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I’m pretty sure that whatever his charges are, defecting to north Korea was a bad idea.

If he’s lucky he’ll have a standard of living almost as high as federal prison.

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Shut up lib

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How exactly do you know this? You’ve been there or just reporting what you heard from Western news?

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I am curious why that soldier faced disciplinary action in the first place. US soldiers aren’t exactly famous for good ethics, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he committed acts heinous enough to warrant escape.

By the way, wouldn’t the DPRK just send him back?

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Actually I can believe that he’s a victim, because the US army tends to protect their actual criminals and prosecute the whistleblowers.

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I am curious why that soldier faced disciplinary action in the first place. US soldiers aren’t exactly famous for good ethics, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he committed acts heinous enough to warrant escape.

The DPRK should investigate what he did and sentence him according to their laws.

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I linked to an article elsewhere in this thread – looks like he got in a fight with a Korean civilian and was disorderly/combative with cops when arrested.

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I think he knew that and still made the choice. There’s a handful of US defectors in the DPRK because they were ideologically closer to communism than imperialism, so maybe he’ll fare as well as he hopes.

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I mean, the only parts of Amerika that live better than the pen are the gateds on the coasts, and the former plantations; so I don’t know what you’re going on about there… I categorically refuse to denounce homeboy’s defection unless it comes out he was wanted for like-- sex crimes or smth. In which case, light him up on sight.

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This is really underestimating how bad U.S. prisons are, and while god damn America and all, it’s still a country with a high standard of living for most people.

We have to be in touch with the actual material conditions of people, and “only a few places are better than federal custody” just isn’t that.

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