French comedian arrested over Facebook Post on Paris Gunman

So it's a bad thing to be anti-Semitic in France, however it is ok to offend the Muslim religion? Double standards much?

Being an “apologist for terrorism”, is not the same as being anti-semetic. The French should jail him just as any apologist for terrorism should be jailed.

So it's a bad thing to be anti-Semitic in France, however it is ok to offend the Muslim religion? Double standards much?

Funny, where are all the defenders of free speech now?

So it's a bad thing to be anti-Semitic in France, however it is ok to offend the Muslim religion? Double standards much?

Anti-semitism is not equivalent to "offending the Muslim religion".

Well to be honest I found the cartoon to be deeply offensive, prejudiced and making a mockery of my religion and a tad bit hostile, and I'm sure every muslim around the world would agree. In my books that is equivalent to anti-semitism.

However I do understand your point, as the Jew's have suffered thousands of years of persecution endlessly, so your point is understandable.

The difference I feel is that Charlie Hebdo attacks religious institutions, not people. Muslims being offended is just a byproduct of that; offending them is not the intent. The late editor of Charlie Hebdo freely admitted that he does not expect Muslims to like the cartoons or be amused by them, but society should tolerate them and one certainly should not feel threatened after publishing satire. The magazines style was brutal and offensive, but was not racist and did not target individuals. That is what separates it from anti-semitism, whose only goal is to disenfranchise an entire demographic.

The bottom line is that the rules of the Qu'ran apply only to Muslims; you cannot expect non-muslims to obey them, particularly when they clash with basic modern principles like freedom of expression.

Hilarious how all the TSR je suis free speech brigade are silent on this. This just confirms that you're not all for free speech as you would be outraged about this too. Its just a joke, like the pictures right? .. Right guys?

I agree 100% with the part that society should tolerate it and nobody should feel threatened was very well said. The part of the rules of the Qu'ran and non-Muslims, I believe I made a similar point earlier that both parties should engage in peaceful dialogue in situations such as Charlie Hebdo and I don't think anyone mentioned that non-muslims are expected to follow the Qu'ran's rules, I certainly didn't. However the part about religious institutions only being targeted, I don't agree with as much, perhaps because of the modern practices of the media particularly U.S. newspaper and television corporations (maybe it's just me but I have that feeling, dont ask why).