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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
What a shame. What a damn shame.
O.k., I'm all for personal responsibility, facing the consequences of our actions and all of that, but there are limits to everything. This is an extraordinary situation, wherein the poor kid could never be expected to understand the peril in which his dumb prank placed him. It was so far beyond reasonable, so far beyond any sane man's imagination, that I do not feel he should have been held to that level of responsibility.
If this had happened anywhere else, I'd be saying "yeah, let the smart ass cool his heels in jail for a month or two - maybe he will learn something". This, however, was orders of magnitude beyond that. And that is where I believe that citizenship should have its privileges - the United States government should look after us if we get ourselves into this sort of a situation. If we fall prey to a madman, or fall prey to horribly unjust laws and punishments, then I think it is our collective responsibility to cover one another. Our instrument for doing that is our Federal Government.
I think we need to send a message to the rotund little bastard. Not through our military, but through further economic sanctions. Let China know it's time to choose - join the "First World" economy and trade with the big players, or continue to molly coddle this Swiss cheese binging, Bud Lite swilling fat-tard. Tighten the noose until he cannot breathe.
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I disagree completely. This was a Darwin Award winner, nothing more. Traveling to a different country you are expected to research and understand the culture and laws of the land. And respect them. Travel to North Korea and better spend a few months knowing everything you can about the most bizarre, insane, brutal dictatorship known today, one that just happens to hate the U.S. Better be on your absolute best behavior every second you are there.
This guy walked into a cage with a honey badger wearing a suit made out of flank steaks.
What could go wrong?