Originally Posted by
Chris_Halkides
His decision to go to NK looks foolish in retrospect; however, I have given my reasons upthread for not believing that Mr. Warmbier broke any laws. Eight hundred to a thousand Americans go to North Korea as tourists every year, most of them without incident. On the other hand for every ten people who summit Mount Everest, one person
dies.
I don't think the odds are relevant.
You'd have a hard time arguing that going to North Korea is not dangerous.
Certainly your mom wouldn't want you to go.