Brickbat: Everyone's a Critic

In Turkey, four staff members of the satirical magazine LeMan were arrested on charges of inciting "public hatred and enmity" after publishing a cartoon that authorities claim depicted Muhammad, the founder of Islam. The cartoon, which LeMan insists was misinterpreted and meant to highlight the suffering of a Muslim man killed in Israeli attacks, showed two figures shaking hands in the sky while missiles flew below, symbolizing peace amidst conflict. Turkish officials condemned the cartoon, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said "those who insult the Prophet and other messengers will be held accountable before the law."

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[JeremyR]

But hey, let's let in every radical Muslim into the West where they will do the same thing.

Double points for those that are Marxists, too, like the ones studying at Universities and the next mayor of NYC

[minus the clever name]

Boo on every hypocritical Libertarian that doesn't support Freedom of Religion, the only thing that will ever bring down such governments. Someone is God, either God or the government.

[Vernon Depner]

Theocracy is not freedom of religion.

[Fist of Etiquette]

In Turkey, four staff members of the satirical magazine...

That's gotta be a tough gig.

[Vernon Depner]

Why do we have diplomatic relations with these trogs?

[Stupid Government Tricks]

Why do we have diplomatic relations with any country?

Diplomatic relations are government to government relations, not country to country. If the other government is an evil government, why does our government talk to them as equals, or as if currying their favor is a good thing. If the other government is a good government, why does our government need to curry favor?

Diplomatic relations are how governments legitimize each other and prop each other up.

[Medulla Oblongata]

Revenue generation! No word on whether fireworks shot off during Chinese New Year in SF's Chinatown will be similarly patrolled, or if it's just patriotic American festivities.

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/california-drones-illegal-fireworks-20629637.php

A number of California cities, including Sacramento, have begun using drones to locate people shooting off illegal fireworks. From Wednesday to Saturday night, the Sacramento Fire Department’s special fireworks task force patrolled the streets with unmarked cars and drones, focusing on neighborhoods where they’ve had prior complaints. Task force officers and the drones took photos of the illegal activity, and within 30 days the property owner where the fireworks were used could receive a fine in the mail.

If the property is being rented, the fine will still go to the property owner, Sacramento officials said. “Homeowners around Sacramento might be issuing eviction notices,” Sacramento Fire Department Captain Justin Sylvia told Fox40.

This year, Sacramento upped the fine to $1,000 for the first firework, $2,500 for the second and $5,000 per firework after that. If you lit a firework on city property, such as a park or a school, the fine goes up to $10,000 each. There’s no limit to how many fines you can be issued.

“If we see multiple fireworks being used at a single property, we can stack the violations based upon how many fireworks they're using,” SFD Fire Marshal Jason Lee told KCRA. “So, it could be thousands of dollars per location.”

[Stupid Government Tricks]

You're late to the game. This was discussed at the time.

[Don't look at me! ( Is the war over yet?)]

Pro tip: shoot off fireworks from your neighbors back yard when they aren’t home.