Flags suck
From gulfnews.com
25th Dec 2005
"New law amending penal code's provisions issued"
Article 176 says anyone convicted of insulting the President, the national flag or national anthem will be jailed for up to five years.
What exactly is an insult?
If my band chose to cover the national anthem in a rock style because we "Artistically" want to express our belief that the anthem is relevant or perhaps we want to get people thinking would that be an "insult" (the answer is yes if you are having a hard time with this question).
Anyone see that episode of The West Wing (greatest show EVER) where Penn and Teller burn a flag in the white house? Relevant?
Why have none of my fellow bloggers highlighted this? Tie these new laws in with the DNA imprinted ID cards and it won't be long before everything looks a little Singaporean.
25th Dec 2005
"New law amending penal code's provisions issued"
Article 176 says anyone convicted of insulting the President, the national flag or national anthem will be jailed for up to five years.
What exactly is an insult?
If my band chose to cover the national anthem in a rock style because we "Artistically" want to express our belief that the anthem is relevant or perhaps we want to get people thinking would that be an "insult" (the answer is yes if you are having a hard time with this question).
Anyone see that episode of The West Wing (greatest show EVER) where Penn and Teller burn a flag in the white house? Relevant?
Why have none of my fellow bloggers highlighted this? Tie these new laws in with the DNA imprinted ID cards and it won't be long before everything looks a little Singaporean.
posted by The Devil's Advocate at 1:28 AM
9 Comments:
Why have none of my fellow bloggers highlighted this?
Because foolishly I read the Kretin Times version, and could not make head nor bloody tale of it.
advice: don't cover the national anthem unless you have an IQ below room temperature, and you'd actually enjoy being butseccksed in al wathba prison daily for the next 20 years.
i've noticed an influx in overly naive people the past few months getting a bit too "free"
Those laws sound a little bit harsh... do most people want them, or are they being forced on you?
(click for American nonsense)
do you know a link where one can read the entire script of the new article?
Moryarti,
Nope. Gonna find it though. Or get a hard copy of it...
Anon 10:11,
Trust me man, there is no way I'd even rehearse it with my band in a sound proof room 12 feet underground....I'm waiting for the whiplash to kick in and the rubber band to pull us all back to keeping shtum about anything and everything we have an opinion about...untill then I'm just enjoying the ride..
Omni,
No one even considers that there is a possibility not to want them much less make a decision on whether they do...
Salamz DA,
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