An Australian man has been convicted in Thailand of insulting the Thai king. As an American, my point of reference has a First Amendment. Unpopular ideas should be protected, even when they cause emotional distress for public figures.But the real "WTF?" element to this story is that the offending speech that drew a 3 year prison term in Thailand is characterized as "A few lines in a novel that sold just seven copies."
Seven copies? This little blog might have that many readers some day. Yeah, right.
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