Freedom of the press and responsible consequences, does it matter?

[pearl]

Should the possible consequences influence editing? I, mistakenly assumed that this incident, was dealt with
at the time, by those offended, and that was the end of it. But the consequences of the initial choice to print and standby it, has, it seems, to be ongoing without ever being put to rest.

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A Paris middle school teacher was killed and beheaded in an attack Friday after reportedly showing his classroom cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, said police, who shot and killed the attacker.
Police said parents had threatened the history teacher after the teacher showed students caricatures of the Muslim prophet published in 2015 in the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine as part of a discussion on free speech and blasphemy in France.

Paris teacher beheaded in terrorist attack, French officials say

 

[sun rise]

This is a classic problem. People should be mindful of the consequences of their actions. But when there's a minority who does not respect the ideals and the laws of the country they live in, the country should not change to cater to that minority.

 

[QuestioningMind]

Should the possible consequences influence editing? I, mistakenly assumed that this incident, was dealt with
at the time, by those offended, and that was the end of it. But the consequences of the initial choice to print and standby it, has, it seems, to be ongoing without ever being put to rest.

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A Paris middle school teacher was killed and beheaded in an attack Friday after reportedly showing his classroom cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, said police, who shot and killed the attacker.
Police said parents had threatened the history teacher after the teacher showed students caricatures of the Muslim prophet published in 2015 in the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine as part of a discussion on free speech and blasphemy in France.

Paris teacher beheaded in terrorist attack, French officials say

Interesting question. My first thought was to wonder if we'd even be asking it if this was about some political leader and not a religion. Should the free press refrain from publishing negative stories about a political leader just because a segment of the population that fanatically supports this leader often reacts violently to such negative stories?

 

[pearl]

Should the free press refrain from publishing negative stories about a political leader just because a segment of the population that fanatically supports this leader often reacts violently to such negative stories?

I would agree were it to contain a story, even if not newsworthy, but as I understand it this all stemmed from a 'cartoon' characterization which is common enough in politics. Ironically, it was a history class discussing the 'freedom of expression'. Apparently, there was a Muslim student in the class.

 

[ajay0]

There was a similar incident in Kerala, India where a Christian professor of literature was attacked and had his hand cut off by Islamic terrorists over some misunderstanding.

Assault on T. J. Joseph - Wikipedia

https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/...b6b70887074a3d

People can air their views peacefully on any issue without resorting to violence. Resorting to violence, especially on the matter of religion, shows how hollow their own spirituality is.

It is important to identify propaganda campaigns inciting violence and discrimination in fundamentalists of all religions and nip them in the bud itself.