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This stupidity is equal to bringing drugs to Singapore or trying to collar a bear cub in front of bear mom in the middle of wilderness. You could have fun or l

by gesman 11y ago

This stupidity is equal to bringing drugs to Singapore or trying to collar a bear cub in front of bear mom in the middle of wilderness. You could have fun or lose your life. Make a call. If adult cannot make a judgement call simple enough he becomes a learning statistics for others. On the other side i think NK will keep him in reasonable conditions to leverage the situation eventually returning him back.

peteretep 11y ago
Millions of young adults do stupider things every day, and relatively few end in tragedy.
- robbrown451 11y ago
  Sure, the world isn't fair. Lots of people drive drunk and nothing bad happens. Still, the US shouldn't allow NK to have extra leverage because of this.
akamaka 11y ago
It's not comparable at all. Posters on the street are seen as being disposable in most parts of the world, and it's hard to imagine being arrested for, say, pulling down an Obama campaign poster and taking it home. Drug trafficking and hunting large predators are pretty much illegal everywhere, on the other hand.
- chimeracoder 11y ago
  > it's hard to imagine being arrested for, say, pulling down an Obama campaign poster and taking it home It's actually funny you mention campaign posters specifically - because yes, you can get in very serious legal trouble for taking down campaign signs in certain states. Source: I know people who took down opposing campaign signs for the opposing candidate. Fun times were not had, except perhaps by the lawyers.
  - akamaka 11y ago
    Oh, that's a good point. I was just imagining a fan taking a poster home for personal use, but that sort of thing could easily fall under campaign laws.
- shubhamjain 11y ago
  Except that "North Korea" isn't "most part of the world". Even a basic five-minute readout on any travel wiki would tell you that. This is a country that will send your whole family to slave labour if you remotely suggest something that might be regarded as against their supreme leader.

by gesman 11y ago

peteretep 11y ago

Millions of young adults do stupider things every day, and relatively few end in tragedy.

robbrown451 11y ago
Sure, the world isn't fair. Lots of people drive drunk and nothing bad happens. Still, the US shouldn't allow NK to have extra leverage because of this.

akamaka 11y ago

It's not comparable at all. Posters on the street are seen as being disposable in most parts of the world, and it's hard to imagine being arrested for, say, pulling down an Obama campaign poster and taking it home. Drug trafficking and hunting large predators are pretty much illegal everywhere, on the other hand.

chimeracoder 11y ago
> it's hard to imagine being arrested for, say, pulling down an Obama campaign poster and taking it home It's actually funny you mention campaign posters specifically - because yes, you can get in very serious legal trouble for taking down campaign signs in certain states. Source: I know people who took down opposing campaign signs for the opposing candidate. Fun times were not had, except perhaps by the lawyers.
- akamaka 11y ago
  Oh, that's a good point. I was just imagining a fan taking a poster home for personal use, but that sort of thing could easily fall under campaign laws.
shubhamjain 11y ago
Except that "North Korea" isn't "most part of the world". Even a basic five-minute readout on any travel wiki would tell you that. This is a country that will send your whole family to slave labour if you remotely suggest something that might be regarded as against their supreme leader.