Spanish Cartoon Scandal

The cover of a Spanish satirical magazine, El Jueves, has sent one Spanish judge into a Franco-like frenzy, sending gendarmes across the country to confiscate the whole edition. The offending cartoon, depicting the Royal couple, refers to a initiative by the Spanish government giving financial help to young couples who have children, to the tune of EUR 2500 (roughly US $3450) per child, in the form of tax discounts, etc. The caption reads: "Do you realize? If you get pregnant... This will be the closest thing to work I will have ever done in my life!"

The judge ordered all printing plates of the cover confiscated, unknowing that plates have not been used in modern digital printing for years. The cartoonist, Guillermo, joked: "The best thing would be for them to cut off my right hand."