That’s pretty eye-catching. My French is a bit rusty, did he get 40 days imprisonment? Normally in European countries, an insult, slander or libel would render

That’s pretty eye-catching. My French is a bit rusty, did he get 40 days imprisonment? Normally in European countries, an insult, slander or libel would render a fine only. I’m not sure it follows from this case that the US has better protections for speech, though. It certainly used to, but the argument being made here is that the Trump administration has reduced free speech protections lately.