US student's death after North Korea release raises questions

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  • @smoothsashimi7048
    @smoothsashimi7048 7 років тому +541

    Don't keep scrolling, it doesn't get any better

    • @QuikCrow
      @QuikCrow 6 років тому +5

      Lady Jade i think i got thorough many weird comments(._.)

    • @user-qi9pi7lt3q
      @user-qi9pi7lt3q 6 років тому +13

      Wish this was top comment. I swear I lost my hope for humanity here. I'm seriously so done with people and just the world. Huuuuu...

    • @razorbladeslemonade8223
      @razorbladeslemonade8223 6 років тому +5

      But I can’t stop....😖

    • @ceeceeceecee5280
      @ceeceeceecee5280 6 років тому +3

      Thanks!

    • @sneakysneakyraccoon8538
      @sneakysneakyraccoon8538 6 років тому +5

      That footage of a person stealing the poster looks so fake.

  • @jaridkeen123
    @jaridkeen123 7 років тому +92

    Maybe dont go to North Korea

    • @EvilPumpkinPlays
      @EvilPumpkinPlays 3 роки тому +2

      Ye

    • @Jaylin7878g
      @Jaylin7878g 3 роки тому +1

      No… don’t go to North Korea and break the law… if u behave u will be fine

    • @Jaylin7878g
      @Jaylin7878g 3 роки тому +1

      @Dan coward

  • @Jmarchese549
    @Jmarchese549 7 років тому +559

    I don't think anyone should visit North Korea.

    • @Bogartis
      @Bogartis 6 років тому +11

      Chevelle 504 not even North Koreans

    • @IamINERT
      @IamINERT 5 років тому

      Chevelle_ 504 no shit.

    • @jenniferme9739
      @jenniferme9739 4 роки тому +1

      Shouldn't visit any country the thinks of us as the enemie, and teaches very young kids that we want to invade them and put them in training camps. Only Americans that should be in these countries should be our military.

    • @JaCieKochams2
      @JaCieKochams2 4 роки тому +5

      just dont break their rules how simple is that

    • @penyarol83
      @penyarol83 3 роки тому +4

      @@JaCieKochams2 not simple at all. One 85 year old got arrested for saying he had fought in the Korean War while on a tour there

  • @sydneyme856
    @sydneyme856 7 років тому +430

    I don't care how stupid he was I still don't think he deserved to die

    • @jayakumariveeraraghavan1593
      @jayakumariveeraraghavan1593 7 років тому +5

      Sydney Me thank you!

    • @911WASanINSIDEjob420
      @911WASanINSIDEjob420 6 років тому +4

      J Cole still unacceptable, i'll be the first to admit im not crying for him but i also love using this as a reaosn to nuke NK

    • @911WASanINSIDEjob420
      @911WASanINSIDEjob420 6 років тому +1

      @Jeese rewatch the video bud

    • @choosey87
      @choosey87 6 років тому +13

      Sydney Me White privilege doesn't work in every country girl. At the end of the day, he stole, and that is very disrespectful in the Asian community. People get killed for less, wake up.

    • @meylingr5532
      @meylingr5532 5 років тому +3

      Remember, the camera had crappy recording and could have been anyone. He was most likely innocent and framed.

  • @videodude2010
    @videodude2010 7 років тому +480

    1. Don't visit the most hostile country in the world
    2. Don't try to steal propaganda from a crazy country
    3. The protections we have in the USA doesn't extend to other countries

    • @batron6030
      @batron6030 7 років тому +28

      1. Research into stories to find out that he was framed for stealing a poster

    • @dnycpro
      @dnycpro 7 років тому +11

      shouldnt have been there in 1st place to be a framing victim

    • @Doatello1991
      @Doatello1991 7 років тому +8

      Bat Hob0 Then know exactly what you're getting yourself into. It is a tragedy that this young man was killed and I believe that he was framed, but he made the decision to enter a country with such a reputation.

    • @jez3my441
      @jez3my441 7 років тому +3

      videodude2010 40 stupid and dumb comment so far

    • @Kurisu_J
      @Kurisu_J 7 років тому +2

      Jez3my go join your buddy in NK

  • @hidetheapplejuice
    @hidetheapplejuice 5 років тому +131

    I don’t even think it was him. The 5th floor had a short ceiling and he looked tall.

    • @corinafoy6483
      @corinafoy6483 5 років тому +16

      Omg you're right

    • @RandalfElVikingo
      @RandalfElVikingo 5 років тому +18

      Yeah, that's why people don't believe the video: it looks like a random Korean midget. Also the clothing does not seem like something the victim would be wearing (but that's reading too much into it).

    • @RandalfElVikingo
      @RandalfElVikingo 5 років тому +12

      @@praveenreddy8632 Under what circumstances? Have you ever seen other Korea "trials"?
      It's obvious they get beaten both mentally and physically to say what the Koreans want. Also, the videos are not live.

