Six teenagers go on trial behind closed doors on Monday, accused of involvement in the beheading of French history teacher Samuel Paty by a suspected Islamist in 2020 in an attack that struck at the heart of the country's secular values.

PARIS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Six teenagers go on trial behind closed doors on Monday, accused of involvement in the beheading of French history teacher Samuel Paty by a suspected Islamist in 2020 in an attack that struck at the heart of the country’s secular values.

The teacher had shown his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a class on freedom of expression, angering a number of Muslim parents. Muslims believe that any depiction of the Prophet is blasphemous.

  • filoria@lemmy.mlEnglish
    86·
    1 year ago

    So… I take it you know this guy, then?

    That’s pretty cool.

      • filoria@lemmy.mlEnglish
        75·
        1 year ago

        Why would I brigade a conversation with someone who clearly trusts whatever is given to them without critical thought?

          • filoria@lemmy.mlEnglish
            22·
            1 year ago

            Seeing aberrations isn’t a good thing… I guess if everyone who disagrees with you is a bot with a bot farm, you can never be wrong?