a plane ticket home afterwards.

Not wrong.

I didn't say harsh punishments weren't common in North Korea, I wasn't talking about many of the things that are considered crimes for North Korean citizens. I was talking about what this guy did.

The US doesn't negotiate with "criminals"? Well actually they'd be negotiating FOR a criminal. North Korea makes the rules within its own borders, the regime aren't criminals, unless of course you want to get into international law, in which case many of the countries the US deal with are criminals.

List of Americans detained by North Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jeffery Edward Fowle, flew out on a US govt jet from North Korea. Arrested for leaving a Bible behind (deliberately as well, they should have let him rot).

Matthew Todd Miller and Kenneth Bae released after intervention from US GOVERNMENT WORKER James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence.

Merril Newman was taken off his flight back to Beijing, Bill Richardson went and mediated and the Swedish Embassy there (which does work for the US who don't have an Embassy there) were also in touch relaying messages from the US to the North Koreans.

Yep, the US doesn't negotiate with terrorists, much, well, most of the time, but hey.

The kid will be back before March 2017.

And he will have learned how to speak Korean and develop a hate for rice.

 

[ForeverYoung436]

In this day and age, 21-year-olds are practically babes, fresh out of the womb. Some studies suggest that their brains aren't even fully formed yet. For a childish act and "sowing his wild oats", he should have been given a sentence of 6 months, not 15 years!

 

[Mindful]

Can't believe anyone in their right mind would even consider going there.

 

[AvgGuyIA]

I feel sorry for the kid. What an unjust punishment. Someday the world will have to deal with the NK leaders.

 

[G.T.]

The US and Media will forget about him for 2yrs and then a President will order the Operation to get him out and use it for politics for 3 days.

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

North Korea is low crime precisely because they don't screw around when it comes to punishing crime. They look at our country with hooligans running rampant in the streets destroying property and feel vindicated.

Oh, and wtf was he doing in NK to begin with? Usually visitors are communist sympathizers like that assclown Dennis Rodman.

He's not being punished for crime, he's being punished because he's American and the North Korean govt will ask for a lifting of certain sanctions in order for him to be released.

It's not the first time, or the last, they'll do this. They wait until an American does something even slightly wrong. Were a North Korean to do this, nothing would have happened either.

Wrong. Harsh punishments are very common in North Korea and other Asian nations as well. His punishment has nothing to do with being an American. And the United States does not negotiate for criminals. He's going to serve his entire sentence and he'll be lucky if the State Department pays for a plane ticket home afterwards.

Not wrong.

I didn't say harsh punishments weren't common in North Korea, I wasn't talking about many of the things that are considered crimes for North Korean citizens. I was talking about what this guy did.

The US doesn't negotiate with "criminals"? Well actually they'd be negotiating FOR a criminal. North Korea makes the rules within its own borders, the regime aren't criminals, unless of course you want to get into international law, in which case many of the countries the US deal with are criminals.

List of Americans detained by North Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jeffery Edward Fowle, flew out on a US govt jet from North Korea. Arrested for leaving a Bible behind (deliberately as well, they should have let him rot).

Matthew Todd Miller and Kenneth Bae released after intervention from US GOVERNMENT WORKER James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence.

Merril Newman was taken off his flight back to Beijing, Bill Richardson went and mediated and the Swedish Embassy there (which does work for the US who don't have an Embassy there) were also in touch relaying messages from the US to the North Koreans.

Yep, the US doesn't negotiate with terrorists, much, well, most of the time, but hey.

The kid will be back before March 2017.

I said the United States won't negotiate FOR a criminal, so don't correct me. And you're conflating material crimes with political crimes such as having a bible. His wasn't a political crime, it was one of theft and vandalism and your claim that a North Korean national committing the same offense wouldn't be punished is nonsense.

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

The US and Media will forget about him for 2yrs and then a President will order the Operation to get him out and use it for politics for 3 days.

Why should we? It isn't our policy to negotiate for criminals. This guy isn't a political prisoner, he committed a material crime. If we doled out punishments like that here, we would have a low crime rate too.

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

In this day and age, 21-year-olds are practically babes, fresh out of the womb. Some studies suggest that their brains aren't even fully formed yet. For a childish act and "sowing his wild oats", he should have been given a sentence of 6 months, not 15 years!

Different culture, different tolerance for crime. I like theirs better.

 

[G.T.]

In this day and age, 21-year-olds are practically babes, fresh out of the womb. Some studies suggest that their brains aren't even fully formed yet. For a childish act and "sowing his wild oats", he should have been given a sentence of 6 months, not 15 years!

Different culture, different tolerance for crime. I like theirs better.

Because you are mentally ill. Move there. KIDS make mistakes. The sane realize 15yrs is insecure overkill, wimp.

 

[Two Thumbs]

how many times do Americans have to get fucked over in NK for Americans to stop going to NK?

wtf would anyone want to do in that festering shithole?

their own people walk through minefields, literal minefields, to get out.


aside from that, dear leader wants something in trade, the deal will get done, like it's been done before, but this time obama will do it so it's going to be extra special



we really should kill that muther fukker though. sure, china will act all pissed off, but they would be so happy if we did

 

[Skull Pilot]

North Korea sentences US college student to 15 years' hard labour

I almost feel sorry for him. But not quite. Idiot. Doing that in NK of all places?



Otto Warmbier, a 21-year-old economics student at the University of Virginia, was found guilty of committing “severe crimes” against the North Korean state after he was held for allegedly attempting to steal a political banner from a restricted area of the hotel where he was staying in the capital Pyongyang.

If he was stupid enough ti want to go to NK then all he's good for is making little rocks out of big rocks

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

how many times do Americans have to get fucked over in NK for Americans to stop going to NK?

wtf would anyone want to do in that festering shithole?

their own people walk through minefields, literal minefields, to get out.


aside from that, dear leader wants something in trade, the deal will get done, like it's been done before, but this time obama will do it so it's going to be extra special



we really should kill that muther fukker though. sure, china will act all pissed off, but they would be so happy if we did

It's another reason I don't feel sorry for him. Nobody in their right mind wants to go to North Korea, only communist sympathizers like Dennis Rodman. He probably went there all star struck on seeing a communist paradise and now he's getting a first hand experience.

 

[Two Thumbs]

how many times do Americans have to get fucked over in NK for Americans to stop going to NK?

wtf would anyone want to do in that festering shithole?

their own people walk through minefields, literal minefields, to get out.


aside from that, dear leader wants something in trade, the deal will get done, like it's been done before, but this time obama will do it so it's going to be extra special



we really should kill that muther fukker though. sure, china will act all pissed off, but they would be so happy if we did

It's another reason I don't feel sorry for him. Nobody in their right mind wants to go to North Korea, only communist sympathizers like Dennis Rodman. He probably went there all star struck on seeing a communist paradise and now he's getting a first hand experience.

oh, I don't feel sorry for him either

the stewpud will be punished


hope his family is connected, or he's going to learn real punishment.