Young man who dies after being in North Korean jail.

[ToomuchStuff]

A late friend/former neighbor went missing there. His parents asked a local someone in their lodge if he could find out anything, and he called his old oval office and made an inquiry.
My friend was rescued and taken to a ship while he recovered, where the initials PI sewn on his uniform.
The guys out of office, without their finger on the bombs, are better to deal with this, then the ones in, IMHO.

[LDAHL]

Hopefully, all that where's-your-white-privilege-now-frat-boy nastiness will come to an end. But in our hate-addled times, who knows?

http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...s-hate-problem

[ToomuchStuff]

their motto: Specialising in North Korea tours, we provide “budget travel to destinations your mother would rather you stayed away from”.
You'd think they would have changed that by now.

Why change it, they should embrace it as part of the name. Clearly no false advertising.

Hopefully, all that where's-your-white-privilege-now-frat-boy nastiness will come to an end. But in our hate-addled times, who knows?

http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...s-hate-problem

The comedy argument. Comedy's job is to find a line and cross it, make people uncomfortable and reflective. Comedian's comedians, tend to leave those lines way past where anyone can see.
In the end, it is rare that one can actually help someone, who doesn't want to help themselves.

[Tybee]

I just feel for the family's pain, as I am the mother of three boys, and I can't see the comedy about someone's suffering then, when he was imprisoned and brutalized, or now, when he is dead.

[Teacher Terry]

Young people think they are invincible. We need to ban all travel for tourists to this country. Nothing funny about any of this crap.

[iris lilies]

Young people think they are invincible. We need to ban all travel for tourists to this country. Nothing funny about any of this crap.

There was a young woamn blathering on the MMm forums a year or so,ago about goong to North Korea. She was so into that idea, and couldnt really answer why she was docused on that country tomvisit. But I imagine it had to do with rebellion and "I know better than you" chitzpah of the youtful.

[jp1]

Young people think they are invincible. We need to ban all travel for tourists to this country. Nothing funny about any of this crap.

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I do think our state department should be up to date with advisories on where it might not be safe to travel. Beyond that, though, I'm fine with people doing what they want. But I'm also not going to feel to terribly sorry for them if they go somewhere dangerous and bad things happen. Like those kids that got captured by the Iranian government a few years ago. It's hard for me to get upset when bad things happen to someone who travels to a country that has hostile relations with the US.

[Teacher Terry]

Young people don't think it will happen to them so yes I still feel bad for them. If you are older and still go then probably not so much.

[CathyA]

As far as a ban for people in the U.S. going to North Korea..........I know it ticks some people off for the government to tell them where they can't go, but it's unfair to go to such a place and then expect the government to use all it's resources to help get them back when they are treated badly, imprisoned, tortured, etc. And I'm sure the family members would certainly expect that help.

[Tybee]

I guess I can't get beyond the horror of him coming back in a coma and dying, and I hope he was able to be at peace with his family, at least.