Originally Posted by Chief

Honestly Europe doesn't have free speech anyway. I was kind of suprised that noone was charged over these Prophet cartoons, I guess they were lucky that they were too high profile and in the media. I do find it ironic though all these Government leaders coming out saying 'Free Expression is the European way' when people have similarly criticised Islam have ended up on trial in some of these nations.

Read this article for example and you will see what I mean, this was written prior to the whole cartoon uproar:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...400110,00.html



Now read this article of an example of someone being charged for using their supposed right to free expression.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...025181,00.html



Free speech has never existed in Europe in the same way it does in the USA (with regards to politically offensive speech particularly, not porn). So it's kind of suprising they are championing this right so much over the past couple weeks.