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Nitram

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40. Scarsdale, I agree 100%. Anyone traveelling to N. Korea must know the risks.

Tue Jun 20, 2017, 01:20 PM

Jun 2017

I do think the tour company should have more closely monitored the group. College kids, especially young men, often don't stop to think things through. "Gee, look! What a cool poster! That'll look good on my dorm wall."

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Trump: 'It's a disgrace what happened to Otto' [View all] DonViejo Jun 2017 OP

So... He will get the other 3 US-citizens incarcerated in North Korea released? DetlefK Jun 2017 #1

Yo Donnie........You are a Disgrace! ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2017 #2

yep luvMIdog Jun 2017 #51

Reagan got our hostages out of Iran the day he was sworn in! yallerdawg Jun 2017 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author WinstonSmith4740 Jun 2017 #23

Reagan had nothing to do with their release. WinstonSmith4740 Jun 2017 #24

Blame Scarsdale Jun 2017 #4

... In_The_Wind Jun 2017 #7

It looks like they denied oxygen to his brain for stealing a poster BeyondGeography Jun 2017 #12

Do you disagree? Scarsdale Jun 2017 #18

You'd have a more of a point if he did actual harm to someone BeyondGeography Jun 2017 #32

Of course not Scarsdale Jun 2017 #36

Scarsdale, I agree 100%. Anyone traveelling to N. Korea must know the risks. Nitram Jun 2017 #40

It's what we would call criminal mischief BeyondGeography Jun 2017 #43

Are you serious? crim son Jun 2017 #46

Reading comprehension BeyondGeography Jun 2017 #48

I don't think it was a selfish act. kwassa Jun 2017 #54

As a caring parent, you would insist that your child not go there. Dave Starsky Jun 2017 #50

No one knows what they did! atreides1 Jun 2017 #33

They do know something happened to his brain a long time ago BeyondGeography Jun 2017 #38

I don't know that we know he stole a poster. MGKrebs Jun 2017 #55

"Maybe someone should mention that Otto would be alive today, had he not stolen that poster?"7 patricia92243 Jun 2017 #15

Agreed! WinstonSmith4740 Jun 2017 #26

The video shows Scarsdale Jun 2017 #37

This is hilarious as I've read comments here before about "just a kid" EllieBC Jun 2017 #52

There's no real proof that he even did it. tammywammy Jun 2017 #42

Punishment should fit the crime. Disgusting to claim brain death is suitable for poster theft. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #45

And black males should know better than to smoke a joint to avoid 13 years of jail, yes? LanternWaste Jun 2017 #47

It wasn't a "poster", it was a banner Spider Jerusalem Jun 2017 #53

The man is an asshole Botany Jun 2017 #5

THIS BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #16

So now Trump is playing Doctor as well as President? Freethinker65 Jun 2017 #6

Wonder Maxheader Jun 2017 #8

Welcome to DU LittleGirl Jun 2017 #28

Well, it's also a disgrace what happens in U.S. jails. haele Jun 2017 #9

+100 sinkingfeeling Jun 2017 #19

Agreed. Scarsdale Jun 2017 #21

OMG, there he goes! Only he can do it. RKP5637 Jun 2017 #10

Yeah, right. Scarsdale Jun 2017 #22

I feel bad for Otto's family that they had to endure an asshat like Trump flibbitygiblets Jun 2017 #11

Prelude to: Turbineguy Jun 2017 #13

What he really meant to say was...OBAMA BeyondGeography Jun 2017 #14

So, you're the president of the US, what are you going to do about it? sinkingfeeling Jun 2017 #17

First. Weren't there any bans on Americans visiting N.Korea? Aren't there certain countries that we The Wielding Truth Jun 2017 #20

You go through customs entering a country and he did not karynnj Jun 2017 #29

Wouldn't he have needed a visa? cab67 Jun 2017 #31

Visas come from the country you want to enter karynnj Jun 2017 #34

righto - thanks cab67 Jun 2017 #35

Big risk. Sorry he went. North Korea is not a good place for anyone. The Wielding Truth Jun 2017 #44

Trump cannot do squat. DinahMoeHum Jun 2017 #25

Note that the one person not returned from Iran was arrested karynnj Jun 2017 #27

Donnie, Bring them home! .... nt NCjack Jun 2017 #30

And the young Muslim woman killed on her way from the mosque this week? Maine-i-acs Jun 2017 #39

This is Trump's way of blaming Obama for Warmbier's death. Nitram Jun 2017 #41

There have been 2 Americans locked up on Trump's watch. Why aren't they home??? Vinca Jun 2017 #49