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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.

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[-] CrabLangEnjoyer@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

I'm sorry what? 2.5 years? Is that a joke? Those animals should never set foot outside prison walls again no matter their age.

[-] money_loo@1337lemmy.com 32 points 7 months ago

The five other minors to be prosecuted, aged between 14 and 15 at the time of the attack, will be charged with premeditated criminal conspiracy, or ambush.

They are suspected of having pointed out Paty to the murderer or helped monitor his exit from the school.

They weren’t involved in the killing, they are guilty of pointing him out.

[-] Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca 22 points 7 months ago

So they were responsible for it

[-] 100_percent_a_bot@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Yes but there's still limits on how long you can put minors in prison for certain things

[-] Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca 11 points 7 months ago

Which is fair but 2.5 years seems pretty short for a religious beheading

[-] 100_percent_a_bot@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Maybe, depends on the scope of their involvement. Most European countries have 10 years max for minors, even for premeditated murder.

They are getting 2.5 years for pointing out the teacher, not for beheading.

[-] Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

So children should go to jail for more than 2.5 years for pointing out a teacher?

[-] Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

Yes. When they’ve committed premeditated criminal conspiracy and that criminal act is premeditated religious assassination.

I see you're privy to some information that the media doesn't have, everywhere says he wanted to know where that teacher was to scare him. Where did you gather the information from that they were co-conspirators fully aware of the plan?

[-] Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Well I’m not a lawyer but what does “premeditated criminal conspiracy” mean to you? If it was just pointing at someone why were they charged at all?

Dont worry, don't need to reiterate it, everyone knows you're not a lawyer.

[-] money_loo@1337lemmy.com 7 points 7 months ago

Yes, they are responsible for pointing, not killing, glad you understand now.

[-] Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca -5 points 7 months ago

Which part of “helped monitor his exit” did you not get? They stalked him with the intent to assist the assassination. By your logic, many people aren’t actually criminals because they’re not the ones who actually carried out the murder, they just directed it.

I’m not saying they should get the death penalty but what they did was heinous and deserves more than 2.5 years.

[-] money_loo@1337lemmy.com 11 points 7 months ago

And yet, still they are not responsible for killing and beheading him, the adult who did it is.

Nowhere does it state your xenophobic assumptions about how you feel over the event.

For all they knew he was going to simply speak with the teacher, or maybe kick his ass.

Tell me, why do you assume so freely that all of the Muslim kids were deeply involved in the beheading itself? I find that very interesting…

[-] duviobaz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago

We hung nazis that didn't directly kill anyone

[-] money_loo@1337lemmy.com 0 points 7 months ago

Did we?

The only source I can find on such a thing is post Nuremberg trials, and it was ten nazi generals that definitely deserved it.

I did find a source for 23,000 out of 35,000 deserting Nazis were killed by their own party for fleeing war, so maybe you were thinking of that while being a nazi?

[-] duviobaz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 7 months ago

The point is that you do not actually need to have killed anyone yourself for you to get the most severe punishment available. If they're a fascist, put them before a court and let them be judged. But there's a problem. The people are not yet antagonized against fascism enough. Too many people are accepting or indifferent of it.

[-] money_loo@1337lemmy.com 1 points 7 months ago

But there's a problem. The people are not yet antagonized against fascism enough

That…and the fact they are like 14 and not fascists, but yeah, other than that nothing you say is crazy at all!

[-] duviobaz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 7 months ago

So people shouldn't be opposed to fascism? Seems more like you're the 14 year old and have watched too much Shen Babipo

[-] money_loo@1337lemmy.com 1 points 7 months ago

Oh no they should, they should just make sure the kids they want to label as such and then justify their punishment boner with are actually fascists and not just dumb kids.

Nice bait though!

[-] Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca -4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Where did I say they were directly involved in the beheading? I know xenophobic is a big word for you but you should still look up the definition before just tossing it around like that.

[-] money_loo@1337lemmy.com 5 points 7 months ago

You speak of me needing to improve my literacy and yet you’re the one confusing deeply involved with directly.

Unless you’re just backpedaling and attempting to obfuscate the point, now.

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