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> Insulting the king is also apparently, not allowed in today's UK for instance what?

• jhncls 3y ago
  It's called Lèse-majesté (in English, that is). It is still actively persecuted in Spain [0], forcing Belgium to reinterpret its current laws in order not to extradite a rap singer. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A8se-majest%C3%A9#Spain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A8se-majest%C3%A9#Spain
• bambax 3y ago
  I'm neither a legal expert nor a British citizen, so I may be wrong; but pacific protesters holding anti-monarchy banners were arrested by the Metropolitan police before the coronation of the new king, although they were neither violent nor doing any kind of obstruction. Holding a sign in the street can land you in jail in the UK, in 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/09/tory-mps-condemn-use-of-new-laws-to-detain-coronation-protesters https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/09/tory-mps-con... https://www.bigissue.com/news/activism/public-order-bill-explained-protest/ https://www.bigissue.com/news/activism/public-order-bill-exp...
  • biorach 3y ago
    Insulting the king is not illegal in the UK. The protesters were arrested under various public-order pretexts.
    • CRConrad 3y ago
      Exactly, pretexts – more or less explicitly admitted by the authorities in connection with the arrests. What's actually illegal in the UK is pretty obviously protesting against the king or the monarchy in general.