Rule number 5: Don't go to Mainland Communist Red China. What are you dumb? I wouldn't go to any Communist Nation till things change and Communism is whipped off the Earth completely.
madden8021 I hope you not referring to me dummy Because I grew up in a communist country until I was 12 in Easter Europe So numb nuts choose you words wisely to who you talking to . Good night cheesecake and don’t troll the internet and start running your mouth with insults .
If he was in a different country and the only proof against him was a 240 P video tape...he would be out with us doing well.But this regim is out of control..
He is the victim of a very corrupt country. Seems more like you are a sociopath if you think it's hard to feel sorry for him being tortured for something as meaningless as taking down a poster. The guy was adventurous and wanted to adventure to places few people see. I guess it's easy to judge others when you choose to remain in your tiny little bubble behind a keyboard.
Okay, first of all, my comment was on what the woman at the beginning of the video said, but since you went there, let's go there then. If I come to your country and find that it's illegal to (for whatever reason) have sex and that having sex would be an offense that was punishable by death, you would NOT see me in the streets trying to hit on women or pick up prostitutes. Now, to you, it may seem like tearing a poster was meaningless, but in NK, they would beg to differ. Is it a stupid and somewhat unfairly strict law? Yes, it is, but when you visit ANY foreign country, aren't you expected to abide by said country's laws, irrespective of what you thought of them?? I'm sorry he died, but kid STILL made a VERY stupid decision in the worst place imaginable that he could!!
@@cocogoat1111you saw the video. The woman said it's not just a poster it has their leader on it that makes it treason. You can't go to the White House and steal a picture of the president and not be jailed for it.
I feel really bad for his roommate. A seemingly funny joke (even Otto laughed) that has weighed on him. Even after Otto’s passing, I know he’s haunted by it.
It reminds me of The Day The Music Died. Waylon Jennings made a joke to Buddy Holly. Buddy had joked that he hoped Waylon’s bus crashed, and Waylon joked back about the plane. He never fully forgave himself.
Rich The citizens aren’t the issue. They are being deprived of their basic human rights too. They are innocent in this. It’s the government who’s evil and at fault.
I don’t think it was even physical torture, his face isn’t even showing any signs of physical torture. Maybe it was brainwashing. He sure was acting like any one of those coo-coo brained north Koreans just two weeks after his arrest.
Two or three weeks after his arrest he sounded just like any other crazy North Korean. Like he had been living there his whole life and “was even ashamed of his behavior.” 😦
I can’t imagine the absolute torture it must be to see your child in this way, my god, he’s not my son and ive never met him but it breaks my heart to see this young boy living this nightmare
Yvonne Schwartz : Sometimes your children are confident that they can meet any foe and survive, reality is brutal teacher, if I have learned one thing in my 64 years it’s this: Never underestimate the power of denial.
@@yvonneschwartz3929 He was an adult and also he went with a group of friends. All the others returned home safetly. I'm confident he did do something to offend. Still, he didn't deserve to be turned into a vegetable.
From what I’ve heard, by a Canadian woman who was with him, he was never on the 5th floor. He wasn’t even at the hotel during the time stamp on the video, so for those who are making fun of a dead person who happened to die a horrific death and who’s parents have to live with this horror, please check your conscience. Your behavior is repulsive and heartless.
Mate, he had his life taken away after being accused of taking a fucking POSTER of the wall which they have no evidence it was even him in the first place!
Yeah, there's no reason whatsoever to ever set your foot in that country. If they'll ever get "liberated", like DDR, the horrors of what's been going on there will stun the world. Apparently there's a blooming black market for human meat, people disappearing at a regular basis, ending up at the plates of their fellow citizens...no joke.
I visited only 2 weeks ago.. just follow the rules, i had an american in my Group, its not like they try to tell you here, very Nice people, just obey some simple rules!
Don't be an arrogant self-entitled college boy who thinks stealing a DPRK propaganda banner would get you accepted into your university fraternity. Because it's obviously not worth the risk.
I honestly think he was set up. I can’t even tell that it’s him from that unclear, grainy camera footage. His confession also clearly seems memorized or just not convincing enough!
