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<blockquote data-quote="Gmac" data-source="post: 933664" data-attributes="member: 1190"><p><strong>RE: N.Korea: US student cries & admits to being "severe criminal" during...</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Actually, I do expect a 21 year old, college educated student to know better. And if it helps...</p><p></p><p>From <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/16/asia/north-korea-warmbier-sentenced/index.html" target="_blank">this article</a>: "Otto was one of the smartest guys I've ever met," Thomas said. "I've never met a person that had a bad thing to say about him."</p><p></p><p>There is no doubt this is a incredibly terrible and unfortunate thing to happen to anyone and I'm sure his family and friends are devastated. This will serve a very hard life lesson for this young man, but I don't think it's safe to say his life is "over" as some other posters suggested. These hostage situations tend to work out well for NK as they use Americans as bargaining chips, who in most cases end up coming home.</p><p></p><p>However, even for the least street smart of Americans, a simple google search makes my case.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/0IOqZWu.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Whoops. Probably not the best idea.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://imgur.com/afHiP35.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>If I could find this in a quick 5 second search on travel to NK, so could someone seriously considering traveling there.</p><p></p><p><em>Well gee whiz Gmac, that's not really fair. I'm young and I should be able to travel the world! Plus I'm an AMERICAN!</em></p><p></p><p>Give me a break.</p><p></p><p>When I was growing up my dad taught me about personal responsibility and real world consequences. On my 18th birthday my father told me that every decision from here on out was mine and I would have to live with the consequences of my EVERY action. He was firm but fair, and even before adulthood I learned some very harsh lessons (albeit not as harsh as this story).</p><p></p><p>Now I have no doubt that the US will negotiate for this kid's release but I do believe that his decision (and his family if involved) was selfish and reckless. Not only has this young man put himself in danger, he's put his entire country in a rough position. We should (collectively) be teaching young people about this sort of personal and national responsibility, but we don't. You would think these kinds of stunts should serve as a warning to others and yet here we are again.</p><p></p><p>We all make mistakes, but this particular choice and action to travel to a well-known, extremely high-risk country will come at a hefty price and penalty.</p><p></p><p>I do hope he returns swiftly to his friends and family, and that future generations of Americans will think twice before putting themselves in harm's way. In my opinion, some of you guys have gotten a little too soft.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gmac, post: 933664, member: 1190"] [b]RE: N.Korea: US student cries & admits to being "severe criminal" during...[/b] Actually, I do expect a 21 year old, college educated student to know better. And if it helps... From [url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/16/asia/north-korea-warmbier-sentenced/index.html]this article[/url]: "Otto was one of the smartest guys I've ever met," Thomas said. "I've never met a person that had a bad thing to say about him." There is no doubt this is a incredibly terrible and unfortunate thing to happen to anyone and I'm sure his family and friends are devastated. This will serve a very hard life lesson for this young man, but I don't think it's safe to say his life is "over" as some other posters suggested. These hostage situations tend to work out well for NK as they use Americans as bargaining chips, who in most cases end up coming home. However, even for the least street smart of Americans, a simple google search makes my case. [img]http://i.imgur.com/0IOqZWu.png[/img] Whoops. Probably not the best idea. [img]http://imgur.com/afHiP35.png[/img] If I could find this in a quick 5 second search on travel to NK, so could someone seriously considering traveling there. [i]Well gee whiz Gmac, that's not really fair. I'm young and I should be able to travel the world! Plus I'm an AMERICAN![/i] Give me a break. When I was growing up my dad taught me about personal responsibility and real world consequences. On my 18th birthday my father told me that every decision from here on out was mine and I would have to live with the consequences of my EVERY action. He was firm but fair, and even before adulthood I learned some very harsh lessons (albeit not as harsh as this story). Now I have no doubt that the US will negotiate for this kid's release but I do believe that his decision (and his family if involved) was selfish and reckless. Not only has this young man put himself in danger, he's put his entire country in a rough position. We should (collectively) be teaching young people about this sort of personal and national responsibility, but we don't. You would think these kinds of stunts should serve as a warning to others and yet here we are again. We all make mistakes, but this particular choice and action to travel to a well-known, extremely high-risk country will come at a hefty price and penalty. I do hope he returns swiftly to his friends and family, and that future generations of Americans will think twice before putting themselves in harm's way. In my opinion, some of you guys have gotten a little too soft. [/QUOTE]
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