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I don't think that's a chance in hell that North Korea will pay a single dime.
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/ne...eek-1-billion-damages-north-korea/2369788002/
Interesting if they can come close to collecting on this if they were to "win" in front of the DC court in Washington DC
You are most likely right, but if it were tied to sanctions like we did to force Libya to pay the victims of that Pan Am flight they blew up, it isn’t out of the realm of possibility that they could get something. Certainly not $1.1B, though.
But again, you are probably right.
Several Americans falsely imprisoned by Iran decades ago have sued Iran for damages and they may have gotten those awards had Obama not unilaterally sent all the Iranian money being held in escroll back to Iran before he left office. Obama, in essence, said to hell with the American victims of outbreaks of mass Muslim terrorism from tribal Iranian rulers.
Oh don't worry folks, Orange Man whipped Little Rocket Man good. The Marvel movie before last, right?
They'll pay up and they'll (promise to) never ever do it again. Don't worry.
Otto Warmbier was a bible thumper, yes?
If he was proselytizing, he broke DPRK law.
Not saying that the law was just, or moral, but it is their law.
Otto Warmbier was a bible thumper, yes?
If he was proselytizing, he broke DPRK law.
Not saying that the law was just, or moral, but it is their law.
I live in a nearby area and at one time I was an asst solicitor for the city he comes from. I don't get that idea. That city is not what you would call heavy with bible thumpers. Mainly upscale Wasp, Catholic and Jewish families-with one of the best public HSs in the Country. I think his crime was allegedly trying to filch a propaganda banner
nothing I could find suggested he was a bible thumper. He went to UVa after graduating second in his class-rather than to a Christian college. His funeral was at the Wyoming HS where he graduated. His burial was at a cemetery that I do not believe has any church affiliation-one that I used to pass almost daily for 10 years.
I clearly have his story confused with another person caught in North Korea. It happens.
Let's tell it as it is:
1. That young man was absolutely wrong to take that banner as a souvenir. Being an American, he was used to the fact that people here often just get a slap on the wrist for "minor" crimes.
2. North Korea was absolutely wrong in giving him such a savage punishment (sent to a labor camp).
a. Several decades ago an American brat in Singapore keyed a car. The court ordered him to be caned. There was an uproar here in the States. I do not remember whether the sentence was carried out. Maybe if we caned a few of our young offenders, they might think twice before committing crime.
3. His parents should sue. One way or another, they may eventually get a cash settlement. Even if it is only for a nominal sum, it would help them with closure.
Several Americans falsely imprisoned by Iran decades ago have sued Iran for damages and they may have gotten those awards had Obama not unilaterally sent all the Iranian money being held in escroll back to Iran before he left office. Obama, in essence, said to hell with the American victims of outbreaks of mass Muslim terrorism from tribal Iranian rulers.
the young man in Singapore was caned.
Good luck to them but the possibility of winning a suit like this is close to zilch.
No, winning the suit is easy: NK will not show up thus plaintiff will get a default judgment.
Collecting is the problem.
What nerve you have, we must never speak badly of the anointed one.
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