Maya Rae, we all know North Korea is a shitty country but the guy what was he expecting breaking the law.... out of all the tourist why did he got picked, the reason for him getting picked might had been silly but you going for tracking at a well known dangerous forest and trying to act adventurous by violating the instruction... what do you expect would happen???
no one can clearly see who's on that surveillance tape. It's like they just picked a random American to blame and it sucks that Otto most likely went through SO MUCH while in North Korea's hands for something he most likely didn't even do. RIP Otto💗
Young Americans dont have the discipline like nk..and it starts even when they are children..they are protected by us laws..that makes them mostly spoiled..nk is different country and more severe on punishment..which young americans donot know..
Otto was Jewish, and they are a protected class in America. They are above criticism, so when they travel this arrogance follows. Best Korea brought him a reality check.
Do you know how many people travel to North Korea and are fine? It is very few tourists who are detained, and it is usually because they break the rules in some way.
@@wlos4029 I’m sure Otto was more cultured and well versed on North Korean culture than you could ever be hahaha Some people don’t want to just get drunk in a tourist resort on an artificial beach; I think going to NK would be fascinating, as long as you act right
@@clamcrewcarclub6017 Evidently he wasn't. Don't mess with a poster of a person whose citizens considers to be a demigod on a private floor meant for personnel only.
@@sakakkskskskakkska4313 "he's white, his first language is English, white should have perfect English". Also, I've heard no grammatical error in the speech.
He needed to exert effort when he’s confessing. Remember not all those people infront of him can understand what he’s saying even though there’s an interpreter. He needed to let them feel his sorry
@@bobongbongbong1918 TBH if I was humans I'd don't do it I wouldn't say shit. The video is so bad I wouldn't think it was him. At the end of the day confession or not they weren't gonna give him any type of slap on the wrist and he was gonna be guilty when they kept him all of his friends should have known he was gonna die. Like seriously why would you ever go to a country like that?
@@bobongbongbong1918 A genuine expression of remorse and sorrow wouldn't require "exerting effort". Do you believe the words you typed? See my comment: dude was an Israeli dual-citizen, working for Mossad.
@@rms1493 It would be hard to feel sorry for doing something that in Western civilization would hardly warrant a fine. All he did was remove a poster and he didn't even take it with him - he left it there. How could he genuinely feel sorry for that harmless act? He could cry about his misfortune and the scary situation he was in...but definitely not for what he did.
Wait a minute?? THAT CAN'T BE HIM STEALING THAT POSTER!!!! Look at how tall he is. 4:24 , Now look at the video where they show SOMEBODY taking down the poster , 5:51 Not so tall, Listen to his confession, I do not know this guy but I would guess by his tone of voice and what he was saying certainly did not come from him. SO SAD!!!! RIP OTTO
He didn't steal anything! He just did what North Korea sets as a trap to acuse any American visitor. He broke a stupid rule of entering the floor that was prohibited. The poster is just an excuse! People say he deserves it to make others angry! What people are really saying that is true, is, Why he went there? Why if you already go to visit hell you brake the only rule they have? The answer is, because when people are young and ignorant, they do not fear the world! His real mistake was to go to the only country in the world where there are no human rights and his second mistake is to behave like an American in any other country thinking there are not laws or they won't apply to you for being well, American!
@@knightrider3766 People should have good heart... How much depressed ppl are... this comment section is so stinky... People are telling he deserved death penalty.... If the same happens to their kids... they will understand.... Irrespective of the past.. People should have a good heart
Have you watched the entire thing? It's really disturbing. One of my favorite lines was the one they showed, "I should not have allowed myself to be allured by the US Administration". Clearly the statement was written by someone with a poor grasp of English grammar.
