Woman Is Sentenced to 43 Years for Criticizing Thai Monarchy

Re:Woman Is Sentenced to 43 Years for Criticizing Thai Monarchy by notsureaboutpg on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @11:57AM (#25835463)

Isn't this just eye-for-an-eye, the oldest and most reliable type of justice that has ever existed? (reliable in the sense that it functions even in situations with low practical governance like a remote village or an understaffed nation / area).

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Re:Woman Is Sentenced to 43 Years for Criticizing Thai Monarchy by simplify on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @12:46PM (#25836218)

Yes, and it's a shame such justice isn't applied in the US like drug possession laws, where the punishment far exceeds the crime.

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Re:Woman Is Sentenced to 43 Years for Criticizing Thai Monarchy by chevill on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @01:03PM (#25836477)

Isn't Thailand one of the places where you get either 50 years or life for bringing tiny amounts of marijuana across the border?

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Re:Woman Is Sentenced to 43 Years for Criticizing Thai Monarchy by simplify on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @03:49PM (#25851802)

I don't know anything about Thailand. I'm only commenting on the US.

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Re:Woman Is Sentenced to 43 Years for Criticizing Thai Monarchy by brightball on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @12:26PM (#25835921)

Sort of but there were also 6 cities of refuge where the accused could flee for safety. If I remember correctly, there may have been a period of years after which they could no longer be pursued? It’s been a while since I read about it though.

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Re:Woman Is Sentenced to 43 Years for Criticizing Thai Monarchy by mminer237 on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @12:45PM (#25836211)

Whenever the high priest died, all such people accused of manslaughter were made innocent and could leave the cities of refuge again.

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