Newsweek

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7864705/

I feel like suing the editors and writers of Newsweek for lible. Their irresponsible "reporting" has further sullied the image of the American People. Don't Muslims have a bad enough opinion of us without making more crap up?

I know I'm mostly alone in this opinion but this is yet another example of why complete and total freedom of speech and of the press is a bad idea.

From the bill of rights -
Amendment 1: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

How did we get from these simple words the right to lie, the right to say and publish offensive material, the right to incite hatred and riots? Okay, so we don't abridge the freedom of speech, but does that mean we can't punish people who use their "free speech" to hurt others?

Unfortunately, the more pressure our governing officials puts on Newsweek to apologize or retract the original article, the more it appears to outsiders that the story is true and is being covered up. Keep in mind that a lot of other countries don't have the freedom of speech and of the press that we do. They may not understand that articles in Newsweek are written by individuals who are trying to sell advertising space in their magazine.

I don't believe that the Qu'ran was ever disgraced in the way described by Newsweek, but the thought of such a thing happening disgusts me, and I'm not even Muslim.