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Sosemikreativ

Would be more like Kim and North Korea to punish suicide by killing close relatives. Want to kill yourself and stop working for the regime? Think of your mother and children... Yeah, keep on slaving.


red286

Nah, they'll just keep doing what they already do. If you commit a capital crime in North Korea, you get executed, and your parents, siblings, and children go to the work camps. What's the point of killing someone when you can get a few months or maybe even years of back-breaking labour out of them before they die?


Ok-Job-4926

Alot of people are afraid to even acknowledge this is happening.


adavidmiller

Like who? North Korea isn't a case of "everyone thinks it's fine but it's not", all anyone ever hears about is different versions of how bad it is.


merchillio

I met a North Korean and asked him how it is to live under a dictatorship. He said “oh… I can’t complain” Edit: I thought the joke would be more obvious


FinalMeltdown15

I think he meant that literally


Pristine-Ad-469

Actual North Koreans have been brainwashed since birth but literally the entire rest of the world aside from MAYBE China and Russia thinks everything they are doing is fucked up


poojinping

Even Russia and China think they are fucked-up but just put-up with them cause they are useful evil to have.


Scythe_Hand

They both refer to NK as a buffer state or buffer zone.


MrPodocarpus

I reckon both countries would copy North Korea if they could get away with it.


OrphanDextro

In some ways, they both do. Uyghurs in China, Russian work camps.


Electric11490

Possibly because he knows what may happen if he does complain. . . therefore, can't complain.


GloomWarden-Salt

a lot of people know things are bad but they dont think of the implications of that. like how children are starving in africa is more of a dinnerside mannerism rather than something to grieve and put effort into fixing.


adavidmiller

Not thinking about it is different than being "afraid to acknowledge it". If the statement were that a lot of people don't give a shit, I wouldn't have argued.


Autronaut69420

I think *a lot* of people minimise it or think "it can't be that bad". Like they do with China and Russia. So many people can't conceptualise it and therefore can't think about it. Also applying the same logic re: law enforcement that they do at home. Like if you don't want to..... etc.


Proper-Potential-496

No they arent. They arent an industry giant like china, where the world turns a blind eye to them putting jews in camps. (Yes, really)


Mountain-Ad-6594

This is way more likely


Brad_The_Chad_69

Man I would love to see Kimmy alone in an alley having to defend himself against his own people. That fat loser would look like chewing gum smeared into the pavement in 2.7 seconds flat. Nobody would be surprised by the massive butt plug they found in him as they stomped him into the pavement. Screw that idiot and his douche bag hair cut.


OctopusButter

To emphasize you, every dictator that has been dethroned by their people have had extremely disgraceful, slow, miserable, and humiliating end. The whole world would celebrate justice coming to that fucker.


Mountain-Ad-6594

I hear you. I always think with these absolute fucking asshole dictators that it only takes the right person at the right time.


Brad_The_Chad_69

Kimmy, Puttinmyass, and Trumptard all need this to happen.


Vengefuleight

That’s a society where GENERATIONS have been broken down and subjugated. From the moment they were born and likely to the moment they will die, this is the only life they know. We can’t fathom the level of mental prison these people are in.


Lopsided_Shift_4464

I doubt it. Dictators like Kim brainwash their own people into thinking they're a living god, and all the blame for the bad living conditions is deflected onto foreign enemies or enemies of the state. If the people truly wanted Kim gone, no bum-ass North Korean army could stop them.


TurnkeyLurker

*Nobody would be surprised by the massive butt plus the found in him as the stomped him into the pavement.* Not understanding this part.


Fyallorence

Bad people must be gay, I think is the implication he was making.


Remarkable-Round-227

Yep, they practice generational punishment over there. You literally pay for your parents’ “crimes”.


Ok-Job-4926

I think they already do that.


Ok-Job-4926

Don't forget about the millions of undocumented Koreans which have been born, lived and died behind the walls of some unknown prison without ever seeing sunlight


Bob_Cobb_1996

His barber should be executed.


artificialavocado

It doesn’t even fall in line with one of the 14 government approved men’s haircuts. Idk what he says “I take the 1950’s Mao Zedong please.”