    • @praveenreddy8632
      @praveenreddy8632 5 років тому +5

      @@RandalfElVikingo As much as i feel for him i don't think its fake.

    • @RandalfElVikingo
      @RandalfElVikingo 5 років тому +6

      @@praveenreddy8632 Remember that " a video is a representation of reality" not reality itself.
      You see what they want you to see.

  • @denniscamacho7990
    @denniscamacho7990 6 років тому +91

    How to not die in North Korea.
    Step one : don't go to North Korea.

    • @SpiceyHot100
      @SpiceyHot100 4 роки тому +2

      Sad 😥 but sooooooo true. I feel so bad for Otto. KJU is a devil that God will bring down.

    • @1970rsc
      @1970rsc Рік тому +1

      Step 2: If you happen to visit North Korea, don’t steal stuff that doesn’t doing to you.

    • @meahdahlgren6537
      @meahdahlgren6537 Рік тому

      ​@@1970rscright ❤

    • @elephantdanceparty7917
      @elephantdanceparty7917 Рік тому

      @@1970rsc We don’t really 100% know he did it. I think he did something but I’m just throwing that out there

  • @mehfoot8527
    @mehfoot8527 7 років тому +48

    Well it did raise a question,
    What is wrong with that marching?!

  • @tyngchinchillachang838
    @tyngchinchillachang838 7 років тому +39

    "has completed his journey home."Those are powerful words.

    • @ellaelliott4415
      @ellaelliott4415 3 місяці тому

      I truly hope Otto did indeed know he was home with his family. Years later I return to his story, especially in the political climate of recent years. He shouldn’t have been there in the first place, but being tortured to death? He didn’t deserve that

  • @yikesaroo7956
    @yikesaroo7956 6 років тому +52

    I wouldnt step foot in that country.

    • @DP-qw1ly
      @DP-qw1ly 4 роки тому +1

      You would be fine if you don't do nothing stupid like this guy.

    • @ellaelliott4415
      @ellaelliott4415 3 місяці тому

      Ever going there has never crossed my mind. It’s madness to go, especially as an American!

  • @dawsonfoorfour
    @dawsonfoorfour 7 років тому +84

    I wish Otto was still alive😢 Rip Otto Warmbier 1994-2017

  • @kelly2fly
    @kelly2fly 5 років тому +59

    "The cost of this trip? Around $2800.00 including airfare". And your life!

    • @nicoleherz4572
      @nicoleherz4572 4 роки тому

      Omg

    • @JaCieKochams2
      @JaCieKochams2 4 роки тому +2

      just dont break other countries rule simple as that

    • @morrowindboy4333
      @morrowindboy4333 4 роки тому

      @@JaCieKochams2 he didn't steal it they framed him

    • @amandanegrete1306
      @amandanegrete1306 3 роки тому +1

      And guess where that money goes? Of course the “tour company” takes its percentage, the rest goes DIRECTLY to the government regime.

  • @taylordavis2826
    @taylordavis2826 5 років тому +17

    I can’t imagine how sad, angry and confused his father is. I feel so bad for him and his son

  • @KINDERGARTEN-COP
    @KINDERGARTEN-COP 7 років тому +225

    Yall want a thrill seeking adventure vacation? then go to the hood lol

    • @Mokiimo
      @Mokiimo 6 років тому +3

      Lone Wolf that's the joke

    • @sulpherbratigh7936
      @sulpherbratigh7936 6 років тому +11

      most of the hoods are chill as fuck bro

    • @volitiveclover
      @volitiveclover 6 років тому +4

      this aint it chief

    • @datboi6792
      @datboi6792 6 років тому +1

      ATLANTA-BOY-1985 yea cause the hood and a corrupt government are the same thing. Go to Juarez and they cut your fuckin tongue out.

    • @ktkska8886
      @ktkska8886 5 років тому

      Why don't these morons organize a graffiti-spree trip to Singapore? You won't die but they'll give indelible souvenirs on your butts.

  • @coryzachariasen8100
    @coryzachariasen8100 7 років тому +69

    The man taking down the poster looks kind of small, Otto was tall... the man also looks Asian.....

  • @lokiam5662
    @lokiam5662 7 років тому +277

    I agree that it's dangerous to go to North Korea but it's common logic to not steal even though you're NOT in your country. Respect the country at least.

    • @reapermonky
      @reapermonky 6 років тому +33

      amgloki 007 if you travel to another country you SHOULD FOLLOW THIER LAWS EVEN MORE SO THEN YOUR OWN COUNTRIES PERIOD!

