Final Exam: Paris Shooting

On the 7th of January, 2015, Cherif and Saïd Kouachi attacked the magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France. Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine company, was attacked by terrorists. The magazine is a horrible magazine that pokes fun of many religions, and shouldn't be in print. Many of the cartoonists were a part of a different magazine company in the 60's, but that was shut down after printing a mock death notice for General Charles de Gaulle, only to reappear months later under the name Charlie Hebdo. They criticized Muhammad and Muslims believe that they are blaspheming images.

This wasn't a random shooting. There was a clear motive. You publish cartoons that are blasphemous in the eyes of Muslims and expect no repercussions! Sadly, people were killed, and the gunmen are still on the run. The gunmen don' have done what they had done; it wasn't the right approach. And when the gunmen get caught they will be punished. If the government would have shut the magazine down this wouldn't have happened. Just because you have the freedom of speech doesn't mean you should be publishing bologna about other religions.

Pope Francis told reporters that, though waging war in God’s name was wrong, responding violently to one’s religion being mocked or insulted was “natural”. He likened such provocation to using a crude word about someone’s mother, saying that if a Vatican official standing nearby were to do such a thing to him, he could “expect to get punched in the nose”. -The Economist

The attack on the magazine company wasn't the only thing that happened. They called it the "three days of terror." The next day, a police officer was killed and a gas station robbed. The suspect entered a printing building and took hostages.
  The world rallied around France. "Je Suis Charlie" or "I Am Charlie" is the slogan to show support for the victims. Political figures spoke against the attack saying this will not stop our freedom of speech. The Eiffel tower went dark on Thursday for the victim of this attack.  

This was terrifying to hear on the news. Not a lot of information was gathered before it hit the news stations and people were left wondering what really happened. Paris is my dream place to visit. I would still feel safe traveling to Paris. Security will be heightened from now on. I would be nervous but really cautious will be there. I'm sorry for all the families of these victims. I hope healing comes soon to all of France. 

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