[Myrddin]

Ex post facto law. I traveled to Izmir, Turkey in Fall 1992 on business. On arrival, I saw a copy of Stars & Stripes with a story about 5 members of the Turkish parliament that had said something that irritated the rest of the parliament. By Wednesday their utterances were a capital crime. On Friday before I departed, all 5 had been executed. The legal systems outside of the USA are very different.

[Elsie]

By Wednesday their utterances were a capital crime.
On Friday before I departed, all 5 had been executed.
The legal systems outside of the USA are very different.

 Ecclesiastes 10:20 niv

Do not revile the king even in your thoughts,
or curse the rich in your bedroom,
because a bird in the sky may carry your words,
and a bird on the wing may report what you say.