Thai Court Sentences Activist to 10 years in Prison for Insulting King

In a very controversial call, a Thai activist, named Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, was put in prison for breaching Thailand's strict lese majeste laws. 

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/23/world/asia/thailand-activist-prison-sentence/index.html

Somyot Pruksakasemsuk was an editor for the magazine Voice of Thaksin when he was taken into custody for publishing two articles found to be critical of the monarchy. 

"The verdict seriously undermines the right to freedom of expression and press freedom," The European Union said in a statement. "At the same time, it affects Thailand's image as a free and democratic society."

The lese majeste laws prevent people from insulting or slandering members of the royal family and it allows courts to hand down lengthy prison times for attempting or committing this. Before Somyot's detention he was petitioning against these laws saying they were against basic human rights.

The first ammendment protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference. Which basically is the freedom of speech. In my opinion, all humans have a freedom to speech without being punished for it. 

However, some simple questions could arise from this story like: "Since they we royal family, should they be insulted?" or "Should the freedom of speech only go so far?". "Go so far?" is supposed to mean should a person have freedom of speech, but not if they will go around cussing at people and insulting them right and left.

The freedom of speech is a God-given right and when this man attempted to demonstrate it, he was unlawfully put in prison.