Free speech vs. religious ideals, current events in question. Options

[jayi12-15psi]

If you watch the news you're aware of the events taking place in the middle east reguarding violent protests against anti-Muslim danish Cartoons. Most people will tell you that violence is obviously not the answer, but the issue at hand here is... Do you think that the rights of free speech should be curbed so it does not offend a religion?

This post has been edited by jayi12-15psi: Feb 8, 2006 - 5:23 PM

[jayi12-15psi]

The cartoons are listed on the first page, and I saw the cartoons before I made this post. I even posted some more extreme anti-Jew cartoons to show that the violence is rediculous, nobody should die over this, I think we can all agree to that. However there are alot of things that people shouldn't die over, but they do. They didn't mean to, but the creators of these cartoons did unintentionally, indirectly cause this outcry. I'm not saying that they are 100% to blame, but I think we need to consider the fact that the simple free speech can be used as a weapon in areas of the world where people have different values than we do in America.

Sure, in most of the world it wouldn't be a deadly offense to insult one's religion, but it's obviously a deadly offense in some places.

I would like to state again, I don't think these cartoons justify violence or death.


Super, you say that the people being violent over these offenses need to be "put down." Who will put these violent protesters "down."