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Silly Question Savannahmann Oct 2012 #1
The static defenses are slightly back from the border ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #2
There are crossroads that are safe. Some North Koreans even work in South Korea. joshcryer Oct 2012 #40
The border runs the entire peninsula jberryhill Oct 2012 #51
May he be kept safe and find his way in what is going to be a very different world gtar100 Oct 2012 #3
This happens from time to time davidpdx Oct 2012 #4
Ya just know He came over to SOUTH KOREA AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #5
I think I should get a job teaching English in SOK obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #22
jeongmallo! AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #43
oh my obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #47
:) Great reply. Socal31 Oct 2012 #70
No, he was dancing Gangnam style and got carried away jberryhill Oct 2012 #52
You mean like this? AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #62
The North should consider Gangnam style for Arirang jberryhill Oct 2012 #63
Hold on, wouldn't those officers have families too? Arrowhead2k1 Oct 2012 #6
You don't think they wouldn't have shot him back? unreadierLizard Oct 2012 #7
That's beside the point. I have no doubt that the majority of soldiers follow orders. Arrowhead2k1 Oct 2012 #8
When it's either you or me who gets to live, and your job is to kill me, I choose me. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #10
I fully agree glacierbay Oct 2012 #12
And the murderer would be you – selfish, cold-blooded murder. cpwm17 Oct 2012 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author fil62793skx Oct 2012 #15
And you'd just let them shoot you in the back? Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #20
How is it murder? Missycim Oct 2012 #68
You sound like you have some experience defecting from North Korea. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #11
If someone's job is to kill you christx30 Oct 2012 #9
And someday, someone could use such reasoning to harm you and your won. Ash_F Oct 2012 #29
You're right christx30 Oct 2012 #56
You're right cpwm17 Oct 2012 #13
an NK apologist. Nice. fil62793skx Oct 2012 #16
Actually, it has nothing to do with supporting N. Korea. David__77 Oct 2012 #18
I don't know, you don't kill your fellow humans in that way without considering it. joshcryer Oct 2012 #38
I'll do it. I'll "Go Godwin". Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #21
+1 obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #24
Sadly there are a few of them around here. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #28
An apologist for cold-blooded murder – how liberal of you. cpwm17 Oct 2012 #32
How do you know it was cold blooded murder? glacierbay Oct 2012 #33
This is very true, he could've told them, straight up, he was defecting. joshcryer Oct 2012 #39
I am replying to this thread as argued above cpwm17 Oct 2012 #42
Fair enough glacierbay Oct 2012 #48
We had one that liked to post pictures of smiling North Koreans as proof that msanthrope Oct 2012 #64
Justice? In NK? glacierbay Oct 2012 #17
He would be LUCKY of he got that obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #25
True that. glacierbay Oct 2012 #26
He should be sent back to NOK to face justice? obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #23
I know what NK justice means cpwm17 Oct 2012 #31
You stated you think he should be sent back to NOK to have justice served obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #34
I'm not backpedaling at all cpwm17 Oct 2012 #35
uh huh obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #44
The crime is what christx30 Oct 2012 #59
"sent back to NK to face justice" - LOL. Posteritatis Oct 2012 #27
I agree. No one should be extradited to North Korea, no matter what they did. Ash_F Oct 2012 #30
Justice is in short supply in NK 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #65
Let's turn it around: christx30 Oct 2012 #69
I imagine many people believe escaping to freedom is a "selfish desire" LanternWaste Oct 2012 #71
Or people think, christx30 Oct 2012 #73
Yes, it is absolutely unfortunate, sad. I am sure he felt he had no choice. joshcryer Oct 2012 #37
Life in a place like that treestar Oct 2012 #61
It's nice to have freedoms and choices 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #66
He could probably smell them cooking lunch on the other side. Ken Burch Oct 2012 #19
What an incredible sociopath this murderer is. cpwm17 Oct 2012 #36
You're assuming he had a family Bradical79 Oct 2012 #41
+1 obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #46
Doubling down, I see obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #45
So now yearning to be free glacierbay Oct 2012 #49
Maybe you should track him down and turn him back over yourself.. snooper2 Oct 2012 #53
You're talking about the NK dictatorship, right? Crunchy Frog Oct 2012 #54
Sure it's his fault, not the governments 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #67
I suppose you weren't too pleased with Soviet defections to the west, either. LanternWaste Oct 2012 #72
If a man who worked for Nazi Germany had done this... davidthegnome Oct 2012 #50
Pretty soon there will be no Un left. :-/ n/t DeSwiss Oct 2012 #55
To those against this NK officer killing fellows officers, I suppose you'd think it'd be inhumane Proles Oct 2012 #57
I guess he likes to eat food Godless in Seattle Oct 2012 #58
What a weird story. RobertBlue Oct 2012 #60
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