Posted on 04/02/2023 11:04:51 AM PDT by grundle
An unnamed woman in France is facing a fine of roughly $13,000 for referring to French President Emmanuel Macron “filth” in a Facebook post, according to a report from the AFP news service that cites local prosecutors. The woman was even arrested and reportedly asked police if her arrest was part of some joke.
The woman allegedly created a Facebook post on March 21 where she referred to Macron as “this piece of filth,” describing the French President as “filth” at least twice on social media. The post was reportedly about Macron’s controversial attempt to raise the retirement age for most workers from 62 to 64.
The proposed pension reforms have set off a wave of violent protests in the country. An estimated 740,000 protesters took to the streets on Tuesday in hundreds of rallies across the country, according to CNN.
While France has some constitutional protections for freedom of speech, they’re not nearly as robust as the First Amendment protections afforded to Americans, who are free to call any political leader they like a piece of filth without fear of arrest or fines.
The unnamed woman, who’s reportedly in her 50s, was arrested on Friday near the town of Saint Omer, France after a local administrative office apparently filed a complaint. The woman is being charged under a law that bans “insulting the president of the republic,” according to the AFP.
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Ridiculous
Well, he is.
If this story is true, how is France different from the old Soviet Union or today’s China?
When the truth hurts....
But France has nothing on the bottom-dwelling, septic, loathsome and quite idiotic turds occupying most of D.C.
Hopefully, following the storming of Bastille II we will have reconstructed sufficient guillotines to meet the demand. The blades will hunger for the left.
Napoleonic Law.
In America prosecutors would have to prove that Macron is not filth for it to be libel.
Well then, lets go Brandon!
“Ridiculous”
Not our country. In the US they would just jerk your account and the president could sue you for slander/liable. (Or take care of it like the Clintons do their problem children.)
wy69
(The unnamed woman, who’s reportedly in her 50s, was arrested on Friday)
Wow
If the NY Times printed it she’d be okay,”All the truth fit to print.”
filth was offended by the comparison...don’t mess with filth
We’re currently losing our bill of rights. We’ll be just like the frogs soon unless there is change
“If this story is true, how is France different from the old Soviet Union or today’s China?”
We are French! We have cheese!
The State of Louisiana is under Napoleonic Law.
Yep.
The Left never criticizes France for having no freedom of speech and now jailing those criticizing politicians. They’re probably jealous of France.
Can’t do the time, don’t do the crime.
You pay a fine instead of getting a bullet in the back of the neck, for one thing.
But no moose!
To be fair they should pay $13,000 to anyone who praises Macron.
Fair is fair!
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