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12. I fully agree

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 12:39 PM

Oct 2012

I remember being station in SK during the very early 70's and my Army platoon spent a month at the DMZ at an outpost called Malibu and I'll tell ya, it's as close to actual combat w/o the enemy actually shooting at you.
If I were that soldier, I would do exactly what he did and I sure wouldn't be thinking of the families of those I had to kill to get out of that murderous regime.

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NKorean soldier defects to SKorea across border [View all] Bosonic Oct 2012 OP

Silly Question Savannahmann Oct 2012 #1

The static defenses are slightly back from the border ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #2

There are crossroads that are safe. Some North Koreans even work in South Korea. joshcryer Oct 2012 #40

The border runs the entire peninsula jberryhill Oct 2012 #51

May he be kept safe and find his way in what is going to be a very different world gtar100 Oct 2012 #3

This happens from time to time davidpdx Oct 2012 #4

Ya just know He came over to SOUTH KOREA AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #5

I think I should get a job teaching English in SOK obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #22

jeongmallo! AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #43

oh my obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #47

:) Great reply. Socal31 Oct 2012 #70

No, he was dancing Gangnam style and got carried away jberryhill Oct 2012 #52

You mean like this? AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #62

The North should consider Gangnam style for Arirang jberryhill Oct 2012 #63

Hold on, wouldn't those officers have families too? Arrowhead2k1 Oct 2012 #6

You don't think they wouldn't have shot him back? unreadierLizard Oct 2012 #7

That's beside the point. I have no doubt that the majority of soldiers follow orders. Arrowhead2k1 Oct 2012 #8

When it's either you or me who gets to live, and your job is to kill me, I choose me. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #10

I fully agree glacierbay Oct 2012 #12

And the murderer would be you � selfish, cold-blooded murder. cpwm17 Oct 2012 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author fil62793skx Oct 2012 #15

And you'd just let them shoot you in the back? Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #20

How is it murder? Missycim Oct 2012 #68

You sound like you have some experience defecting from North Korea. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #11

If someone's job is to kill you christx30 Oct 2012 #9

And someday, someone could use such reasoning to harm you and your won. Ash_F Oct 2012 #29

You're right christx30 Oct 2012 #56

You're right cpwm17 Oct 2012 #13

an NK apologist. Nice. fil62793skx Oct 2012 #16

Actually, it has nothing to do with supporting N. Korea. David__77 Oct 2012 #18

I don't know, you don't kill your fellow humans in that way without considering it. joshcryer Oct 2012 #38

I'll do it. I'll "Go Godwin". Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #21

+1 obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #24

Sadly there are a few of them around here. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #28

An apologist for cold-blooded murder � how liberal of you. cpwm17 Oct 2012 #32

How do you know it was cold blooded murder? glacierbay Oct 2012 #33

This is very true, he could've told them, straight up, he was defecting. joshcryer Oct 2012 #39

I am replying to this thread as argued above cpwm17 Oct 2012 #42

Fair enough glacierbay Oct 2012 #48

We had one that liked to post pictures of smiling North Koreans as proof that msanthrope Oct 2012 #64

Justice? In NK? glacierbay Oct 2012 #17

He would be LUCKY of he got that obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #25

True that. glacierbay Oct 2012 #26

He should be sent back to NOK to face justice? obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #23

I know what NK justice means cpwm17 Oct 2012 #31

You stated you think he should be sent back to NOK to have justice served obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #34

I'm not backpedaling at all cpwm17 Oct 2012 #35

uh huh obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #44

The crime is what christx30 Oct 2012 #59

"sent back to NK to face justice" - LOL. Posteritatis Oct 2012 #27

I agree. No one should be extradited to North Korea, no matter what they did. Ash_F Oct 2012 #30

Justice is in short supply in NK 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #65

Let's turn it around: christx30 Oct 2012 #69

I imagine many people believe escaping to freedom is a "selfish desire" LanternWaste Oct 2012 #71

Or people think, christx30 Oct 2012 #73

Yes, it is absolutely unfortunate, sad. I am sure he felt he had no choice. joshcryer Oct 2012 #37

Life in a place like that treestar Oct 2012 #61

It's nice to have freedoms and choices 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #66

He could probably smell them cooking lunch on the other side. Ken Burch Oct 2012 #19

What an incredible sociopath this murderer is. cpwm17 Oct 2012 #36

You're assuming he had a family Bradical79 Oct 2012 #41

+1 obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #46

Doubling down, I see obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #45

So now yearning to be free glacierbay Oct 2012 #49

Maybe you should track him down and turn him back over yourself.. snooper2 Oct 2012 #53

You're talking about the NK dictatorship, right? Crunchy Frog Oct 2012 #54

Sure it's his fault, not the governments 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #67

I suppose you weren't too pleased with Soviet defections to the west, either. LanternWaste Oct 2012 #72

If a man who worked for Nazi Germany had done this... davidthegnome Oct 2012 #50

Pretty soon there will be no Un left. :-/ n/t DeSwiss Oct 2012 #55

To those against this NK officer killing fellows officers, I suppose you'd think it'd be inhumane Proles Oct 2012 #57

I guess he likes to eat food Godless in Seattle Oct 2012 #58

What a weird story. RobertBlue Oct 2012 #60