Well, and if you do go, follow the rules. It is typical for Americans and other Western foreigners to not be able to comprehend such tightly state controlled citizenship, and so these frat-boy kids go for a thrill, don't get enough being shuffled around to what the country wants you to see and be able to do, and pushes the boundary. This can be the dire result. Terribly tragic ending, but a Westerner provoking this foreign entity who suffers with such vanity and the innate need to show control and force as Kim Jong Un does, of course they will be made example of. I don't know if he was fully tortured, but he was obviously neglected in some way, and it is terrible no matter what happened. That poor family suffers endlessly forever now, knowing their child made one stupid mistake that almost anywhere else in the world would have not even been punishable. But NK is not a free country.
Yep. Sole reason he came back like a vegetable. I'm betting 2 days or so before he was due to leave, they drugged the fuck out of him and smothered him thus explaining his condition and lack of bed sores. Did they ever do a toxicology upon arrival?
There's plenty of ways to cause brain damage without physical indications of torture or abuse having spent time in such an institution im sure that they didn't want him to be able to tell
I went to high school with Otto and this incident will haunt me forever. I didn't know him well at all, I only had one class with him and a few with his brother but I did know some of his close friends from various extracurriculars. I still remember vividly the entire day when we learned he was "coming home". I was at lifeguarding at the community pool and we got the news that he was coming home and he was in a coma. At first we all were kind of talking about how famous he's going to be and how he'll probably write a book and go on speaking tours, but then some lady (who wasn't a community member she just worked at the pool) said "You guys realize he's coming back to die" Ouch. That hit hard. Frankly I don't think she should've said this to a group of his friends, classmates, and acquaintances, like, read the room lady, but we all knew she was right. It just wouldn't sink in for us, his peers, that something so horrible could happen to someone our age from our school in our tiny community. His funeral was the only one I've ever attended for someone under like 60. I know I am incredibly blessed for that. It was and still is surreal. This all being said, for the sake of his friends and family who come and watch these videos and deal with his death every day, please keep nasty comments about him "deserving it" to yourself. No one knows what happened, no one knows if he in fact did anything at all or if he was just very unlucky to have been set up and used as a political pawn. The claims of a country that works tirelessly to brainwash its own citizens believe outlandish lies should at least come under some level of suspicion or scrutiny when claiming anything.
I am so sorry for everything all his friends and family have gone through. I cried when I found out he died. I am sickened by anyone that says " well don't steal " or " don't go to NK" he doesn't deserve victim blaming.
I would never say that he deserved it. No one deserves to die. I'm sorry for your loss. I think that people are just confused about why someone would choose to go to North Korea.
@@AllisonMarie1993 No no of course, it’s the WAY people comment. I just think it’s no ones place to make judgements and it helps absolutely no one. Hindsight is 20/20. People say things like that to make themselves feel superior, nothing more. Thousands of tourists go to NK every year for a thrill trip and illegally videotape things and do all sorts of risky things and don’t get caught, and you know what? The comments are overwhelmingly composed of how “brave” they are. Lexie Alford is the youngest girl to travel to every country in the world. She’s gone to Yemen, Syria, North Korea, DRC, overwhelmingly independently and all as a young girl! The amount of worst case scenarios there infinite. Yet she is celebrated and praised for her bravery and adventurous spirit. Is it only stupid if something bad happens? Hell, anyone who has ever checked their phone while driving has in that moment put their faith in the worst case scenario not happening. That’s the thing, people pick and choose what they want to criticize and don’t check themselves first before spouting their holier than thou criticism. And unfortunately here, the people affected by this criticism most are his surviving family and friends, he’s not here to respond to criticisms. This goes for any news story, people need to check themselves and possible hypocrisy before they judge.
@@AllisonMarie1993 did not mean that to be an essay so sorry, and i am NOT directing this at you. I just am passionate about this having been on through this whole drama and seeing all the hate and misinformation.
@@PandaGraciosa With all due respect, hindsight is NOT 20/20 here. There have been many cases where Western tourists have been abducted by the NK Government for political purposes. NK engages in hostage diplomacy so any visit, especially for a US citizen, is effectively playing Russian Roulette. Sometimes you wind up fine like Alford. Other times you don't. It doesn't really matter if he - or his parents - are here to respond to criticism. The simple fact is that as a responsible parent I do everything I could to prevent my child from going to NK. They decided otherwise - a decision that I believe was (and still is) unwise regardless of the outcome. Trying to act like this was some unknown or remote outcome is disingenuous. Blaming the State Department for not resolving it and willingly being used as a political pawn? That's truly the hypocrisy here.
The case is rather more horrific. Otto looked even more terrified when he attended the press conference. Nobody can really imagine the amount of torture this young man had been through before he reached US. RIP OTTO
I'm really confused about people being like "Oh I saw no signs of torture". There's tons of types of torture that wouldn't leave marks. Including giving him rotten food, choking him, chemical stuff that would be gone from the system by the time he got back home, psychological. Why does it seem like a debate?
@Kris Kripotos I dunno wtf you're talking about considering this is made by a German equivalent of PBS, and the fact they never blamed Trump in the documentary for Otto's condition, only pointing out that he failed to deliver any justice other than using the Warmbiers as a political pawn for a hot minute of fame. Otto's condition is due to what happened to him in NK obviously, but what happened to him was a direct result of his actions. Trump simply used the Warmbiers for his gain, but he was not blamed in the documentary for causing the situation.
You answered your own question. If the torture doesn't leave any marks, then obviously there are no signs of torture. You can't charge someone for a crime based on what they could have possibly done, you need proof.
@@anotherarmchairhistorian2831 Yea I think about 90% are curious, and the other 10% want to brag to their friends. Either way, you couldn't pay me enough to see some watered-down, artificial tour of N. Korea while guards literally watch you 24/7 waiting for you to make a mistake.
I honestly think they did what they did to him so he wouldn't be able to tell about what he saw while in prison in North Korea. There was never a way they were letting him leave and be able to tell his story
14:12 I always thought it was because they didn’t want him to die while there, so they sent him back. It would be worse for their image if a foreign prisoner died there. If they send him home before he dies, they can deny that it was because of them.
My stomach dropped when the doctor confirmed he couldn’t communicate. My first thought was it makes sense to torture someone with the end result being them literally unable to tell anyone.
@@jmj7196 are you sure it was him? Because in the video you can’t see it clearly. And should someone be so tortured and then die just because of a poster?
@Pol Pot Who's wrong? I was questioning the notion that the man they returned wasn't even Otto. I didn't say anything about him being tortured. Don't include me in your bullshit.
The young man should've known better. Literally everyone knows the status of North Korea. Does his action justify his 15 prison sentence and death? Absolutely not. They cruelly and unfairly punished that man.
You believe the story about him taking down the poster? Oh yeah, the government of North Korea would never lie, cross my heart hope to die. LOL. Sorry, you are incredibly naïve if you believe anything the "Peoples Democratic Republic" of Korea says. Even the name of their country is a lie, for crying out loud.
He should have known better but trump and our government also didn't do shit to help him. Especially how much trump paraded them around like ya we will get him back but they never even tried
@Brian Crawford we have heard the Warmbier’s plight again and again. Never once have they provided a “reason” as to why they financially supported his “NK PARTY TOUR”. OW had recently “visited” communist Cuba. OW and his parents were not ignorant or impaired yet they supported his “trip”. They have been evasive at best when asked questions that don’t fit their narrative.
To think there are people willing to go to N.Korea, when in reality even its citizens are silently fighting for their lives just to get out of there..very ironic
@@MissMoneyJane yes,ur right. if it's for fun,there are other safer and less complicated countries/places to visit. Tho, I'm still hoping North Koreans would get a chance to genuinely experience the world with freedom.
@@Bibby31 for that one day to happen the whole dynasty family of kim yung.. has to be put down... We don't know what cousin of them is desiring the same power and with what malicious ideas he would rule that county...... Is like cuba the castro brother are sames as twin evil soul.
Not to say the same but really close to that happens in Cuba. The only difference is that the Cuban government likes to paint Cuba as the best for the world to believe it, but is really far from the true.
American: I got so bored that I really want to visit NK and stole the photo of Kim.. His friends: That's seems like fun Kim: Alright, inject him with unkwnown chemical substances, make him suffer, and make sure he die in the next few years His parents: Kim's regime is so cruel (without mentioning the stupidity of his son's action and the current situation of NK's regime)
A child died from starvation every 9 seconds. 3 million a year. Why do you care about this person who went to North Korea and snuck around and stole property ?
@@JayJay-tm7xwBecause I think that boy is innocent, so I feel sad...😢, You are right. There are indeed many children in the world who die because of hunger. We should also pay attention to those... I hope that one day I can also help those children who are hungry.
I think most likely it was a suicide attempt. He thought he was going to be in a labor camp for 15 years and In sure he read and watched many things about the labor camps by those who escaped NK.
The slogan of the tour company, "We take you to destinations your mother would rather you stay away from ", would be the first indication or common sense thought to not book with them or follow others.
I hear you, but when you don’t think you could die from it, that slogan sounds quite exciting to young people, now we know what can happen it seems silly to want to do it after reading that
Then by that advice I’d never go anywhere else, not even the United States o’Merica .. because my mamma thinks the USA is the most dangerous country of all (statistically she’s correct).
@@daltonn2023 vratili su mu necije tudje zube, vezali g z clnke na nogama a lancima, izgladnjavali i tukli. Onda kad su ga morali vratiti zakmuflirali su da se to ne vidi. Mozak je ostecen nalivanjem vode. Shvacm roditelje zasto nisu željeli autopsiju...dovoljno je vec to tijelo izmučeno.
After watching personal interviews of NK's own citizens that survived brutality at the hands of NK, I don't know how anyone can say this guy didn't suffer any abuse. They pretty much let him go when they knew he couldn't recover and tell of his abuse.
Seriously like there’s no human right organizations allowed there which makes sense since it’s like the 2nd holocaust happening at those camps. A former guard testified how guards are TRAINED to treat the prisoners as “subhumans”. They deal with being worked to the bone (many too weak and dying doing it), starved where they’ll catch rats, beaten, abused (in all ways like sexually) and of course sadistic methods of torture. A lot going on behind closed doors I mean they were kidnappers with demands holding a kid hostage Like ok say the cause of death wasn’t from abuse or torture and that he did die because they did give him a sedative and that cause the brain damage, he still went through hell there with how prisoners are treated there, they have no rights and at the mercy of the brainwashed guards. I don’t believe for a second they never laid one finger on him, and being a American in freaking North Korea! Where it’s drilled into the citizens since birth how Americans are the enemy, evil demons, animals who they need to beat and kill off or die trying to. Yeah the guards are trained not to have humanity even on their own people not even kids or babies yet they’re saying they treated him good? I can’t help but look sideways at them for saying they gave him a sedative to help him because he was really agitated and troubled like naw they wouldn’t have cared. With such a important political prisoner I doubt the leader “didn’t know”. And I say this with hate against the North Korean government not the people who are victims of their own country, basically brainwashed cult hostages just trying to survive.
Exactly.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They don't want to say he was abused because that's going to start another problem. Based on all the testimonials of citizens of NK I'm almost possible something was done to him.
They abused him alright, but they didn't necessarily cause his brain injury, they might've, but they might not have. If they didn't do it, that doesn't significantly improve how it looks for them. They are still evil to the bone even if they didn't directly cause the brain injury. People get brain injuries like Otto's with no torture.
Going to North Korea is safe. Stealing in North Korea is not. He should have bought the posters in the souvenir shops on the ground floor just like anyone else. And yes, I have been to the same hotel and I have received the same instructions not to go to the closed 5th floor.
@@cocik "Going to North Korea is safe". Now THAT is funny. You have a strange perception of safety if you feel safe in a place that could take away your freedom and get away with killing you, whether you actually do commit a crime or if it served their "government's" purposes somehow.
@Leonardo DaVinci Maybe it's the indignant behavior they believe & have seen some Americans display. They give harsh sentences to their citizens & even harsher sentences to foreigners because they feel their entire country has been disrespected. In their eyes, he probably was no different than a terrorist.
@@mschlund1because it could compromise his career and/or life if he says too much then names will get exposed and thats when things get deadly. These are people with government ties
N. Korea made sure he wasn’t going to talk again. Yes, it’s awful. What happened to him. But he was asking for it. You can’t even so much as take a picture of those giant statues unless you frame it just right. You have to follow the rules when you go there. If you choose to put your life on the line and be stupid and that’s the place to be. My son is in the military and was stationed in South Korea. He did a tour of the border. They had to literally dress up in suits. You could not even take a picture. You could not curse. If you said anything derogatory about North Korea you would be either put in prison or shot on the spot, but the rules were made abundantly clear. My son said it was a crazy experience. But he was too afraid to go back in there again. That’s how bad it is there an Otto knew that.
@I miss my cat IF YOU CALL BLINKING YOUR EYES, TEARING UP, SQUEEZING HANDS... He was blind, and unable to communicate normally. He was still under duress, but he could still tell his parents were there bc he could hear them. That’s what they meant by responsive.
