France’s President lost his court case to stop the sale of voodoo dolls made in his image. Technically he won. He was awarded one euro, court costs, plus a note to be added to the doll’s packaging. Fortunately no one involved seems to think that voodoo dolls actually work.
The appeals court judge found that “spearing the doll… constitutes an offence to the dignity of Mr Sarkozy”.
The note to be supplied is to advise buyers that pricking the doll would offend Mr. Sarkozy’s dignity.
Wonderfully, part of the courts decision was that banning the dolls would “limit the right to humor”. If that is not part of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights it should be.
I think the court was exercising its right to humor. Sales are destined to prick up.
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