    • @XxKnuckleSOverlorDxX
      @XxKnuckleSOverlorDxX 6 років тому +17

      So I'm taking it you guys are the only ones who can actually identify the person filmed on that video? Perfect vision 20/20 I wish I had that

    • @startingfrom0218
      @startingfrom0218 6 років тому +12

      amgloki 007 sorry for my grammar , but that was just a fucking poster , it wasn't a 200$ cellphone, or lot of money , 15 years for that shit and now he is death that's fucked up , many rapist , serial killers even don't go to jail and they are walking around

    • @mage_r338
      @mage_r338 6 років тому +9

      Molly Kell Culture shock? A lot of locals there have died for less.

    • @joetyler835
      @joetyler835 6 років тому +4

      Molly Kell I wonder what goes through his mind when he steals the poster. North Korea... North Korean dude

  • @Xxfybx
    @Xxfybx 7 років тому +53

    I understand the want for adventure but I personally refuse to travel to a country that barely treats its citizens right let alone some random unknown stranger.

    • @JDOGFTW
      @JDOGFTW 4 роки тому

      are you scared? you should be. if your not a monster then stay away. But let others decide what they want. it's a personal choice.

    • @alinasoyoungpark8494
      @alinasoyoungpark8494 2 роки тому

      yes. it is so frustrating seeing (yt) people belittle north korea, which whether they know it or not by traveling there, you are… i truly believe because they are asian, they feel they are invincible against NK. but north korea and south korea is STILL one of the most militarized areas in the world. there is so much pain from the war - we still require ALL south korean men to serve in the military when they are adults for this reason.. it’s not fun and games, the citizens of NK are brainwashed. if you’re not gonna help with the liberation of people, don’t go?? OR don’t be crying/ shocked when one of the most powerful dictators in the world decides to kill you.

  • @Cy93
    @Cy93 6 років тому +40

    I really don't think it's fair to blame the tour guides! They can't keep an eye on the tourists 24/7!

  • @Destructocorps
    @Destructocorps 7 років тому +6

    Whether he stole that poster or not, he still died, which is horrible, nowhere else in the world does stealing a poster have such terrible consequences, and that can be hard to grasp to some.

  • @jennhoff03
    @jennhoff03 7 років тому +9

    When you're young and in college you feel invincible. I can understand Otto going to North Korea a whole lot more than I can understand that dad going to North Korea. When you're voluntarily saying goodbye to your children and know it could be a final goodbye, you're being a bad father.

  • @patrickwilson4902
    @patrickwilson4902 6 років тому +16

    RIP YOUNG MAN♡ WITH LOTS OF LOVE FROM INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

  • @barbaraperry5091
    @barbaraperry5091 7 років тому +10

    Prayers for Otto and his family.....

  • @mw5655
    @mw5655 7 років тому +35

    He seemed like such a sweet young man. I don’t believe he stole the poster, I believe he was framed. But even if he did steal this poster, he didn’t deserve 15 years hard labor for it, and he certainly didn’t deserve what unfortunately happened to him. So sad, this poor guy that had so much potential... and he’s gone in an instant. People should heed Otto’s story and question their actions before they attempt them. Don’t visit hostile countries like North Korea.. just don’t.

    • @conjugalvisitor5532
      @conjugalvisitor5532 2 роки тому +2

      You think he was framed or the poster? Get it?

    • @goodstuff8156
      @goodstuff8156 2 роки тому

      That’s so stupid

    • @goodstuff8156
      @goodstuff8156 2 роки тому +5

      He did something stupid and suffered the consequences, end of the story.

    • @goodstuff8156
      @goodstuff8156 2 роки тому +1

      How do you fraim this? They filmed him doing it.

    • @dhardhirdruha6916
      @dhardhirdruha6916 Рік тому +1

      That's the freedom you have in US so enjoy it

  • @matthewcrissy4641
    @matthewcrissy4641 7 років тому +2

    The point is that he was tortured to death and I don't think many of you are realizing that

  • @banterclaus7963
    @banterclaus7963 5 років тому +16

    The thing is, my parents would never ever ever have allowed me to go there. Even though I am an adult already

  • @chuckyuniza
    @chuckyuniza 7 років тому +58

    NK did research on him on his arrival to NK, found out he was a good public speaker, black mailed him for stealing a propaganda poster, made him memorize an awfully translated speech.. I have a gut feeling he was black mailed. RIP Warmbier.

    • @yaz2928
      @yaz2928 6 років тому +15

      Zachary Uniza Yeah they saw some college kid as a threat to their national security and executed him. Quite the intelligent fella you are.

    • @user-qi9pi7lt3q
      @user-qi9pi7lt3q 6 років тому +3

      Lone Wolf ya they saw a man "take" a poster and murdered him. Why do u trust them so much?

    • @yaz2928
      @yaz2928 6 років тому +4

      Sam But they didn't murder him. He was never physically harmed, was fed properly and even given sleeping pills because he couldn't sleep. All of this was confirmed by American doctors.

    • @birdy4life32
      @birdy4life32 6 років тому +2

      So if he was "talking so care of"how did he die?

