# Are people in the UK jailed for "insulting the Queen"

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**Created:** [September 11, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-in-the-uk-jailed-for-insulting-the-queen/730648 "2015-09-11T04:12:42Z")
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### Author: ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2015, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-in-the-uk-jailed-for-insulting-the-queen/730648/52 "2015-09-12T10:49:19Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> That is certainly the only legally permissible point of view. I dare not give my own opinion on the matter for fear of arrest and lengthy imprisonment.

Right. And if the monarch had been on the ball over the years, there would never have been a military coup in the first place. I don’t care how many awards his wife gets or how many people blindly say “He’s wonderful”. The simple fact is that Thailand having a monarchy really hasn’t worked out all that well for them. The man is not capable of keeping the country from falling into disorder.

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