Hebdo cartoon not funny

Mon., Jan. 26, 2015

I agree with Lawrence Pintak, “We are not all Charlie Hebdo,” Jan. 18. As Pope Francis said, there is a limit to free speech.

Christians believe in Jesus as their prophet and would not like to see him depicted the way that the Prophet Muhammad is depicted in the Hebdo cartoons. Making fun of someone or someone’s beliefs is disrespectful and should not be the basis for selling magazines.

Schools are full of bullies who make fun of classmates because of how they dress, speak or have a physical disability. What kind of message are we sending our young people when we are doing the same thing as adults?

Some things just aren’t funny.

Denyse Erdos

Spokane Valley

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