    • @harumrkinter9783
      @harumrkinter9783 6 років тому +1

      Wouldn't doubt it. Glad you brought it up.

  • @DinoRocks42
    @DinoRocks42 7 років тому +393

    your own fault for going to North Korea

    • @Babygirlly555
      @Babygirlly555 7 років тому +8

      Don't get mad at Alex because Warm beer got put in the cooler after he committed a crime.

    • @NickolasFaz
      @NickolasFaz 7 років тому +11

      he probably shouldn't have tried to steal from a communist authoritarian country.

    • @jimstan1795
      @jimstan1795 7 років тому +3

      Realstuff Steve. regardless you do not go to a country and show disrespect. you go there as a student and learn their primitive stupid customs. i wouldnt go there. NK is the only country that has balls enough to stand against the West.

    • @DinoRocks42
      @DinoRocks42 7 років тому +3

      Realstuff Steve stop acting smart and making shit up aliens didn't abduct him. He gets what he deserves doesn't matter if he committed the crime he went to North Korea.

    • @SooSkiTzO_YT
      @SooSkiTzO_YT 7 років тому

      Realstuff Steve I am a pot head and I have a 184 IQ and never gotten below an 90% on any test in my whole life

  • @letsseewhatwecanlearn9242
    @letsseewhatwecanlearn9242 4 роки тому +4

    Hey, being totally honest, if it was his choice then it is totally his fault. He went to a country and did not follow the rules, it is totally his fault.

  • @XxRain101xX
    @XxRain101xX 7 років тому +78

    Well once you step into a country the laws and consequences are different. You can't expect leniancy but he made the choice and there is no one else to blame but himself.

    • @charwest9449
      @charwest9449 6 років тому +8

      No way I think he even tried to take that silly poster. Most kids would just take a pic or video of it. Doesn't ring true. I think he was set up, and so does Otto's roommate on that trip. The video is blurry and could be anyone. His "confession" was forced and fake. They hate Americans and they had a live white one. ALL the other Americans they've detained are Asian.

    • @stevostevens5846
      @stevostevens5846 5 років тому +2

      doubt he even did it.

    • @stevostevens5846
      @stevostevens5846 4 роки тому

      @Sunshine Baker That is true, I cant for the life of me understand why someone would want to go to North Korea at all. However, Simply going to a country and supporting its economy with tourist dollars is a wanting reason to torture and kill someone. I don't believe he took the poster basically, he obviously went their though.

  • @mr_gamesverse
    @mr_gamesverse 5 років тому +9

    I doubt Otto really stole that poster, the only evidence was a grainy image of a hooded figure

  • @CiDK
    @CiDK 6 років тому +4

    6:29 voice crack intensify

  • @CapysGardenShop
    @CapysGardenShop 7 років тому +7

    Watch the '11 VICE vids about the hard labor camps on NK land in Russia. Shows footage from '09 as well. The crew took all sorts of propaganda. College kids see these videos. Otto probably had. RIP.

  • @michellewhite803
    @michellewhite803 7 років тому +62

    damn that sucks but man come north Korea of all places ! there known for brutal consequences!

  • @banitamohanty4560
    @banitamohanty4560 5 років тому +7

    see his eyes I just start crying God bless his soul

  • @littlecarrey9887
    @littlecarrey9887 7 років тому +145

    A: he was dumb enough to travel to NK, and B: When there he was stupid enough to steal something....
    I nominate him for the Darwin award. The Gene pool just moved up a notch.

    • @billyshears1891
      @billyshears1891 7 років тому +1

      Realstuff Steve Sorry, i dont watch CNN

    • @Crabking19
      @Crabking19 7 років тому +4

      Haven't you see that the video is really grainy and dark that you can't literally identify the person so how can you be sure that it was Warmbier and that he was not framed?

    • @smellybaguette3795
      @smellybaguette3795 7 років тому +6

      He was probably framed, in North Korea, people are forced to confess their crimes when caught even if they don't commit it, if he didn''t get framed, a church told him to do it.

    • @jez3my441
      @jez3my441 7 років тому +1

      little carrey and i award you for your stupidity award for being a dumbass

    • @Whitneypyant
      @Whitneypyant 7 років тому +1

      Realstuff Steve they don’t even take care of the welfare of own citizens in the camps. He might have been targeted but that probably because he american. Why do you think that state department warn us not go there?

  • @chloeflecha9816
    @chloeflecha9816 3 роки тому

    The website literally looks like a scam.

  • @natalieflores5102
    @natalieflores5102 7 років тому +25

    Awe May Otto Rest In Peace 😭❤️

  • @beeipuni4792
    @beeipuni4792 6 років тому +4

    I feel so bad for Otto’s family

  • @NzPhenomenon
    @NzPhenomenon 5 років тому +4

    Americans visiting a country where they’re still an enemy to the regime? Red flag.

