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Title: Swiss jailed 10 years for insulting Thai royalty
Post by: Foxy Brown on April 02, 2007, 06:12:35 PM
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/)
Title: Re: Swiss jailed 10 years for insulting Thai royalty
Post by: Loopy on April 02, 2007, 06:19:09 PM
Dude, wow.  Talk about nationalism.
Title: Re: Swiss jailed 10 years for insulting Thai royalty
Post by: jkpark78 on April 02, 2007, 06:26:01 PM
ahh.. good ol' monarchy.. good thing we got away from england when we had a chance, no?
Title: Re: Swiss jailed 10 years for insulting Thai royalty
Post by: Asmodai on April 02, 2007, 06:48:56 PM
Kinda dumb. Rule #1: Don't commit vandalism in SE Asia.
Title: Re: Swiss jailed 10 years for insulting Thai royalty
Post by: djux on April 05, 2007, 07:56:09 PM
After ten years spent in Thailand, he must have known how serious that insult is. He got what he asked for.
Title: Re: Swiss jailed 10 years for insulting Thai royalty
Post by: JFC on April 06, 2007, 02:13:30 AM
Quote from: djux on April 05, 2007, 07:56:09 PM
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.
Title: Re: Swiss jailed 10 years for insulting Thai royalty
Post by: THUNDERDUCK on April 06, 2007, 03:15:21 AM
What about a good old public caning?
Title: Re: Swiss jailed 10 years for insulting Thai royalty
Post by: ctz on April 06, 2007, 01:19:14 PM
And now Thailand is banning Youtube because you can watch videos insulting the king...

Overdoing this proudness thing i tell you!
Title: Re: Swiss jailed 10 years for insulting Thai royalty
Post by: JFC on April 06, 2007, 10:42:12 PM
Quote from: ctz on April 06, 2007, 01:19:14 PM
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
Title: Re: Swiss jailed 10 years for insulting Thai royalty
Post by: bokunosonzai on April 08, 2007, 06:10:13 AM
Cheh....been there, done that ;D