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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If Obama had any balls he would go get that student now!
Someone needs to help this boy!
nuke north korea, maybe we need to find out how many north koreans are here in the states and arrest and torture them.
I have trouble mustering sympathy for him. What is wrong with me?
Entitlement
What’s this guy even doing there.
Should not break their laws , if he had not tried to steal something he would not be in trouble would he?
Stupid
I can only guess that Bernie lied to him!
This is just a stupid American.I don’t feel sorry for him.Some people you can not help.They think they are above anyone and can get away with anything.