Shootings in Paris

[Hamann Pineapple]

Cartoonists worldwide will be having a field day in tomorrows papers

 

[shadygiz]

Disgusting. I hope they get caught and bummed.

I hope they get caught and Guillotined in the Place De Republic with a baying crowd of old hags knitting and dipping their hankies in the blood, and to all the sops and wet arses out there yes i'm serious

argh, the good ol' days ;)

 

[squirtyflower]

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goalmole does not approve.

Won an Oscar in 1979 for 'Most Inflammatory Film'.

Not sure anyone died as a consequence of it though.

Jesus did, he died for your sins, but not mine

 

[ultimateharold]

 

[bluemanc]

RIP.

 

[aguero93:20]

 

[TonyM]

You have amply demonstrated what i have trying to tell everybody all along i.e. one persons perfectly reasonable and factually true comment can be offensive to another person in whose view the author deserves all the abuse he gets.
One persons free speech it would seem is more sacred than the other's and free speech does cause offence.

Thank you Stony for illustrating this.

You going to fully illustrate by suicide bombing the south stand then?

I'll quote you but reply to all my other critics at the same time in a final post because it's getting to my bedtime and i do have work in the morning.
I am a proponent of non violence, free speech and personal freedoms. What i do not condone is making inflammatory remarks specifically designed to inflame or provoke a particular group. E.g crying fire in the proverbial theatre. I believe in rights but i also believe in responsibilities. If you are going to make a malicious provocation and not expect a reaction, then you are stupid as well as malicious.Which is what the Jyllands Posten newspaper by their own admission did. Only they knew there would be a reaction but were not concerned what the consequences might be.
We need to promote free speech but not at the cost of deliberately singling out one religious, ethnic or racial group.
I hope there will no more cartoons printed, not because we have lost the battle but because it is the right thing to do.
May you all go in peace.

I agree with you, it was taking the piss publishing the cartoons in the first place. The ones I saw were almost racist and you would not need to be a Muslim to see how they could be hugely offensive. It was far from free speech IMO. Just poking people with a stick for the selfish reasons. (Talkshite style)

The fact that they provoced disgusting murderous acts is a different argument. It's a disgrace to humanity that people use offensive cartoons as an excuse to take a life.

I know some lovely Muslim folk and I hate that their culture is tarred by these scumbags. I also hate that people say that free speech can excuse irresponsible behaviour by so called journalists.

Just my opinion is all.

 

[Deleted member 58619]

If it is used as a deliberate, considered act of provocation, which it was, then it is exactly that.
When the Jyllands Posten newspaper originally published the cartoons, they said that this publication was an attempt to contribute to the debate about criticism of Islam and self-censorship.
In other words a deliberate provocation. You could even call it goading.
It was that act that has led to today's tragedy.

I wouldnt agree with your wording, but the point you raise is an important one.

If the cartoons were not printed the people would still be alive.

It does fill me with great sadness that people have had to die in order that in some bizzarre way our freedom of speech is protected. Of course what will happen is freedoms will be eroded for all as Govts. always use such events to their own advantage.

Wow I didn't even have to go on lobstertube to see a big pair of tits tonight.

Classic

 

[foetus]

Can't believe some of the apologist tripe I've read on this thread

 

[Pam]

Cartoonists worldwide will be having a field day in tomorrows papers

Good call, Hamman. This is now my new screensaver.