Gun attack on French magazine kills 12 - because of cartoons

Posted by sdesapio 10 years, 3 months ago to Culture
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Gunmen have attacked the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people and injuring seven in an apparent Islamist attack.

Three masked attackers opened fire with assault rifles in the office and exchanged shots with police in the street outside before escaping by car.

The gunmen shouted "we have avenged the Prophet Muhammad", witnesses say.


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  • Posted by etharris 10 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    And actually I just answered my own question in my head. Why should the U.N. stop them? These gunmen are catalysts for state-driven "safety" measures. Who was it that said something like "A people that place safety and security over freedom deserve neither"? All driving towards centralized government probably... who knows anymore.
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    Posted by etharris 10 years, 3 months ago
    I watched the video clip of the gunmen shooting the wounded officer. Its important people see that raw side of it, and understand that this stuff isnt a game. Theres not really words to describe how angry it made me. Unarmed, and helpless on the ground and the guy literally executes him on the run. Had it been a war zone, I might get why that act would've been necessary. It wasn't though, because that man was begging for his life and posed no threat to anyone. These people give no value to life at all and nobody seems to want to do a damn thing about them. I just don't get it... That single video made me willing to fight if I had to, made me angry enough. I don't understand how the world can be so idle. If this proverbial "World Peace" is a thing that the oh-so glorious U.N. wants accomplished, then why are they not unleashing blanket ground warfare against animals like this? The truth is, until people like those gunmen are eradicated (and I do mean eradicated, not withered or lessened or bruised or water-boarded) there will never be a chance at true peace of any kind.
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