[WikiEN-l] Re: Trading with the Enemy

Mon Mar 1 18:22:49 UTC 2004

Thank you Erik for giving a very good laugh today :-)

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Eric Demolli a écrit:
> It's very simple :
> If I write "Jacques Chirac est un .....bip..." it's an insult, it's illegal.
> If I write "Jacques Chirac est le président le plus nul que la France a
> connu, sa politique est débile." it's a critic, it's legal.
> Insulting anyone is illegal in France, for instance.  If I write "Anthere
> est une ...bip..." she can sue me.
> The penalty is just worse for the President (and not for the whole
> governement).
> This law is never applied since Valery Giscard d'Estaing promised not sdue
> anyone. I don't think any President will go back as long as France remains a
> democracy. Thus if you want to insult someone in France insult the President
> it's less  risky than insulting anyone else.
> 
> Eric Demolli