42 minutes into this and still have this feeling that we only know 10% of what really happened. This documentary didn't help answer my questions either.. rip otto
On the one hand it must be quite interesting, unspoiled by western influence. Unlike what happens in France where theater patrons get together on stage, put down newspaper, watch as females urinate and call that art.
internal torture scars don't just go away in a year anyone w medical knowledge knows that .... the coroner did a autopsy and there were NO signs. if u die from torture there are signs look up abu ghraib.
Always listen to parents because they have seen more generations than youngest..... parents will never guide you false ....it will always be best decision for kids...
Young people who grow up in the US often lead lives that only superficially acknowledge that other countries exist and are oblivious to dangers. He was stealing a poster to hang in his room. A childish act. And paid for it with his life. The world is not a playground.
@@katerineella274 That's quite a huge generalization. You don't see American's visiting the middle east like you do Europeans... Far more likely to die there than North Korea.
I know there's no hard evidence but if you think about it, if they had taken him prisoner, it means he had seen actual North Korea in many ways hidden from foreigners and if tortured and beaten up then he has even more devastating and truthful stories to tell back in the US. There's no way they would let a someone go back sane and healthy after that sort of exposure.
I think they did some type of torture to him like waterboarding where it gave him brain damage and left no marks or bruises they said there was no evidence of assault so that or they gave him some type of drug that made him brain dead but there was no trace of it so something like waterboarding where it deprived him of oxygen to the brain causing him to be a vegetable
Not only should you not risk your life by visiting North Korea, if you chose to, you probably shouldn't disrespect their laws. There has been far too much that has happened to "tourists", including South Koreans, to think it would be okay to make the two fateful decisions that young man made.
Imagine being in North Korean custody and being told you are basically never getting out, I think he was probably in shock. Could have been drugged I suppose
Not drug, that cost money. Probably torture and starving. It is sad and sickening. I hope he’s with Jesus in heaven now and nobody can ever hurt him again.
He got off light. I don't think they meant to kill him. (And to be clear I'm not excusing North Korea here. It's a brutal dictatorship that needs to be overthrown and it's leaders string up) But if he was a North Korean citizen, he, and his entire family would be in a hard labor camp for the rest of their lives.
@@jackc3205 i agree. killing otto would terribly damage US-NK releations, they do terrible things to their citizens because outside contries like america can't do anything about it, but they could start a war over the death and torture of their own people.
Imagine his desperation, a young guy alone in an isolated country with no news about the world or his parents, being held in captivity with crazy soldiers who want to torture him. Don’t go to North Korea, it’s not safe..
Why, when the state dept warned not to go there did his family think he was special? Why did they get off at the fifth floor. He was too young. Do what my parent's did, after graduation, sent me with a tour of Europe. I will never forget the awesome beauty and architecture l, paintings!!
@@dresdners54 I wonder the same, US gov advice it’s citizens to not go to some places in the Middle East, Africa and DPRK, still people go there for “curiosity”, sometimes it ends in a tragedy....
@Wartime_Sartorialist Dont talk shit dude, innocent people live there and they have been brainwashed for decades, don’t incite violence and a genocide against genuine and innocent people.
@@blipblop3229 No he's totally right, we should just send a nuke towards NK, because you know I'm sure nothing bad could come from that. Like yeah obviously South Korea and China would immediately suffer from the fallout and China would respond the minute the ICBM is detected with a retaliation. Don't worry though that doesn't matter, this guy clearly knows better than us so let's just start WW3 for the luls.
Something is suspect as the doctor who went to N. Korea stated he examined all of Ottos body and no sign of torture. The parents state his teeth were rearranged by a pair of pliers or something and the bottom of his feet had markings of some sort. The worst part is why didn't the parents do an autopsy (they claim it's against their religion). Oh well, we'll never know.
tbh i can also see why they wouldn't wanna do an autopsy... he's been through so much during the last few years of his life. who knows what they even did to him? it must have been really horrible and i think he would have just wanted to spend his afterlife in peace uk? no more cutting up, no more scars, no more being sewn up or being poked or prodded or checking his teeth :(
Lol my friend went their as a tourist and came back safe. Instead of that, you should say "Follow the rules of the country you visit and don't try to be oversmart"
Moral of the story : don't travel to another country and behave like an idiot . I guess the NK didn't appreciate the " it was just a prank bro" stuff .
How about don't steal posters lol. He would be safe in the U.S. if he wasn't a thief. It's shitty but cmon. It's one thing to travel there, it's another to know their laws and still break them. Ignorance is no excuse. I say the same thing to every tourist traveling outside their country. Know the laws and you will be fine. Unless you're going to a no go zone or a terrorist hot spot. Honduras and shit are way more dangerous as far as the population goes. North Korea you just have to worry about the government watching you. Better believe you are watched every waking second you are there. Now did he deserve this kind of sentence? I don't believe so of course.
@@Tommy88- Dude I don't agree with a 15 year sentence, but Thievery isn't a mistake. It is very much a conscious decision. I don't believe he was sent to a concentration camp. He looked almost the same as when he was sentenced. Of course other than his demeanor.
Like if United states was better 😂😂😂 I’m dead xD Did you know that you allow company such as coca cola to redirect rivers in other country such as Mexico in order to bring more water and faster to coca cola factories ? Those villages lose access to water and when they go to the store the coke is cheaper than the water …. You end up with the biggest mortality rate of childrens and obesity in the world because some people want to drink rhum and cokes … I’m wondering which country r Truly has more negative impact on the world 😂😂😂🦾
The mentally ill man that walked into a lion's den at a zoo and got eaten by lions... the anguish the man may or may not have experienced before ultimately being eaten alive is horrific to think about. I hope the half eaten man rests in peace.
@Lee Roland Well, some people turn a blind eye to evil, and satisfying their curiosity is reason enough to support evil. I feel no sympathy for anyone who goes there. Zero.
@Lee Roland Problem is not about going there. It's not steal. How come so many people are so dumb, didn't realize and even didn't mention about " Steal" .
@Jessey H stfu already, he has stolen something like eat concequences of your actions. If you are dumb enough to do something like that in North Korea you il pay for that.
@@amosesh5898 Really? It is actually one of the world's most repressive regimes. If you don't allow your own citizens to leave your boarders, you are not a "great place to visit." If you get your kicks from indulging in lavish excess while people around you are starving, perhaps it is "great" for you. Otto was a drunken kid who pulled a stupid stunt for a one-of-a-kind souvenir. He never dreamed there'd be such dire consequences to a childish, drunken impulse. And if Kim had not decided it was again time to extort money from the U.S., there wouldn't have been.
As much as I feel bad for the family, it does make me wonder what makes anyone in their right mind to think that it was a good idea to visit North Korea in the first place. It is not exactly a big secret that North Korea is a belligerent rogue state for many decades now and extremely dangerous. Any civilians still decide to go there nowadays are either insane or have a death wish.
People only go there so they can say:I have been there. Like many other dangerous places. But to go to nk... Doing stupid stuff like stealing a flag on the forbidden level...I would never even think of it to go.
It’s not the best idea to go there you can but everything is staged you have a watcher behind you everywhere you go the best idea I can think of the regime is little nightmares the one with mono in the city but some people are aware but don’t do anything
@@dereksmall4311 He didn’t go into a restricted area. He ripped a propaganda poster off a wall in his hotel. He was accused of vandalism. North Korea considers even small crimes like that to be serious offences. I’ve been there, believe it or not. The country itself is gorgeous. The scenery is amazing. But you have to remember, it’s a foreign country with very strict laws. I’m assuming you follow the laws if you go to a foreign country on holiday. Same applies here - their laws are just much more harsh.
For me the most haunting, disturbing, and heartbreaking part of this tragedy is that Otto started screaming as his family boarded the plane despite having just been sedated. As horribly damaged as his brain was he apparently was still in there somewhere in some horribly trapped form.
He was blind and deaf when he returned, and his bottom teeth were rearranged. They tortured him, and the fact this wasn't pushed more on the media speaks volumes.
@@AmberCraig1 he didn’t sedate him heavily, he explained that. It’s the right thing to do when a patient is agitated during a flight. Besides if he had of been sedated that heavily he would have died during the flight and not 6 days later. No sedation drugs are going to take 6 days to kill you. Ottos presentation seems to be consistent with the findings that he had suffered brain damage in NK.
The slogan of the travel agency "We take you to destinations your mother would rather you stayed away from." said it all. Adolescence is not a time to go to a hostile nation. RIP Otto Warmbier.
@fvrrrfdv I agree that in the Donald Trump era, things were GREATLY mishandled with North Korea, first by using insane speech like "fire and fury" and then with Trump kissing Kim Jong-un's ass, but I remain optimistic things will revert to normal under Joe Biden.
The "poor boy" is old enough to know stealing is wrong. Saw a couple Americans trashing the Seoul subway couple years ago. Warned them they gonna wnd up in Korean prison if they get caught.
@@dorkanderson4963 Are you family of Kim Jong-un by any chance? What the kid did was undoubtedly stupid, but he did NOT deserve to die for stealing a fucking poster. What the F is wrong with you?? Go seek some therapy.
@@rastakouse4950 he definitely didn’t deserve what happened for stealing. But he’s in the worst dictatorship in history. He should’ve known the consequences of what might happen. His own ignorance and innocence of the world killed him. That’s what happens growing up in the USA and not having an understanding of the world around you.
I can’t believe the Obama administration didn’t do sqwat to get him released. Actually...yes, I can. Maybe if Obama had a spine, Otto could of been released before they comatose him.
He definitely played with fire. Why anyone would want to go to North Korea when people are trying to escape is beyond me. He didn't take them seriously and died for it. Stupid decision but rip.
It is ridiculous there is no way you would have fun being treated like a child and watching an act right in front of you. The shock value is what draws people in. Imo it is very weird for anyone to want to go there. They literally want to wipe us off the planet. The restricted floor he was on had nothing but war against America propaganda. That alone would scare the hell outt me. You are on a RESTRICTED hotel and being monitored 24 hours a day. It was honestly almost unbelievable someone would be that naive. This is a country where the leader executed his uncle for not supporting the kim Jong un's regime. He decapitated him and put him on display for NK officials. I mean these people are sick. It's also like going back in time to the 90s. The people who live in Pyongyang are EXTREMELY privileged and that is all Americans will ever see on a NK tour. A facade I mean I was interested in NK too and TH-cam videos is as close as I ever want to get lol. That was more than enough for me to see and more than enough to make me NOT want to go. They literally want Americans wiped off the planet. Smdh
@@chefmesser420 The thing about having the US as the eternal enemy, has more to do with internal politics than anything else. It is a crude way to gather the people against a common, external enemy. I would suggest that you watch "1984" to see how that works. At the top level, NK knows that it is both dependent on the west (and the US), as well as knowing they would be annihilated in a war with the US. They are "have nots", who try to use anything to get leverage to not be "have nots", but, NK is a failed state and will never ever be a fully functioning state. The second problem is that a unification with the south, will never ever happen either, the economy of the south would not be able to sustain all the new people and at the same time try to build up something in the North, because there is nothing but dust and mass-graves up there, there is nothing you can sell or that would otherwise benefit the economy. I suppose the only way we will see a "unified" Korea, is when the smoke settles after the next war.
@@hankbankster9700 Very true it is like stepping into another decade. Thank you for the recommendation and I do know that American travelers to NK are generally safe its just that you risk something like this happening. He should have NEVER done such a thing but not many people would think about how severe of an outcome your actions in NK can be. I also believe that if Otto had been French, German eat he would have been spared still they would still impose a harsh sentence but I doubt they would kill them.
@@chefmesser420 I am sorry, I meant "Nineteen eighty four", the movie (it is slightly newer). Personally, I think the coma was accidental, torture, suicide-attempt or a simple medication-issue, as stated in the movie. Foreigners are very rarely killed by the NK regime. Killing a US citizen is probably much worse than killing some guy from Poland, for example, seeing the US basically controls NK from the outside. We will never really know.
@@hankbankster9700 no we won't but I do know I'm sticking to Hawaii this summer lol! Thanks again for the recommendation. I figured it wasn't the George Orwell movie lol.
It's obvious that they strangulated him so that he could die before coming over to the US and not tell the world about what he saw over there. There is a reason NK does not want their citizens leavin g the country.
@@filipebeat yes, that’s what I say. There’s no way I can believe the American diplomats and doctors in this video, because they obviously made politics with his case.
I can remember 2018 of june in singapore summit, this 2 president (trump) and (kim jong-un) meet in singapore, so think thats the reason why north korea, release him, this is just only my opinion,
As a retired registered nurse of 54 years I after watching the documentary it looked as though he had been hypoxic at some point during his captivity which could’ve happened with an anaphylactic reaction to medication. We are not told at what time during his captivity this happened and how long he had had a feeding tube. The fact that his skin as the doctor had said was without any breakdown, says that he did receive appropriate personal care as bed, sores, even with sometimes the best care still occur. There was no evidence of old skull fractures or injury from the x-rays, and apparently no broken bones were seen, which would’ve been indicative of possible torture, and I believe because of his condition after having the medication reaction, North Korea did not want anyone to know the condition he was in. I’m just speculating, but his condition seemed more like a lack of oxygen had occurred at some time during his incarceration which would certainly cause his cognitive condition. I personally feel like I know more about how he was physically when he did come home after having so many wrong comments from News media, etc.. My heart definitely goes out to the family. It’s just beyond belief or any understanding that something like this could’ve happened to such a fine, upstanding, young man, but I think we in America are naïve as to how other countries and the people in those countries really are. May his memory always be a blessing.
