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On Sep 15, 1:40 pm, Nomen Nescio <nob...@dizum.com> wrote:
> All Things Digitalhttp://shortlinks.co.uk/461
>
> If you're developing search engine optimization software in Poland,
> it's probably not wise to test it on the Web site of your notoriously
> humorless president-especially if you plan to insult him.
>
> A 23-year-old programmer is facing three years in prison after he
> Google-bombed the Web site of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, making
> it Google Polska's top result for a search on "kutas," the Polish word
> for penis. Said the programmer, "I just wanted to verify my skills and
> check if the software works."
>
> A sophomoric prank to be sure, but one that did not go over well with
> an administration that views insults to a head of state as a
> prosecutable offense. "This is not a matter of freedom of speech," said
> Andrzej Holdys, a regional prosecutor in the southern town of Cieszyn,
> where the programmer lives. "If somebody uses a derogatory word to
> libel the head of state, then it's a clear insult which violates the
> law."

"It's not an issue of freedom of speech.  We're just saying 'you can't
say that cause we say so.'"  You think the president of Poland would
have a better sense of humor.  I mean, they did make that submarine
with the screen door.