US soldier held in North Korea after crossing demilitarized zone - BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-asia-66234882

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Cybermass@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 3y (4 replies)

So I guess he was suicidal?? Either that or he saw the interview and thought maybe Kim would score him some NK models lmaoo

assembly@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 3y (2 replies)

From the limited information it’s kinda sounding like a mental health issue.

Puppy@kbin.social · 19 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Yeah most likely, like those people that lived in Canada or Sweden and enrolled in the middle east to fight "with" ISIS

Turns out it was just all a scam and they were taken hostage or used as sex slaves and/or cannon fodder

AlexisFR@jlai.lu · 3 pts · 3y

Oh boy, for Frenchmen it wasn't a scam at all, sadly. Some of them rose to dangerous ranks.

donuts@kbin.social · 9 pts · 3y

He's like "I wanna see that room where 12 dudes pretend to use computers."

heh@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 3y

Whatever he was thinking, he’s not going enjoy getting tortured.

VisualCicada@lemmy.ml · 16 pts · 3y (1 reply)

There's no mystery what happens if you cross, so I'm guessing he got what he wanted

wwaxwork@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 3y

Or the voices in his head said they wanted. This doesn't seem like the actions of a mentally well person.

PenguinJuice@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y

What a dumbass. I wonder what his incorrect perception was?

Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 3y

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Blastoid5000@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Crazy. No way the North Koreans ever give this guy back, right?

Pungentstentch@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Probably he will be a token on future negotiations.