Ummm... I did! I travelled to North Korea in 2017, I even made a video about it, it’s on my channel. Why? Because I like to judge a country based on my own experiences, not on what the media tell me!
I don’t get why he went to an unauthorized floor of the hotel and touched anything. In a communist country. Especially fucking North Korea. How stupid do you have to be.
@Simran Talreja I've always had the feeling that perhaps he tried to hang himself and didn't recover. I'm sure he was seriously depressed and perhaps had no hope.
Did you not watch this video? They said they didn't find any evidence of torture. This is the kind of thought pattern that starts wars. Like, weapons of mass destruction... never found any.
@@20PINKluvr if you are stupid enought to travel to NK then you get bad rights, but if you go to free countrys like germany france (europe) you get the same or even better rights, you just have to be smart and know how things are outside of your country
It felt like every person in this documentary knew more than what they were saying. As I seen another comment say, this raised more questions than answers.
Yep, thanks for seeing beyond your nose. Be aware that N Korea is one of only three countries in the entire world that aren’t yet on the parasitic, massively powerful, murderous banking system. The other two are Iran & Cuba. And the US military is at odds with all three. Go figure. The worth of the USD is about to drop out of the basement
Killing a human being for a petty crime is absolutely outrageous. People make mistakes, especially young folks. I feel very sorry for the guy and his parents. What a tragic story.
People make mistakes, granted. But making them in North Korea can lead to tragic and catastrophic situations. They demand the tourists to be stiff, don't touch anything unless you bought it, and be noncommittal.
@@Reinhardt7853 if it's a law not to touch it , why would u do it? Outsmarting? I wonder same why his life wasn't that important to him to risk it for a poster?
Yea, I'd do pretty much the same if my kids wanted to go to the US. I hear cops murder over 1000 people there every year. Shoot them or choke them to death over pointless things like sleeping in their cars or homes or even just pulling up their pants. Such a sad country.
Where are people who say they learned their lesson from the nazis. When someone does a documentary on the camps 30+ years from now, they are going to say the same emotional bullshit about being humane. Remember when Oprah went to visit the nazi camps with a survivor, why hasn't her rich ass tried to do something about north korean camps, instead she is just a phony.
@@EffortlessEthan I can't imagine seeing my child this distressed. I feel so bad for his parents. I was an absolute idiot when I was his age. 21 year old make stupid decisions all the time. Poor man.
I seem to remember a PSA that warned when you leave the US, you don’t take the Constitution with you. We are somewhat familiar with our laws. The laws and punishment in other county are not the same.
Americans need to travel more. The vast majority of nations have similar laws to yours. If there’s a lesson t be learned here is to not break the law in other countries. I have a medical prescription for marijuana. I leave my meds at home when we travel to the US.
Truly horrible But he was playing with evil goverment..he took things he should not have touched and brought this on Himself You arw in a country wich kills their own family members citizens..and you play games while visting.. He did not deserve to die ..but anything can happen while their if you do not adhere strictly to their rules when you willingly go to an evil country..do not know why anyone would want to .. He
@@Matzieu1 “Americans need to travel more”. Yeah that’s pretty easy to say when 1. You have the money to do so and 2. in places like Europe, the next country is only a drive away and not in between miles and miles of water. No hate, js.
your government should put code red on traveling to NK, the political situation is tense and when the situation worsen the airspace/borders can be closed in a wink,
* former president because trump used otto for political gains and flipped the moment it wasnt convenient for him anymore. trump is an opportunist with 0 integrity.
Really, it is ridiculously biased. People don’t understand that the flattering of Kim is just a tool to keep him at bay and prevent him from sending nukes here. It’s not rocket science people.
They made him a vegetable for taking a poster. If they had kept him a little longer he could have died there. The parents would have only known that he had died. instead he came home with hope he would live, and recover. That probably gave his parents twice the heart ache.
"They made him a vegetable for taking a poster". There are no way they did that on purpose. When you use lies to discredit North Korea you are actually helping them. We lie when there are no facts. So by using illogical attacks or conspiracy theories against them you are actually helping the regime propaganda machine.
@@Kiev-in-3-daysIt was obviously intentional, they needed him a vegetable so he can’t speak up. If you don’t believe that I’m genuinely very saddened for your education or mental state.
@@gay.mer9328 No it was not "obviously intentional". A vegetable is the last thing they wanted him to be (after dead). It was very detrimental for them. But fortunately for them Trump did the wrong thing as always.
Poor poor guy. His life was really taking off, studying in Hong Kong, there is no doubt that had he not gone to NK he would be alive today enjoying a successful life. Instead his life was ended over nothing. I really feel sad for him and his family.
Over nothing? You’re in a country which is hostile towards the United States, and you violate them in a disrespectful manner by defaming a poster, propaganda or not… it’s not your poster, it has nothing to do with you. You laugh when you steal it then you cry when you get caught. I don’t think he truly cared about their poster or their rules anyway. I’m not condoning what happened either. I’m just saying not all places in the word are the same. And besides, when you are a guest you shouldn’t be behaving like you own the place. Did he put it up on the wall? Was it damaged upon being taken down? In some countries you go and steal a candy bar and you will have your hands chopped off.
@@honestabe9233 while this is all true yet hard to take for some the bigger picture is that the North Korean people are suffering under that kind of living.
Honest Abe if you really believe that video they showed was him stealing that poster your very blind or stupid. I agree people should respect other countries rules & not step out of bounds. That video was was impossible to tell it was him, we will never know the truth of the stolen poster or what happen to Otto
@@honestabe9233 I recommend you to watch the documentary where his friend stated that they got back at the hotel past 2 am where on the CCTV is 1:57 .... It was freakn fabricated he was coerced by what he said publicly.
From all the places in the world why go to North Korea???????? It doesn’t make any sense! Knowing human rights don’t exist over there! Human life means nothing! The story of Otto Warmbier is one to be expected! I’m surprised it hasn’t happened sooner and to more people! If you have some money to spend and time to spend go to Australia, Europe, South America, Caribbean
when I see these youtube videos of people on guided tours in NK laughing around (you can look them up), I get really concerned. they think the worst that can happen to you is get scolded.
@Brianna Morris Yeah, but NK isn’t a normal country. I wouldn’t dream of going to that country. Never. If you’re going to go to that country, you don’t steal. Not smart. Look at what happened to Otto.
Absolutely. My heart just aches for Otto and his family. I had just graduated high school and remember watching the doctor and paramedics bringing Otto off of the plane. Absolutely heartbreaking and I wish Otto was here to tell his story. Otto was robbed of his life. 💔
Why did he have to go steal a poster instead of behaving like every other tourist and respecting the host? I am not saying he deserves it, but it was extremely foolish of him.
We don’t even know he actually tried to steal the poster, because North Korea said so so it’s true? The video is not clear at all it could have been a setup and probably was.
@@jingglebelljinggle4427 my childeren are under 10years old the dont rip posters of walls. Dont touch stuff whats not from you. He was was a grown men
Do not, I repeat, do not go to places where the freedom itself is a luxury. P.S: Might as well add the preliminary fact aforementioned recurrently in the replies given below, i.e. to respect the tradition, culture, rules and ethics (have some too) of the countries you visit, moreover don't get too smart or you'll be led to dungeons.
@@adamrest7428 I live in the US. I have freedom of movement, I have freedom of speech, I have certain unalienable rights which many others cannot say themselves, I can leave whenever I want, I live a fairly comfortable life here. I am not rich however have quite a few opportunities, even in these more difficult times. I am fairly well travelled, but I wouldn't have it any other way. These all too common cliches which (for example) you have displayed in your comment have made me realize just how much people such as I have taken for granted. I am extremely lucky and grateful to live here.
@@adamrest7428 American dream? I grew up poor, became homeless, decided to join the army for 8 year got out and used the gi bill. Now I got my first home built from ground up for my new family this year, next year I’ll be making over 125k a year. I’m awake and I made the American. Sucks to suck on your end. But as I sit in my 500k house that’s only 7 months old with a fridge full of food and only at the age of 32. I think I made the American dream for the president of my company that’s giving me a taste of a dream that people would murder for. That sir is the freedom to choose your own destiny America. Ps I got lucky in life lol
@@Pretermit_Sound yes it doesn't but the USA shouldn't be portrayed as if it's a country with no faults .they should also document the wrongs they've done all over the world. They have far more worse skeletons in their closet.
I cannot imagine the ways of torture he endured, aware or not, that NK knew how to hide those types of torture; including allowing 1 year for "healing"... how horrendous for Otto & his family! 😭😡
Because there are people out there interested in more than what's going on in there backyard or the newest tiktok craze, that's why Haley. Use your imagination, it's not that hard to imagine
@@mreco2073 Australia and New Zealand are far better countries to live in terms of freedom and tolerance of multiculturalism and different religions. People don't have to worry about getting shot just going to the shops or the movies. Both countries keep a fairly low geopolitical profile on the World stage and generally have a healthy democracy, a decent standard of living and social programs to support the unemployed, aged, sick and disabled. They also have a fairly good universal medical health system. Both countries are basically social democracies with capitalist economic markets. Too many Americans believe socialism and democracy is mutually exclusive which is a myth perpetuated by the ruling corporate class and mindlessly swallowed by too many gullible and ignorant citizens in the working middle-class. US democracy and their electoral system are almost completely broken as evidenced by the fact they almost slipped into full blown neo-fascism with president (small p intended) Trump, that was a known conman, fraud and failed businessman, who had been bankrupt 6 times and has defaulted on every single bank loan he's ever had.
@Kristina Carvalho hind sight is always 20 20, he wasn't the only one who went, there are lots of videos on TH-cam about these tour companies tHat take people to North Korea. This poor man was desperstely unfortunate. We can all say now that he shouldn't have gone, but that doesn't change the fact that he was put through an entirely avoidable ordeal. I feel bad for him regardless of the questionable decision he made about going to North Korea in the first place. RIP.
@@d1user again he wasn't the only one that went. Please have a heart. This young man lost his life for being nothing more than a political bargaining chip between two countries. He was a living breathing human being, with a life, with hopes and dreams like all the rest of us. He didn't rape or kill anyone. He was silly enough to go to a country where he perhaps shouldn't have gone. But many people go to North Korea for trips because of the adventure. They pay good money to go there. They don't deserve to die for the pleasure. Yes he shouldn't have been on that floor of the hotel, yes he shouldn't have taken a poster off a wall, but both those crimes do not warrant a punishment of death. This young man is tragically unfortunate, wrong place at the wrong time. I implore people to think before writing abhorrent comments, if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all. This isn't a joke or an opportunity to get attention by trolling. Please think if this was your family member, your brother, your loved one. Please don't be so callous. Negativity and ill will only breeds the same. I hope and pray no one has to go through something like this ever. And that goes for everyone not just him because he is an American and Caucasian. That goes for all prisoners of war be it Muslim, Buddhist, jew, Hindu or Christian etc, regardless of race or ethnicity, who haven't committed atrocities they are all human beings and deserving of empathy and respect please don't sully their names with graceless and callous comments just to get some misguided jollies. God bless.
Should I say I distrust the doctor in the interview? He said there was no sign of torture on the boy and he was very well attended in the hospital. How could that be true? He is healthy and young. Why would he die in a few months if there was no torture and no hard labor forced on him? The doctor might be under some threat or bribes for saying that. Is there someone else who could prove he is telling the truth?
it really goes over your head, doesn't it? he said himself he was specifically looking for signs of torture when he was examining Otto. he said there were no SIGNS of torture at the time but that didn't mean it didn't happen, same goes for saying he was receiving care from what he saw. also, he did not have access to the types of equipment that would showcase those signs, like they showcased later in the documentary with the brain scans. meaning that they were able to cover their tracks very well, that's all he meant. 😂
This documentary conveniently fails to mention that Warmbier's parents absolutely refused to permit an autopsy, which might have answered many questions.
I take it back. Warmbier states that ""I was taught that the DPR Korea is a mysterious, 'isolated communist nation' from the mass media and education," He clearly lived in a leftist bubble thank to his delusional leftie professors. They' to blame.
The producers of this video claim it's about what happened to Otto Warmbier in North Korea. However, they provide very little information about what actually happened in North Korea, or why. That undoubtedly is due in large part to the paucity of information coming out of that country. However, they did no real reporting, appear to have made no investigation beyond what was reported in the news in the first week or two following Warmbier's return to the United States, and fail even to offer any informed speculation by knowledgeable persons as to what may have happened in North Korea and why. Instead, they lace the story with snarky comments about Donald Trump. While there's nothing new about that style of "journalism," it's not part of the story, and tells us much more about the biases of the producers than what happened to Otto Warmbier.