*_Cringiest N. Korean attempts at engrish dialogue:_* "I intentionally packed my quietest boots, the best for sneaking, I knew that I would wear them during my crime commitment" "I informed my mother very little of my crime-attempt offer" "The Friendship United Methodist church gave me my crime-task" "In order to know more about slogans in the DPR Korea I did an internet Google search with the keywords 'north korea slogan''" "I hope that clearly explains the details of my crime-procedure" "never NEVER allow yourselves to be allured by the United States administration" "Reality in the DPR Korea is very different from the state of evils that the west tagged" *_Stupidest N. Korean fallacies in logic:_* "I stole street signs for practice and kept them under my bed" "[the poster] was much bigger and heavier than I had expected. I became very scared and I realized I could not take the slogan." "By taking this slogan we will weaken the unity and motivation of the North Korean people" "Friendship United Methodist church's official bank account statement with 42 million dollars... the United States has very close ties with this church... around 2-3% of Barrack Obama's total election cost was collected from this church" "The CIA, which is closely linked with the Z society" "I have been very impressed with the Korean government's humanitarian treatment of severe criminals like myself and of their very fair-and-square legal procedures in the DPR Korea" (he says this word-for-word twice) "I am a victim of the United States administration's consistent hostile policies against the DPR Korea"
Even now, I become sick to my stomach when I think of the condition he was in when he was returned to the US. North Korea murdered him. I know young people are curious, but please stay away from this place because there are really no rules there.
@@cuban_flow5782 He was released, but died soon afterward. The conditions in North Korea are absolutely terrible, and he died at I believe the university of Cincinnatis medical center.
@@nspreacts he suffered from a seizure due to trauma in north korea, thats when they decided to send him back to the U.S. he died days after his arrival in the U.S.
He also fucked up big time by tempting fate and in doing so it cost him dearly due to ignorance and arrogance. No sympathy for otto but for hia family becauae they lost a family member due to his own idiocy.
ryan19554 the fact remains he had no business in North Korea. North Korea is known for harsh treatment against Americans. It's not the first time that American been arrested before and probably won't be the last. The truth of the matter is no one wants a war with North Korea.
I didnt say he had any business being there. I just find it funny that people automatically believe North Korea when their entire nation is built on hollow lies. If you start digging into this, being 2 months after UN Sanctions. It was most likely a set-up
Solid point... Can't go everywhere in this world , unfortunate but you can't. He'll, I don't go into certain areas in my own country. If the intrigue of visiting a enemy of your home nation is so important than you need to be prepared for the worst. It was like those individuals trying to go to Iran or some place. They thought oh, we will be fine. All lost their head's.
In his second trail, he seemed staggered, stumbling and senseless with his head down as he was being carried off by the soldier which is suspicious. Feels as if he is being drugged/starved or maybe tortured beyond that. Don't know, just my opinion.
It's more like simple sleep depravation, whether intentionally done by the North Koreans or Warmbier couldn't get himself enough sleep for obvious reasons.
Nova Xo Otto wasn’t justified for what he did because he broke a law, nor is North Korea. Otto was innocent until convicted of his charge, so you’d expect for nothing bad to happen to him as apart of that. Unfortunately, he was given sleeping pills, contracted a disease called botulism, fell into a coma, possibly starved, and eventually he died from a injury possibly caused by lack of oxygen. To be a prison from another country and you’re being treated the same or worse than a terrorist is insane. He shouldn’t have been in that condition anyways because he didn’t even SERVE HIS SENTENCE, so it goes to show that the torture probably started before his trial while he was innocent.
Otto must have been SO terrified, my heart breaks for him. He didnt deserve to die. This needs to be a lesson to EVERYONE you need to take other cultures and country rules seriously.
It's astonishing how many people are blaming this kid for being brutally murdered by a corrupt dictator. His immaturity cost him his life? No. The reality is that this Korean regime could have picked any American at random and killed them, framing them for whatever crime it felt like. And now even our despicable president is failing to take the side of our own citizen who was brutally detained and murdered.
@P for Potato_77 what rule did he break? Do you really believe he tore down a poster? In any actual fair trial there would have been insufficient evidence to establish that.
Where's the proof that he actually did it? That black, hooded figure in the grainy video is about a foot shorter than Warmbier. Do you think it was him because he "confessed?!" They threatened his life. And guess what? Even though he played along and confessed to a crime he didn't commit, they still murdered him.
