Otto Warmbier, American Held Prisoner In North Korea & Recently Released, Has Died.

Via WOHIO:

Otto Warmbier, 22, of Wyoming, Ohio, has died from injuries sustained during detainment in North Korea.

University of Cincinnati Medical Center released a statement on behalf of Fred and Cindy Warmbier, Monday afternoon.

“It is our sad duty to report that our son, Otto Warmbier, has completed his journey home. Surrounded by his loving family, Otto died today at 2:20 p.m.

It would be easy at a moment like this to focus on all that we lost future time that won’t be spent with a warm, engaging, brilliant young man whose curiosity and enthusiasm for life knew no bounds. But we choose to focus on the time we were given to be with this remarkable person. You can tell from the outpouring of emotion from the communities that he touched Wyoming, Ohio and the University of Virginia to name just two that the love for Otto went well beyond his immediate family.

We would like to thank the wonderful professionals at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center who did everything they could for Otto. Unfortunately, the awful torturous mistreatment our son received at the hands of the North Koreans ensured that no other outcome was possible beyond the sad one we experienced today.

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My comments are in 3 parts. Condolences, Decision, and Response.

1. Condolences:

First and foremost, my sincere condolences to Mr. Warmbier's family and friends. My prayers for this family who has endured so much. We will never know what horrors were visited upon him, but he is beyond all pain and suffering now. I pray his soul is at peace, and take comfort that a loving God has called him home, and his suffering is over.

2. Decision:

I feel terribly bad for this young American man, but he made a very bad decision to go to a country like North Korea. He's not the first and certainly won't be the last. We Americans have freedom, and IMO with freedom comes individual responsibility. This young man went to a country that does not have freedom, and tragically, it cost him his life. With that said, he didn't deserve being brutalized by the North Korean government. Do I think this is worth going to war over? No, but I believe there should be consequences. 

3. Response:

And as for the POS President who IGNORED this man's ordeal at the hands of an evil dictator, I cannot think of words bad enough to use for you. This was outrageous treatment of an American and Obama did nothing for him. He let him suffer. He did all he could to free a deserter though, and pass him off as a hero, but this young man, nothing. At least, thanks to President Trump. he was home with his family at the end.