Raalf t1_irt0fda wrote on October 10, 2022 at 8:28 PM

Reply to comment by Juggs_gotcha in CNN ‘deeply regrets’ distress caused by report on Thailand nursery killings by darthatheos

The Thai monarchy does not appreciate being put in a bad light. This is an attempt by the journalists visiting on a tourist visa to not get put in prison.

Juggs_gotcha t1_irtv5u7 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 12:18 AM

Yep. With good reason, those dudes completely broke the law, as I understand it.

Raalf t1_irtvog9 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 12:22 AM

even if they had been within their visa rights, it still would have been a bad image for the monarchy, thus not allowed.

Juggs_gotcha t1_irtvy53 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 12:25 AM

Yeah, I've hear Thailand is not a good place to be jacking around in such a way as to put the King in a weird position publicly. You do some jail time for that stuff.

Raalf t1_irtyidi wrote on October 11, 2022 at 12:44 AM

that's putting it mildly. Put a sticker on a painting of the king? 2 years in prison.

Even crazier: a 66-year old woman was jailed for 43 years for violating the law 29 times in sharing and posting content on social media.

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-03-04/thai-man-jailed-for-insulting-monarchy-with-sticker-on-kings-portrait#:~:text=BANGKOK%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20A%20court,in%20more%20than%20a%20year.