Fifteen year’s in a North Korean prison with hard labor is the future for American tourist, Otto Warmbier, the 21-year-old University of Virginia undergrad, convicted of subversion. The trial in the North Korean Supreme Court only took an hour to convict and sentence.
The college student was first tried in the media, where he was forced to confess, through tears, that he had attempted to steal a banner. The North Korean government said he committed “an anti-state crime with ‘the tacit connivance of the U.S. government and under its manipulation,'” yet it is difficult to see how the United States was connected with this petty crime.
Warmbeir begged for forgiveness for this alleged ‘hostile act’, saying that his attempted theft was to bring home a trophy from the hotel in which he was staying. Yanggakdo International Hotel, like many hotels in North Korea has areas off-limits to foreigners. It was in this part of the hotel that Warmbeir attempted to lift the banner.
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Nuke
IS HE A LIBERAL?
Its a little harsh by our standards but first you dont go to homicidal maniacs counties than you dont very stupidly steal a flag or anything from there so unfortunately he deserves his punishment
Should not have been in that country at all. Lesson learned the hard way.
Don’t feel sorry for him. Dumbass
Yup, that’s why you don’t go to those countries.
This is what the students/liberals don’t understand about the difference between freedom in our country and 95% of the rest of the world
Apparently he tried to steal a poster.
EVERY ONE PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS YOUNG MAN. ALTHOUGH WHY WAS HE THERE? REMEMBER PRAYER
So sad