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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Poor taste is not a criminal offense, having an event like this isn't a death penalty, its basically part of your freedom rights.
If we suddenly say, no you can't do these, and you can't draw pictures of a long dead prophet, then you're selling out for security, and I think that we can all agree that that's something that we don't want.
You're basically denouncing someone for practicing their rights.
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Yeah, denouncing isn't really the right word. I totally agree with you. I'm a cartoonist myself and of course feel as though I can and should be able to draw anything I please without fearing a bullet in the back of my head.
I just mean this was obviously specifically targeted. It wasn't a satirical cartoon contest. Or even a religion-based cartoon contest (which would probably yield plenty of anti-Islam cartoons on it's own). And I wouldn't put it past them actually hoping something like this would happen just to "prove the point". That's what I have trouble with. It's not targeting the right thing. Mohammed is not the problem. The extremism is the problem.