Sid Vicious posted:

Because he's in a coma lol

EorayMel posted:

So how much hard NK prison labor did they squeeze out of this schmuck before becoming a vegetable?

ArbitraryC posted:

As much as I want to feel pity for the dude who's entire life got wrecked in a rigged system over the pettiest of crimes i can't not feel at least a bit satisfied that some rich white dude who thought his life to be so free of consequences that traveling to north korea and loving with their poo poo seemed like a good idea got absolutely destroyed.

Maybe that makes me a sociopath I dunno

GRINDCORE MEGGIDO posted:

Cnut the Great posted:

Seriouspost, you're both disgusting.

B. Birdsworth posted:

Ok he's white enough but any evidence he was rich?

Also, goons who had a good guffaw at the crying of this RICH kid before he was hauled off never to see his loved ones again and to infarct most of his brain into goo while under their watch are basically locked into the edgy "he deserved it" position.

WatermelonGun posted:

Yeah I remember those benders in Pyongyang fondly

Flavahbeast posted:

teenagers are stupid BUT its bad to beat them to death

Flavahbeast posted:

21 is basically a teenager and in a coma for a year is basically dead

Dr. Carwash posted:

Does anyone know how long he's been in a coma? An article I read says about a year, but wouldn't that mean he fell into a coma basically as soon as he got to NK???

GRINDCORE MEGGIDO posted:

Wonder if we can turn this into a Photoshop thread

Evil Agita posted:

Some conspiracy theorists think NK doesn't exist and is just propaganda to ???

The internet is a magical place

OXBALLS DOT COM posted:

He's the millennial Caro

GRINDCORE MEGGIDO posted:

B. Birdsworth posted:

Easy: It's the government of North Korea's fault for overreacting to an extremely minor offense, directly resulting in the kid sustaining a massive anoxic brain injury from which he will never recover, with Warmbier playing the incredibly minor role of dumb college kid.

big nipples big life posted:

His parents are idiots for letting their son go to loving North Korea on vacation.

Psycho Society posted:

In this comparison the north koreans in prison camps are being compared to immigrant workers, not white boys

SpaceClown posted:

Brazil is a sexy tropical country with beautiful cities and countryside

NK is literally kazhakstan with a banana republic-esque despot

SpaceClown posted:

When you return, will your posts improve in quality?

VikingSkull posted:

ok now do it but replace westerners with Americans

quote:

The Department of State strongly warns U.S. citizens not to travel to North Korea/the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The Department of State strongly warns U.S. citizens not to travel to North Korea/the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). U.S. citizens in the DPRK are at serious risk of arrest and long-term detention under North Korea’s system of law enforcement. This system imposes unduly harsh sentences for actions that would not be considered crimes in the United States and threatens U.S. citizen detainees with being treated in accordance with “wartime law of the DPRK.” Since the United States does not maintain diplomatic or consular relations with North Korea, the U.S. government has no means to provide normal consular services to U.S. citizens in North Korea. This notice updates the number of U.S. citizens who have been detained in North Korea and replaces the Travel Warning dated February 7, 2017. 

At least 16 U.S. citizens have been detained in North Korea in the past ten years. North Korean authorities have detained those who traveled independently and those who were part of organized tours. Being a member of a group tour or using a tour guide will not prevent North Korean authorities from detaining or arresting you. Efforts by private tour operators to prevent or resolve past detentions of U.S. citizens in the DPRK have not been successful.

If you decide to enter North Korea against the advice of this Travel Warning, you should have no expectation of privacy. All electronic and multimedia devices including USB drives, CDs, DVDs, mobile phones, tablets, laptops, Internet browsing histories, and cookies are subject to search for banned content.

If DPRK authorities permit you to keep your mobile phone when you enter the country, it will not function unless you use the DPRK mobile service, which will enable DPRK authorities to monitor your calls. GPS-trackers and satellite phones are not allowed.

Possession of any media, either physical or electronic, that is critical of the DPRK government or its leaders is considered a criminal act punishable by long-term detention in hard labor camps and heavy fines.

In North Korea, the following – whether done knowingly or unknowingly – have been treated as crimes:

Showing disrespect to the country’s former leaders, Kim Il Sung or Kim Jong Il, or for the country’s current leader, Kim Jong Un, including but not limited to tampering with or mishandling materials bearing their names or images;
Entering North Korea without proper travel documentation;
Possessing material that is in any way critical of the DPRK government;
Proselytizing or carrying out religious activities, including activities that may be construed as such, like leaving behind religious materials;
Engaging in unsanctioned political activities;
Traveling without authorization, even for short distances;
Having unauthorized interaction with the local population;
Exchanging currency with an unauthorized vendor;
Taking unauthorized photographs;
Bringing pornography into the country;
Shopping at stores not designated for foreigners; and
Removing or tampering with political slogans and signs or pictures of political leaders.

Numerous foreigners have been held in North Korea for extended periods of time without being formally charged with any crimes. Detained foreigners have been questioned daily for several weeks without the presence of counsel and have been compelled to make public statements and take part in public trials.

Since the United States does not maintain diplomatic or consular relations with North Korea, the U.S. government has no means to provide normal consular services to U.S. citizens. The Embassy of Sweden in Pyongyang is the Protecting Power for U.S. citizens in the DPRK providing limited consular services to U.S. citizens who require emergency assistance. Although the U.S.-DPRK Interim Consular Agreement stipulates that North Korea will notify the Embassy of Sweden within four days of an arrest or detention of a U.S. citizen and will allow consular visits by the Swedish Embassy within two days after a request is made, the DPRK government routinely delays or denies consular access.

The DPRK funnels revenue from a variety of sources to its nuclear and weapons programs, which it prioritizes above everything else, often at the expense of the well-being of its own people. It is entirely possible that money spent by tourists in the DPRK goes to fund these programs. We would urge all travelers, before travelling to the DPRK, to consider what they might be supporting. 

Psycho Society posted:

You have a much greater chance of getting killed visiting mexico than you do north korea. Getting imprisoned for 200 days after passing out bibles is not the same thing as getting drowned to death

Btw


Apparently not everyone agrees with the 16 americans per decade thing? weird

Toadvine posted:

This is true.

It is also true that what happened to Otto is heartbreaking and nobody deserves that fate.

Smiling Mandrill posted:

cardiopulmonary arrest

Dude got the ole jumper cables on the nipples treatment.