@@user-pl3lm5dn5c you're really messed up, if you believe that.. that's like saying anyone not staying on the safe path all the time deserves to die north korea is surely an interesting country to visit and since there is so much mystery around it, you can't blame someone for wanting to see it with their own eyes
@@dorianwinkelmuller1855 the US government doesn't want it's citizens to go to NK there are no direct flights from America to NK because the government doesn't want you to go there. He wanted adventure and traveled to China and then took a plane to NK. It is his fault.
This story is absolutely horrifying, however it delivers a tough but important lesson to learn for people who are blessed to be born and raised in very humanistic societies: not all the world works the same as your countries. There are dangers in the world which cannot be stopped by a lawyer or money. People from the West should realize this and learn to keep safe and reasonable. Otto’s fate could happen to anyone of that tour group. There are lands which should absolutely not be treated as an exotic vacation. Obligatory personal anecdote: I worked at a hostel in Moscow for some time, guests were mostly foreigners. The amount of American college kids doing the “Vodka train” tours, for whom it was clearly their first time abroad, was seriously concerning for me. No doubt they were sold this whole thing as a “fun vacation” by the aggressive marketing in the US, while in reality the long-distance trains in Russia are often dangerous to be at (predatory drunks with knives and desperate for money are a fairly common occurence), and NO ONE speaks English on them, they’re full of undereducated village folk who still believe USSR was great and America is ruled by evil reptilians. I don’t want to imagine what could happen to a foreign 18 year old on that train, especially with alcohol involved. Money-hungry tour sellers who purposefully omit full information on risks in order to sell more tickets are an evil by themselves.
lol so you are saying USA is ''humanistic'' society with serial killers lurking everywhere and where you can't even walk a parrot at broad day light, not even mention nights?srsly... And why are long-distance trains in Russia dangerous? the most beautiful experience are those trains and friendly people you meet along the way. Are you talking about USA trains maybe where everyone holds guns and knives? seriously what stupid prejudices people from America have and spread about other countries. Shame on yourself. and YEAH - USSR WAS GREAT, and people were much safer than in such ''deRmocratic'' society packed with crimes and capitalistic manipulators. Better learn something about world for real instead of listening to USA propaganda (from where you are probably) about other parts of the world and Russia especially since amounts of lies about USSR and RUssia that USA has been producing over the years is unbelieveably horrific.
One, he did something wrong because those posters aren’t even allowed for anyone to take them out, and yes, he deserves that! When he becomes an elder in 15-years, they would probably kill him til then
It's not just one poster, and he trespassed into a no-go zone. It's like walking around in Area 51 and stealing stuff. How do you think that will go for you when they catch you? Not much differently, let me tell you.
@Guy Maybe we need more people to stop talking about this country as if it is that mysterious or seductive. Torturing people for real and not having human rights is not a horror movie that is fun, it is real hell and should be treated as such in any information we spread regarding this country!
Otto was stupid. I don't want to disrespect the dead but who doesn't know what north korea does to their own. Why even go there? Go join the white helmets and actually help people if you have such a "playing with fire" mentality. At least you would die content if something happens.
@@heatherann5085 A arrested US citizen, a potential HIGHLY important negotiation card. They held on and held on, hoping he could get healthy enough to be kept in jail until he could be used. They did in the end see that he didn't got better, just worse and worse, and needed to let him go while still alive. Sad story. Bad luck. Think of the thousands of US citizen that dies when on travel for different reasons. We never hear a word about 99% of them.
It's a sad situation of course, to have lost a child, in any situation. It's also kind of 'sad' and strange all this hipe around 1 US kid dying after been in arrest in NK. Get's like x10 more attention than the ten's of thousands US kids dying in accidents, from drugs, suicide and so on every year, combined.
Me too, that would be so terrifying not knowing how your son was doing, whether or not he was still alive, or where he was! Also, him returning in that state!
We would never think of getting "punished" for doing this in America or other civil countries. You don't mess with a country's laws like those of N. Korea!
Don't want to sound biased but comparing to the rest of the middle eastern countries, Iran is quite diverse in terms of religion and tolerant. And over 70 percent Iranian Women complete their higher education which is way more than most western countries including USA.
Western media portrays Iran in a bad way when infact Iran was funding militias in Iraq that helped fight ISIS. Saudi Arabia is 10x worse when it comes to diversity and tolerance.
