stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@kbin.social · 1 year agoU.S. soldier believed to be in North Korean custody after straying over borderwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldnews_us@lemmy.link
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkU.S. soldier believed to be in North Korean custody after straying over borderwww.nbcnews.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldnews_us@lemmy.link
Travis King joined a group at the airport headed to the demilitarized zone, where he “bolted,” the Pentagon said.
minus-square14th_cylonlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoso hje as just released from south korean prison and instead of boarding a plane home after he was escorted to the airport, he turned around and decided to “stray” into north korea… that doesn’t really make sense, but it is funny anyway 😆
minus-squareBasicTraveler@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoHe was facing additional punishment after returning to the US.
minus-square14th_cylonlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agounless that punishment was death penalty, i would still take that over north korea 🤷♂️
so hje as just released from south korean prison and instead of boarding a plane home after he was escorted to the airport, he turned around and decided to “stray” into north korea… that doesn’t really make sense, but it is funny anyway 😆
He was facing additional punishment after returning to the US.
unless that punishment was death penalty, i would still take that over north korea 🤷♂️