Loosing Otto was an absolute shame, I currently live in Cincinnati and grew up in the next School district over. But actually worked for his Father for awhile and briefly met Otto on a couple occasions and he seemed to be a very nice young man! RIP OTTO!
I always thought he was brutally beaten into a coma and never woke up or responded. Their prison camps are terrifying. This challenged a lot. Still would never set foot in that place.
BUT happened a million times to another non-white peoples in AMERICA for 300 years !!! So why are you SCREAMING?? . they were NO less HUMANS !!! He was a Political prisoner like Gawntamo BAY or other !
He got in trouble over stealing a poster. Gringos should learn that they cannot do as they please anywhere they go and expect to come out of trouble as if nothing happened. Not that I agree with torture. It Is a shame he had such gruesome ending!
I am Asian-American, even the North Korean people and I are look alike, but I have the common sense of not traveling to North Korea...it is called risk avoidance. Don't expect mercy out of the Kim Regime...once you decide to go there, take your own risk.
North Korea is not as bad as you hear from your media. If you follow their laws and behave accordingly you are probably safer than traveling a lot of countries including the US. I have been there and people are generally polite and humble. You are not any less brainwashed than the North Korean people.
@@x-creator4460 In that case I would be perfectly safe to travel there and state that I had no respect for their brutal, barbaric dictator. I call bullshit.
Lesson learnt :Never visit a country where you government doesnt have an embassy.
Lesson 2: Respect the rules of the country you visit!
Agreed
Well, and if you do go, follow the rules. It is typical for Americans and other Western foreigners to not be able to comprehend such tightly state controlled citizenship, and so these frat-boy kids go for a thrill, don't get enough being shuffled around to what the country wants you to see and be able to do, and pushes the boundary. This can be the dire result. Terribly tragic ending, but a Westerner provoking this foreign entity who suffers with such vanity and the innate need to show control and force as Kim Jong Un does, of course they will be made example of. I don't know if he was fully tortured, but he was obviously neglected in some way, and it is terrible no matter what happened. That poor family suffers endlessly forever now, knowing their child made one stupid mistake that almost anywhere else in the world would have not even been punishable. But NK is not a free country.
Or don’t steal shit from that country
@@mimymar2215 yea its very easy to follow thw rules of a totalitarian dictatorship
North Korea exists in a different dimension. I wouldn't go there if I was paid.
I don’t understand going to NK
And steal
Definitely didn’t think
Amen!
i heard you can get arrested if you leave your tour guide group and the tour guide gets arrested too since they allowed you to wander off O-O
@@Natalee956 i mean i read an article and they said he was drunk.
@@yagikidd2300 yes I read that to
They couldn't let him live to tell about what he saw.
Yup.
Absolutely!!!
Yep. Sole reason he came back like a vegetable. I'm betting 2 days or so before he was due to leave, they drugged the fuck out of him and smothered him thus explaining his condition and lack of bed sores. Did they ever do a toxicology upon arrival?
Agree
There's plenty of ways to cause brain damage without physical indications of torture or abuse having spent time in such an institution im sure that they didn't want him to be able to tell
No signs of torture does not mean he was not tortured. Water boarding leaves no signs, for example.
Yup, they said his brain damage resulted from lack of oxygen.
They were looking for signs of physical trauma. They didn’t rule out psychological torture.
@@rudejasecerebral hypoxia can be caused by just about anything though.
Nerve gas? Like he had his brother killed?
@@sandraracicot934 Are you sure you want to say that here?!
They made sure that when they handed him over he wouldn't be able to tell what he went threw and seen.
u r right !!
I agree
Exactly
I think they were genius to do evil in their heart.
There was nothing that kid could have told us that US Intelligence didn't already know.
I went to high school with Otto and this incident will haunt me forever. I didn't know him well at all, I only had one class with him and a few with his brother but I did know some of his close friends from various extracurriculars. I still remember vividly the entire day when we learned he was "coming home". I was at lifeguarding at the community pool and we got the news that he was coming home and he was in a coma. At first we all were kind of talking about how famous he's going to be and how he'll probably write a book and go on speaking tours, but then some lady (who wasn't a community member she just worked at the pool) said "You guys realize he's coming back to die" Ouch. That hit hard. Frankly I don't think she should've said this to a group of his friends, classmates, and acquaintances, like, read the room lady, but we all knew she was right. It just wouldn't sink in for us, his peers, that something so horrible could happen to someone our age from our school in our tiny community. His funeral was the only one I've ever attended for someone under like 60. I know I am incredibly blessed for that. It was and still is surreal.
This all being said, for the sake of his friends and family who come and watch these videos and deal with his death every day, please keep nasty comments about him "deserving it" to yourself. No one knows what happened, no one knows if he in fact did anything at all or if he was just very unlucky to have been set up and used as a political pawn. The claims of a country that works tirelessly to brainwash its own citizens believe outlandish lies should at least come under some level of suspicion or scrutiny when claiming anything.
I am so sorry for everything all his friends and family have gone through. I cried when I found out he died.
I am sickened by anyone that says " well don't steal " or " don't go to NK" he doesn't deserve victim blaming.
I would never say that he deserved it. No one deserves to die. I'm sorry for your loss.
I think that people are just confused about why someone would choose to go to North Korea.
@@AllisonMarie1993 No no of course, it’s the WAY people comment. I just think it’s no ones place to make judgements and it helps absolutely no one. Hindsight is 20/20. People say things like that to make themselves feel superior, nothing more. Thousands of tourists go to NK every year for a thrill trip and illegally videotape things and do all sorts of risky things and don’t get caught, and you know what? The comments are overwhelmingly composed of how “brave” they are. Lexie Alford is the youngest girl to travel to every country in the world. She’s gone to Yemen, Syria, North Korea, DRC, overwhelmingly independently and all as a young girl! The amount of worst case scenarios there infinite. Yet she is celebrated and praised for her bravery and adventurous spirit. Is it only stupid if something bad happens? Hell, anyone who has ever checked their phone while driving has in that moment put their faith in the worst case scenario not happening. That’s the thing, people pick and choose what they want to criticize and don’t check themselves first before spouting their holier than thou criticism. And unfortunately here, the people affected by this criticism most are his surviving family and friends, he’s not here to respond to criticisms. This goes for any news story, people need to check themselves and possible hypocrisy before they judge.
@@AllisonMarie1993 did not mean that to be an essay so sorry, and i am NOT directing this at you. I just am passionate about this having been on through this whole drama and seeing all the hate and misinformation.
@@PandaGraciosa With all due respect, hindsight is NOT 20/20 here. There have been many cases where Western tourists have been abducted by the NK Government for political purposes. NK engages in hostage diplomacy so any visit, especially for a US citizen, is effectively playing Russian Roulette. Sometimes you wind up fine like Alford. Other times you don't. It doesn't really matter if he - or his parents - are here to respond to criticism. The simple fact is that as a responsible parent I do everything I could to prevent my child from going to NK. They decided otherwise - a decision that I believe was (and still is) unwise regardless of the outcome.
Trying to act like this was some unknown or remote outcome is disingenuous. Blaming the State Department for not resolving it and willingly being used as a political pawn? That's truly the hypocrisy here.
"These North Korean prisons are not ideal"
Can tell this guy is a politician
Hm, Objective is now Political? Learning new things every day.
Or diplomat. Basically on higher levels words mean more than they sound. "We are in great concern" can mean a war-like ultimatum
He knows he's walking on eggshells that might start WWIII if they crack.
OMG right I'm over here watching him go thru mental gymnastics to say those things...
It's Vice, it's how they always act
The case is rather more horrific. Otto looked even more terrified when he attended the press conference. Nobody can really imagine the amount of torture this young man had been through before he reached US. RIP OTTO
Well you can imagine it, actually u can see it. It's something like what happened in "abu ghraib and guantanamu
@@houssineatm7827and regularly in the middle east, by and towards middle easterns.
If someone comes to your house and steals something important to you, will you like it?
@@t4t359 he did something wrong, he stole
@@MaryanaBarbosa-p7lno he didnt stop minding American peoples business dont even know what youre talking about
I'm really confused about people being like "Oh I saw no signs of torture".
There's tons of types of torture that wouldn't leave marks. Including giving him rotten food, choking him, chemical stuff that would be gone from the system by the time he got back home, psychological. Why does it seem like a debate?
@Kris Kripotos I dunno wtf you're talking about considering this is made by a German equivalent of PBS, and the fact they never blamed Trump in the documentary for Otto's condition, only pointing out that he failed to deliver any justice other than using the Warmbiers as a political pawn for a hot minute of fame.
Otto's condition is due to what happened to him in NK obviously, but what happened to him was a direct result of his actions. Trump simply used the Warmbiers for his gain, but he was not blamed in the documentary for causing the situation.
Probably NK propaganda, just like the chinese propaganda, the internet is filled with it
Where did Obama fail?3 guesses.
Choking would definitely leave marks. rotten food shouldn’t affect the brain like that.
You answered your own question. If the torture doesn't leave any marks, then obviously there are no signs of torture. You can't charge someone for a crime based on what they could have possibly done, you need proof.
I don't see why people want to go to NK I mean their own citizen want to ESCAPE from there 😒
I honestly think some people go just to feel like they're "special" because they have more freedom than the countries own people.
@@olliojenarter Dumbass
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Morbid curiosity?
@@anotherarmchairhistorian2831 Yea I think about 90% are curious, and the other 10% want to brag to their friends. Either way, you couldn't pay me enough to see some watered-down, artificial tour of N. Korea while guards literally watch you 24/7 waiting for you to make a mistake.
I honestly think they did what they did to him so he wouldn't be able to tell about what he saw while in prison in North Korea. There was never a way they were letting him leave and be able to tell his story
And at the same time they can pretend they aren’t responsible for his death because he didn’t die on NK soil
Why did he steal the poster??
@@mobutter2879 that video evidence is terrible
@@mobutter2879 you really think that was actually him lmao
@@jelly6023 I'm sure you didn't think the moon landing happened either
14:12 I always thought it was because they didn’t want him to die while there, so they sent him back. It would be worse for their image if a foreign prisoner died there. If they send him home before he dies, they can deny that it was because of them.
My stomach dropped when the doctor confirmed he couldn’t communicate. My first thought was it makes sense to torture someone with the end result being them literally unable to tell anyone.
There are ways to torture someone and leave no evidence.
@@jmj7196 are you sure it was him? Because in the video you can’t see it clearly. And should someone be so tortured and then die just because of a poster?
@@Arte.mi. His parents were sure it was him so what are you trying to say?
Sounds like they lobotomized him.
@Pol Pot Who's wrong? I was questioning the notion that the man they returned wasn't even Otto. I didn't say anything about him being tortured. Don't include me in your bullshit.
The young man should've known better. Literally everyone knows the status of North Korea. Does his action justify his 15 prison sentence and death? Absolutely not. They cruelly and unfairly punished that man.
Stupidity has no end.......!
You believe the story about him taking down the poster? Oh yeah, the government of North Korea would never lie, cross my heart hope to die. LOL. Sorry, you are incredibly naïve if you believe anything the "Peoples Democratic Republic" of Korea says. Even the name of their country is a lie, for crying out loud.
He should have known better but trump and our government also didn't do shit to help him. Especially how much trump paraded them around like ya we will get him back but they never even tried
@I win You lose I was a cop that stopped his breathing not drugs🙂🙂
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People now are talking about bio weapons that could put him in coma without leaving any trace... that would be very scary.
That's what could've happened.
it was oxygen deprevation
@@earldriskill3505an ex-spy of NK said in an interview that he’s 70% sure that’s what it was cause they’re very advanced in that ‘department’
Yep there are a an array of bio weapons that could do that to him smfh
@@UltraMella they are like division 731
Lesson learned: Never visit a country which your government is virtually at war with
We're still at war with them. There's technically only a cease fire in effect.
I live in a country that is technically still at war with them (South Korea).
@Brian Crawford we have heard the Warmbier’s plight again and again. Never once have they provided a “reason” as to why they financially supported his “NK PARTY TOUR”. OW had recently “visited” communist Cuba.
OW and his parents were not ignorant or impaired yet they supported his “trip”.
They have been evasive at best when asked questions that don’t fit their narrative.
And if you do go and visit, DO NOT STEAL a totalitarian government's poster.
@@amandanegrete1306 Yes, I'm sure there's a story there, but I was just pointing out that the Korean Conflict isn't over.
To think there are people willing to go to N.Korea, when in reality even its citizens are silently fighting for their lives just to get out of there..very ironic
Agreed
I agree also. You have to assume a certain risk to your life when you visit countries in extreme conflict. Still so very sad for the family. RIP Otto.
@@MissMoneyJane yes,ur right. if it's for fun,there are other safer and less complicated countries/places to visit. Tho, I'm still hoping North Koreans would get a chance to genuinely experience the world with freedom.
@@Bibby31 for that one day to happen the whole dynasty family of kim yung.. has to be put down... We don't know what cousin of them is desiring the same power and with what malicious ideas he would rule that county...... Is like cuba the castro brother are sames as twin evil soul.