  • @average_psyop_enjoyer
    @average_psyop_enjoyer 7 років тому +476

    He shouldn't have stole Shit

    • @luisiscoolrqw3712
      @luisiscoolrqw3712 7 років тому +39

      Codeine Coyote so you say he got killed for stealing a poster dumbass

    • @backgroundni99a
      @backgroundni99a 7 років тому +24

      If he stole it why hasn't the alleged "footage" been shown to justify their detention? They risk trade and war like that? He clearly was framed.

    • @magic-ly5rs
      @magic-ly5rs 7 років тому +2

      Y'all are acting like we should be surprised. It's North Korea. The country that has hated the US more than any other nation.

    • @SocialistFinn1
      @SocialistFinn1 7 років тому +1

      So you get death or 15 years hard labour for taking a propaganda poster off the wall while DRUNK and not able to think it through, great idea of "freedom" you got there

    • @SocialistFinn1
      @SocialistFinn1 7 років тому +2

      But at the end of the day it's his fault for going to North Korea knowing that you're on their soil

  • @Thejasonrogers
    @Thejasonrogers 5 років тому +9

    King Solomon said “ look well in to the matter” before you make the decision in anything in life.

  • @Molego2011
    @Molego2011 5 років тому +1

    The video was really grainy and it wasn’t him ...

  • @negevsareforpros9250
    @negevsareforpros9250 7 років тому +3

    That one guy who went to Iraq, Somalia etc. has balls of steel

    • @nvkulk
      @nvkulk 2 роки тому

      Until he gets shot and then we have to go get his dumb ass

  • @Indexanimisermo
    @Indexanimisermo 7 років тому +1

    The ONLY question it raises for me, a private American citizen, is, WTF was this student doing in the WORST country in the world????? His presence there put our nation in peril - i have NO RESPECT for idiots with a suicide complex...this is not rational, its political and could start war!!!! INSANITY!

    • @MrShaneVicious
      @MrShaneVicious 6 років тому

      Chad thought his white skin and American citizenship would protect him. The snowflake couldn't handle it them they denied his privileges.

  • @christianbarragan7339
    @christianbarragan7339 7 років тому +8

    does anyone know what actually got him into a coma

    • @yaz2928
      @yaz2928 6 років тому +4

      Engineerdude The second thing you said is entirely false. The doctor that inspected Otto said he did no hard labor at all since his hands were in excellent condition. Even said he wasn't tortured at all and didn't have botulism. The Otto guy simply was scared shitless for his life.

  • @kauske
    @kauske 6 років тому +2

    Truth be told, I wouldn't want to be a foreigner caught in the US for a misdemeanor either. NK seems the more scary of the two, but when you read all the details of foreign travel advisories to the US? I'd hate to be a Hispanic from S. America or visibly of middle eastern descent. The US has show just how nasty it can be to people with guantanamo and other black sites. People who haven't even been convicted of a crime.

  • @kimdeez9820
    @kimdeez9820 3 роки тому +10

    I can’t believe people are so cruel to do something like this and to a 21 year old. I can’t imagine his fear or his parents heartbreak This makes me so angry and wish we had took a stand of some sort after this happened. No doubt they did this on purpose

  • @bleedinggreen2145
    @bleedinggreen2145 3 роки тому +2

    They keep saying fell into a coma as if they don't know what happened smh. Rest in peace Otto

  • @floss3054
    @floss3054 6 років тому +3

    Fell sad for him

  • @Moore18jp
    @Moore18jp 7 років тому +1

    The father is in denial .. the son shouldn't be in North Korea , shouldn't have gone to the 5th floor and shouldn't have tried to steal a poster . Fact

  • @Sketchmee5
    @Sketchmee5 7 років тому +51

    North Korea = Lions' den.

    • @NULL-ug7ve
      @NULL-ug7ve 7 років тому +1

      Sketchmee5 more like lions toilet

    • @edy1552
      @edy1552 6 років тому +1

      Nah morelike trash island

  • @Ckross11
    @Ckross11 5 років тому +1

    How arrogant to go to one of these countries as an "adventure tourist."

  • @heavymentalkings
    @heavymentalkings 7 років тому +9

    so his dad says that his son went for the adventure and then he sounds like he wants to condemn the act? his sons fault for going and stealing, but I don't condone making it illegal for those that want to go. if you go know the risks and no one can say you didn't know.

    • @carlasledge3946
      @carlasledge3946 7 років тому +2

      heavymentalkings i would demand my child NOW go! My only child going to a place where I may never see or hear or hug him again???? I don't care if my son is 7 or 17, or 27, etc. I forbid it! He wouldn't dare take the chance anyway BC we have tragic events as this! Prayers for this family! I can't imagine the guilt & shame that is upon them for the rest of their years!

    • @heavymentalkings
      @heavymentalkings 7 років тому +2

      Carla Sledge at 27 if you're a normal family you will no longer hv say on what your child does. if you're not normal and hv control over your 27 year Olds life, we'll that's a whole set of other problems.

