Well, that’s certainly a bold move
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.
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?
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.
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.
The crossing comes at a time of high tensions on the Korean peninsula, with the arrival of a U.S. nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine in South Korea for a rare visit in a warning to North Korea over its own military activities.
Imagine barbecuing in your garden and someone with a loaded assault rifle comes to you and start shouting at you to stop acting like a dangerous motherfucker with your kitchen knives
Godspeed, you crazy bastard. o7
Jokes aside I wouldn’t do this if I were him. He’s probably going to be in prison suspected as a foreign infiltrator.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66219603.amp
He apparently got in a fight with a Korean civilian and at least was disorderly (if not combative) when arrested. No idea what type of penalty that would get someone at a U.S. court martial, but prison and a dishonorable discharge (making gainful employment extremely difficult) are probably on the table, maybe guaranteed.
No idea what I’d do in that situation, but even knowing he’d be detained for a while in the DPRK it might look better than the alternative.
Of course, there’s a big chance he is trying to infiltrate the country, and this is pretext. He’s 23, not some kid right out of high school, which to me suggests that’s far from out of the question.
