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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The standard example used to justify limitations on freedom of speech is yelling fire in a crowded movie theater, which is likely to lead to injuries and quite likely death in the stampede to get out.

Am I wrong in thinking that publishing pictures of Mohammed, especially ones that mock him, are likely to have similar consequences?

Saying that the consequences were not surprising does not justify them, they were horrific.  But in a world where religious war is already happening, I don't think a little discretion is a bad thing/[/quote]

I still think you are missing the point. The *point* of the satire is to challenge the idea that others get to have a violent reaction to an idea or representation.

France has some stupid laws on speech, as do most European countries and they are not internally consistent.  Those laws should be protested too as a form of civil disobedience.

But, to answer directly, no, one can not let the deeply wrong stop us from acting because they will lash out in return.  [/quote]

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