5 years of correctional labor for consumption or possession of pornographic videos or books, photos or drawings that “preach superstition.” Individuals who produce, import or distribute such materials may get life sentences of correctional labor or even the death penalty, depending on the quantity of the material.
Well that's some sort of teenage nightmare. Your parents bursting in on a solitary hand session is one thing, but "caught during a surprise inspection by a task force created to monitor deviant behavior" takes it to a whole new level. I don't suppose family relations are too smooth now either, what with them all being exiled to the country.
Articles 34-38 of the law stipulate fines of KPW 100,000 to 200,000 if a reactionary thought crime occurs due to the irresponsible education of children and orders the entire family to move to the countryside as punishment for the parents.
For someone who lives in one of the larger cities in North Korea, being deported to the provinces is considered quite a heavy sentence as these individuals will not only lose their economic base but also become politically stigmatized….
“The crackdown and punishments are likely to intensify for the time being given that the ‘anti-reactionary thought law’ is still in the early stage of implementation,” the source said.
“Moreover, Kim Jong Un stated that ‘non-socialism is a malignant tumor that hinders unity’ and declared a ‘more intensive struggle against the non-socialist phenomenon’ at the Second Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers’ Party on Feb. 8,” he added.
Daily NK is aware that the principal of the school attended by the teenage boy also received the “revolutionary punishment” of unpaid labor.
The principal was punished because articles 34-38 of the act stipulates “punishments of unpaid labor, demotion, dismissal, or forced resignation if a reactionary thought crime occurs due to the failure to control and educate students on how to abide by the law.”
Pornography is clearly a non-socialist phenomenon. The only pictures you're allowed to get excited over are pictures of the Kim dynasty.
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