    • @heavymentalkings
      @heavymentalkings 7 років тому +1

      Carla Sledge I understand what you say but for the government to ban it is limiting yet another part of our lives. just bc you feel this way doesn't mean everyone else feels the same. for instance I would not go but I myself should not limit it for others that wish to go.

    • @sweatymoney1859
      @sweatymoney1859 7 років тому

      scooteromg you are an idiot it wasn't proven if he even stole the paper and when did a life cost a piece of paper people like you disgust me

  • @anitacronje8160
    @anitacronje8160 5 років тому +1

    Not really the guides fault...if he explained the laws to you ,but you still broke the law...you can't expect him to babysit you all the time...feel sorry for him, but this was a really stupid thing to do.

  • @elianasheridan61
    @elianasheridan61 4 роки тому +4

    let him Rest In Peace 💙🦋i imagine he was very afraid

  • @alexandrasymeon5893
    @alexandrasymeon5893 Рік тому

    I saw a video showing Otto's face on what seemed to be on the 5th floor. I can't remember where I saw this video but it clearly showed his face and he was smiling looking up at the camera. He did not take anything. I think he was convicted for being on the 5th floor because it was for staff only. You cannot get on the 5th floor by elevator and you have to go up stairs to enter it where it says "Staff Only." What the North Koreans did to Otto was horrific. The U.S. did nothing to try and get him back here and I believe this was for political purposes. Young American "kids" think they can go to foreign countries and play stupid games.. They think that they are entitled because they are Americans thinking their country will save them. It's unfortunate but this is the case. It is believed that Otto tried to suffocate himself and staff found out and hospitalized him and this is how he got brain damage. Another theory is that he was poisoned by biological chemicals. I think the first is more accurate because they wanted him to do 15 years of hard labor and make an example of him. Poor Otto and his family. I can't imagine what his family or Otto went through. Never go to hostile countries like N. Korea. If the accuse you of something whether you committed a crime or not, the accusation still stands.

  • @naples4962
    @naples4962 7 років тому +19

    Just so everyone knows , it was never proven that he stole to poster

    • @vincem2759
      @vincem2759 6 років тому +4

      Its on video tape and he had to publicly admit it.

    • @danny_boys3471
      @danny_boys3471 6 років тому

      Vince M your an idiot

    • @vincem2759
      @vincem2759 6 років тому +3

      Why? One of things that gives him away is he is so tall. Most of the locals are short due to lack of nutrition. This guy was a grade a knucklehead.

    • @hanzv5867
      @hanzv5867 6 років тому +2

      Jack S lol says the one who can’t use the proper “your”

    • @heavenqueen3680
      @heavenqueen3680 6 років тому +2

      Yes it was. He was on camera smiling as he took it off the wall.

  • @charleskobold115
    @charleskobold115 Рік тому +1

    I have been to the DPRK multiple times, both before and after this sad episode. I have never had any problems.

  • @psychosis1242
    @psychosis1242 7 років тому +5

    Thank you Dennis Rodman for getting this young man home to his family!

  • @annaconigliaro2907
    @annaconigliaro2907 7 років тому

    Why isn't there a travel ban here?

  • @helenzhang632
    @helenzhang632 5 років тому +9

    How sarcastic Trump call KJU a "friend "

  • @P4uLy-u4w
    @P4uLy-u4w 5 років тому +1

    Why can’t anybody be happy staying at home like regular people

  • @MrSouthphillyitalian
    @MrSouthphillyitalian 6 років тому +8

    I remember after he died me and all my friends wanted to join military if we declared war with N.K

  • @notrealname7301
    @notrealname7301 5 років тому +2

    I feel so sad after watching this. Poor kid

  • @HollowHill17
    @HollowHill17 7 років тому +37

    He got his thrill seeking adventure.... He went to North Korea and then stole Government property on North Korean Soil..... was it worth it???

    • @HollowHill17
      @HollowHill17 7 років тому

      No he told the American rep / his lawyer that he did indeed stole the NK poster to bring home for his old home town friends in Wyoming and college to see it. The roommate lied to save this fool's life and make up a believable alibi.

    • @lacey3880
      @lacey3880 6 років тому +1

      Bulllshit...
      America causing war again...!,
      That guy made it home...
      America of power,
      ...messing wit d poor..& stupid

    • @diyashikha93
      @diyashikha93 5 років тому +1

      It wasn't even him..

  • @wrapzoo295
    @wrapzoo295 6 років тому +1

    15 year sentence hard labor. Damn that poster must have been legit as hell.

  • @jonnycat5083
    @jonnycat5083 7 років тому +5

    Seriously to risky to go to North Korea 🇰🇵 as a American tourist! Probably not a good idea!

