Posted on 11/13/2013 3:26:07 AM PST by markomalley
North Korea has allegedly executed 80 people for watching banned South Korean soap operas, the South China Morning Post reports.
The executions were allegedly carried out on 3 November in seven cities, with a sports stadium in Wonsan hosting a crowd of 10,000 as a firing squad dispatched eight of the victims, according to South Korean newspaper JoongAng Ilbo.
The JoongAng Ilbo report was based on the testimony of "a single, unidentified source", who'd "recently returned from the country".
The website North Korea Intellectual Solidarity (NKIS) - run by North Korean defectors - said its sources on the ground had "reported several months ago on plans for a wave of public executions".
An NKIS spokesperson said: "The regime is obviously afraid of potential changes in people’s mindsets and is pre-emptively trying to scare people off."
However, the Seoul-based Daily NK - also run by North Korean defectors, and boasting "a wide network of sources" – said it had "no information" on the executions.
Back in August, it was breathlessly reported that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un had ordered the execution of his former girlfriend, singer Hyon Song-wol, along with 11 fellow musicians. They were accused of "videotaping themselves having sex and selling the videos" and having "Bibles in their possession".
The claim was made to South Korean paper Chosun Ilbo by a Chinese source. The international press had a field day on the story, despite there being no solid corroborating evidence for what NBC described as a "bizarre" story. ®
The South China Morning Post describes the offence of watching foreign telly, smuggled into North Korea on DVDs, flash drives or mp3 players, as "serious". Since the material apparently includes US show Desperate Housewives, we're inclined to agree.
Norwegian broadcasting used to have a show about real Norwegian Housewives in Hollywood.
I’d find it very appropriate if Norway would execute all the watchers of that channel too.
Video taping themselves having sex and having a bible. Yea right, those things go together
Well, fair is fair.
Wow. I’ve always heard the ole phrase, “they need to be taken out and shot”, but didn’t expect anyone to really do it. I’m guessing someone in the WH is going to be jealous that he hasn’t become a hard tyrant and able to “enjoy the same benefit of being able to execute his own citizens yet.
I guess the Norks are still trying to toughen up their boy-king’s soft image. If zinwere on the pole i’d say, “hey Kim, how ‘bout a game of John Madden, first?” it might work...lol
Can you blame them? (Just kidding, obviously!)
Hubby watches this stuff, and he also watches any movie ever made. He gets sucked right into them. I have to be careful and not let him watch too much left wing cr*p. The manipulative music, etc. it just gets to him, he can’t see through it at all.
If he were my kid and not my hubby I’d really have to monitor his viewing very closely.
Luckily the kid turned out like me, she’s not fooled by the BS.
Can’t blame the victims. Watching reruns of Arirang Festivals from years past must get old.
Desperate Housewives is right up there with Lizard Lick Towing and The View as the worst shows on TV.
Just passing through it while channel surfing will bring a spasm to most folks gag reflex.
I also had the uncomfortable sensation of feeling a very slight sympathy with a totalitarian cipher.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NLV24qTnlg
How many got whacked for “American Idol” and “Dancing With The Stars”?
You noticed that no one got shot for watching Gilligan’s Island or Gunsmoke? That says something.
Weren't they tortured enough by just watching American TV?
The left wants the same for anyone who's cable service carries FOX.
“That will fix it” the dictator Kim Jong-Un reportedly said after the executions. /s
LOL!
I remember them as cigarettes. ... welll ... maybe toilet paper rolled tight and packaged ...
“I’ve always heard the ole phrase, “they need to be taken out and shot”, but didn’t expect anyone to really do it.”
That’s basically what happened to the Ceausescus, the commie dictators (husband & wife) of Romania. On Christmas day no less.
Here is a link to a Huff Po article, despite what flaws it has it does tell the story rather dramatically.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-elsner/trial-and-execution-the-d_b_401497.html
Watching TV in NK???
Who has electricity?
Let alone a TV or signal receiver!?!?!?
For once I agree with the Norks. That show is terrible. If we can only enforce this solution against all the brain-numbed Americans who watch this filth and reality TV!
Arirang Festivals are apparently the NK version of circuses - bread is in short supply. Why watch someone else's performance when you can put on your own show? Mistakes during actual performances are punished with a bullet in the head, or worse, so there's no shortage of excitement.
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