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Thai-born American Citizen Jailed for Insulting King While Living in Colorado
« on: December 09, 2011, 09:11:19 PM »
Quote from: http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/08/9291930-american-jailed-for-insulting-thai-king-while-living-in-colorado
BANGKOK - A court in Thailand sentenced a U.S. citizen to two-and-a-half years in prison Thursday for defaming the country's royal family by translating excerpts of a locally banned biography of the king and posting them online.

The verdict is the latest so-called lese majeste punishment handed down in the Southeast Asian kingdom, which has come under increasing pressure at home and abroad to reform harsh legislation that critics say is an affront to freedom of expression.


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The 55-year-old Thai-born American, Joe Gordon — also known as Lerpong Wichaikhammat — stood calmly with his ankles shackled in an orange prison uniform as the sentence was read out at a Bangkok criminal court.

"The defendant is found guilty ... The court sentenced him to five years in prison. But he pleaded guilty. That makes the case easier, so the court decided to cut it in half to 2 years and six months," a judge said at the criminal court in Bangkok...




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Re: Thai-born American Citizen Jailed for Insulting King While Living in Colorado
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2011, 09:16:12 PM »
This is wrong on so many levels. I don't even know where to start.
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Re: Thai-born American Citizen Jailed for Insulting King While Living in Colorado
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2011, 10:09:00 PM »
If he had done that in Vegas he would've got off scott free!!!  8)
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Re: Thai-born American Citizen Jailed for Insulting King While Living in Colorado
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2011, 10:10:16 PM »
The king is the sensitive I guess  :zoinks:
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Re: Thai-born American Citizen Jailed for Insulting King While Living in Colorado
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2011, 10:33:04 PM »
Quote from: parts on December 09, 2011, 10:10:16 PM
The king is the sensitive I guess  :zoinks:

Enough about Alex Plank already!  ::)


















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Re: Thai-born American Citizen Jailed for Insulting King While Living in Colorado
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2011, 11:39:32 PM »
That is a seriously fucked up law.  :thumbdn: Fuck the King. Off with his head!
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Re: Thai-born American Citizen Jailed for Insulting King While Living in Colorado
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2011, 11:43:37 PM »
Quote from: PPK on December 09, 2011, 11:39:32 PM
That is a seriously fucked up law.  :thumbdn: Fuck the King. Off with his head!

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Re: Thai-born American Citizen Jailed for Insulting King While Living in Colorado
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2011, 11:44:39 PM »


Hey, king. Fuck you.
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Re: Thai-born American Citizen Jailed for Insulting King While Living in Colorado
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2011, 02:21:00 AM »
Different culture, different rules.
I think that Australian or American way of life is different to Thai way of life and culture. I think the Thai king is a thin-skinned little bitch, but that is just my opinion.
If I was raised in Thailand and the rule was not to point out the short-comings of your thin-skinned little King, I sure would not do it in another country on the off-chance i could get away with it.
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Re: Thai-born American Citizen Jailed for Insulting King While Living in Colorado
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2011, 02:24:24 AM »
I have been to Thailand, they take their royalty very seriously there.
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Re: Thai-born American Citizen Jailed for Insulting King While Living in Colorado
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2011, 02:46:58 AM »
Yep, fucked up. But still better than the Arab leaders at least.

What's 2 and a half years in prison compared to having women raped, kids murdered, and you being tortured and then killed?
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Re: Thai-born American Citizen Jailed for Insulting King While Living in Colorado
« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2011, 03:01:22 PM »
Im confused though , did he post it online from america?

Therefore... how can he be in prison over there if what he did was not a crime in the U.S? ???
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Re: Thai-born American Citizen Jailed for Insulting King While Living in Colorado
« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2011, 06:25:07 PM »
Quote from: Squidusa on December 10, 2011, 03:01:22 PM
Im confused though , did he post it online from america?

Therefore... how can he be in prison over there if what he did was not a crime in the U.S? ???

Kings don't care about such technechalities.


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Re: Thai-born American Citizen Jailed for Insulting King While Living in Colorado
« Reply #13 on: December 11, 2011, 07:34:00 AM »
why did he go back there?
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Re: Thai-born American Citizen Jailed for Insulting King While Living in Colorado
« Reply #14 on: December 11, 2011, 09:32:22 AM »
Quote from: Adam on December 11, 2011, 07:34:00 AM
why did he go back there?

I think it was for medical treatment.
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