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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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[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 12 points 16 hours ago

Labour camp is exactly what he needs

[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 22 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

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

[–] itsjustachairmary@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Appeal is still possible and likely. But yea I agree, it's a crazy low sentence

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[–] Bad_Ideas_In_Bulk@lemmy.world 57 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (2 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 15 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

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.

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 5 points 16 hours ago

Japan probably won't do anything more. I believe he has an entry ban for some time here (probably 5 years from whenever he was gone), but I don't recall the exact details.

[–] wampus@lemmy.ca 5 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

They should also seize all his revenue from streaming, as proceeds of crime. And fine all the streaming platforms for aiding a criminal based on how many viewers they gave him/how much they paid him for being a criminal nuisance. They profited by his criminal activity drawing views to their platforms, and they generated ad revenue off of those criminal activities.

[–] sleepmode@lemmy.world 21 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours 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.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 14 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Just cut his balls off and send him up North.

[–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 3 points 16 hours ago

I don't think north Korea would keep him as prisoner. Unlike Otto Warmbier he has no fans or sympathy from anyone, so no Western politician would gain anything from negotiating his release with North Korea.

[–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 6 points 16 hours ago

Serial killers in the same prison might say that it is against the Geneva convention to have a person like him in the same cell block.

[–] altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 20 hours 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.

[–] BlackPenguins@lemmy.world 11 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 43 points 20 hours ago

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

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 29 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

He has to register as a sex offender in the US... lmfao

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 40 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] WereHacker@lemmy.ml 9 points 18 hours ago

Nope. The orange man only like pink people.

[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago
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