Jeff, I find your comment rather perplexing. Iran may not be a perfect country today, but it surely isn't the xenophobic mecca of intolerance your statement makes it out to be. In-fact, historically for the majority of the lands inhabited time (Iran now - previously Persia) it was home to rather impressive levels of moderation. For instance (in-case you're genuinely curious) During and on-wards of the greco-persian war, Persia, was extremely moderate in-regards to today's standards on multiculturalism. Outsider religions weren't persecuted, but in-fact welcomed (Especially in regards to trade). Something a lot of other empires at the time simply didn't do. A note-worthy example would be the Greek's by stark contrast, a very close-minded and xenophobic people. Furthermore, when Persia was finally annexed by the Islamic Conquest in the 7th century; they acknowledged the great successes of past doctrine and carried on a lot of the same ideologies. On the topic of your original comment, one very important ideology being their acknowledgement of other faiths. Even going as far as to institute law classifying them as a protected class. Allowing them to to continue living and practice their faith freely (Christians being a big one). With that said, I think it's unfair to allow less than half a century of history to warp your opinion on a country, or rather; a people as a whole.
For years I was under the impression that Otto tried to take that poster, but I just rewatched this story again and I am CERTAIN that it wasn't even Otto on the surveillance video! Like, how did I not see it before!? This is so clear, intuitively too, it's not Otto in the video. It was a set up indeed.
Exactly. This kid had no idea what he was dealing with. He was totally insulated from reality. Having fun and partying. If something in North Korea is forbidden, you do not go there! If they say dont take a picture of this or that then do not take a picture. These kids were so incredibly naive. Otto was complaining about the food and saying how strange the country was. I would assume that there were microphones and cameras everywhere!
It's so heartbreaking to see how he ended up after being under north korea's control... Can't imagine what they did to the poor guy considering how he looked..
ESKVTERXSTRE it is heartbreaking.. the fact he was the only American to ever see inside the horrors of the labour camp and come out of it. If he were not in a induced coma we would of heard his part of story but we never did. I’m really curious to know what he witnessed
Americans do not usually believe their will be consequences to their actions. in most cases a phone call to mom and some tears will set you free from every incident
+dave kahn Well, had it just been him who stole the flag then I would agree with your sentence. However as it's likely not him doing it in the first place, I will have to throw a dislike.
I'm Tyrone happens every single day in the usa when blacks are told to take a plea bargain for a lesser sentence instead of risking trial for a much longer incarceration.
MR 007 yea i agree thats fucked up too. i got pulled over in a hick town and the white driver had HELLA pills and he lied and said they were really mine and i forced him to put it in his pocket lmao. the police agreed and just like that i was fighting agaisnt 6 years. long story short they offered me 18 months if i plead guilty. i stuck to my story and fought it for 3 years and the prosecuted eventually let it go and dismissed it. i know all about that. but thats NOTHING compared to what they did to this Otto kid. Whatever the opposite of justice is, thats whats they opperate on in n korea
I'm Tyrone it's worse in the usa. Why? Because in the usa the claim is civilized rule of law, innocent till proven guilty but you still get fucked. In Korea they are harsh bastards and they don't pretend to be fair. You go to n Korea and you give up all rights you are promised in the usa. People need to stfu - learn from this sad loss so it's not for nothing and don't go. Barry Hewitt - shit for brains go f yourself you pathetic waste of space
MR 007 I see where you are coming from but you're acting like this happens to all blacks that go to jail. There is a reason people go to jail and I'll accept the fact that there is corruption but not to the extent you're making it seem. Just seems like it in every situation someone pulls the race card for no reason, if the United States is so bad go somewhere else like a third world country.
@@talialawson14 he was tortured so much he was in a coma. he died days after his arrival back to the states. They only released him to us because they did not want his death that they caused on their hands.
@@margihernandezc What is wrong about telling the facts? Is it non-human to explain what is the facts? You can't handle the truth? You rather want to be served a fictional sunshine story?
Apparently it is ok to kill him because it's North Korea. Not smart to vacay in North Korea and trash the place. I don't believe nkorea gvmnt but maybe not be ignorant to the fact that it's a dictator ran country and they WILL fkn kill you.
