Originally posted by: KitKat
No, I'm saying that violence is the logical outcome of taking offensive cartoons showing the prophet mohammed into muslim countries that are already notorious for violence, and currently have not so great relationships with the rest of the world. And I'm saying that people should be held to the laws of their countries, which are obviously different. Personally, I don't think it's possible to hold everyone in the world to the same standard. There are too many difficulties with that, and it would get extremely complicated very fast. Obviously, there are some standards that the UN has deemed universal, but in my view people in developed countries have much higher levels of priviledge and education, and should have more responsibility and accountability for their actions.
So, how is that an excuse for violence? And its not like those Danish cartoonist took the cartoon to those countries, it was other muslims living in Europe that took those cartoons there. And despite all that, they attacked a foreign embassy, which is considered that country's property. Its also considered to fall under the owning country's laws. So, shall we hold them to the same standards now? Also, what about the protests in European countries that turned violent and had threats made? Are we supposed to excuse it then? And I am sure destruction of foreign property and violence are breaking UN regs.