Analysis Of The Movie Charlie Hebdo - 1296 Words

The Charlie Hebdo Case This incident is concerning the French magazine entitled, â€Å"Charlie Hebdo†. The magazines they publish are satirical in nature and generally have an anti -religious or secular undertone, mocking many religions through its artwork and the words of the magazine itself. Recently, on January 7th of this year, brothers of an Islamic extremist regime shot and killed 11 members of the magazine and a French policeman. Further, an additional 11 members of the magazine were injured. The message of â€Å"je suis Charlie† which, translated from French means â€Å"I am Charlie† became a world wide statement used in rallies and in social media to show solidarity with those killed essentially expressing their agreement with the magazine’s right to exist and the importance of freedom of expression. Section 2(b) applies to this case because it grants the freedom of thought, believe, opinion, expression and freedom of the press to all Canadian C itizens. The reason the Islaimic Extremists chose to shoot and kill members of the Charlie Hebdo magazine is because they (the extremists) believed that their religion (Islam ) was being depicted in a way not allowed by their faith and that it was ridiculed and disrespected. Charlie Hebdo exercised freedom of expression though their depiction of various religions in their artwork and the messages the magazine contained and they exercised freedom of the press by publishing their views. I believe that in this particular case section 2