Before you come down too hard on North Korea, realize that the US government does the same thing. Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison for doing little more than making a web site. In short, the US, like North Korea, out of fear of losing control, was determined to make an example of someone, in order to send a clear message to others who might follow.
I think you know that running and selling on a dark web marketplace for illegal drugs, CP, hitmen, etc is a lot different than a guy taking down a poster. Ross also tried to hire hitmen against former employees. That's a big part of why he got a life sentence.
@@phantasma616he was accused of spying as well. So who knows what really happened. His death after he came back was suspicious af. Almost as if they wanted to eliminate any evidence that he’s a spy and manufacture a narrative that NK killed him. So who knows what this kid was really onto.
I just don't understand why anyone would go to NK. I especially don't understand why when you go to a place where you have no rights you go and do something stupid like going to a room they tell you not to do and filming it. I do feel bad for Otto but it's hard not to put some blame on him and others like him that willingly walk into hell and are surprised when they get burned.
TEFcomedy The Kim’s families dictatorships regimes in centuries.They have been take many Westerners and Americans citizens for decades for political ponds.You thinks the North Korean Kim’s dictatorship regime cared now?
Even though I agree that some people are just curious and wanted to see how the world is like, but personally, I think anybody who actually decided to go should go do a crime somewhere in their own country and get locked up. At least the prison in they are sent to are likely better than what NK has to offer.
He could have taken a picture of the poster instead of trying to take the poster ! That was wrong and a terrible violation ! Here in America when I was young and lived with my mother , we were robbed 4 TIMES ! They were Hispanic and on heroin ! All different people but Puerto Rican anyway ! I was sad and angry and i hated these violators to a point that at 12 years old I got a job off the books after school but at age 14 I was able to work legally because my boss helped me get my working papers but now I was being robbed again ! I was saving all my money to help my mother move out of that drug infested neighborhood that had once been so safe and beautiful ! I was also saving for college but I was now bringing home less money because now I was being robbed by the government with taxes ! That was MY MONEY ! I EARNED IT ! So I began to see the truth about America ! It is corrupt ! So I understand how angry the North Korean government felt ! How dare Otto go there and think he is so damn special and try to take something THAT DID NOT BELONG TO HIM ! I do not feel that the family should have been compensated because their son was trying to commit a thief ! I live in America and not once did I ever have a class on being prim and proper AND NOT STEAL ! After JFK screwed the school system the schools became violent and dangerous ! Students here in America MUST BE GIVEN AN HOUR DAILY ON HOW TO BEHAVE , Instead of useless gym classes ! Also the students graduated and the majority don’t know what to do with their lives because they weren’t taught financing nor investments nor real estate nor the stock market ! They are not even encouraged to become doctor lawyers policemen and so forth ! American schools just spit out students with no logic reason and no common sense ! I don’t mean any did respect but the truth is that OTTO WAS WRONG ! He knew the rules and didn’t obey them ! He should NOT have gone to the fifth floor to begin with ! His companions should have been punished too for having the nerve to break the rules and going to the fifth floor but at least they did not try to steal anything ! So sad that people don’t obey rules ! 😔😔😔😢😢😢
I'd rather go to Antarctica for 2 months than NK for 2 weeks! You can bring enough clothes to avoid frostbite. Much more relaxing Down South. Preznit Tramp won't Make a Fool Out of you whether or Not you get in Trouble!
I didn't get one thing....if the footage was so unclear why and how did they target him specifically out of the tour group ? It could have been anybody right ?
I read that he had the poster in his luggage, i.e. caught red handed, again that could all be a fabrication and/or a setup! But if true, then silly on his part... just don’t get why you would go to North Korea... you will never get to see the ‘real’ country anyway!
@@TheWSYNkatevy153 Actually Cartman is dead on. Kim Il-sung had a rise to power similar to that of Stalin. He was an unremarkable communist soldier and once he got the head position thanks to the Soviets and the Chinese, he had all rivals and a large number of compatriots killed and elevated himself to godlike status. The pigs are walking indeed. DPRK was founded to the theme of Animal Farm and operates the totalitarian state of 1984.
