French Court Acquits Paper That Printed Prophet Cartoons

[5stringJeff]

The French do something right!

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PARIS — A French court on Thursday cleared a satirical newspaper in a case brought by Muslim groups angered by its publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.

Charlie-Hebdo, a weekly, and its director, Philippe Val, were accused of "publicly abusing a group of people because of their religion." Val had risked a six-month prison sentence and a fine of up to $29,250.

The case was closely followed in a country with Europe's largest Muslim community and a strong commitment to secularism and free speech.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,260396,00.html

[avatar4321]

This is interesting considering the decision on gay marriage we were discussing was likely to appease muslims in the country.

But then maybe the French realized gay marriage is in fact wrong and didn't want to justify a dispute by standing for something they knew was wrong, while this is indeed the right decision and thus more worthy of standing up for.

[Gaffer]

Let the riots begin.