[Rurudyne]

We should immediately dispatch the Antifa to NK to teach Kim a lesson!

[Reno89519]

Theft and/or vandalism has consequences. Hate he is in jail, in North Korea no less, but he was a thief. Shame on him.

[Still Thinking]

Warm beer? The gulag’s too good for him!

[Art in Idaho]

Prayers up for Otto Warmbier.

Looks like a nice kid. Found this online:

An absolute shame what happened. People will say he was stupid trying to do what he did. I remember a few stupid things I did too when I was a kid but I didn't get 15 years in a Soviet style Gulag. I wonder how many make it to 15 years? Probably none. Given the tensions now, things don't look good.

Part of me, I know it's a fantasy, but I'll say it anyway: Trump says, "Hey Kim, give us back Otto by Noon tomorrow or I'll nuke your *ss. I know exactly where you are."

[wita]

If an estimated 40% die from starvation or malnutrition, how many die from other causes like torture.

If you captured by the Japanese in WWII, the odds were better, slightly over 30% dying from maltreatment.

[VTenigma]

Words to live by. Don’t tempt fate by touring totalitarian regimes that want war with your home country, you may get used as a pawn in a larger game. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[A_perfect_lady]

A tour group in North Korea? Who goes on a “tour” to North Korea?!

[bluejean]

What on Earth inspires people to go to these hellholes in the first place? Entering countries run by psychopaths is taunting lunatics. I feel sorry for the guy, but jeez, grow a brain.

[Piranha]

I am shocked by the lack of sympathy for this boy shown by FReepers, shown by their scolding tone and finger wagging. My heart goes out to Otto Earlier and his family.

[Falconspeed]

Excellent article. Thanks. Prayers for the young man suffering in a foreign country. North Korea. Wow. Young people can sometimes lack prudence. The prison camps in NK should be shut down immediately by leaders who understand that true power is delivered by the Lord.

[Moonman62]

On February 29, 2016, he “confessed” to stealing a piece of North Korean propaganda to take back to the United States as a “trophy” for someone from his home-town church who offered to pay him for it with the gift of a car worth $10,000.

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I wonder how that person feels now.

[Drago]

“Young Pioneer Tours” can also get you into Chernobyl!

Their motto: “Budget travel to destinations your mother would rather you stayed away from”.

http://www.youngpioneertours.com/chernobyl-independent-tours/
http://www.youngpioneertours.com

[PghBaldy]

I watched video last year of the supposed theft. Given the facts that North Korea kidnaps foreigners, commits terror, threatens various countries with nuclear attack, starves and tortures many people, at the least, I doubt their judicial system. Even if Otto W. did what he was convicted for, it is not even close to justice to receive 15 years for it. This is evil.

[Timpanagos1]

Otto is an idiot.

[Timpanagos1]

In the early 1980’s when I was in high school, my dad was working in Cairo and we lived there for around a year.

When we moved there, I knew I could not screw-up while I was there and my dad told me to keep be a not cause any problems. Around a week into our stay, I was at a train station and saw prisoners that they were shipping in box cars. They had the prisoners in cages and their hands and feet were bound.

I caused not problems while I was there, none, none at all.

Otto screwed up and screwed up in a place that does not have liberal criminal penalties.

[Flaming Conservative]

Why doesn’t someone who can get close enough to these murderous despots ever walk up to them and shoot them point blank? I can just imagine it would result in a scene like The Wizard of Oz, when Dorothy killed the witch -— celebration all around. Surely, even his close associates would be thrilled to see Kim jong Un drop dead. I guess none of them have the cojones to sacrifice themselves for the good of their country.

[Mr Radical]

This man’s situation is entirely of his own making.
He made several very bad decisions.

My point: there at were at least 250 journalists from the world’s MSM in NK last week to report on Kim’s anniversary parade. Did any one of them take the opportunity to ask about Mr Warmbier?

[rlmorel]

"...travelling with a tour group called Young Pioneer Tours..."

Well, I think I see at least part of the problem here.

[from occupied ga]

"college prank?"

Sorry that's theft. The sentence he received was unduly harsh, but if he hadn't stolen the propaganda poster in the first place he wouldn't be in the world of hurt he's undoubtedly in now.

[BuffaloJack]

It takes a special kind of moron to visit a totalitarian dictatorship for a vacation travel tour.