Not to say the same but really close to that happens in Cuba. The only difference is that the Cuban government likes to paint Cuba as the best for the world to believe it, but is really far from the true.
I feel so bad for his parents, no parents should have to go through this
Yes but they let their beloved son go over there in the first place. How stupid can parents be???
They should have taught him to respect
@@susannorman4476 , how could they stop him from going there, if he was over 18?
@Sandra Turajlich OK trumpanzee.
American: I got so bored that I really want to visit NK and stole the photo of Kim..
His friends: That's seems like fun
Kim: Alright, inject him with unkwnown chemical substances, make him suffer, and make sure he die in the next few years
His parents: Kim's regime is so cruel (without mentioning the stupidity of his son's action and the current situation of NK's regime)
Even after all these years, I'm still sad about this，
Rest in peace Otto, I hope you can be happy in another world😢
i pray for you
A child died from starvation every 9 seconds. 3 million a year. Why do you care about this person who went to North Korea and snuck around and stole property ?
@@JayJay-tm7xwBecause I think that boy is innocent, so I feel sad...😢,
You are right. There are indeed many children in the world who die because of hunger. We should also pay attention to those... I hope that one day I can also help those children who are hungry.
There are many ways to torture people. This young man was obviously emotionally disturbed at the press conference already.
He didn't speak using one contraction (wouldn't, couldn't) could easily tell it was written for him
TRUMP : You are Fake News
the prison camps could very well illicit that response from a guy who never though he'd be in that situation but it was very scripted overall
I think most likely it was a suicide attempt. He thought he was going to be in a labor camp for 15 years and In sure he read and watched many things about the labor camps by those who escaped NK.
@@BrokeNerfing But how could you brain damage yourself? I mean I wouldn't blame him, I sure as hell wouldn't want to be there
The slogan of the tour company, "We take you to destinations your mother would rather you stay away from ", would be the first indication or common sense thought to not book with them or follow others.
Yep! Always listen to your mother
REVISED TITLE: “We take you to destinations any logical person with common sense would rather you stay away from”
I hear you, but when you don’t think you could die from it, that slogan sounds quite exciting to young people, now we know what can happen it seems silly to want to do it after reading that
@Otto Rocket bro it’s embarrassing, not even funny.
Then by that advice I’d never go anywhere else, not even the United States o’Merica .. because my mamma thinks the USA is the most dangerous country of all (statistically she’s correct).
Too young, too reckless, too immature. His parents should have warn him to stay away from NK
How is this parent's fault? The writing is on the wall
I feel for them, but I bet they were like "oh he's 21 now, he's an adult. He knows what he's doing" and let him go on his merry way.
@@smilingbuddha because it is their son. Parents need to take responsibility for the outcome of their kids.
He shouldn’t take that poster, he shouldn’t go to North Korea at the first time.
@@StoicSurvivor99 he was a grown man. You can only say or do so much
The whole “removed his teeth and put them back incorrectly” is insanely horrifying
Ko zna cije zube su mu vratili...dnk?
@@jelenajelenkovic8123 what a coincidence, I use to date a Serbian girl named Jelena
@@daltonn2023 🌹 i am from Croatia..🤽
@@daltonn2023 vratili su mu necije tudje zube, vezali g z clnke na nogama a lancima, izgladnjavali i tukli. Onda kad su ga morali vratiti zakmuflirali su da se to ne vidi. Mozak je ostecen nalivanjem vode. Shvacm roditelje zasto nisu željeli autopsiju...dovoljno je vec to tijelo izmučeno.
You cant put teeth back into your mouth stoopid once they dislodge from the gum thats it. Use the little 10% of your brain next time einstein
After watching personal interviews of NK's own citizens that survived brutality at the hands of NK, I don't know how anyone can say this guy didn't suffer any abuse. They pretty much let him go when they knew he couldn't recover and tell of his abuse.
Seriously like there’s no human right organizations allowed there which makes sense since it’s like the 2nd holocaust happening at those camps. A former guard testified how guards are TRAINED to treat the prisoners as “subhumans”. They deal with being worked to the bone (many too weak and dying doing it), starved where they’ll catch rats, beaten, abused (in all ways like sexually) and of course sadistic methods of torture. A lot going on behind closed doors I mean they were kidnappers with demands holding a kid hostage
Like ok say the cause of death wasn’t from abuse or torture and that he did die because they did give him a sedative and that cause the brain damage, he still went through hell there with how prisoners are treated there, they have no rights and at the mercy of the brainwashed guards. I don’t believe for a second they never laid one finger on him, and being a American in freaking North Korea! Where it’s drilled into the citizens since birth how Americans are the enemy, evil demons, animals who they need to beat and kill off or die trying to. Yeah the guards are trained not to have humanity even on their own people not even kids or babies yet they’re saying they treated him good? I can’t help but look sideways at them for saying they gave him a sedative to help him because he was really agitated and troubled like naw they wouldn’t have cared. With such a important political prisoner I doubt the leader “didn’t know”.
And I say this with hate against the North Korean government not the people who are victims of their own country, basically brainwashed cult hostages just trying to survive.
Exactly.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They don't want to say he was abused because that's going to start another problem. Based on all the testimonials of citizens of NK I'm almost possible something was done to him.
They abused him alright, but they didn't necessarily cause his brain injury, they might've, but they might not have. If they didn't do it, that doesn't significantly improve how it looks for them. They are still evil to the bone even if they didn't directly cause the brain injury.
People get brain injuries like Otto's with no torture.
He should never have gone to North Korea, PERIOD. Such a tragic ending, but unnecessary loss of a life.
"Destinations your mother would rather you stay away from". EVEN THEY WARN YOU!
Going to North Korea is safe. Stealing in North Korea is not. He should have bought the posters in the souvenir shops on the ground floor just like anyone else. And yes, I have been to the same hotel and I have received the same instructions not to go to the closed 5th floor.
Just dumb
@@cocik Amen
@@cocik "Going to North Korea is safe". Now THAT is funny. You have a strange perception of safety if you feel safe in a place that could take away your freedom and get away with killing you, whether you actually do commit a crime or if it served their "government's" purposes somehow.
The lesson is: Always listen to your mother. When she tells you not to go to a certain country, listen to her.
It is very safe, i visited last year. Moral is don't steal.
@@jwcw29 it's not safe at all
@@renatageisa5442 Have you visited?
@Leonardo DaVinci Maybe it's the indignant behavior they believe & have seen some Americans display. They give harsh sentences to their citizens & even harsher sentences to foreigners because they feel their entire country has been disrespected. In their eyes, he probably was no different than a terrorist.
Mamma always right!!👍🏻 Even if ya don't realize till later😊 @nassmatic
I don't believe the doctor was transparent. He knows way more, he shared basically nothing.
Why would the doctor know more? And not say?
@@mschlund1𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝘂𝗺𝗯? 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂
@@mschlund1because it could compromise his career and/or life if he says too much then names will get exposed and thats when things get deadly. These are people with government ties
N. Korea made sure he wasn’t going to talk again. Yes, it’s awful. What happened to him. But he was asking for it. You can’t even so much as take a picture of those giant statues unless you frame it just right. You have to follow the rules when you go there. If you choose to put your life on the line and be stupid and that’s the place to be. My son is in the military and was stationed in South Korea. He did a tour of the border. They had to literally dress up in suits. You could not even take a picture. You could not curse. If you said anything derogatory about North Korea you would be either put in prison or shot on the spot, but the rules were made abundantly clear. My son said it was a crazy experience. But he was too afraid to go back in there again. That’s how bad it is there an Otto knew that.
true👌
Damn savages
@I miss my cat then what happened to him .. he had cerebral hemorrhage here .. or what/how .. ?
Well they must of learnt this strategy from the British, American establishment
@I miss my cat
IF YOU CALL BLINKING YOUR EYES, TEARING UP, SQUEEZING HANDS...
He was blind, and unable to communicate normally. He was still under duress, but he could still tell his parents were there bc he could hear them.
That’s what they meant by responsive.
42 minutes into this and still have this feeling that we only know 10% of what really happened. This documentary didn't help answer my questions either.. rip otto
Tyler Stender
I couldn't agree with you more, alot of unanswered questions just like many other foreign political issues😵😲😒
it's probably better to not know everything...
No this is propaganda against president trump
thank you for your review so i didnt have to watch the whole thing!
@@otrrs your welcome
You couldn’t pay me to go to North Korea
AS AN AMERICAN. Not any westerner
@Angel Love right?!? Lol I get the thrill aspect, but when you're in another country, you are under their laws etc ..
On the one hand it must be quite interesting, unspoiled by western influence. Unlike what happens in France where theater patrons get together on stage, put down newspaper, watch as females urinate and call that art.
Nope you can send me anywhere else but I will not go to a country so secluded. If they take my passport, phone I’m not going.
Hell no. Everything you see if FAKE anyway.
They physically tortured him, he went into a comma and waited more than a year until the scars went away
internal torture scars don't just go away in a year anyone w medical knowledge knows that .... the coroner did a autopsy and there were NO signs. if u die from torture there are signs look up abu ghraib.
How did you know my mind? Exactly what I thought
That’s exactly what happened!
“We take you to destinations your mother would rather you stay away from”- That should’ve been the first clue.
Always listen to parents because they have seen more generations than youngest..... parents will never guide you false ....it will always be best decision for kids...
Next is Yemen for a peaceful cultural enlightment!
Young people who grow up in the US often lead lives that only superficially acknowledge that other countries exist and are oblivious to dangers. He was stealing a poster to hang in his room. A childish act. And paid for it with his life. The world is not a playground.
@@katerineella274 That's quite a huge generalization. You don't see American's visiting the middle east like you do Europeans... Far more likely to die there than North Korea.
@@katerineella274 .. indeed... this young american man went to north korea, and broke their laws..
not very bright in my opinion.
Yes he made the worst mistake of his life by even traveling there, but dang he didn't deserve this.
@Sergio Horacio Bustillo Mancilla because it's so shitty and unreal it is actually surreal, something out of other planet or dimension
don't eat pork
@@FearOfTheTrooper - But tourists never see the REAL N.K.
@@nadogrl exactly so why even go?
@Nex Wex 3 Ikr. They give you brief explanations in china before going there what to do n not. i don't blame north korea.
I know there's no hard evidence but if you think about it, if they had taken him prisoner, it means he had seen actual North Korea in many ways hidden from foreigners and if tortured and beaten up then he has even more devastating and truthful stories to tell back in the US. There's no way they would let a someone go back sane and healthy after that sort of exposure.
I think Otto may have tried to escape or may have stop listening to NK officials commands and he may have been beaten to a vegative state
I think they did some type of torture to him like waterboarding where it gave him brain damage and left no marks or bruises they said there was no evidence of assault so that or they gave him some type of drug that made him brain dead but there was no trace of it so something like waterboarding where it deprived him of oxygen to the brain causing him to be a vegetable
They fried his brain with their microwave weapon used against our embassy in Cuba.
See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil.
We have Satellites 🛰 that can see what they have going on right ?
He was working for Mossad, it had nothing to do
Not only should you not risk your life by visiting North Korea, if you chose to, you probably shouldn't disrespect their laws. There has been far too much that has happened to "tourists", including South Koreans, to think it would be okay to make the two fateful decisions that young man made.
It looks like he was drugged when he came out of court the day he was sentenced
Imagine being in North Korean custody and being told you are basically never getting out, I think he was probably in shock. Could have been drugged I suppose
@@singingdaffodil9413 Oh no, he was definitely in shock. I've been in that state before. Your muscles just don't want to hold you up anymore.
Not drug, that cost money. Probably torture and starving. It is sad and sickening. I hope he’s with Jesus in heaven now and nobody can ever hurt him again.
@@cherchuhaikieu4328 i agree.
@Otto Rocket ...
May Otto Rest In Peace without a doubt he was tortured.. look at what they do to their own citizens .. imagine what they will do to a American
@@PsychedelicsCom yeah, that scar on his foot was obviously a suicide attempt...
He got off light. I don't think they meant to kill him. (And to be clear I'm not excusing North Korea here. It's a brutal dictatorship that needs to be overthrown and it's leaders string up) But if he was a North Korean citizen, he, and his entire family would be in a hard labor camp for the rest of their lives.
@@jackc3205 i agree. killing otto would terribly damage US-NK releations, they do terrible things to their citizens because outside contries like america can't do anything about it, but they could start a war over the death and torture of their own people.
@@jackc3205 I'm pretty sure this whole incident was to send a message, rip anyway though
It gives me chills after hearing this.
Imagine his desperation, a young guy alone in an isolated country with no news about the world or his parents, being held in captivity with crazy soldiers who want to torture him. Don’t go to North Korea, it’s not safe..
Why, when the state dept warned not to go there did his family think he was special? Why did they get off at the fifth floor. He was too young. Do what my parent's did, after graduation, sent me with a tour of Europe. I will never forget the awesome beauty and architecture l, paintings!!
@@dresdners54 I wonder the same, US gov advice it’s citizens to not go to some places in the Middle East, Africa and DPRK, still people go there for “curiosity”, sometimes it ends in a tragedy....