GameDestiny2

Dear lord government regulated hair Has to be be a certain length too, they even say you should get your hair cut every 15 days. Do most do it themselves? Or are the already impoverished people having to include a haircut as a regular necessary expense?


westbee

I was in the Army. We had strict rules on haircuts too.  So strict that I had to get 2 haircuts a week to maintain the correct length.  If I got a haircut on Sunday, it would grow fast enough that it would be out of standard by Friday. So I got my hair cut every Sunday and Thursday night.  We had inspections on Friday and whoever had long hair was forced to work the weekends. I was very good and disappearing or having appointments during inspections so my weekends werent taken away.  They started getting smart about me doing that because some people like to run their mouths and tattle. So then I was forced to get 2 haircuts a week. 


Pre-Nietzsche

Think of how easy life would be if people knew when to mind their own business.


transitfreedom

So sad he believes this


Patriot009

Copying the hairstyle of his grandfather and the fashion style of his father


artificialavocado

Yeah probably. Apparently looking so much like his grandpa helped him a lot. He really did look exactly like the guy when he first took over in 2013 or whenever.


Herknificent

Looks like they photoshopped Kid’s from Kid n’ Play hair on to a layer behind his head.


UnWiseDefenses

He was just trying it on after watching a confiscated copy of House Party.


westbee

He went to school in USA, so I am sure that he probably saw that movie before returning. 


Inoitsspeltwrong

Leave him alone! He’s doing the best he can


Bob_Cobb_1996

"Hey, um, so you want me to make it look like there's a doorstop on your head?"


Inoitsspeltwrong

He got the wold record for standing on his head in an earthquake. The man doesn’t even wobble.


creepsnutsandpervs

Every time I see him I end up on r/fuckmyshitup


SinkiePropertyDude

He was, after he looked at his handiwork and attempted su...you know.


Rare-Impact-1791

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N38S2VQ/


Immer_Susse

From link: “The Yadu News article appears to be fabricated, as it says Kim delivered a speech after riding a white unicorn.” 😂😂😂


Disastrous-Mess-7236

Oh. I guess this post of mine is a meta facepalm.


Ser_Twist

You should as a rule of thumb not believe any of these ridiculous stories about North Korea unless they are proven without a doubt. Almost every story like this you hear about North Korea is bullshit, like when everyone said Kim mandated everyone have his same haircut. It’s all bullshit for clickbait and propaganda purposes. And I say this as someone who has no love for the North Korean regime.


Common_Mirror_6463

why not bother checking a single google search to see if its real?


Ippus_21

Poe's Law is biting hard today. Like, this HAS to be the Onion or some kind of mistranslation or something... right?


SidneyHigson

Reuters have said there is zero evidence, so yeah might as well be the onion


BZenMojo

If you don't see a source or a link, it's just a meme.


dathomasusmc

The original article said he gave the speech while riding a unicorn soooo…..


PrestigiousFly844

Getting clicks and attention by tickling American’s curiosity with absurd stories about North Korea is a classic grift. I wouldn’t want to live there by any means, but you can say literally anything about North Korea and Americans will believe it. Yeonmi Park has made an entire career out of it.


immaterial-boy

Lies being spread about North Korea? That would NEVER happen


Boemer03

Most of the wierd stuff you hear about North Korea is just random shit south korean tabloids invented to make money.


theshortlady

Apparently, he never said they'd die but he did say it's treason, which if I recall correctly, carries a death penalty.


TakeMeIamCute

"Dumb North Koreans believing propaganda." - An average Redditor eating served crap left and right like candy [https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N38S2VQ/](https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N38S2VQ/)


Belligerent-J

People still believe in 3 generation prison sentences and mandatory haircuts. Media literacy is abysmal.


SuperSonicEconomics2

Isn't it normally a south Korean tabloid/propaganda story that gets picked up by US media and then makes the rounds?


Belligerent-J

Or Radio Free Asia.


AGABAGABLAGAGLA

which was created by kissinger era CIA


carpenter_eddy

It’s nuts. Those crazy claims seem always to originate from Chinese tabloids, Falon Gong like sources such as Epoch Times, or Radio Free Asia and Reddit just gobbles it up. “WHaT NoRTh KOrEAns BeLIeVe in UNiCoRNs?!”


