Solidarity for Charlie Hebdo

[aragarna]

10 journalists and 2 policemen were killed today in the offices of satirical journal Charile Hebdo, in Paris. My thoughts are with their families and friends.
Charlie Hebdo became the target of constant threats ever since its support of the publication of Mahomet caricatures in 2006 in a Danish newspaper. Their offices were burnt down in 2011. Of course it is too soon to know for sure who ordered the attack, but first elements points to a "revenge for the Prophet".
Apparently these guys don't have a sense of humor. The only crime of those journalists and in particular the cartoonists was to make satirical cartoons. Those cartoons were never meant to offende anyone. They're aimed at their French readers. And in France, freedom of speech is a fundamental principle of our concept of democracy.
We won't let foreign terrorists threaten our freedom of speech, nor fundamentalists attack our laicity principles.
The best response is to continue to laugh. But tomorrow, because today is a sad day.

Comments

[palombaggia.livejournal.com]

C'est un jour bien triste pour la France. Je suis sans voix devant une telle barbarie.

[aragarna.livejournal.com]

Ouai c'est dur, à tant de niveau. Sur le plan personnel (ils avaient des familles et des amis), et sur le plan des valeurs.
J'écoute l'édition spéciale sur France Inter, ils me font chialer.

[palombaggia.livejournal.com]

Je comprends ta tristesse. On est tous sous le choc ici. J'ai pas mal de copains journalistes en plus...c'est très dur.

[aragarna.livejournal.com]

En tant que fidèle de la matinale d'Inter, j'écoutais Bernard Maris tous les vendredis.

[palombaggia.livejournal.com]

Oui je l'aimais beaucoup aussi.

[leesa_perrie]

Such a sad day, my thoughts are with the family, friends and first responders.

[pipilj.livejournal.com]

<>. Thoughts are with the family. Sadly journalist seem like easy targets everywhere. .

[sheenianni.livejournal.com]

The whole Europe is with Paris now and the families. This never should have happened.

[nieseryjna.livejournal.com]

It's such a pity that religion is used as excuse for war :(

[scarym1.livejournal.com]

I was shocked to hear about this on the news this morning. My thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the Journalist and the Police Officers.

[treonb.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

It doesn't matter if they were meant to offend - no cartoon is reason for this.

[aragarna.livejournal.com]

You're right, but it seems those people who have been threatening journalists for those caricatures don't seem to understand that. It's a cartoon, it's just a joke. You should be able to joke, or at least to accept that people can joke about things even if you disagree.

[lov-pb.livejournal.com]

Je suis Charlie.