Freedom of speech is the issue at hand this week.


http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/04/us/garland-mohammed-drawing-contest-shooting/index.html


There are radicals on every side of current issues and religions. In this case the radical Muslims that were killed didn't want the freedom of speech to include making fun of their "prophet". The question I have is why should it be allowed to turn our backs or Christianity or Buddhism, but not Islam? Or at least these radicals thought so.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. (Bill of rights, Amendment I)

The downfall of this is that the people holding this absurd drawing competition were knowingly doing this to cause harm to followers of Islam. This is just as bad as the Muslim community burning American flags in other countries. Why should either side want to knowingly make the other side angry? These are childish tactics that have now resulted in the death of two men who took it to heart.  Another food for thought is how were the people at the drawing competition able to respond so quickly to such a threat? I am glad that no one else was harmed but the two men that were killed seemed to have been baited into action just so that the Muhammad hating people could cause harm. Referring back to my first blog...Live and let live.


The Bill of Rights: A Transcription. (n.d.). Retrieved May 4, 2015, from http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html