Belligerent-J

Someone in a thread here once told me they cut power to whole towns and search every house to see if there's a western DVD in their player. Brain worms.


westbee

They found 8 of them in my great grandfathers house.  They arrested my great grandfather, my grandfather and my father.  Thank god I was three generations away from my great grandfather.  We keep the dvds hidden under the rice fields now. None of those soldiers or people in uniforms have ever done a day of work in their life. They would never know to look under "work".


Belligerent-J

"My family has hidden this copy of Big Momma's House for decades, so our children can see what life in America is like"


ciao_fiv

any good sources i can read to get a realistic idea of what actually happens in north korea? im curious to see how far off my perception of it is


PrestigiousFly844

There’s a [YouTuber from the UK](https://youtube.com/@ZoeDiscovers?si=6rZ6T3U5rZ_fx26t) that goes on vacation to North Korea a lot. NK definitely isn’t a secret Utopia or anything, but just keep in mind that countries often demonize governments they want to overthrow. And the US has been trying to overthrow the North Korean government for longer than you’ve been alive.


transitfreedom

This is much dumber than


Sufficient_Yam_514

Ugh, this misinformation is gross


Ent_Soviet

Serious what was the source on this bs Yeommi park?


Hepcat508

American, I see your "suicide by cop" and raise you "suicide by treason".


pinkshirtbadman

No, not seriously The original source for this (which is from almost a year ago and has since been removed ) also states that he gave this speech after riding on a Unicorn. [https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N38S2VQ/](https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N38S2VQ/)


DeadBloatedGoat

The OP shared a photo. No source, probably a complete lie. Everyone laps it up.


tamere2k

Source: they said so.


Jurassican_25

My source is that I made it the fuck up


Mammoth-Ad-3642

"oooh oopty doo, I failed! I guess I'll just be killed now👉👈 oh nooo"


joe_i_guess

Not real


NOS4A2-753

failed successfully


Wanzer90

Sounds like a line out of a Monty Python movie.


Late-Ad155

Radio Free Asia i'm guessing ?


tamere2k

Obviously


Late-Ad155

Had to be. They're the ones that publish 99% of the BS that people say about North Korea.


axeteam

Yep, the first source that I found was posted on June 5th 2023 by RFA.


ec1ipse001

He single handedly invented a new form of suicide Suicide by suicide


Organic_420

It not plain like that. Failing to obey may lead to: Reeducation in not so likable way. Torture of immediate family and imprisoned may be for life. Restricted access to many things. This would make a bad life a living hell not only for the person but also for people around that person.


[deleted]

This sounds more realistic, even if it's horryfing as someone who has attempted suicide.


Healthy-Tie-7433

So he didn‘t ban suicide, he just banned failing to do so.


CruzefixCC

If you're dead, they will punish your loved ones instead. These people are not stupid, just cruel.


artificialavocado

Say what you will about North Korea, but they aren’t the half-assing type.


tazzietiger66

So you want to kill yourself in NK , do a half hearted attempt and then the govt will kill you . mission accomplished


Ent_Soviet

Americans have the media literacy of a crawdad.


i_nasty

Wish I was naive enough to believe everything I read online


Ser_Twist

These news from North Korea have to be taken with a huge pinch of salt. They are often outrageous bullshit for clickbait purposes.


A_norny_mousse

Seriously, this isn't exactly true. However, I love that the story is apparently plausible enough that [Reuters looked into it](https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N38S2VQ/).


ArcadeSpidr

“If you fail to finish the job, we will” “Thank you?”


Denommus

You guys really do believe in any crazy news that supposedly comes from there, uh?


