Six men were arrested for burning a Koran on September 11th of this year in Gateshead, UK. The men had their faces covered but were later arrested by Northumbria police. "Northumbria Police said the men were not arrested for watching or distributing the video, but on suspicion of burning the Koran."
Is it it a crime to burn the Koran? Is there no freedom of expression in Great Britain? If such freedom no longer exists, I'm not sure we can refer to Britain as "great" any longer.
While it may be wrong to burn the Koran out of respect for others, it is still a protected act under western values of freedom of expression. After all, it seems that police have no problem with Muslim protesters lighting fires in London.
While I don't agree with burning the Koran, I do believe that a free individual has every right to do so in a free society to express their opinion. This is the same for flag burnings the and the criticism that every religion is subject to.
While I don't agree with burning the Koran, I do believe that a free individual has every right to do so in a free society to express their opinion. This is the same for flag burnings the and the criticism that every religion is subject to.
It is essential that we stand up for the values of western culture, individualism, freedom, human rights, equality of women, and the right to defend one's self from criminal activity or government oppression. If we don't we might as welcome in Sharia Law now.
1 comments:
Looks like the criminal activity was performed by the police.
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