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[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

It is unclear from this story how this man's situation came about. But it sure is a sobering contrast to the view of those people who claim that we are big meanies for saying that the criminals who attempt to cross our border ought be prevented from doing so and/or sent back if they succeed, and that as a nation we have every right to create and enforce laws to that effect.

As a personal note, I would rather be killed outright than to anticipate a future of 8 years in a North Korean labor camp. I think the terror itself would kill me before I even made it to my cell. I can only imagine that such a fate must be the closest thing to hell here on earth.

And even then, I think the imagining would fall short of the reality.

North Korea threatens more punishment for American

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[darth-eldritch.livejournal.com]

I wish we could just get him out. :(

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

He's not a pretty girl, so I doubt ol' Bill will be making another rescue trip. (Cheap shot, I know.)

On a serious note, this is the first I'd heard of the story. I will have to look around to see if there is more information about who he is and how he got into this horrible situation. I can't think of anything more terrifying than being stuck in NK like that. China & Iran might even be preferable. In Iran they may just kill you and be done with it. China is an up-and-coming world power and does have their reputation to consider. The regime in NK couldn't care less about any of that. They have no problem doing this type of thing to their own citizens!

[darth-eldritch.livejournal.com]

From what I gather from the links he is a Christian human rights activist who was protesting North Korea. I know, countries like that can be brutal, especially NK.

[princess-ailina.livejournal.com]

Depends on what crime China convicts you of. A number of Japanese citizens (4, maybe 5) were executed recently after being convicted of drug smuggling.

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's no party, that's for sure.

[coldblossom.livejournal.com]

Its ironic that South Korea has more faith in our government's ability and desire to rescue this guy than I do.

That said, I have heard stories about the NoKo's literally pulling people across the border if they catch you near it. And if you go onto that Google Earth application (or whatever it is called) there is plugin that has all of DPRK's gulags, public execution grounds, hard labor camps (I don't think they have anything that's not "hard labor," honestly), etc.

I think I agree with you. I'd rather be dead than "live" in one of those camps.