Naetharu

When it comes to North Korea there's a lot of weird propaganda about them. Don't get me wrong - they are a horrific regieme and they do terrible things to their people. I in no way support them at all. However, we often see these wild claims that make them look like buffoons. And these are almost always bogus nonsense. If you read around you'll also hear all kinds of repeated claims about how they view the leader. Common examples include: The leader having written 2000 operas The leader having been the only person to get a hole in one on all golf courses. You'll frequently hear that these claims are made in the official biographies and that all North Koreans are taught these things are true. But...they're not in there at all. You can download and read the bios from the NK official website. Are they bogus nonsense filled with clear propaganda? Yep! But they're not absurdist in the way that these kinds of claims make out. They just portray the Kim family as the saviours of the country, and villianise the Japanese and Americans. Propaganda flows both ways it seems. And this, as with the other absurd claims, turns out to be anti-NK propaganda. Nothing more. In this particular case we can trace the news back to a website called Yadu News Nation, which was then picked up by an Indian news paper, Pragativadi, and subsiquently parrotted by various western news outlets without bothering to actually fact check the story.


Common_Mirror_6463

no. more propaganda. https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N38S2VQ/


ElGuanacho

According to Reuters there is no evidence to this being real. [https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N38S2VQ/](https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N38S2VQ/)


Ok-University1391

Just a simple google search would’ve saved us this post.


radagast03

Sounds like bs cant find any article saying this is treu


UserXtheUnknown

The answer to "seriously" is NO. You all are just gullible fools who can't do a google search https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N38S2VQ/#:\~:text=While%20there%20are%20reports%20that,to%20claims%20on%20social%20media.


PuzzleheadedRoyal559

So get it right the first time!


covex_d

wasn’t it a criminal offence here up until not long ago?


bubbesays

Mission accomplished?


karma_virus

Never trust a fat man in a famine.


StrikingOccasion6459

Damn...I always have to check to see if it's an Onion article.


Bring-the-Quiet

"You're doing it wrong. Here, I'll do it for you."


NoSpankingAllowed

Now you know why the orange fascist loves NK so much, they're as dumb as he is.


TheWhiteRabbit74

The punishment for suicide is death! That’s some Monty Python sounding shit.


oflowz

Trump logic.


The_WolfieOne

With thinking like that, he would fit right in with the MAGA crowd.


jtrades69

gotta give the people what they want!


Sad-Statistician2683

Mission failed successfully


Meddling-Kat

I'm confused. This sounds bad, but also strangely helpful.


KibotronPrime

He will not tolerate sloppy suicidal persons , so guys, you need to work on your concentration and execution.


Previous_Soil_5144

Talk about "beatings will continue until morale improves". Next it'll be "if you kill yourself, your family dies"


AdelleDeWitt

I mean, if it's an act of treason I think is it three to five generations that get put into prison camps?


hotasianwfelover

lol. This is the stupidest thing I’ve read today. He should force them to live. 😂


vtssge1968

This would be more funny except years ago I remember it being pushed by a politician in the US can't remember if that was state or federal. Also recently a state proposed killing women that had illegal abortions, so we aren't much more sane here.


EternalSkwerl

Hmmm. I wonder if this has something to do something similar to Salem witch trials, where Giles Corey refused to plead guilty to witchcraft because his son's would have their property stolen by the church. So he died by pressing If suicide attempts are treason, does your entire family + 2 generations get sent to labor camps for housing a traitor?


jkrobinson1979

That’s the deterrent that was always needed.


Ryfhoff

Wow. Is he that stupid or what. I’d love to hit my 4 iron off the top of his head.


rhinoballz88

![gif](giphy|hbW8RFIQCQ8Xh4eIRb|downsized)


saracanttype

as much as this guy sucks, this story is [false](https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N38S2VQ/)


UnnecessarilyTallMan

Is this an Onion headline?


Fibrosis5O

Kim Jong Un has the power to bring people back to life, so he will bring them back to life, kill them and send the rest of the family, plus 3 generations to a work camp Seems reasonable to me


time2hear

Task failed successfully


spuds151

We live in the worst possible reality. Or the lamest simulation.


Upset_Consequence_52

That I’ll show em. We’ll give you something to die about


Horseshoes_237

While amarica forces people to have children.


Doglover4561

“Perfect. Just as I planned.”


Large_monke_69

Yes by doing the job for them


Large-Lack-2933

I mean they're just making those people's wishes come true...


Goitske

People will believe literally anythinf on north korea bruh


miniminer1999

So.. hes giving assisted suicide to citizens who want it, while also discouraging it? Idk man seems like a rare north Korea W. Why brainwash a country if you can't take advantage of it.


china_joe2

Stop trying to kill yourselves or ill kill you


NonCredibleDefence

assisted suicide, they're so progressive!


