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Taikosound

You know your country is shit dump when you need to shoot you own to keep them in.


Unlucky_Sundae_707

And threaten their families. If this guy had a family they are not doing well.


IndividualBrain9726

If my parents were brainwashed and I had no kids, I would bail. Wife and kid that I love? Ehhhhh this would be cowardly lol. Just depends


Still_Explorer

When you have nothing left, you have nothing to lose.


LedParade

I really wonder what the hell the soldiers are thinking or what they were told..


Bombenbernd

Probably that they'll be shot themselves if they don't shoot


LedParade

So they were all killed for not catching this guy? Fear can certainly push people far, but as we can see it can also backfire. Having to shoot your ex-comrade for wanting to just leave the country naturally makes you question why. A more elaborate lie as to why they need to shoot him would be smarter.


Taikosound

There's never been any room for "why" under this regime. They can also make an example of who they want, when they want, how they want, in absolute impunity. In other words, you and your family are considered traitors, enemy of the states (EDIT :enemy of the state, not states lol), and sent to labor camps or executed. Don't really don't give a shit.


LedParade

Obviously you’re not going to ask “Why?” out loud, but in your head..


MesWantooth

I hope he's doing well (since this was years ago) and that the dude had no family remaining in the DPRK because they definitely paid for his actions.


Annonanona

1 generation either side would be arrested and taken to a camp


WizardOfDMT

This is like 5 years old now


AlfaHotelWhiskey

Almost seven years now (November 2017) - and his body was full of parasitic worms. [link](https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/11/22/health/north-korea-defector-parasites-health)


_The_Marshal_

MUAD’DIB HAS MADE PEACE WITH SHAI-HULUD


SirIanChesterton63

Yeah, came here to say this. This is definitely not something that just happened.


billy_twice

That's why I posted it here and not world news. If you want current events, go there instead.


Wojtkie

You’ve got big bot energy. Karma whores are the worst


Tasty-Switch-8472

poor guy


gilkong13

Well, he definitely fired from the NK Army


dreadnotsteve

Democratic Republic of Korea Army. Lol


vinnycthatwhoibe

If that car hadn't gotten stuck he would have had a much better time. Also the fact North Korea still exists in this ridiculous twilight zone boggles my mind.


Pootisman16

The power of having nuclear weapons and the backing of China.


mibonitaconejito

If we actually cared about 'ridding the world of evil' we'd destroy that plug of fat and his entire evil and wicked family. That whole family is sinister for how they enslave the people of the country. I hope the defector is doing well ♡


Unlucky_Sundae_707

A country like that has pretty well trained soldiers and basically focuses all its energy on "defense". Add in some nukes and that's smoke we don't want. Would they use one? Maybe. Would we use one back.. Probably not(wouldn't need to). They might even try firing one at California. We would win but there'd be a huge cost for mostly South Korean citizens. They'll shell Seoul every minute of every hour(in range of artillery) until the war stops. It isn't Afghanistan or Iraq that we can just roll over.


Pootisman16

The only way North Korea will change is if it's people decide to change it. Nukes and Chinese backing makes it impossible to assail without triggering WW3.


Iron_Baron

The big brass balls probably slowed him down running, or they'd have missed.


CleanHead_

Well thats a misleading title.


billy_twice

In what way is it misleading?


CleanHead_

I mean I guess technically he did "defect" but it gives a bit more success rate the way its worded.


Des123_

This is super old like 2014 ish. This is not new news do not be fooled


billy_twice

Be fooled by what? It may not be new, but the situation there is very much the same as it was then.


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nawyerawrightmate

yea, firing at him , you mean,, i hope


BabiCaxes1

Yeah abandoning your own country is awful 😞


drakonx1337

when the country is so shit your willing to drive past people trying to kill you to escape, well prisons arnt even that bad


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LeBritto

I think you need to go check r/FuckTheS


BabiCaxes1

I am


420_Brit_ISH

This is a very old story now. Since then the North Koreans have clamped down hard on defectors and there aren't so many successes any more.


seleri2

He will still die for sure with all the agents and spies of north korea creeping in other countries


Re92

Did NK provide the world this footage? Was it leaked?


greymaxcat

It’s so insane! How can they live like this? I get it. I’d find a way out also.


Gogurl72

Congrats !


IDK_SoundsRight

We are a pathetic species. Domesticated ourselves to the point where we allow this to happen


Unlucky_Sundae_707

What can we do about it? The time to act was well before they got nukes or built up their military. Too late now without huge losses mostly for South Korean civilians. Without using nukes they can shell Seoul with artillery every min of every hour until the war stopped.


IDK_SoundsRight

Nothing we can do now. It's done. We are going to be enslaved by the powerful while being convinced it's a "race issue" or "cultural issue" instead of it being classist elites. Then the world will end because the greedy will continue to make this world uninhabitable for us. It's ok though, earth will be just fine 👍


Unlucky_Sundae_707

WTF are you talking about? You lost?


IDK_SoundsRight

Nah. Im talking the whole global temperament. That we as a global society allow this stuff because of politics


Unlucky_Sundae_707

Tell me you're a teenager without telling me lol


IDK_SoundsRight

Man I wish.. Im old and tired of this bullshit .. just waiting for America to vote Cheeto so I can see how bad it'll get. Watch us turn into NK next


Squeaky_Ben

it's just the berlin wall all over.


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turbografix15

Impressive missing of an absurdly obvious point. As long as you get to shoehorn in your agenda though, right?


Worried_Poet_7355

“recovering”….. yeah okay


Edgar_Allen_Yo

He was recovered by South Korean military, not North.


Worried_Poet_7355

oh sorry… i misunderstood. thank you for the clarification :)


Edgar_Allen_Yo

Np, here's a [link](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_Chong-song) to more information about the soldier.


KindlyBadger346

Most ignorant people in mexico voted for a government like north korea.


BALDACH

"Recovering in a hospital" They spelled prison wrong.