15 year sentence of hard labor for 20 year old US tourist who stole propaganda poster in North Korea. Does it make you wonder why anybody would go to North Korea?

Otto Warmbier, 20 years old received a one hour trial. He said he was drunk. Now he has 15 years hard labor ahead of him for his crime.

Yes, supposedly he did steal it, he admits it, unless his confession was coerced. He said he stole the propaganda poster from the hotel. Wrong yes but 15 years hard labor? If we’re lucky, a US diplomat will plead for his release and that may or may not be successful. If you’ve ever read about prison camps in North Korea, they’re no country club.

Every time I hear about something like this coming from North Korea, I have to wonder: With all the places in the world you can visit (there’s a whole world out there!), why would anybody want to go to someplace so harsh and restrictive as North Korea?