(January 17, 2015 at 6:16 am)fr0d0 Wrote: No one is ever forced to retaliate. However, laws are set out differently to our high morals. There is such a thing as mitigating circumstances where you you can be judged less severely if you are provoked. Do you disagree with this law? How much? Would you like to see it abolished?
If the provocation is is in the form of words that do not constitute a direct or implied threat of danger or harm to others, then there are simply no mitigating factors to consider here. Under any other circumstances, physical violence is disproportionate retribution.
Charlie Hebdo did not provoke a violent response.