A Thai April Fool

[Coss]

Thai VietJet's April Fool's Tweet

I wonder what it could be...

[Mekong]

Oh the fucking “ Offended Brigade” have made it to Thailand I see, dipsticks.

[khunsanuk]

Hi,

These royalists should really lighten up a bit.
Oh, and lese-majeste laws do *not* belong in the 21st century.

Sanuk!
 

[Mekong]

KS

They were only abolished in the Netherlands in 2020.

In total, 18 prosecutions were brought under the law between 2000 and 2012, half of which resulted in convictions. In October 2007, a 47-year-old man was sentenced to one week's imprisonment and fined €400 for, amongst other things, lèse-majesté in the Netherlands when he called Queen Beatrix a "whore" and told a police officer that he would have anal sex with her because "she would like it". In July 2016, a 44-year-old man was sentenced to 30 days in jail for 'intentionally insulting' King Willem-Alexander, accusing him of being a murderer, thief and rapist.

Many countries still have lese majeste laws on the books including Germany, Italy and Spain in Europe, the problem with Thailands Lese Majeste Laws are more about enforcement which the UN has been pushing to be amended, in the UK for example, before the law was amended in 2010 the last prosecution was 1715.

Lese Majeste

Thailand should also take a leaf out of the book of one of the oldest Constitutional Monarchy’s and how they are portrayed in the media, Thai royalist would be having kittens if something like this was allowed in Thailand

 

 

[khunsanuk]

Hi,

>They were only abolished in the Netherlands in 2020.

And that should have happened MUCH earlier as well!

In contrast to here though, in the NL it is totally acceptable to take the piss out of the royal family.

>the problem with Thailands Lese Majeste Laws are more about enforcement

Bingo. The law here is mostly a political tool, and the penalties are WAY too harsh.

Sanuk!