Kim Jong Un fires top military officials after standoff with South Korea eases - Polidicks

Source: [url]http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/08/28/kim-jong-un-fires-top-military-officials-after-standoff-with-south-korea-eases/?intcmp=hplnws[/url] [quote] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed several top officials in the wake of a recent standoff with South Korea, state media reported Friday, in personnel changes that suggest that Kim was holding them responsible for the confrontation that developed in a way that he did not expect. [/quote] Surprised he didn't kill them.

Fired them as in fired them out of a cannon? Letting them live just doesn't seem like un's style.

[QUOTE=agentfazexx;48560050]Surprised he didn't kill them.[/QUOTE] He did though, don't you know what firing means in North Korea? He lit them [I]on[/I] fire.

[QUOTE=jonu67;48560336]He did though, don't you know what firing means in North Korea? He lit them [I]on[/I] fire.[/QUOTE] NK uses weird and inhumane methods to execute people, like using flamethrowers or being blasted to bits by a mortar

[QUOTE=Citrus705;48560430]NK uses weird and inhumane methods to execute people, like using flamethrowers or being blasted to bits by a mortar[/QUOTE] Or an AA round.

[QUOTE=Citrus705;48560430]NK uses weird and inhumane methods to execute people, like using flamethrowers or being blasted to bits by a mortar[/QUOTE] or being eaten alive by a pack of starving dogs.

[QUOTE=Citrus705;48560430]NK uses weird and inhumane methods to execute people, like using flamethrowers or being blasted to bits by a mortar[/QUOTE] Being completely obliterated by a mortar in my opinion is more humane than the lethal injection in america. There is literally no cognitive reaction to it even if you know you're about to die. Flamethrower on the other hand...

I can't help but feel that the generals are all like, "Sir if we engage an attack we are fucked".

he didn't set them on fire, he fired them out of a cannon.

[QUOTE=Ithon;48560502]he didn't set them on fire, he fired them out of a cannon.[/QUOTE] Into the sun. (Futurama reference)

[QUOTE=Llamalord;48560472]I can't help but feel that the generals are all like, "Sir if we engage an attack we are fucked".[/QUOTE] It actually sounds like he holds them responsible for what was very nearly a very nasty situation, but it's hard to tell with NK.

[QUOTE=DiBBs27;48560466]Being completely obliterated by a mortar in my opinion is more humane than the lethal injection in america. There is literally no cognitive reaction to it even if you know you're about to die.[/QUOTE] you don't feel shit with lethal injection most of the time if everything goes right mortar rounds are sub-sonic a good amount of the time, so generally you'll end up hearing the shot and seeing the flash before you go out, at the very least and when it hits, you're left as a bunch of scattered parts. there's no way you can really get a proper burial which means a lot to some people. even if you don't care about the burial, there's no way you can even see them again, unless you want to see a disembodied and/or mangled head or something. and that's assuming it even hits right on target. what if it misses and you get injured and fucked up from the blast first? it's kinda edgy to say that the brutal ways people die in war is more humane than something that was designed to have the victim not feel a single thing and to kill with as little intrusion as possible, aka your head doesnt get lopped off or something like with a guillotine [editline]28th August 2015[/editline] ironically the guillotine was proposed as a humane solution

Didn't they strap some guy to a post and had some anti aircraft miniguns tear him apart.

Wouldn't be surprised if they end up being purged. But I'm kinda leaning towards the "conspiracy" that Un is just a puppet of a cadre of generals or other higher-ups

If he wants to fire someone every time NK comes out as annoying little brat he's gonna have to disband the whole government

[QUOTE=Zonesylvania;48560439]or being eaten alive by a pack of starving dogs.[/QUOTE] At least that batshit method of execution was [URL="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/06/story-kim-jong-un-uncle-fed-dogs-made-up"]fabricated[/URL] by a Chinese satirist. His Uncle most likely got the firing squad.

[QUOTE=DiBBs27;48560466]Being completely obliterated by a mortar in my opinion is more humane than the lethal injection in america. There is literally no cognitive reaction to it even if you know you're about to die. Flamethrower on the other hand...[/QUOTE] Because real life is like video games and you automatically die always when close to an explosion.

[QUOTE=InvaderNouga;48561959]Because real life is like video games and you automatically die always when close to an explosion.[/QUOTE] Depends on where the mortar round hits you.

[QUOTE=agentfazexx;48561964]Depends on where the mortar round hits you.[/QUOTE] Let's presume the mortar round hits within a few meters, but doesn't directly hit you. You would probably have many of your limbs and a significant amount of your torso... divested, but that would still lead the rest of your shattered corpse to die from organ failure or blood loss. It would only be a few minutes until death, but those last moments would be filled with an incredible amount of pain and shock as you lay on the ground, gasping for breath as the world grows dimmer. Not exactly the fastest or easiest way to go out.

[QUOTE=jonu67;48560336]He did though, don't you know what firing means in North Korea? He lit them [I]on[/I] fire.[/QUOTE] wow what a waste of fuel, most generals have an impervious metal outter coat of medals protecting their flammable squishy core [editline]28th August 2015[/editline] [t]http://www.wikiblues.net/sites/default/files/upload/NK%20Generals.jpg[/t]

[QUOTE=Sableye;48562357]wow what a waste of fuel, most generals have an impervious metal outter coat of medals [editline]28th August 2015[/editline] [t]http://www.wikiblues.net/sites/default/files/upload/NK%20Generals.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] Damn son, they got pants medals?

[QUOTE=WarriorWounds;48562368]Damn son, they got pants medals?[/QUOTE] They're probably fake and just for show. Or they're boy scout patches :v:

I like to imagine that those generals could likely be Korean War Veterans. As in conscripted soldiers, guerrilla fighters and probably young privates and NCO's during the war that took part in creating a hermit state that has created a society that propelled them into becoming generals.

Honestly I think this might be because they're responsible for the border shit and Kim Jong-un is firing them for almost dragging his country into war. I know I've labeled the military brass in the KPA as the "sensible ones" but then again not all generals are created equal and there's likely some fucking dingbats out there. Maybe Jong-un is a puppet, maybe not, but the fact that dudes at the top got [i]fired[/i] over this makes me wonder if there aren't more defined political factions among the North Korean leadership. [QUOTE=WarriorWounds;48562368]Damn son, they got pants medals?[/QUOTE]I laughed my fucking ass off when I read this, great job. [editline]28th August 2015[/editline] fucking pants medals ahahaha

[QUOTE=Sableye;48562357] [t]http://www.wikiblues.net/sites/default/files/upload/NK%20Generals.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] Each one represents a year they weren't executed for treason. Think of it as a pat on the back for surviving.

[QUOTE=Sableye;48562357][t]http://www.wikiblues.net/sites/default/files/upload/NK%20Generals.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] This is a very old photoshop. But anyway I'm legitimately curious if he's angry with them for starting a conflict or pussying out of it.

[QUOTE=Sableye;48562357] [t]http://www.wikiblues.net/sites/default/files/upload/NK%20Generals.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] Damn, I wish I had that many NAMs.

[QUOTE=Tea Guy;48563074]This is a very old photoshop. But anyway I'm legitimately curious if he's angry with them for starting a conflict or pussying out of it.[/QUOTE] oh your right, but its not even all that photoshopped [t]http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/130124090131-01-nk-0124-story-top.jpg[/t] i mean they still are wearing a coat of medals