Summary

Ramsey Khalid Ismael, known online as Johnny Somali, faces trial in South Korea for disruptive behavior at a convenience store and is banned from leaving the country.

Somali, infamous for offensive stunts, has provoked outrage with actions like desecrating the Comfort Woman statue in Seoul and mocking historical tragedies in Japan.

South Korean authorities imposed a travel ban due to flight risk, though he remains at large.

Somali’s antics, often streamed on Rumble, have drawn widespread condemnation as part of a growing trend of “nuisance influencers” disrupting communities abroad.

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    Good. In my day there was that boy who took a trip to Singapore and brought along some spray paint. The outrage from America for him being publicly caned was nonexistent because he fucking deserved it.

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    RIPBOZO. Streamers like this guy are why everyone hates influencers. I hope they throw the book at him.

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      There should be harsher laws for streamers. They are doing it all for money. That money should be taken away and given to the victims.

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    Kid played the fuck around game. Not the brightest thing to do internationally.

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    Very nice.

    Not sure if this dipshit will ever learn his lesson but at least the police over there have the proof that all his actions are done with bad intent.

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    Isn’t this the guy who couldn’t leave his hotel because he kept getting jumped. Internet had put a bounty on him so anyone streaming him getting his shit kicked in was getting like $100 or something. I thought he had gone into police custody for his own safety…

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    He also mocked Japanese commuters over the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II.

    That alone makes me want to beat the crap out of him. Those bombings are two of the most horrific events in history, and he’s treating them as a joke? Asshole!

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    Ok so I’m like… not upset about this at all. Also, I know this is the millennial equivalent of “get off my lawn”, but fuck me if I don’t find the concept of “being an influencer” fucking dumb. Do a thing you love, post the content if you think you’re good, and be a known expert with a following. Don’t just PR for the sake of doing PR and then hope people listen to you. What the fuck even is that?

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      No, he genuinely has a face like an ai-generated thumb. He’s the kind of prank bellend that’s going to get shot eventually, and absolutely no one will care, he’s a gimp