[KavMan]

I thought I heard from a North Korean expert that the North Koreans treat U.S. prisoners really well, that they don't want anymore tensions with the U.S.

so WTF is going on here?

[TigerLikesRooster]

Many of them are mere talking heads, making a living by media appearance here and there. In many cases, they don't really have any more insight than we do. They just talk better.

[Dog]

What ever did happen...the Norks didnt want a dead American on their hands hence the release. I know he is alive but not to be cold....he will remain in this state until he dies..we may never know what happened.

[Dog]

Research the treatment of prisoners in the norks prison camps...chilling stuff.

[caww]

Fro the information I have found on US citizens detained in N.Korea’s prisons....Of the 15 Americans that have been held captive in N.Korea since 2009....all of them came out relatively unscathed apart from the psycological affects of being detained...but no evidence of physical torture..none.

It’s understood that N.Korea sees these people simply as bargaining chips so they tend to want the in good shape when the deals are struck.

Otto wasn’t released as a gesture of good will as Fatboys saying......they “unloaded” him as damaged goods. Sounds terrible but that is how the regime sees Americans....a revenue producing commodity . No doubt Kim got something for this deal or their would have been no deal struck.

[Jonty30]

Over zealous guards. Maybe Warmbier was so freaked out by how he was being treated that he caused himself a heart attack?

[Chad_the_Impaler]

I thought I heard from a North Korean expert that the North Koreans treat U.S. prisoners really well, that they don't want anymore tensions with the U.S.

so WTF is going on here?

This prisoner was accused of anti-regime activity, so he could have been treated differently from other hostages. Given the nature of the North Korean cultish adoration of Dear General, a guard may have become enraged and acted on his own.