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Old 03-02-2006, 08:21   #4
ScaredWebWarrior
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Re: Should they be published in the UK?

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Originally Posted by Paul
So should publishing blatantly inflammatory (and in some views insulting) caricatures be allowed under the guise of freedom of speech?
Insulting caricatures are a very long established art form, and are often just a pictorial expression of opinion. They could only be 'inflammatory' if they were created specifically with a view to cause offence. I don't believe that is the case here.
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Originally Posted by Paul
but then again people shouldn't set out to purposefully insult a religious group who have already proven themselves fully prepared to show their displeasure in a very public way.
What? So we now bow to the threat of violence? Next step - give in to terrorists. No way.
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