  • @cadetbirdsall7496
    @cadetbirdsall7496 7 років тому +1

    1 thing I wanna know is how those soldiers stay in step

  • @andreo
    @andreo 7 років тому +4

    It's sad what happened. However, if you know some place is dangerous stay the heck away. Heck, when I lived in Chicago I knew that there were dangerous parts of the city. I simply didn't go to those areas.
    Then the guy tries to steal something while there. That's like me heading to the South side of Chicago and throwing up some gang sign. Nothing good will happen from that action.

  • @fanwtn5124
    @fanwtn5124 4 роки тому +1

    Comment : I don’t think anybody should visit North Korea
    Me : I don’t think anybody should BREAK A LAW in foreign countries

  • @devz3143
    @devz3143 6 років тому +9

    think about it...
    he got hard labor and died from stealing a damn poster

    • @morrowindboy4333
      @morrowindboy4333 4 роки тому

      He didn't even steal it

    • @hiddenanimejutsu9962
      @hiddenanimejutsu9962 4 роки тому +2

      @@morrowindboy4333 he did

    • @j_changster
      @j_changster 4 роки тому

      @@morrowindboy4333 he went off limits to the 5th floor and stole a poster as a souvenir

  • @ASAMB12
    @ASAMB12 6 років тому +1

    that British guy is completely insane

  • @Musicrecords10
    @Musicrecords10 7 років тому +3

    I remember seeing this last year, rip

  • @gitaamerta1046
    @gitaamerta1046 7 років тому

    why would anyone go to that hell hole?

  • @BGivka
    @BGivka 5 років тому +3

    Overall, it was a terrible idea. BUT he did not deserve to die.

  • @woodulike2know391
    @woodulike2know391 5 років тому +1

    He was intellegent and must have been a real threat to somebody.

  • @TheLauren3305
    @TheLauren3305 6 років тому +5

    I think Americans don’t realize how “free” of a country we have and in a way take it for granted. Taking a propaganda poster down is considered nothing in America but other country’s you could be put to death for what we see as such a little crime. People have to respect and UNDERSTAND other cultures before they travel. In my opinion I would never travel to North Korea it’s just to dangerous. Sad such a young life has been lost. Bless his family

  • @sheilajohnson6478
    @sheilajohnson6478 5 років тому

    He should’ve had enough common sense to not do something so stupid in that place. It’s not the Pioneer Groups fault. He decided to do the stupid act on his own. He was told how dangerous it would be.

  • @ramonayala1982
    @ramonayala1982 7 років тому +5

    Why Korea of all places? I would of gone to Cancun Mexico.

  • @wesleyvandeurzen7199
    @wesleyvandeurzen7199 6 років тому

    Did these people forget that this man stole a poster like wth.

  • @mmgz1000
    @mmgz1000 7 років тому +86

    Everytime i watch the trial i laugh a little, all this "tragedy" was his own fault.

    • @mateonader8970
      @mateonader8970 7 років тому +18

      mmgz1000 Your a monster

    • @mmgz1000
      @mmgz1000 7 років тому +5

      Im sorry sometimes i forget he was an innocent scapegoat manipulated by U.S. government.

    • @UltraMarioLegendz
      @UltraMarioLegendz 7 років тому +13

      lmao you theorists and your "US Government" excuse.

    • @jangouss_3353
      @jangouss_3353 7 років тому +5

      The Giving Groot 715 It was his fault

    • @chad7333
      @chad7333 6 років тому +9

      They sentenced him to 15 fucking years for taking a poster. How bout we sentence those dirty fucking commies to a fucking slaughtering?

  • @Prickly_Cactus_1993
    @Prickly_Cactus_1993 4 роки тому +2

    I have seen travel UA-camrs go to North Korea without issue like Simon Wilson and others, also saw a show with 2 gay guys hoong. Only mentioning them being gay because same sex couples are illegal there. This man was obviously framed.

  • @edr3912
    @edr3912 5 років тому +3

    A very suspicious death....there's definitely more had happened that led to his unconsciousness in the first place. He was previously a perfectly healthy young man!!! Omg

  • @moonnuchamling9875
    @moonnuchamling9875 7 років тому +1

    why people are being too mean in the comment section ? Young people makes mistake sometime,everybody deserves chance but for his mistake he had to suffer alot. pls have some empathy ,be human. He is dead.

  • @eloiseodom5446
    @eloiseodom5446 7 років тому +73

    So who fault is it? I believe it's the boys fault he's an adult and he shouldn't have done anything stupid. I am not really sure how that place work so I won't say anything on them, but still everyone is an adult in this situation. He's smart enough to know how dangerous North Korea actually is and even if it's a career boost or what ever his reasoning for going I would never let my child go, yes it is important to see your world, but he could have went some where else. Also a part of me don't believe he's dead his family could have claimed it, but he could be they could be hiding him somewhere, but then again he could be dead he was so damaged when arriving back home.

