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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This is a “tough love” way to learn about how the government is brainwashing young people. Socialism, communism, dictatorship, lack of freedom is not a good thing for a free country. Right now, in thee U.S. the boy committed a misdemeanor petty theft. Over there he violated the laws of a dictator… who changes his laws on a whim.
He belevied the Liberals?? How stupid can you get.?? Those people lie like crazy. What did your parents and grandparents tell you??? Did you think they were crazy??
They can’t force him to do hard labor as an American citizen I demand his release
North Korea you are makeing a really bad mistake
I feel bad for the young man but, what ws he thinking when decided to go to North Korea.a?
He did the crime, let him do the time.
too bad they didnt teach that in history class!!!!! the russians said “give us control of 2 generations and we will take over your country without firing a shot””” guess what ????? we are nearing the end of the second generation
You would think at some point people would figure out, they probably shouldn’t go to North Korea, no matter how wonderful it looks.
They just want him as prisoner
USA, show your bullying power on this tiny country. Mind it, China is watching. You guys are funding the terrorist state of Pakistan and harming the largest Democracy of India.