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US internet ‘troll’ Johnny Somali sentenced to South Korea labor prison for public nuisance — months after comparing himself to Otto Warmbier
msn ^ | 4/15/2026 | Nicholas McEntyre

Posted on 04/15/2026 5:58:00 AM PDT by Mr. K

A controversial American YouTuber was sentenced to half a year in a South Korean labor prison for his nuisance behavior, including posting a video of himself crudely dancing on a statue honoring World War II sex slaves.

Ramsey Khalid Ismael, a self-proclaimed internet “troll” known as Johnny Somali online, was tossed into the specialized prison on Wednesday, the Korea Herald reported.

Ismael, 25, had provoked citizens in South Korea by singing the North Korean national anthem, spilled noodles inside a convenience store, got into several heated arguments with strangers, and degraded the solemn “Statue of Peace,” all stunts he shared on YouTube.

“I am the Otto Warmbier of South Korea. A political prisoner wrongfully and falsely accused and made into a scapegoat by a tyrannical government. The truth will come to light soon,” Ismael wrote on X in January, referencing college student Otto Warmbier, who became a North Korean prisoner in 2016 before he was released in a vegetative state and later died.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: 202604; 30yrsathardlabor; antisocialmedia; dumbassery; johnnysomali; koranimal; ottowarmbier; ramseykhalidismael; socialmedia; typicalmuzzie; uglyamerican

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Should have gotten the full 3 years they requested.

I don't think he will learn much in 6 months. But it IS the labor camp, and not the nice prison they have for Americans...

1 posted on 04/15/2026 5:58:00 AM PDT by Mr. K
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I hope they have video of him demanding his constitutional rights.


2 posted on 04/15/2026 6:02:49 AM PDT by GMMC0987
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To: Mr. K

Spilling noodles in a place of business is where he pushed his luck too far.


3 posted on 04/15/2026 6:11:53 AM PDT by MikelTackNailer (imagines a world where sanity is the norm.)
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Who are we to criticize their culture? Right?

Someone told me, who was in a position to know these things, in South Korea a prisoner is responsible for feeding himself, more or less. You better have money, or family, or someone who cares about you, or it will be very unpleasant.

Aunt Bee is not going to arrive with a picnic basket full of fried chicken and cole slaw, put it that way.


4 posted on 04/15/2026 6:14:52 AM PDT by Freedom4US
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This why the streets of Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo, etc... are clean and safe

100 years ago, no American metropolis, police or judge would have put up with such antics either.


5 posted on 04/15/2026 6:22:19 AM PDT by PGR88
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Too bad it wasn’t Singapore, where he’d get a good caning.


6 posted on 04/15/2026 6:27:36 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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Good to see some punk getting some much deserved justice.

Too bad we don’t have that here.

I guess the race card doesn’t work in S Korea.


7 posted on 04/15/2026 6:30:35 AM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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I guess the race card doesn’t work in S Korea.

It does. His card just wasn't the trump suit there.

8 posted on 04/15/2026 6:39:01 AM PDT by Gil4 (And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)
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To: aquila48

He’s a professional a-hole


9 posted on 04/15/2026 6:42:05 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (25 years on Free Republic, 12/10/25! More than 12,750 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: Mr. K

deport him to Somalia after he serves his sentence ,LOL


10 posted on 04/15/2026 6:44:10 AM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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Youtube should fire him or whatever they do to these people


11 posted on 04/15/2026 6:51:56 AM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: butlerweave

The ugly American is taking a different form.


12 posted on 04/15/2026 6:56:10 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: j.havenfarm

Never heard of him but from this article I would agree.


13 posted on 04/15/2026 7:02:55 AM PDT by xp38
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To: butlerweave

Well we can’t all do silly food reviews like Dancing Bacons

https://youtu.be/zlP-tPF-cZ0?si=D5Vs_DMkeJ1pbnWq


14 posted on 04/15/2026 7:05:59 AM PDT by Fai Mao
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To: xp38; j.havenfarm
Ismael, who currently boasts a whopping 5,220 YouTube subscribers, had become notorious on the South Korean streets for his offensive stunts, including repeatedly shouting racial slurs.

With with more than 1000 subscribers he could be monetized but he probably barely makes enough money to charge his cellphone.

So, I would say that being an A-hole is more of a hobby.

15 posted on 04/15/2026 7:21:12 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminisheRs the human spirit.)
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PROFESSIONAL being the correct word.

He got paid for it by streaming services he used.


16 posted on 04/15/2026 7:23:24 AM PDT by Mr. K (no i think 10%consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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The Satisfying END of Johnny Somali
Johnny Somali
17 posted on 04/15/2026 7:25:08 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: butlerweave

I hope!


18 posted on 04/15/2026 7:26:12 AM PDT by Mr. K (no i think 10%consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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To: Mr. K

I remember when Michael Fay was sentenced to be lashed with a cane in Singapore. The US media was outraged that a US teenager was being subjected to “barbaric” corporal punishment in a foreign country but - surprise surprise - most US citizens viewed Fay as a spoiled US kid breaking the rules who deserved what he got. It always amazes me that US citizens think that they can go overseas and act like idiots and not get punished. Professional lesbian Brittney Griner gets caught with drugs in Russia and then cries about being sentenced to prison and the press throws a fit about it. Disgusting skank Bonnie Blue attempts to have sex with 100 men in Bali and then cries to the press about being arrested and facing 10 years in jail. They are all idiots.


19 posted on 04/15/2026 7:53:30 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: Mr. K

Marco Rubio should immediately terminate his American citizenship.


20 posted on 04/15/2026 8:10:41 AM PDT by montag813
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