JPHiP Forum
General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Foxy Brown on April 02, 2007, 06:12:35 PM
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A Swiss man was sentenced to 10 years in jail on Thursday for defacing images of Thai royalty, a rare prison term for a foreigner convicted under Thailand's tough lese-majeste laws. (http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2007/03/29/swiss_jailed_10_years_for_insulting_thai_royalty/)
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Dude, wow. Talk about nationalism.
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ahh.. good ol' monarchy.. good thing we got away from england when we had a chance, no?
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Kinda dumb. Rule #1: Don't commit vandalism in SE Asia.
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After ten years spent in Thailand, he must have known how serious that insult is. He got what he asked for.
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After ten years spent in Thailand, he must have known how serious that insult is. He got what he asked for.
Indeed, it's well-known that the Thai are very proud, and protective of their Royal family. Doing what he did after having lived there for so long, totally dumb move, and he totally deserved his punishment.
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What about a good old public caning?
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And now Thailand is banning Youtube because you can watch videos insulting the king...
Overdoing this proudness thing i tell you!
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And now Thailand is banning Youtube because you can watch videos insulting the king...
Overdoing this proudness thing i tell you!
Speaking of which...
http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=10303.0
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Cheh....been there, done that ;D