Brickbat: Saudi Justice
screenshotA Saudi Arabian court has sentenced
human rights activists Mohammed Fahd al-Qahtani and Abdullah Hamad
to 10 years in prison each. The two were
convicted of sedition and providing false information to
foreign journalists. A group they founded has called for a
constitutional monarchy and rebuked then-Crown Prince Nayef for not
investigating reports of human rights abuses by the government.
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You know who else made laws against sedition?
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Congress, 1798?
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Tokugawa Iemitsu?
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Who's this Sid Ishun, and why do people keep writing laws against him?
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John Adams
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Laws against Sid Vicious? Oh, wait...
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Qahtani and Hamad’s trial was open to the press and the public. While they disagreed with the decision, some Saudi activists called the trial's openness a step forward.
And they only got 10 years in the clink.
Always look on the bright side of life...
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Life's a piece of shit
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you. -
Tokugawa Iemitsu?
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Duplicate!
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NO, there can only be one Shogun!
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Tokugawa Iemitsu?
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Tokugawa Iemitsu?
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Tokugawa Iemitsu?
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*POOF!!*
Tokugawa Iemitsu just appeared! Take a bow, Tokugawa!
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Tokugawa Iemitsu was a poof? Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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You know who else made laws against Tokugawa Iemitsu?
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Sid Ishun?
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Nicholas Culpeper?
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The server squirrels?
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Sounds like Putin's Russia.
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I'm quite surprised we haven't yet seen the Alien and Sedition Act Part Two. Our ruling class, both colors, are definitely in the mood for one. How many times have we heard in the past eight years that someone's political opinion was treasonous or seditious? Even Rand Paul was called treasonous for daring to filibuster.
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"Communist""Fascist""Racist""Traitor" ... -
So now why didnt I think of that? WOw.