Hat tip Vlad Tepes and Jihad Watch
Another atrocity has visited France today. Near Paris, a Muslim man (described by some sources as a parent) and outraged that a history teacher had shown Mohammad cartoons in class, beheaded the teacher and was subsequently shot dead by police. The below report is from Jihad Watch.
This is front-page news in France, and the French President, Emmanuel Macron, has responded to the location. Le Figaro reports that according to police sources, the killer is a Muslim of Russian nationality, born in Moscow in 2002. The obvious question here is how the suspect could be a parent of a school-age child if he himself was born in 2002? Since this story is still breaking, I assume this point will be cleared up. According to Le Monde, a message (in French) was posted on Twitter just after the murder saying, "To Macron, the leader of the infidels: I have executed one of your dogs of Hell who dared to belittle Mohammad") It was also reported that several Muslim parents were upset at the victim for showing Mohammad cartoons in class.
Fousesquawk comment: Reasonable people can disagree on the subject of Mohammad cartoons. I myself am not comfortable with them and do not show them though I support freedom of expression and an open discussion on Islamic terrorism and the teachings of Islam. I have posted images against Islamic radicalism and will continue to do so.
But there is never any excuse for murdering someone because they have insulted your religion. The larger problem is that this is not an isolated incident, and clear links can be found between this type of murder and Islamic teaching when it comes to blasphemy. It may be OK in Saudi Arabia or Iran. It is not OK in the West.
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