    • @thisseagamer8165
      @thisseagamer8165 7 років тому +4

      Eloise Odom it is kju, so fuck you

    • @Albmethazine
      @Albmethazine 7 років тому +5

      Are you serious?He wanted to explore ,he probably thought the North Koreans were good people. Fuck them in the ass. Kju will pay.

    • @thisseagamer8165
      @thisseagamer8165 7 років тому

      RaD3R 127 Ikr

    • @Ls-ld4tl
      @Ls-ld4tl 7 років тому +1

      Eloise Odom Grammar White Boy Lol Jk I Wuv Pandas

    • @kurpow3247
      @kurpow3247 7 років тому

      what the fuck are you talking about

  • @aap9359
    @aap9359 5 років тому +1

    Auto warm beer becomes manual cold beer

  • @adrianmonk6974
    @adrianmonk6974 6 років тому +3

    Those ABC journalists where really not polite to Young Pioneer Tours.

    • @c.2538
      @c.2538 5 років тому

      “Are you seriously pushing me out the door?”
      Of a private property? Yes.

  • @ramiyna
    @ramiyna 5 років тому

    Was the tour company also responsible for him stealing from the hotel? It was very clear. He thought he was smarter & entitled and he paid for it heavily.

    • @mrhanky-panky133
      @mrhanky-panky133 5 років тому

      He didn't steal anything , so shut you backwards face .

  • @chinesepolyglot
    @chinesepolyglot 7 років тому +118

    Extreme travelers like me understand the risks of going to dangerous countries...but that is part of the fun.

    • @kiddomoroll
      @kiddomoroll 7 років тому +19

      Hitchhike the World Yes, however you're funding the country. You're giving money to people who are harming others and want to bomb the U.S.

    • @Yalookin
      @Yalookin 7 років тому +5

      Shiny Skies Exactly, North Korea tourism should be illegal because of this. I don’t care how much people want to “explore”

    • @iprobablywontseeyourreply.7193
      @iprobablywontseeyourreply.7193 6 років тому +1

      Lol "extreme travelers" aka "travelers w/o common sense"

    • @iprobablywontseeyourreply.7193
      @iprobablywontseeyourreply.7193 6 років тому

      Understand the risks then bawl and cry if it actually happens bc you may say you understand the risks but you all think it won't happen to you.

    • @yaz2928
      @yaz2928 6 років тому +1

      Shiny Skies That's like saying don't go to the US because your money will be used to build a bomb that will be dropped on civilians in the Middle East. Mind your own fucking business and let people travel where they want provided they know about the risks.

  • @lomelo665
    @lomelo665 5 років тому

    That was not him

  • @Jelena2022
    @Jelena2022 5 років тому +3

    I see otto got his theatrical acting skills from his father.

  • @dawnrivers6351
    @dawnrivers6351 3 роки тому

    I dont see how this wasn't a act of war

  • @Incidental104
    @Incidental104 7 років тому +3

    Doesn't matter if you are American or Russian or whatever we all are people and we all deserve to be treated equally and stealing a postcard is not a reason to be killed

  • @arimax888
    @arimax888 7 років тому

    Why..why go there at all?!?!

  • @mirquellasantos2716
    @mirquellasantos2716 7 років тому +3

    I feel sorry for this guy and his family but what the hell was he doing in NK? I would never visit Russia, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Iraq.....

  • @astrophysx7523
    @astrophysx7523 7 років тому +1

    Going to north korea is like going to someone's home. Its their home and you have to follow their ground rules. You are a visitor so its expected that you have fun, but at the same time you can't behave inappropriately.

  • @chandrashreerajendrakumar5971
    @chandrashreerajendrakumar5971 7 років тому +8

    RIP

  • @murrayhart5693
    @murrayhart5693 4 роки тому +1

    Parents blame is high. Why did you oppose an autopsy? Check their bank account. Their story was weird. And unfeeling.

  • @leafyreturns9805
    @leafyreturns9805 7 років тому +153

    Trump time to fire those battles ships…

    • @JaneNayes
      @JaneNayes 7 років тому

      YT D3ATH hahaha yeah good luck with that

    • @hanjizoe2648
      @hanjizoe2648 7 років тому +7

      Battleships aren't in service anymore lol.

    • @alexwhite5364
      @alexwhite5364 7 років тому

      Tirthankar Sarkar "USA always instigates war" Pretty ignorant claim

    • @veneno276
      @veneno276 7 років тому

      That's what exactly what trump and his supremacists friends also all the millionaires friends, if U.S. attack any country, millionaire who has invested on these projects, they'll become billionaires,

    • @veneno276
      @veneno276 7 років тому +1

      How come U.S.A. claim human rights were violated, when in the country, every day cops and government officials kills civilians, shooting on the back and unarmed, cops plant drugs on innocent civilians, cops and government abusing power, is very disgusting.

  • @RodrygoDeSilva
    @RodrygoDeSilva 7 років тому

    well why did he STEAL the sign