He was charged with assault and held in a South Korean prison. To get away from discipline in the USA, he ran across the border into North Korea.

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Doesn’t seem like a smart move. The last American held in North Korea came home in a coma and died shortly thereafter

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I’m guessing he’s asking for asylum and offering up some sort of secrets.

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Yeah, but he’s a private. He can’t know too much

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You’d be surprised what peons in the military actually know. and what he knows is probably more than what they know. (or at least, more confirmation of what they know.)

not saying it wasn’t a dumb move on his part. or that he really knows much. He might, but he probably thinks he knows more than he does.

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7 points

The last one that made big news.

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He was the last person to enter, it is true a couple others were released shortly after

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Imagine North Korea being your best option for a place to live.

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They were flying him back to Texas, so North Korea is better than Texas. Wow

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Least shocking thing about this. Someone needs to leave abbot on a freeway on-ramp.

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1 point

Yes, 911…i saw Greg Abbott walking down the side of the highway in a diaper…

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5 points

That one I can believe

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Guess who is donating teeth to North Korea? This guy.

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The plot thickens.

🤣🤣

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