In an interview with Anthony Bourdain (Vice Guide to Travel) he mentioned that even in North Korea he is less worried about being picked up by authorities (than

In an interview with Anthony Bourdain (Vice Guide to Travel) he mentioned that even in North Korea he is less worried about being picked up by authorities (than criminals). It usually just ends in deportation. It's very easy to blow off incidents like this with a 'not much harm done' attitude. The truth is that a paranoia and senselessness from authority is what makes a regime like Russia or China and the US is quickly going in that direction.