Brickbat: Come at the King

Paul Chambers, an American academic, faces up to 15 years in prison for insulting Thailand's monarchy under the country's strict lèse-majesté laws. Chambers was detained and charged under Section 112 of the Thai criminal code and the Computer Crimes Act after a complaint from the Thai army. The complaint stemmed from Chambers' participation in a webinar—"Thailand's 2024 Military and Police Reshuffles: What Do They Mean?"—sponsored by a think tank based in Singapore. Authorities say an invitation to the webinar falsely claimed the king of Thailand has the authority to restructure the military or change its leadership; his attorneys say Chambers did not write the description, which has since been changed. Chambers was originally denied bail; an appeals court later reversed that decision, though his visa was revoked.

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[SQRLSY]

Is Thailand's monarchy cribbing (copying tools and techniques) from the monarchy of Trump and Queen Spermy Daniels, or is the monarchy of Trump and Queen Spermy Daniels cribbing from Thailand's monarchy? Will a significunt fraction of the population of both nations end up being tortured in El Salvador?

[Fist of Etiquette]

It was misinformation.

[sarcasmic]

Don't tell Trump. He'll turn um, what color do you get when you mix green and orange? Brown? He'll turn brown with envy.

[Don't look at me! (Tariffs are killing the penguin industry!)]

Poor sarc.

[f5ed7b7]

The first amendment is a rare and valuable thing. As many nations from every continent and region show, we have it for good reason. It is not only to allow dissent and encourage innovation, it also serves as defense. A limited but still existent limit on a governments ability to punish and inflict random suffering on people for nonsensical reasons. I hope it shall survive the next few administrations.