Restraint, not revenge, must be priority over student’s death in North Korea

While US action is needed over the death of Otto Warmbier in North Korea, the goal must be to ensure no other student meets his fate, writes Dan DePetris.

Otto Warmbier was the quintessential American college student. He faced a promising future and was keen to broaden his view of the world.

It was likely that sense of adventure that convinced him to join a tour group travelling from China to North Korea — a country few outsiders understand.