I'm all for freedom of the press, but, there has to be some common sense to it. Is it really worth printing something that has upset such a large group of people in the World? Just because you CAN do print something like this, doesn't mean you should. I know a lot of publications (the WS is a good example), would never have printed these, other than to make a point of the fact that freedom of the press wasn't called into question (and the fact that it has become such a hot issue).
It would be like printing graphic pictures of a horrific auto accident - it would be perfectly legal, but, most if not all publications would not print or depict such a scene. It would offend many people. So, my question is, why try and stir the pot in the Muslim world by doing this - especially with the deteriorating relations between the Middle East and the west?
Anyway, to me, this isn't an issue of freedom of the press - it's an issue of using good judgement.
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