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U.S. soldier facing disciplinary action flees into North Korea (news.yahoo.com)

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[–] Life2Space@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

I am curious why that soldier faced disciplinary action in the first place. US soldiers aren't exactly famous for good ethics, so I wouldn't be surprised if he committed acts heinous enough to warrant escape.

By the way, wouldn't the DPRK just send him back?

[–] CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 year ago

Actually I can believe that he's a victim, because the US army tends to protect their actual criminals and prosecute the whistleblowers.

[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I am curious why that soldier faced disciplinary action in the first place. US soldiers aren’t exactly famous for good ethics, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he committed acts heinous enough to warrant escape.

The DPRK should investigate what he did and sentence him according to their laws.

[–] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I linked to an article elsewhere in this thread -- looks like he got in a fight with a Korean civilian and was disorderly/combative with cops when arrested.