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This has nothing to do with "the crime" of stealing a banner. I suspect the story was made-up not by the student but by some official in government. To them, it
by crispyambulance 11y ago
This has nothing to do with "the crime" of stealing a banner. I suspect the story was made-up not by the student but by some official in government. To them, it sounds more plausible that someone would do this for a 10000 payout than simply for the satisfaction of having kick-ass dorm-room swag from North Korea.
Whatever the story is, it doesn't matter. The NK government is perhaps batshit crazy, but they're not stupid. The detainee is going to be a bargaining chip.
- pdabbadabba 11y agoExactly this. And it helps NK's preferred narrative if he was somehow manipulated by forces larger than himself--both because it makes Americans look desperate for any material advantage they can get, and because it makes the crime more easily forgiven when/if he is ultimately released.