UVA Student Released from North Korea; Has Been in a Coma for a Year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trump is a godless leader. Anyone who argues otherwise is stupid as hell.

We were discussing NK's leader.

It's easy to get them mixed up.

[Anonymous]

Believe me, if Trump could get away with acting like NK's leader, I truly believe he absolutely would. Trump is a scary man. I shouldn't be scared of my president.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cold frosty bitch. If it were your own kid ...you wouldn't say this....I know, I know...your precious snowflake would have NEVER done something like this

Anonymous wrote:he did this to himself

he stole a flag and paid the price.

Just the fact that it is illegal to take a stupid poster of a horrible man down in some parts of this world and that poor boy lost his life because of it shows that this planet is hell. Human beings are stupid and evil. That young man should be alive. North Korea's stupid laws killed him.

stupid laws and evil, insane, Godless leader

Irrelevant. In fact, many more leaders have killed in the name of god.

Irrelevant to you; relevant to me.

Wrong forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cold frosty bitch. If it were your own kid ...you wouldn't say this....I know, I know...your precious snowflake would have NEVER done something like this

Anonymous wrote:he did this to himself

he stole a flag and paid the price.

Just the fact that it is illegal to take a stupid poster of a horrible man down in some parts of this world and that poor boy lost his life because of it shows that this planet is hell. Human beings are stupid and evil. That young man should be alive. North Korea's stupid laws killed him.

stupid laws and evil, insane, Godless leader

Irrelevant. In fact, many more leaders have killed in the name of god.

Irrelevant to you; relevant to me.

Wrong forum.

Tell that to the PP.

[Anonymous]

Apparently the tour group that Otto Warmbier went on, Young Pioneers Tours, was notorious for its party culture. The founder, Gareth Johnson, was "often heavily inebriated" and in one incident was almost unable to stand and barely understandable when he spoke during a tense border crossing where he needed to bribe North Korean officials.
One practical joke involved hiding someone's passport that resulted in the person being briefly detained.
Another time, someone did a hand stand at the mausoleum of North Korea's two previous dictators which resulted in the North Korean guide being banned from leading tours.
Here are some images from previous tours.



Bribing officials with wads of cash:


http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-young-pioneer-tours-warmbier-north-korea-20170621-story.html

https://nextshark.com/young-pioneer-tours-alcohol-north-korea-company/

[Anonymous]

Who exactly is that Gareth Johnson, owner of the tours??

Is he American?

Is he STILL operating?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trump is a godless leader. Anyone who argues otherwise is stupid as hell.

We were discussing NK's leader.

It's easy to get them mixed up.

They have the same hair stylist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who exactly is that Gareth Johnson, owner of the tours??

Is he American?

Is he STILL operating?

Anyone? Let's stay on topic here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who exactly is that Gareth Johnson, owner of the tours??

Is he American?

Is he STILL operating?

Anyone? Let's stay on topic here.

Found this on the site:

GARETH JOHNSON – 36 – UK

1.-Gareth-Johnson
I founded YPT way back in 2008, as at the time I realised there was nothing in the way of a budget company that catered for the demographic of people who would not usually do “group tours”, so felt I could combine my love of travel with my new-found love for the people and culture of the DPRK! Later I was lucky enough to meet people who shared my ideas and passions, which has led us to where we are today! In the DPRK my favourite place is hard to say, but would probably be a combination of Mt Paektu and Chongjin. Paektu simply for what it represents, and its utter beauty, and Chongjin simply because it is so rarely visited and offers a really interesting insight into the the DPRK, both from a business and social point of view. The seafood in Chongjin is also great, plentiful and cheap! Aside from the DPRK I like to “pioneer” our new destinations, such as Transnistria and Iran. Having lived away from the UK since 2001, and having visited many countries, I still get the biggest thrill in soaking up a new place and everything it has to offer. I am pretty sure this is something I will never grow out of! What I love most about YPT and my job is that the people we attract on our tours are people that I would genuinely be happy to be travelling with. They are “my” kind of people, and I am happy to say I have made a lot of friends through the job.

http://www.youngpioneertours.com/about-us/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Apparently the tour group that Otto Warmbier went on, Young Pioneers Tours, was notorious for its party culture. The founder, Gareth Johnson, was "often heavily inebriated" and in one incident was almost unable to stand and barely understandable when he spoke during a tense border crossing where he needed to bribe North Korean officials.
One practical joke involved hiding someone's passport that resulted in the person being briefly detained.
Another time, someone did a hand stand at the mausoleum of North Korea's two previous dictators which resulted in the North Korean guide being banned from leading tours.[i][u]
Here are some images from previous tours.

I don't have any specific knowledge of that case, but my guess is - tragically - being banned from leading tours was the least of the worries for that North Korean tour guide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who exactly is that Gareth Johnson, owner of the tours??

Is he American?

Is he STILL operating?

He is British, living in China.
The Young Pioneers Tours is still in operation but it is no longer accepting American customers for its North Korea tours.
They also offer trips to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine and Iraq's largely autonomous Kurdish region.

[Anonymous]

This tour company is no longer offering tours for Americans to N Korea.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/19/tour-group-weighs-change-after-warmbier-death/103023202/

[Anonymous]

He is English. The company said they will stop taking Americans. It is so tragic about Otto. May he rest in peace

[Anonymous]

Gareth Johnson also runs GN (Gross Negligence) Tours, which arranges tours and stag parties in Cambodia and the Philippines. At his parties, Westerners pay impoverished women to join them for the evening as "dancers and guests".

http://www.gntours.com/#

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gareth Johnson also runs GN (Gross Negligence) Tours, which arranges tours and stag parties in Cambodia and the Philippines. At his parties, Westerners pay impoverished women to join them for the evening as "dancers and guests".

http://www.gntours.com/#

Booze Cruise? The guy is a first class pervert. He should be banned from ever entering the US after what happened to Otto.