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North Korea says Travis King wants refuge from mistreatment, racism in US (www.reuters.com)

submitted 1 year ago by NightOwl@lemm.ee to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[-] donescobar@lemmy.world 75 points 1 year ago

Lmao and he goes to the beacon of freedom and no racism of North Korea all to avoid an extremely short jail time for being a shitbag

[-] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 year ago

extremely short jail time for being a shitbag

What did he do?

[-] BrianTheFirst@kbin.social 34 points 1 year ago

From the linked article:

King, who joined the U.S. Army in January 2021, faced two allegations of assault in South Korea, and eventually pleaded guilty to one instance of assault and destroying public property for damaging a police car during a profanity-laced tirade against Koreans, according to court documents. He was due to face more disciplinary measures when he arrived back in the United States.

[-] Nefyedardu@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

So this refuge from racism he desires (according to NK) doesn't extend to Koreans I see

[-] Aesthesiaphilia@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

I heard - purely rumors - that he had been subject to tons of racism from the South Koreans and finally snapped one day.

[-] exohuman@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

I’m not surprised.

[-] freagle@lemmygrad.ml -1 points 1 year ago

This actually makes complete sense

[-] Zippy@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

No it doesn't. Why isn't every other minority serving member in South Korea snapping and taking refuge in North Korea?

You can simply be responsible to the decisions you make.

[-] freagle@lemmygrad.ml -4 points 1 year ago

LOL. How come every black person didn't try to free themselves from slavery? How come every black person didn't become a civil rights activist? How come every black person didn't march on Washington, become a conductor on the underground railroad, or join the Black Panthers?

Your grasp on what it means for an issue to be systemic is ridiculous.