How absurd is Thailand's lese majeste law? A man could be jailed under it for insulting the king's dog:
A Thai factory worker could go to prison for a "sarcastic" post on social media in which he disparaged the king's dog, Tongdaeng.
The worker, Thanakorn Siripaiboon, faces years in prison for his crimes, which include sedition and insulting the king.
As the New York Times reports, Siripaiboon's lawyer, Anon Numpa, said the precise insult towards the dog was not specified in the military court where he was charged.
The idea of punishing people for criticising those in power is deeply undemocratic. Punishing people for snarking about their pets is simply absurd. Rather like monarchy itself, really.