@DraupnirEcogang And after you've killed millions of innocent koreans, where should we nuke next Adolf?
@Wartime_Sartorialist Dont talk shit dude, innocent people live there and they have been brainwashed for decades, don’t incite violence and a genocide against genuine and innocent people.
@@blipblop3229 No he's totally right, we should just send a nuke towards NK, because you know I'm sure nothing bad could come from that. Like yeah obviously South Korea and China would immediately suffer from the fallout and China would respond the minute the ICBM is detected with a retaliation.
Don't worry though that doesn't matter, this guy clearly knows better than us so let's just start WW3 for the luls.
Something is suspect as the doctor who went to N. Korea stated he examined all of Ottos body and no sign of torture. The parents state his teeth were rearranged by a pair of pliers or something and the bottom of his feet had markings of some sort. The worst part is why didn't the parents do an autopsy (they claim it's against their religion). Oh well, we'll never know.
tbh i can also see why they wouldn't wanna do an autopsy... he's been through so much during the last few years of his life. who knows what they even did to him? it must have been really horrible and i think he would have just wanted to spend his afterlife in peace uk? no more cutting up, no more scars, no more being sewn up or being poked or prodded or checking his teeth :(
They touched on and debunked all of that in the documentary.
Never visit a country who looks at you as their number 1 enemy.
@Sneaker64BIT Dude the west is not brainwashed the North Korea is brainwashed here!
In this case you shouldn't go any country
@@user-ff9rx Canada does not consider the USA as its #1 enemy.
Lol my friend went their as a tourist and came back safe. Instead of that, you should say "Follow the rules of the country you visit and don't try to be oversmart"
ha ha! well said! :-)
Moral of the story: Stay away from countries that hate your own.
Moral of the story : don't travel to another country and behave like an idiot . I guess the NK didn't appreciate the " it was just a prank bro" stuff .
How about don't steal posters lol. He would be safe in the U.S. if he wasn't a thief. It's shitty but cmon. It's one thing to travel there, it's another to know their laws and still break them. Ignorance is no excuse. I say the same thing to every tourist traveling outside their country. Know the laws and you will be fine. Unless you're going to a no go zone or a terrorist hot spot. Honduras and shit are way more dangerous as far as the population goes. North Korea you just have to worry about the government watching you. Better believe you are watched every waking second you are there.
Now did he deserve this kind of sentence? I don't believe so of course.
@@Pussmash why would you even go to a place where making a petty mistake could cost you everything?
@@Tommy88- Dude I don't agree with a 15 year sentence, but Thievery isn't a mistake. It is very much a conscious decision.
I don't believe he was sent to a concentration camp. He looked almost the same as when he was sentenced. Of course other than his demeanor.
Like if United states was better 😂😂😂 I’m dead xD
Did you know that you allow company such as coca cola to redirect rivers in other country such as Mexico in order to bring more water and faster to coca cola factories ? Those villages lose access to water and when they go to the store the coke is cheaper than the water …. You end up with the biggest mortality rate of childrens and obesity in the world because some people want to drink rhum and cokes …
I’m wondering which country r
Truly has more negative impact on the world 😂😂😂🦾
The psychological anguish this man went through before his ultimate death is horrific to think about. I pray he rests in peace.
The mentally ill man that walked into a lion's den at a zoo and got eaten by lions... the anguish the man may or may not have experienced before ultimately being eaten alive is horrific to think about. I hope the half eaten man rests in peace.
@Lee Roland Well, some people turn a blind eye to evil, and satisfying their curiosity is reason enough to support evil. I feel no sympathy for anyone who goes there. Zero.
@Lee Roland Problem is not about going there. It's not steal. How come so many people are so dumb, didn't realize and even didn't mention about " Steal" .
@@NoToBigBro there are lots of people go there, and return home safely. If you steal, doesn't which country you go. you will get trouble.
@@lilyanmarcec or dead.
this shit is one of the scariest things i’ve ever heard.
there’s not enough money in the world to make me go to nk
Actually a great place to visit if you simply respect the people unlike Otto
I mean... don’t steal. Doesn’t matter if it’s in NK or not, just don’t steal. Especially in a country like that
Or if you do, be respectful.
@Jessey H stfu already, he has stolen something like eat concequences of your actions. If you are dumb enough to do something like that in North Korea you il pay for that.
@@amosesh5898 Really? It is actually one of the world's most repressive regimes. If you don't allow your own citizens to leave your boarders, you are not a "great place to visit." If you get your kicks from indulging in lavish excess while people around you are starving, perhaps it is "great" for you. Otto was a drunken kid who pulled a stupid stunt for a one-of-a-kind souvenir. He never dreamed there'd be such dire consequences to a childish, drunken impulse. And if Kim had not decided it was again time to extort money from the U.S., there wouldn't have been.
So we’re going with “North Korea definitely didn’t torture an American prisoner”? Really DW??
The documentary was more of an excuse to make a Trump hit piece. The left will always stand on the graves of children
There is no evidence of torture, you can't say something for sure happened WHEN THERE IS NO EVIDENCE
@@MissSarahNicole89 Found the Nk spy
@@MissSarahNicole89You are laughable.
@@shibuya9062 because I understand law?
Not a place anyone should go to as a tourist.
If you go then obey their laws. Frat boy stuff isn't always well tolerated by other cultures.
@Kobe Bean no he isn't usas spy
U have any clue?
@Kobe Bean source?
Not a place anyone should go to.*
@Kobe Bean And what credible information do you have to support your statement that he was a spy.
"Destinations your mother would rather you stay away from". *EVEN THEY WARN YOU!*
Yeah
Stupid choice he made but still RIP
Yep
New Data leak reveals how China 'brainwashes' Uighurs in prison camps Xinjiang
So it was his fault! GTFOH!
As much as I feel bad for the family, it does make me wonder what makes anyone in their right mind to think that it was a good idea to visit North Korea in the first place. It is not exactly a big secret that North Korea is a belligerent rogue state for many decades now and extremely dangerous. Any civilians still decide to go there nowadays are either insane or have a death wish.
People only go there so they can say:I have been there. Like many other dangerous places. But to go to nk... Doing stupid stuff like stealing a flag on the forbidden level...I would never even think of it to go.
Some sheltered people believe they're immune to any kind of danger.
I also wonder why he felt the need to take the poster
@@kee7374 ...on a closed floor-- in NK! (?)
It’s not the best idea to go there you can but everything is staged you have a watcher behind you everywhere you go the best idea I can think of the regime is little nightmares the one with mono in the city but some people are aware but don’t do anything
Otto Warmbier has learned that you absolutely cannot play pranks in North Korea.
I don't think he is a prankster, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time ... those images could also easily have been doctored
The video may have easily been someone else, used as an excuse to persecute him. N Korea is an evil regime. Human life means nothing to them.
Witness' testimonies say it wasn't him, because he was with them in a different place.
I couldn’t imagine his fear, it’s so horrific. And his poor family, it’s just the worst thing you could see happen to your child.
I agree. It is the worst thing I think a parent could see happen to their child.
@@lianecornils6603 and then to be caught up in the lunacy of Trump. Everything was against ever finding the truth.
Raise a child with some brains who respects the laws of other countries. Otto wasn't a child.
@@lianecornils6603 awwwww maybe there child shouldnt of went into a restricted area
@@dereksmall4311 He didn’t go into a restricted area. He ripped a propaganda poster off a wall in his hotel. He was accused of vandalism. North Korea considers even small crimes like that to be serious offences. I’ve been there, believe it or not. The country itself is gorgeous. The scenery is amazing. But you have to remember, it’s a foreign country with very strict laws. I’m assuming you follow the laws if you go to a foreign country on holiday. Same applies here - their laws are just much more harsh.
North Koreans die escaping the country while Americans vacationing to North Korea.
There were other nationalities on the tour, too, not just Americans just so you know but I get your point. Freedom shouldn't be taken for granted
yea its gross AF
The irony..
Why going to North Korea when we have everything in the States?
Actually most of those people are from Russia and Amsterdam. Places in Europe.
For me the most haunting, disturbing, and heartbreaking part of this tragedy is that Otto started screaming as his family boarded the plane despite having just been sedated. As horribly damaged as his brain was he apparently was still in there somewhere in some horribly trapped form.
We do not know why he was screaming. Maybe that was the only sound he could produce as he was almost unconsious.
They probably gave him some heavy medics
He was blind and deaf when he returned, and his bottom teeth were rearranged. They tortured him, and the fact this wasn't pushed more on the media speaks volumes.
@@eresh4084 this documentary states there is no physical proof his teeth were rearranged tho and they did tests
@@AmberCraig1 he didn’t sedate him heavily, he explained that. It’s the right thing to do when a patient is agitated during a flight. Besides if he had of been sedated that heavily he would have died during the flight and not 6 days later. No sedation drugs are going to take 6 days to kill you. Ottos presentation seems to be consistent with the findings that he had suffered brain damage in NK.
I am really sorry for the parents... I'm really sorry for your loss...
The slogan of the travel agency "We take you to destinations your mother would rather you stayed away from." said it all. Adolescence is not a time to go to a hostile nation. RIP Otto Warmbier.
Yeah, North Korea is not the place you want to go do stupid things, unfortunately 20 somethings are known for being stupid.
There is no time in your lifetime to go to North Korea...
@fvrrrfdv I agree that in the Donald Trump era, things were GREATLY mishandled with North Korea, first by using insane speech like "fire and fury" and then with Trump kissing Kim Jong-un's ass, but I remain optimistic things will revert to normal under Joe Biden.
@fvrrrfdv Then leave if that's how you feel. NK would be a nice place for you to go.
@@PKMNFan4664 Its only going to get worse. Very bad.
The North Korean government's hate for America was taken out on this poor boy.
The "poor boy" is old enough to know stealing is wrong. Saw a couple Americans trashing the Seoul subway couple years ago. Warned them they gonna wnd up in Korean prison if they get caught.
@@dorkanderson4963 so you think its ok for him to get tortured and eventually die from it because he took a poster?!
@@rastakouse4950 Americans get murdered by their own police for much less crimes on a regular basis. What country do you live in?
@@dorkanderson4963 Are you family of Kim Jong-un by any chance? What the kid did was undoubtedly stupid, but he did NOT deserve to die for stealing a fucking poster. What the F is wrong with you?? Go seek some therapy.
@@rastakouse4950 he definitely didn’t deserve what happened for stealing. But he’s in the worst dictatorship in history. He should’ve known the consequences of what might happen. His own ignorance and innocence of the world killed him. That’s what happens growing up in the USA and not having an understanding of the world around you.
I believe not one second, that Kim Jong Un didn't know nothing about this young man.
I can’t believe the Obama administration didn’t do sqwat to get him released. Actually...yes, I can. Maybe if Obama had a spine, Otto could of been released before they comatose him.
Nobody cared until pdjt did
Yo yo Kim dun lie
@@ellemontgomery1037 uhm what about trump... both him and obama are in the wrong
@@ellemontgomery1037 when did this happen? i thought this happened when trump was president, so what would obama have to do with this?
Very interesting video!
Thanks for watching!
@@DWDocumentaryBRUH WHY DID YOU PUT THE SCENE OTTO WARMBIER WAS FAKING CRYING TRYING TO BE A ACTOR PLEASE TAKE IT OFF
He definitely played with fire. Why anyone would want to go to North Korea when people are trying to escape is beyond me. He didn't take them seriously and died for it. Stupid decision but rip.
It is ridiculous there is no way you would have fun being treated like a child and watching an act right in front of you. The shock value is what draws people in. Imo it is very weird for anyone to want to go there. They literally want to wipe us off the planet. The restricted floor he was on had nothing but war against America propaganda. That alone would scare the hell outt me. You are on a RESTRICTED hotel and being monitored 24 hours a day. It was honestly almost unbelievable someone would be that naive. This is a country where the leader executed his uncle for not supporting the kim Jong un's regime. He decapitated him and put him on display for NK officials. I mean these people are sick. It's also like going back in time to the 90s. The people who live in Pyongyang are EXTREMELY privileged and that is all Americans will ever see on a NK tour. A facade I mean I was interested in NK too and TH-cam videos is as close as I ever want to get lol. That was more than enough for me to see and more than enough to make me NOT want to go. They literally want Americans wiped off the planet. Smdh
@@chefmesser420 The thing about having the US as the eternal enemy, has more to do with internal politics than anything else. It is a crude way to gather the people against a common, external enemy.
I would suggest that you watch "1984" to see how that works.
At the top level, NK knows that it is both dependent on the west (and the US), as well as knowing they would be annihilated in a war with the US.
They are "have nots", who try to use anything to get leverage to not be "have nots", but, NK is a failed state and will never ever be a fully functioning state.
The second problem is that a unification with the south, will never ever happen either, the economy of the south would not be able to sustain all the new people and at the same time try to build up something in the North, because there is nothing but dust and mass-graves up there, there is nothing you can sell or that would otherwise benefit the economy.
I suppose the only way we will see a "unified" Korea, is when the smoke settles after the next war.
