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Should people avoid showing pictures of Muhammad, knowing the risks involved?
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October 18th, 2020
Is showing a picture of Muhammad needless provocation that can result in death or is it a valid expression of freedom of speech?
Samuel Paty, a French teacher, was beheaded by an 18-year-old Chechen refugee after showing images of Muhammad in his class on freedom of speech, in relation to the 2015 Charlie Hebdo shootings (in which Islamic extremists attacked the offices of a French satirical newspaper because of its offensive depictions of the prophet Muhammad).
Paty received death threats after it became known what he was doing in his class and Muslim parents encouraged a protest. This refugee simply took things to the next level. And what he did was certainly not unprecedented.
How far does freedom of speech go? If you’re knowingly offending people and provoking extremists, do you a play a role in your own death? Is depicting Muhammad something we should technically be allowed to do but never actually do?
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