I don't believe he went to the 5th floor. But even if he did, what kind of administration are you running that you kill kids that do stupid shit. Civilizations would die out, if everyone killed stupid kids.
No he was a communist which is why he went with that tour guide with the hammer ans sickle tattoo and why he wanted the poster. That makes the irony more delicious.
For those who are saying "That's why you don't steal.." There is no proof that he stole the poster. How could you tell from that blurry video that it was Otto? Yes, it's stupid to go to North Korea, but he was just a young adult and had to die being tortured. You guys are so insensitive.
no it’s literally just logical, why the hell would you decide to vacation in a dictatorial country known for not liking outsiders especially AMERICANS let alone steal there. North Korea is nothing like other countries obviously.
Your comment should have ended with, "Yes, it's stupid to go to North Korea." Exactly. In life there are consequences for decisions, even for young adults. It's not an excuse. He CHOSE to go to NORTH KOREA. First off, it's immoral to give tourist dollars to King Jung Un so he can starve and torture his own people, but on top of that, he was warned at every step that the consequences were dire for any misdeeds. Whether or not he stole the poster is irrelevant. He lost his rights when he entered that country. Period. That's why there is little sympathy for him in the comments.
@Drukstylz First and for most you trying to lessen my statement by saying that I am a child does not make me sound any less confident in what i’m saying. and as a mother I would be very disappointed if my child was to steal in another country knowing that it is not legally or ethically excepted in America itself, there’s consequences that come behind the crime you commit so therefore in different countries those consequences differ specifically in countries like North Korea, that’s common fucking sense. Americans often think that their privilege of certain freedoms travels with them and this is a great example of how it does not! saying that I lack empathy for this man is quite illogical in a sense. Of course I do not believe the man should have been tortured. but due to the circumstances of the situation there was a high possibility of putting yourself in a position of endangerment and he made the choice to do so, and the united states used minimal force to get this man out of that country, he was in there for over 16 months and nk government decided to release him due to his poor health conditions and not wanting him to die on their land.
Man I remember watching this few years ago.....still shocked that he got killed over a poster Still it was prohibited to go to 5th floor.....but rest in peace otto
The regime of Nk is more brutal than they show us. They even have a fake city for tourists to give off an image. Otto messing with a poster of fat man ? That is treason in NK. College students and journalists are NK threat. Because they are smart and will see/report the truth. Rip Otto. If he was forced to say that.. that is wicked. Nk is a horrible dystopia that uses mind control and fear. Nk have nukes but war will crush the regime. He deep down know that. If he ever really make the nuke target. NK military is big because they are forced. The loyalty is forced by the regime- its fear from the harsh punishment that keep the in line because 3 generations will suffer from somthing small. All tyrants face their dismise. Why wasn't the Cia called in to rescue Otto immediately? Us wanted Otto to be a camera to see inside NK camp. They played on that I am sure for a bit to see how deep Kim regime goes. Using Otto as a bargain leverage.
I don’t think he actually did it. I think he was targeted: young, tall American man. Who better to make an example of than someone who looks like America’s best? It’s sick and cruel but I think he was purposefully targeted.
It’s really odd that the full surveillance video shown at his trial is never shown. The full 48 second video is available on some European sites using a VPN. Global news shows the full surveillance of OW walking the length of hall, twice.
Probably didn't want to desecrate their child's body but a very very stupid move nonetheless. Though the length of time it takes to do an autopsy on some bodies... my friend died of a drug overdose and 8-10 months later they still don't know what killed him because they still haven't heard back from the autopsy people or the police. The police never returned all of the things they took of his either..
Man I can't say how sad this is... It's absolutely heart-rending. Poor guy. Murdered for no reason. To kill an innocent guy... or torture him into a vegetative state. How can they do something like that? Poor poor guy
And because of Hitler we should not visit Germany? Things have changed a bit lately....but NK will not be a typical tourist destination quite yet...But a NK and SKorean leader shaking hands across the border, first time EVER. A Nk leader and Us president meet and talk, first time EVER. Let's hope for a positive further development. One need to look forward.
