THOU SHALT NOT KILL IS RACIST?
In the Netherlands, artist Chris Ripke reacted to the murder on Theo Van Gogh by an Islamic fundamentalist by painting a mural with the text "Gij zult niet doden" ("Thou Shalt Not Kill").
But, wouldn't you know it? The head of the nearby mosque complained, and the cops sent in city workers to sandblast the mural. A local journalist, Wim Nottroth, who wanted to protest by standing in front of the mural was arrested. The video is here: http://www.noord.kw.nl/index.php?page=video&film_ID=732
Some questions:
Is liberal society committing suicide? Have we reached the point where the feelings of Muslims matter more than the murder of a filmmaker?
Or, did the muralist trespass against private property, and paint his picture on a wall that didn't belong to him? If so, the police action was justified.
The answers aren't clear from the video.
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