@@hankbankster9700 Very true it is like stepping into another decade. Thank you for the recommendation and I do know that American travelers to NK are generally safe its just that you risk something like this happening. He should have NEVER done such a thing but not many people would think about how severe of an outcome your actions in NK can be. I also believe that if Otto had been French, German eat he would have been spared still they would still impose a harsh sentence but I doubt they would kill them.
@@chefmesser420 I am sorry, I meant "Nineteen eighty four", the movie (it is slightly newer).
Personally, I think the coma was accidental, torture, suicide-attempt or a simple medication-issue, as stated in the movie.
Foreigners are very rarely killed by the NK regime. Killing a US citizen is probably much worse than killing some guy from Poland, for example, seeing the US basically controls NK from the outside.
We will never really know.
@@hankbankster9700 no we won't but I do know I'm sticking to Hawaii this summer lol! Thanks again for the recommendation. I figured it wasn't the George Orwell movie lol.
There are hundreds of ways to torture someone without leaving obvious signs.
No doubt. Especially with potentially months to heal
It's obvious that they strangulated him so that he could die before coming over to the US and not tell the world about what he saw over there. There is a reason NK does not want their citizens leavin
g the country.
exactly, these documentaries cant b trusted anyway
@@filipebeat yes, that’s what I say. There’s no way I can believe the American diplomats and doctors in this video, because they obviously made politics with his case.
@@IceBlueThug but that leaves behind ligature marks , internal contusion etc
I said at the time the only reason they had us come get him is that they did not want him to die on their soil.
I think it was a way for the Americans to witness his agonizing death first hand. A message from the regime.
I can remember 2018 of june in singapore summit, this 2 president (trump) and (kim jong-un) meet in singapore, so think thats the reason why north korea, release him, this is just only my opinion,
@@ryanalt5048 probably both.
I bet you and Ryan were right Kim Jong did a lot worse to his own family. Sociopath
He was no longer a usable tool for sanctions to be lifted. Kim's sister is the true psycho path...
As a retired registered nurse of 54 years I after watching the documentary it looked as though he had been hypoxic at some point during his captivity which could’ve happened with an anaphylactic reaction to medication. We are not told at what time during his captivity this happened and how long he had had a feeding tube. The fact that his skin as the doctor had said was without any breakdown, says that he did receive appropriate personal care as bed, sores, even with sometimes the best care still occur. There was no evidence of old skull fractures or injury from the x-rays, and apparently no broken bones were seen, which would’ve been indicative of possible torture, and I believe because of his condition after having the medication reaction, North Korea did not want anyone to know the condition he was in. I’m just speculating, but his condition seemed more like a lack of oxygen had occurred at some time during his incarceration which would certainly cause his cognitive condition. I personally feel like I know more about how he was physically when he did come home after having so many wrong comments from News media, etc.. My heart definitely goes out to the family. It’s just beyond belief or any understanding that something like this could’ve happened to such a fine, upstanding, young man, but I think we in America are naïve as to how other countries and the people in those countries really are. May his memory always be a blessing.
Why in the world would anyone want to go to North Korea?
Curiosity!!
Girls! He was looking for lust in that country!
Ummm... I did! I travelled to North Korea in 2017, I even made a video about it, it’s on my channel. Why? Because I like to judge a country based on my own experiences, not on what the media tell me!
@@harbinkiwi How did it go?
@@harbinkiwi you’re completely brain dead to think that North Korea is anything better than what the media tell you. Disgusting.
N.Korea made sure he would never talk again & tell the world how he was tortured, they knew exactly what they were doing when they did this.
I don’t get why he went to an unauthorized floor of the hotel and touched anything. In a communist country. Especially fucking North Korea. How stupid do you have to be.
@Simran Talreja I've always had the feeling that perhaps he tried to hang himself and didn't recover. I'm sure he was seriously depressed and perhaps had no hope.
Did you not watch this video? They said they didn't find any evidence of torture. This is the kind of thought pattern that starts wars. Like, weapons of mass destruction... never found any.
@Simran Talreja what is your definition of torture?
Did you watch the whole video stupid there was no evidence or
OF torture. Your so stupid
If you are going to travel internationally please note:U.S. laws,rights,and privileges are not transferrable....
I would advise any citizen of free country to go visit other free countries only .
Yes, please leave stupid at home. DO NOT bring it with you when you travel.
This is why I'm afraid of international travel
@@20PINKluvr if you are stupid enought to travel to NK then you get bad rights, but if you go to free countrys like germany france (europe) you get the same or even better rights, you just have to be smart and know how things are outside of your country
@clarence Hamm you keep saying nonsense. Thieves don’t deserve the death sentence. Blame the murderers not the victims
The question asking the parents if they visited the state department website concerning NK isn't a bad question to ask the family.
It felt like every person in this documentary knew more than what they were saying. As I seen another comment say, this raised more questions than answers.
frrrrr
Elaborate?
@@imakelovetoyourmommy5203 they know something and they aren’t saying it
Yep, thanks for seeing beyond your nose. Be aware that N Korea is one of only three countries in the entire world that aren’t yet on the parasitic, massively powerful, murderous banking system. The other two are Iran & Cuba. And the US military is at odds with all three. Go figure. The worth of the USD is about to drop out of the basement
Yes
Killing a human being for a petty crime is absolutely outrageous. People make mistakes, especially young folks. I feel very sorry for the guy and his parents. What a tragic story.
People make mistakes, granted. But making them in North Korea can lead to tragic and catastrophic situations. They demand the tourists to be stiff, don't touch anything unless you bought it, and be noncommittal.
People should learn to behave , i totally respect kim for that
The mistake was going to NK. I highly doubt the video was made before his arrest. In NK reality depends upon what they want it to be.
@@fatmaezzahraabderrazak1452killing someone for a poster ? sure buddy
@@Reinhardt7853 if it's a law not to touch it , why would u do it? Outsmarting?
I wonder same why his life wasn't that important to him to risk it for a poster?
If my kids said “hey mom I’m gonna visit North Korea” I would CHAIN THEM TO THEIR BEDS . Such a sad story
Yea, I'd do pretty much the same if my kids wanted to go to the US. I hear cops murder over 1000 people there every year. Shoot them or choke them to death over pointless things like sleeping in their cars or homes or even just pulling up their pants. Such a sad country.
same as me, their act is not human😞
You'd be doing the right thing, cruel as it may sound
Idiot. You can safely travel to NK and come back if you don't commit any crime...
@@fabibautistasolis9268 Um no. You shouldn’t let them go to a totalitarian country.
The press clips scared the shit out of me for some reason, probably because the confessions seemed so contrived and coerced. Haunting shit.
Honestly, that should be proof enough of torture.
Where are people who say they learned their lesson from the nazis. When someone does a documentary on the camps 30+ years from now, they are going to say the same emotional bullshit about being humane. Remember when Oprah went to visit the nazi camps with a survivor, why hasn't her rich ass tried to do something about north korean camps, instead she is just a phony.
@@EffortlessEthan I can't imagine seeing my child this distressed. I feel so bad for his parents. I was an absolute idiot when I was his age. 21 year old make stupid decisions all the time. Poor man.
Weird ass people
I seem to remember a PSA that warned when you leave the US, you don’t take the Constitution with you. We are somewhat familiar with our laws. The laws and punishment in other county are not the same.
Americans need to travel more. The vast majority of nations have similar laws to yours.
If there’s a lesson t be learned here is to not break the law in other countries.
I have a medical prescription for marijuana. I leave my meds at home when we travel to the US.
Truly horrible
But he was playing with evil goverment..he took things he should not have touched
and brought this on Himself
You arw in a country wich kills their own family members citizens..and you play games while visting.. He did not deserve to die ..but anything can happen while their if you do not adhere strictly to their rules
when you willingly go to an evil country..do not know why anyone would want to ..
He
@@Matzieu1 “Americans need to travel more”. Yeah that’s pretty easy to say when 1. You have the money to do so and 2. in places like Europe, the next country is only a drive away and not in between miles and miles of water. No hate, js.
Its insane how when we leave the US we still have to pay taxes, but we don't have rights :(
What kind of punishment is that...this act can't be justified in anyway..to think they had to prodcast it, it's terrifying
There are so many places you can go in the world. Why? Why would you go to North Korea?
pure stupidity. only person/foreigner in the world thats actually welcomed there is dennis rodman
@@drummaboi5879 vice reporter went to NK as well .
Common sense ain’t common
your government should put code red on traveling to NK, the political situation is tense and when the situation worsen the airspace/borders can be closed in a wink,
He would have been ok if he didn't commit a crime
Why is that a hit piece on the president of the United States?
* former president
because trump used otto for political gains and flipped the moment it wasnt convenient for him anymore. trump is an opportunist with 0 integrity.
Really, it is ridiculously biased. People don’t understand that the flattering of Kim is just a tool to keep him at bay and prevent him from sending nukes here. It’s not rocket science people.
Agreed. Very anti Trump Just tell the sad story. No need to show your TDS.
They made him a vegetable for taking a poster. If they had kept him a little longer he could have died there. The parents would have only known that he had died. instead he came home with hope he would live, and recover. That probably gave his parents twice the heart ache.
"They made him a vegetable for taking a poster".
There are no way they did that on purpose.
When you use lies to discredit North Korea you are actually helping them.
We lie when there are no facts. So by using illogical attacks or conspiracy theories against them you are actually helping the regime propaganda machine.
Good
@@Kiev-in-3-daysIt was obviously intentional, they needed him a vegetable so he can’t speak up. If you don’t believe that I’m genuinely very saddened for your education or mental state.
@@Kiev-in-3-days What is wrong with you? genuinely concerned.
@@gay.mer9328 No it was not "obviously intentional". A vegetable is the last thing they wanted him to be (after dead). It was very detrimental for them. But fortunately for them Trump did the wrong thing as always.
As a south korean would say "WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO GO THERE? WE DONT EVEN LIKE BEING NEXT TO THEM"
Your comment is brillant .
They should blow up s.korea to destroy kpop
@@fateavaraccus6563 nah kim jong un is a kpop fans you're late to the party sis
@@yellow-t6074 lmaooo 😂😂😂 he loves Red Velvet
@@bittarsofia poor irene 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Poor poor guy. His life was really taking off, studying in Hong Kong, there is no doubt that had he not gone to NK he would be alive today enjoying a successful life. Instead his life was ended over nothing. I really feel sad for him and his family.
Over nothing? You’re in a country which is hostile towards the United States, and you violate them in a disrespectful manner by defaming a poster, propaganda or not… it’s not your poster, it has nothing to do with you. You laugh when you steal it then you cry when you get caught. I don’t think he truly cared about their poster or their rules anyway. I’m not condoning what happened either. I’m just saying not all places in the word are the same. And besides, when you are a guest you shouldn’t be behaving like you own the place. Did he put it up on the wall? Was it damaged upon being taken down? In some countries you go and steal a candy bar and you will have your hands chopped off.
@@honestabe9233 while this is all true yet hard to take for some the bigger picture is that the North Korean people are suffering under that kind of living.
Honest Abe if you really believe that video they showed was him stealing that poster your very blind or stupid. I agree people should respect other countries rules & not step out of bounds. That video was was impossible to tell it was him, we will never know the truth of the stolen poster or what happen to Otto
@@honestabe9233 I recommend you to watch the documentary where his friend stated that they got back at the hotel past 2 am where on the CCTV is 1:57 .... It was freakn fabricated he was coerced by what he said publicly.
Being white and American doesn't get you any privileges,it actually got him killed.
From all the places in the world why go to North Korea???????? It doesn’t make any sense! Knowing human rights don’t exist over there! Human life means nothing! The story of Otto Warmbier is one to be expected! I’m surprised it hasn’t happened sooner and to more people! If you have some money to spend and time to spend go to Australia, Europe, South America, Caribbean
Do not go to a dictatorship & expect to be treated like you are in a democracy.
@@pauliedi6573 Take your TDS pills before turning on the computer next time.
Absolutely!!
@@pauliedi6573Or an Obama/Biden regime.
when I see these youtube videos of people on guided tours in NK laughing around (you can look them up), I get really concerned. they think the worst that can happen to you is get scolded.
@@pauliedi6573TDS 😂
this poor family, no one should ever have to experience this type of trauma and pain. My heart goes out to them. Rip Otto
His fault for going there and stealing from their government
He was stupid. I don't feel sorry for him.
@Brianne Morris why is he in a country that is not normal in the first place? Lol didn't he know NK wasn't normal? Or is it that nobody told him?
@Brianna Morris
Yeah, but NK isn’t a normal country. I wouldn’t dream of going to that country. Never. If you’re going to go to that country, you don’t steal. Not smart. Look at what happened to Otto.
@@tommyboy20 How unkind of you !
Anyone and everyone knows Kim Jung was aware of everything every step of the way
Absolutely. My heart just aches for Otto and his family. I had just graduated high school and remember watching the doctor and paramedics bringing Otto off of the plane. Absolutely heartbreaking and I wish Otto was here to tell his story. Otto was robbed of his life. 💔
His Family name is Kim and given name Jung Un. At least get the basic facts right.
