Thai Gov't Sets Up Site For Snitching On Royals' Critics

Thai Gov't Sets Up Site For Snitching On Royals' Critics 329

Posted by timothy on Sunday April 05, 2009 @10:41PM from the yes-yes-the-king-is-good dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In a move that would make the old eastern German Stasi green with envy, the Thai government has modernized a system that allows citizens to snitch on fellow citizens. 'Internet users are being urged to show their loyalty to the king by contributing to a new website called protecttheking.net, which has been set up by a parliamentary committee. On the site's front page it is described as a means for Thai people to show their loyalty to the king by protecting him from what it calls misunderstandings about him. It calls on all citizens to inform on anyone suspected of insulting or criticising the monarchy.' An large unknown population of political prisoners are currently being held for 3 to 15 years in Thai prisons for being interpreted as insulting the monarchy."

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writeinjackthompson (Score:4, Funny)

by bconway ( 63464 ) writes: on Sunday April 05, 2009 @10:44PM (#27471147) Homepage

Sorry, had to be said.

So... (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 05, 2009 @10:46PM (#27471167)

Who wants to help me flood it with fake comments?

Re:Ants (Score:5, Funny)

by jagilbertvt ( 447707 ) writes: on Sunday April 05, 2009 @10:48PM (#27471183)

I would inform them of your insults, but apparently their site is slashdotted.

Hey Thai Gov't (Score:5, Funny)

by Maxhrk ( 680390 ) writes: on Sunday April 05, 2009 @10:54PM (#27471249) Journal

A brave american from here in US want to say,

Thai King, you suck.

(ok i am coward hiding in US somewhere, anyway.)

No way this could be used (Score:3, Funny)

by basementman ( 1475159 ) writes: on Sunday April 05, 2009 @11:06PM (#27471349) Homepage

No way this could be used to insult the king or anything. I might have to report my neighbor, Thaikingsucksbigcock Smith for some things he told me the other day.

Re:So... (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 05, 2009 @11:27PM (#27471525)

me [4chan.org]

Re:The Thai King is a... (Score:5, Funny)

by Chuck Chunder ( 21021 ) writes: on Sunday April 05, 2009 @11:30PM (#27471545) Journal

His mother was a hamster and his father smelt of elderberries!

Re:The Thai King is a... (Score:2, Funny)

by skabob ( 826380 ) writes: on Sunday April 05, 2009 @11:31PM (#27471557)

The Thai Fing is a Kink!
Paraphrasing the Wizard of Id. :)

Re:The Thai King is a... (Score:3, Funny)

by florescent_beige ( 608235 ) writes: on Sunday April 05, 2009 @11:36PM (#27471603) Journal

Hey Thai King, is that a hat or the nose cone of a North Korean rocket that landed on your head?

Re:The Thai King is a... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 05, 2009 @11:46PM (#27471677)

I fart in his general direction!

Re:Jailed author back on Australian soil - Feb 09 (Score:3, Funny)

by oldhack ( 1037484 ) writes: on Sunday April 05, 2009 @11:49PM (#27471695)

Lesson? Don't go be a dumb ass in a foreign country and get yo ass thrown in the jail.
Thai king's mama so fat she spills over to Australia in Google map.

Re:Hey Thai Gov't (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 05, 2009 @11:49PM (#27471701)

No, you're not, Maxhrk.
But, I am.

Report (Score:3, Funny)

by Alsee ( 515537 ) writes: on Sunday April 05, 2009 @11:51PM (#27471719) Homepage

Report: My neighbor was spreading rumors that the King was paranoid and an evil oppressive dictator imprisoning anyone who questioned or insulted him.
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Re:writeinjackthompson (Score:3, Funny)

by palegray.net ( 1195047 ) writes: <philip DOT paradis AT palegray DOT net> on Sunday April 05, 2009 @11:55PM (#27471745) Homepage Journal

Screw the anonymous part, I'll use my real name. I can be fairly creative when it comes to visuals, too.

Not what they intended... (Score:5, Funny)

by LandownEyes ( 838725 ) writes: on Monday April 06, 2009 @12:28AM (#27471925)

Bet they'll be pissed tomorrow when they check the submissions and it's nothing but "First post!!!!1'.

Re:Fair enough (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday April 06, 2009 @01:56AM (#27472383)

If enough people make false reports, they'll have to set up a site to report people who report people.

Re:Ants (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday April 06, 2009 @04:01AM (#27473009)

Their political system may be broken in some areas, but as a well traveled person who has been to many places and met many people, I think I can speak for just about everyone else on the planet when I say that American Pop culture takes the word "broken" to a whole new level.
Thai culture is respectful, organized, civilized and actually facilitates positive social interactions. American culture by comparison is narcissistic, wasteful, artificial and contributes nothing to the social experience other than fomenting greed and conflict.
But I'm guessing you've not only not traveled to Thailand, you probably haven't even left your country. Don't be calling other cultures "broken" if your level of ignorance is so great that you don't even know the difference between a "culture" and a "political landscape".

Re:Ants (Score:3, Funny)

by Ashriel ( 1457949 ) writes: on Monday April 06, 2009 @06:04AM (#27473673)

American culture by comparison is...
We have culture? Who knew?

Re:Not as barbaric as a country that kills kids? (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday April 06, 2009 @09:25AM (#27474949)

i take it that you haven't had to deal with american children lately...

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So... (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Ants (Score:5, Funny)

Hey Thai Gov't (Score:5, Funny)

No way this could be used (Score:3, Funny)

Re:So... (Score:3, Funny)

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Report (Score:3, Funny)

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Not what they intended... (Score:5, Funny)

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Re:Ants (Score:2, Funny)

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Re:Not as barbaric as a country that kills kids? (Score:5, Funny)

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