Breaking News - Allegedly 10 people killed at office of satirical magazine in Paris

We must stand together against these murdering thugs, whatever drives their fundamentalist drivel. Our way of life, with all its faults, is far superior to theirs. Hunt down the culprits quickly and punish them hard. They are terrorists.

Not so certain these extreme radical groups give a monkeys about anyone else let alone respect anyone!

Of course we should not be held hostage by those people. I absolutely agree.
But as in all things in life, there are lines that ought not to be crossed. By people and media and in all walks of life.

Itis about loving people.
Inciting them, or printing things that vastly upset other people is not loving them.

Neither is murder, just in case anyone is in any doubts.

Come on. This is basic stuff.

Especially those who's views are extremist and violent.

Who says I have no respect for people?

Just that religious people have no special right to respect by virtue of their beliefs.

Twelve now dead and five seriously wounded. Nasty film of policeman being shot in the head as he was lying on the pavement.

That's a silly thing to say soontobe ... we should not be held hostage by these people. One of the first things Hitler did was gag the German Press and look where that lead.

Does your non respect of people extend to non religious people too, Feetlebaum and Riverwalk?

Free speech trumps being offensive to all people?

I am not excusing this barbarism in any way.

Free speech is central to democracy - but needs to be tempered with respect, taste and decency. It should not be a licence to be as rude or offensive as possible.

Free speech seems to be all about being rude nowadays.

If you dont put limits on critisism, then that must mean that you and others can go about being uncontrolably rude to anyone you want to.

Yes, free speech must prevail.

Religion is not above criticism and followers have no special rights not to be offended.

Of course it doesnt Feetlebaum.

And I think that you can put permissable limits on critisism.

I am not sure if we agree or disagree
Feetlebaum.
I agree with what Lilygran has posted.

I think soontobe was answering the question in the OP, feetle rather than making a general statement. Complete freedom of speech is an abstract ideal we may all promote but in reality, we exercise some discretion. Those poor people!

Yes, Terribull, free speech must prevail - or the savages have won.

(With the usual proviso that one must not shout 'Fire!' in a crowded theatre - unless it actually is on fire.)

I'm sure, Soontobe, that the magazine doesn't 'go far' enough to make murder inevitable or pardonable.

You cannot put permissible limits on criticism.

Oh dear. There's a huge arab population in France, that was never going to go down too well, statistically. That means the poor peaceful French arabs will be having a really rough time over the next few weeks.

11 dead and 10 injured apparently. A huge death toll

It sounds like this particular magazine goes too far.

Just checked Beeb online and they're now saying 11 dead. Apparently the magazine's latest tweet was a cartoon of the Islamic State militant group leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.