@@irangbak9961 Get bent
Thats why Trump loves K.J. ! Actually they were brothers in this kind of way!
@@sidneytaylor7848 ķ
Why did he have to go steal a poster instead of behaving like every other tourist and respecting the host? I am not saying he deserves it, but it was extremely foolish of him.
Because he was an upper class twit.
Because he is so young and don’t think the cause
We don’t even know he actually tried to steal the poster, because North Korea said so so it’s true? The video is not clear at all it could have been a setup and probably was.
@@jingglebelljinggle4427 my childeren are under 10years old the dont rip posters of walls. Dont touch stuff whats not from you. He was was a grown men
He didn't do it. Others in his group said they didn't get back to hotel until 3am.
Do not, I repeat, do not go to places where the freedom itself is a luxury.
P.S: Might as well add the preliminary fact aforementioned recurrently in the replies given below, i.e. to respect the tradition, culture, rules and ethics (have some too) of the countries you visit, moreover don't get too smart or you'll be led to dungeons.
I agree. I've no plans to go to the US anytime soon.
@@adamrest7428 Thank you North Korean hired propaganda commenter number 156.
@@adamrest7428 I live in the US. I have freedom of movement, I have freedom of speech, I have certain unalienable rights which many others cannot say themselves, I can leave whenever I want, I live a fairly comfortable life here. I am not rich however have quite a few opportunities, even in these more difficult times.
I am fairly well travelled, but I wouldn't have it any other way. These all too common cliches which (for example) you have displayed in your comment have made me realize just how much people such as I have taken for granted. I am extremely lucky and grateful to live here.
@@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917 Hahaha. Keep dreamin' the American dream. Get back to me once you wake up.
@@adamrest7428 American dream? I grew up poor, became homeless, decided to join the army for 8 year got out and used the gi bill. Now I got my first home built from ground up for my new family this year, next year I’ll be making over 125k a year. I’m awake and I made the American. Sucks to suck on your end. But as I sit in my 500k house that’s only 7 months old with a fridge full of food and only at the age of 32. I think I made the American dream for the president of my company that’s giving me a taste of a dream that people would murder for. That sir is the freedom to choose your own destiny America. Ps I got lucky in life lol
There is 0 chance he didn't know what happened to Otto, everything regarding foreigners is so tightly controlled
They might have tested a vaccine on him. We used to do that to prisoners here. SILL DO.
Ill say this again and see if it gets taken down. Kim should of been TAKEN out after this
The USA has done worse to citizens from various countries. Check out guantanamo
@@mzeemkali that does not, in any way, justify what happened to Warmbier though.
@@Pretermit_Sound yes it doesn't but the USA shouldn't be portrayed as if it's a country with no faults .they should also document the wrongs they've done all over the world. They have far more worse skeletons in their closet.
Are you kidding me? Of course NK tortured that young man…are you serious?That was TORTURE!
I cannot imagine the ways of torture he endured, aware or not, that NK knew how to hide those types of torture; including allowing 1 year for "healing"... how horrendous for Otto & his family! 😭😡
Who cares lol
@@nancy-katharynmcgraw2669
No shame on otto. White privilege doesn't work everywhere
What do you mean the doctor said there's no sign of torture
@@ItsyoBoiTakaree what makes it so hard to understand?
1) Don't go there
2) If you insist on going there, don't commit a crime while you're there
Hé didnt commit a crime
@@selloi1869he was an ignorant entitled college boy. Unknowingly he committed a crime
I’m trying to still figure out why a teen out of high school from the mid west, would want to travel to North Korea alone? Or at all? Just terrible.
Because there are people out there interested in more than what's going on in there backyard or the newest tiktok craze, that's why Haley. Use your imagination, it's not that hard to imagine
@@saucewrld9995 Then why did he steal?
He was 21, not a teenager. He was taking a break after college.
Curiosity killed that cat
He was a junior at University of Virginia.
American freedom is not available in every countries. When in Rome do as the Romans do.
Americans are the most arrogant people though. In their mind they rule the world and can do whatever they want
@@ichigomgx Lol shut up. Where are you from exactly?
@@ichigomgx well we are a superior nation.
America isnt even the free est country In the world and it isnt the only country with freedom smh
@@mreco2073 Australia and New Zealand are far better countries to live in terms of freedom and tolerance of multiculturalism and different religions. People don't have to worry about getting shot just going to the shops or the movies. Both countries keep a fairly low geopolitical profile on the World stage and generally have a healthy democracy, a decent standard of living and social programs to support the unemployed, aged, sick and disabled. They also have a fairly good universal medical health system. Both countries are basically social democracies with capitalist economic markets. Too many Americans believe socialism and democracy is mutually exclusive which is a myth perpetuated by the ruling corporate class and mindlessly swallowed by too many gullible and ignorant citizens in the working middle-class. US democracy and their electoral system are almost completely broken as evidenced by the fact they almost slipped into full blown neo-fascism with president (small p intended) Trump, that was a known conman, fraud and failed businessman, who had been bankrupt 6 times and has defaulted on every single bank loan he's ever had.
Otto played with fire inside the lion's den.
My condolences to his parents.
@@tidi4898 "maybe".. the cctv proof is there, his friends confirm it..
@@tidi4898
Because CCTV showed that it was him.
@@tidi4898 EVEN if it were a set up, I still think that Otto is at fault for going to NK in the 1st place. Or maybe he was a spy. Who knows...
Yup. Not smart At All.
@@hrush437 spy is not that stupid
Tragic and heartbreaking. Such a profound loss. Prayers for the family.
I can never imagine the pain him or his family had to go through, i pray he's in a better place and that his family finds peace
His family didn’t care enough it seems.
Foreigners don't know what really happen to him. Only speculation to put more hate on north Korea leader.
He was a juuish spyyy😂😂😂
How is he in a better place? He's dead. Stupid comment.
Warm beer got his cap peeled off
I felt so bad for him when he was begging for forgiveness. Poor lad, this was horrible.
I dont feel bad.
@Kristina Carvalho hind sight is always 20 20, he wasn't the only one who went, there are lots of videos on TH-cam about these tour companies tHat take people to North Korea. This poor man was desperstely unfortunate. We can all say now that he shouldn't have gone, but that doesn't change the fact that he was put through an entirely avoidable ordeal. I feel bad for him regardless of the questionable decision he made about going to North Korea in the first place. RIP.
If u can't do the time, don't do the crime.
@@d1user again he wasn't the only one that went. Please have a heart. This young man lost his life for being nothing more than a political bargaining chip between two countries. He was a living breathing human being, with a life, with hopes and dreams like all the rest of us. He didn't rape or kill anyone. He was silly enough to go to a country where he perhaps shouldn't have gone. But many people go to North Korea for trips because of the adventure. They pay good money to go there. They don't deserve to die for the pleasure. Yes he shouldn't have been on that floor of the hotel, yes he shouldn't have taken a poster off a wall, but both those crimes do not warrant a punishment of death. This young man is tragically unfortunate, wrong place at the wrong time. I implore people to think before writing abhorrent comments, if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all. This isn't a joke or an opportunity to get attention by trolling. Please think if this was your family member, your brother, your loved one. Please don't be so callous. Negativity and ill will only breeds the same. I hope and pray no one has to go through something like this ever. And that goes for everyone not just him because he is an American and Caucasian. That goes for all prisoners of war be it Muslim, Buddhist, jew, Hindu or Christian etc, regardless of race or ethnicity, who haven't committed atrocities they are all human beings and deserving of empathy and respect please don't sully their names with graceless and callous comments just to get some misguided jollies. God bless.
Lets keep in mind he did try to take the poster, he knows the kind of punishment North Korea will give
“But first, a New Year’s Adventure... in North Korea”
WHY?!
Who knows.
Some people under estimate the danger, and just think it'll be fun to flirt with a brutal dictatorship.
No offense to the kid what happened was tragic. But he's a darwin award winner for sure making that decision
For the Auto Warm Beer.
@@joshlewis575 Yeah I didn’t want to be an asshole but like... kind of
Should I say I distrust the doctor in the interview? He said there was no sign of torture on the boy and he was very well attended in the hospital. How could that be true? He is healthy and young. Why would he die in a few months if there was no torture and no hard labor forced on him? The doctor might be under some threat or bribes for saying that. Is there someone else who could prove he is telling the truth?
it really goes over your head, doesn't it? he said himself he was specifically looking for signs of torture when he was examining Otto. he said there were no SIGNS of torture at the time but that didn't mean it didn't happen, same goes for saying he was receiving care from what he saw. also, he did not have access to the types of equipment that would showcase those signs, like they showcased later in the documentary with the brain scans.
meaning that they were able to cover their tracks very well, that's all he meant. 😂
This documentary conveniently fails to mention that Warmbier's parents absolutely refused to permit an autopsy, which might have answered many questions.
exactly. Your son committed suicide, but you would rather say that he was tortured to death because it sounds more heroic.
Really, on what grounds are you saying this?
They were mourning. They felt their son suffered so much they just wanted to let him rest
@@Lyn4817 I'd suggest you read up on the subject, really!
@@argoneonoble They can't keep on complaining then, since they are the principal reason for the truth never being discovered.
So sad to see how much the mother aged just in a year from the mental stresses and depression :(
she looks so old its very sad ..
Time stamp?
Of course she did. That was her son😔
@@ginmik5143 oh was it ... thanks for letting us know ... lol of course we know it was his mother .. we are not stupid ..
@LIMITLESS 41:14 for comparison
It’s a tragic death, but he should’ve known better. Being an American is not an immunity everywhere
It's not tragic. It's poetic justice. Fucker got what was coming to him. His White Privilege Card didn't work in North Korea.
@@abrahamgustavoguitiperez-m2937 lol
USA is a shit hole country anyways lol. They tortured Otto and claimed North Korea did it.
Warmbier's reasons to go to northkorea were "beauty, architecture, and his interest in communism"
This guy clearly was an idiot. Sorry to be blunt.
I take it back. Warmbier states that ""I was taught that the DPR Korea is a mysterious, 'isolated communist nation' from the mass media and education,"
He clearly lived in a leftist bubble thank to his delusional leftie professors. They' to blame.
The producers of this video claim it's about what happened to Otto Warmbier in North Korea. However, they provide very little information about what actually happened in North Korea, or why. That undoubtedly is due in large part to the paucity of information coming out of that country. However, they did no real reporting, appear to have made no investigation beyond what was reported in the news in the first week or two following Warmbier's return to the United States, and fail even to offer any informed speculation by knowledgeable persons as to what may have happened in North Korea and why. Instead, they lace the story with snarky comments about Donald Trump. While there's nothing new about that style of "journalism," it's not part of the story, and tells us much more about the biases of the producers than what happened to Otto Warmbier.
Loosing Otto was an absolute shame, I currently live in Cincinnati and grew up in the next School district over. But actually worked for his Father for awhile and briefly met Otto on a couple occasions and he seemed to be a very nice young man! RIP OTTO!
I couldn't imagine how hard it is for his parents to live with this pain.
Otto will be in my prayers.
P
Play stupid games win stupid prizes. He’s not a victim
@@TyTy9d Still doesn't mean he deserved it all.
@@TyTy9d well that's a very original comment. 👍
I still feel like they are not disclosing something.
Most likely.
there are secrets that no one will ever know......
His head wasn’t shaved when he was carried off the plane...what else was untrue?
Why would someone that survived NK prison die a few days after getting back home. Maybe a failed CIA mission,
@@essel23fly he had brain damage and because they knew he was gonna die they let him go home
I always thought he was brutally beaten into a coma and never woke up or responded. Their prison camps are terrifying. This challenged a lot. Still would never set foot in that place.
Dont think so. would gave shown up on a medical exam, even after time...
@@1karenparrish yeah it never showed up later according to this doc
Keep your ass in western so called democracy....
@@beluwuga2229 Right? A head scratcher for sure.
BUT happened a million times to another non-white peoples in AMERICA for 300 years !!!
So why are you SCREAMING?? . they were NO less HUMANS !!!
He was a Political prisoner like Gawntamo BAY or other !
He got in trouble over stealing a poster. Gringos should learn that they cannot do as they please anywhere they go and expect to come out of trouble as if nothing happened. Not that I agree with torture. It Is a shame he had such gruesome ending!
I am Asian-American, even the North Korean people and I are look alike, but I have the common sense of not traveling to North Korea...it is called risk avoidance. Don't expect mercy out of the Kim Regime...once you decide to go there, take your own risk.
North Korea is not as bad as you hear from your media. If you follow their laws and behave accordingly you are probably safer than traveling a lot of countries including the US. I have been there and people are generally polite and humble. You are not any less brainwashed than the North Korean people.
@@x-creator4460 they can’t access the Internet, for crying out loud!
@@x-creator4460 And there are survivors who described North Korea as exactly what the media portrays.
@@x-creator4460 In that case I would be perfectly safe to travel there and state that I had no respect for their brutal, barbaric dictator. I call bullshit.
@@x-creator4460 there is literally a death penalty for those who insult KJU. You’re insane.