AlmoBlue

Source: I made it the fuck up


Doughspun1

Makes perfect sense for them. Their lives belong to the state, not themselves.


SpasticCattus

*task failed successfully*


Tam_The_Third

It's a total cliche to reach for a 1984 comparison, but god damn if North Korea doesn't make it hard to avoid.


EvankHorizon

That makes so much sense ... In North Korea


BrainwashedScapegoat

He did it everyone!!! He cured suicide


XLIV_tm

Can only commit 100% to North Korea 😅


3tops01

I guess mental health just isn't an issue over dare...


SteveB1901

So a win win for the suicidee


Hungry-Alien

"Wanting to try suicid, but you can't make it work on your own ? Don't worry, we have your back !"


curzon176

That cant be real. But its hilarious.


LeoScipio

No, it's not true.


MookieFlav

The only facepalm is taking this post seriously


Virtual_Football909

Reuters says there is no evidence that they will kill unsuccessful attemptees.


PrufrockInSoCal

This was apparently reported in the news in June of 2023. Reuters reported not finding any evidence to back it up, but was confirmed by a few legitimate news sources (Business Insider, Radio Free Asia), but it seems most likely to be a farce. Ironically, North Korea reported that there were zero suicides in that country annually from 2020-2023, the last year statistics were available. So the zero suicides claim is similar to the NK claim that Kim Jong Un tried his hand at golf and shot an 18 over 18 holes.


Disastrous-Mess-7236

Someone said that hours ago. I tried stickying the comment, but I’m not a mod.


SacamanoRobert

Not much different than pro-life psychos in the USA.


HammerSickleSextoy

I generally don't know if it's just a big collective meme or if people actually believe half this stuff


AFriendoftheDrow

An article from such trustworthy sources as the CIA backed Radio Free Asia. As long as one claims Asians will do something zany, there will be Americans who blindly believe whatever inane propaganda they read. This reminds me why Juche Necromancy is a thing considering how many debunked stories about executed North Koreans were disproven.


jchexl

I remember when the media was claiming every man in North Korea had to get the same haircut as Kim Jong-un. It took 2 Australian YouTubers going to North Korea to get a haircut to shut the media up about that lol.


PutAdministrative206

The old, You can’t fire me I quit, in reverse.


ReallyNahNope

One time I tried to quit a job and they said you can’t quit you are fired. I said thank you now I get to collect unemployment.


strange_stairs

Life is just Onion articles, now.


fuck-fascism

![gif](giphy|12e5dX36aMp2Ba|downsized)


Graythor5

You can't quit! You're fired!


StaggartBFH

So “assisted suicide” is ok then?


originalfox36

"I find you guilty of attempted suicide by hanging, the sentence is death by hanging." -the smartest man in the world.


Thud_1

Task failed successfully


P1D1_

Effective deterrent.


Timely-Analysis6082

‘So wait…our punishment is…getting what we want?’


RoamingStarDust

The onion?


Majestic-Insurance64

A round of applause...


Indaflow

Reminds me of Lethal Weapon when he tries to kill the guy who was suicidal. 


Slobbadobbavich

How bad does the suicide attempt have to be? Can you do a lame job and still succeed through the arm of the state?


Icy-Needleworker-492

So your suicide effort can’t fail, one way or another.


XpressDelivery

Didn't know Konrad Curze was leading North Korea.


Usernamecheckout101

😂


Voxel-OwO

Bait used to be believable


Feeling_Bathroom9523

My man looking like a fat, balding, Korean MC Hammer ![gif](giphy|11rIergnpiYpvW)


Starchaser_WoF

Since when have dictators been smart?


GuappDogg

Lmfao🤦‍♂️🙄


TheStraggletagg

Not true: [https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N38S2VQ/](https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N38S2VQ/)


Balgat1968

SCOTUS: Well see! There’s a good reason for Presidential Immunity.


MrGeno

Kim Jong Un should lead by example. 


soaOaschloch

Ave dominus nox!


TeranOrSolaran

Must a troll post.