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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He should be locked up just for his goofy affectations. O.o
At 21 years old, not a kid, gotta ask, “WTF?” This a perfect example of our country’ education system n society, in a nutshell, l’il fucker shoulda had his little$#%&!@*whooped once r twice growin up….. respect at it’s basics is no longer taught, time-outs don’t work! Argue they do? Just look around…..
Maybe he won’t be a Communist-lover when he gets out. Or will he say it’s all Trump’s fault. 😀
He is the example.
You don’t go to a third world country like North Korea and steal a banner.
I’m at a point where if someone is stupid enough to go there, I have a hard time feeling sorry for them when the predictable happens.
You go.
Sorry but why would his parents allow him to go there? Then he goes there and acts like a FOOL and I’m to feel sorry for him?
You don’t heed State Dept warnings and then expect people to risk their lives or fortunes paying ransom for your sorry$#%&!@* You wanted to be there for some strange idiotic reason, so enjoy!
Every American Leftist should vacation there.