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cross-posted from: https://piefed.zip/c/news/p/1395876/streamer-troll-johnny-somali-found-guilty-on-all-counts-sentenced-to-south-korean-prison-l

Ramsey Khalid Ismael — better known as Johnny Somali, the infamous American streamer arrested in Japan, Israel, and South Korea for his provocative behavior — has been imprisoned in South Korea.

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[–] FederatedFreedom1981@lemmy.ca 122 points 2 months ago (20 children)

Good, these are the types of guys that go "It's just a prank bro" or "It's a social experiment" except it isn't. It's just you being an inconsiderate jerk.

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 40 points 2 months ago (2 children)

yeah, the kind that sets you on fire, shoots your wife and sells your children to Epstein, then goes "it's just a prank bro".

There's tons of light-hearted, harmless pranks out there. A good laugh where everyone goes away a little bit happier.

This guy and his ilk on the other hand intentionally antagonise people to the point where they feel the need to defend themselves. Just because someone is out and about in public doesn't mean they're a free target for you to be shitty with them. Everyone has - or at least should have - the right to be unbothered in public by leeches like him.

[–] FederatedFreedom1981@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

People should also have the right to fight back with extreme prejudice if these morons lay hands on them first.

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 9 points 2 months ago (7 children)

100% - but I meant the self defense part when they haven't actually touched you, just gotten to the point where their actions can constitute harassment.

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[–] bort@sopuli.xyz 104 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"I know for a fact that I'm not going to go to jail. Not one day in jail. I'm going to laugh my ass off when all these motherf***ers are saying I'm going for 30 years, 20 years, five years, 10 years. I'm not even going to do one day, bro. They'll give me a fine and say, 'Don't come back to Korea.' You're the one that's going to look so dumb when I don't get any jailtime or anything. Bro, I'm going to laugh like a f**king villain.

amazing.

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

He got 6 months, so he wasn't too far off, unfortunately.

[–] bort@sopuli.xyz 20 points 2 months ago (5 children)

at the end of the day, his only crime is being annoying. He didn't kill someone, didn't steal anything, etc. So 6months seems fair.

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[–] Vandalismo@lemmy.world 77 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Mf was so annoying they sent him to the gulag

[–] FederatedFreedom1981@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If they do a prisoner exchange with North Korea anytime in the near future, they should send this guy to them. Just because. Maybe it will teach the arrogant US citizens to behave better in other countries.

Note, I'm not saying that about the US citizens that are considerate human beings.

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] FederatedFreedom1981@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 months ago

Exactly. It's just the natural consequences of a social experiment.

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 65 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Apparently he kissed a statue of a woman that was built as a memorial to all the south Korean women that were raped by the Japanese during their colonial rule. In case anyone was wondering what he did to end up in jail.

I'm willing to bet he knew exactly what that statue was a memorial for.

[–] piranhaconda@mander.xyz 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"and performing lap dances on said statue" per the linked article

[–] HeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 months ago

fuuuuk this guy

too bad it wasn't where they cane you for stupid shit

I would watch that video

[–] magnue@lemmy.world 60 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This guy is like a reverse hostage. Countries will threaten to release him if they don't get what they want.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's an SCP. The containment procedure is to livestream his location at all times and make it legal for everyone to beat him up.

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[–] Bad_Ideas_In_Bulk@lemmy.world 55 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Now that he's convicted, an interesting question might be "is there enough evidence to convict him in other countries who have extradition treaties with South Korea?"...

I have limited sympathy for people who make their living by bothering people.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Probably, but that's generally not done. He's been convicted and after he serves his sentence he'll be deported, which means he probably won't be given a visa to enter any other country.

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[–] thorhop@sopuli.xyz 45 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Norwegian philosopher Arne Ness said it best:

"There is no freedom without responsibility - in fact, the two are intrinsically the same."

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Swedish philosopher Ane Nuss once said, “pffft”.

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[–] LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world 45 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This made my day. He thought he was untouchable and now is in a forced labor camp for 6 months.

Dude is just one of the worst humans.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 months ago

Forced labor camps in South Korea is just a legal term.

https://www.corrections.go.kr/corrections_eng/1905/subview.do

They're not cracking rocks with sledgehammers in the desert.

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[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 months ago (6 children)

The great tragedy is that S Korea commuted his 3 year potential sentence to just 6 months.

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[–] palmtrees2309@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

Finally some good news in 2026

[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'll be glad when everyone forgets about this guy in two days and I don't have to see his dumb face in my feed anymore.

Literally never heard of them until just now.

[–] sleepmode@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Used to frequent a streaming site for telestreaming robots. I remember the owner getting excited when Ice Poseidon contacted them because of his popularity, thinking it would help traffic. Community warned her it was playing with napalm. She invited him anyway. It only attracted a shitload of griefers, incels and filth that never fully went away after he quickly became bored and left. Site was never the same.

This piece of shit was somehow even more annoying so you love to see it.

[–] HeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 months ago

ahahahahaha

fafo

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

Sounds like he deserved it

[–] altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 months ago

Dude's like all you hate about social media craze and tourist's exceptionalism in one person. Find out part may seem sweet at last, but he is a mere symptom waiting for reproduction unless there are enough barriers in place he won't be able to fall through. Barriers in not taking him behind the bars alone or at all, but educating, demotivating, ostracizing and deplatforming.

[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I know this would be cruel and unusual but live stream him the entire time and donate proceeds to relevant charities.

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[–] Apocalypteroid@anarchist.nexus 12 points 2 months ago

FAFO 4 U LOL

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just cut his balls off and send him up North.

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] GarboDog@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Only 6 months tho we think

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

six months in a South Korean work camp filled with actual criminals that have a great disdain for foreigners. oh, they racists too.

I think he'll leave SK and never come back when he's finally released.

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[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 months ago

A South Korean prison labor camp seems a fitting destination for all influencers and YouTube trolls.

[–] BlackPenguins@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Keep in mind, it's only 6 months. Hollow victory.

[–] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 38 points 2 months ago

Spending 6 months of your life in prison is not insignificant. Incarceration is a serious punishment.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

He has to register as a sex offender when he eventually gets deported to the US... lmfao

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So you're saying he has a future career in government?

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[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 9 points 2 months ago

Labour camp is exactly what he needs

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