by Marc J. Randazza<\/p>\n
L\u00e8se-majest\u00e9 means \u201cto do wrong to majesty.\u201d It is an offense in many countries to insult or offend the sovereign. <\/p>\n
Famous Examples<\/strong><\/p>\n In North Korea, as you can imagine, any insult toward Kim Jong-un or one of his ancestors will land your ass in hot water.\u00a0 That hot water is probably going to be in a work camp. \u00a0<\/p>\n Ok, but that\u2019s North Korea.\u00a0 This doesn\u2019t happen in the \u201ccivilized world,\u201d does it?\u00a0 <\/p>\n I dunno, Thailand \u201ccivilized\u201d enough for you?\u00a0 A US citizen linked from his blog to an unauthorized biography of the Thai king and faced 15 years in prison<\/a>. More recently, Wanchaleom Jamneanphol was charged with l\u00e8se-majest\u00e9<\/em>\u00a0for calling a princess\u2019 dress \u201cugly.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n In the Netherlands, a man got a week in prison for calling Queen Beatrix a \u201cwhore\u201d and another man got a month for \u201cintentionally insulting King Wilem-Alexander. \u00a0The Netherlands has, however, repealed its l\u00e8se-majest\u00e9 law as of 2020. <\/p>\n But not here, right? <\/strong><\/p>\n Certainly, this does not happen in the United States, though, right? Well, no \u2026 we have no such law on our books, but we most certainly have a shadow l\u00e8se-majest\u00e9<\/em> regime in place. I\u2019ll show you two examples, one from the left and one from the right, so you don\u2019t think this is a monopartisan problem. <\/p>\n Today, the news is abuzz with a man charged with assault. Why? Because he tapped Giuliani on the back while saying \u201cwhat\u2019s up, scumbag?\u201d Giuliani claims that it caused severe injuries, but apparently ol dribblehead didn\u2019t realize that there was surveillance video that shows how hard he was lying<\/a>. Of course, any cop on the scene, including those who arrested the man, would have seen the lie for what it was. You think that Giuliani would have had the man charged if he had slapped him on the back and said \u201cattaboy, you go get those liberal fucks, Rudy!\u201d ? No, not for a moment. <\/p>\n And from the left, I give you Rachel Rollins, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts (at the time, she was the D.A. for Suffolk County, Massachusetts. <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/randazza.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-28.png?w=154\")