North Korean Laws You Won't Believe Are Real

7. If you commit a crime, your whole family will be punished

According to the government’s three-generation rule, if you or your relative commits a crime, your entire family might also face punishment. For the next three generations. This law means that after the state convicts someone to a labor camp for breaking the law, their entire family will be sent to labor camps as well, and the following two generations must also spend their entire lives in labor camps. This state mandate even affects unborn children.  North Koreans live in constant fear of this horrific punishment, so it works to ensure that crime stays at a minimum, and everyone is kept in line.