• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 16:26
CEST 22:26
KST 05:26
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
[ASL22] Ro16 Preview: Holy Diver4[ASL22] Ro16 Preview: Rough Waters10[ASL22] Ro24 Preview: Siren's Call8[ASL22] Ro24 Preview: Summer's End9Serral wins HomeStory Cup 2915
Community News
Weekly Cups (Sep 7-12): SHIN, ByuN, MaxPax double down1StarCraft open world shooter announced at BlizzCon98Weekly Cups (Aug 30-Sep 7): herO thrives amid growing schism10Official StarCraft website teases new content ahead of BlizzCon?179Stellar Fest TWO the Moon (Dec 16-20)9
StarCraft 2
General
How do you feel about the StarCraft shooter announcement at BlizzCon 2026? Weekly Cups (Sep 7-12): SHIN, ByuN, MaxPax double down Blizzard Classic Cup @ BlizzCon 2026 - $100k prize pool StarCraft open world shooter announced at BlizzCon Balance hotfix patch 5.0.16b (July 16)
Tourneys
RSL Revival: Season 6 - Qualifiers and Main Event RSL goes to London! 2026 Offline Finals Nov 21-22 SC2 AI Tournament 2026 Fall Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament KSL Week #92
Strategy
[G] Having the right mentality to improve
Custom Maps
Nexus Wars 2021 GUIDE [M] (2) Industrial Park
External Content
Mutation # 543 Enhanced Defenses The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 542 The Ascended Mutation # 541 Binary Choice
Brood War
General
Syncronization issues and can't find games BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ BW General Discussion Why Protoss Struggles on ASL (Ft. Shuttle, Tulbo) ASL22 General Discussion
Tourneys
[ASL22] Ro16 Group D KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 3 [Megathread] Daily Proleagues [ASL22] Ro16 Group C
Strategy
Replay Review Process - What do you do? Simple Questions, Simple Answers Odyssey Mineral Stack Saturation Game Theory for Starcraft
Other Games
General Games
Nintendo Switch Thread Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread EVE Corporation Diablo IV
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
[TL LoL EUW IHs] Teemo shall perish
Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread
Community
General
Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine US Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread Post Your Watch!
Fan Clubs
MarineLorD Fan Club The Creator Fan Club The ShoWTimE Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
[Manga] One Piece Movie Discussion! Diablo Animated Series on Netflix
Sports
Football (Soccer) Thread TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023 MLB/Baseball 2023
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
The Automated Ban List Northern Ireland Global Starcraft
Blogs
[meme] I finally understa…
LUCKY_NOOB
Virtual Romance, Real-Life C…
TrAiDoS
Regacy Esports:Our Goa…
regacyesports
Dreaming of BW patches (mod…
c3rberUs
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 6234 users

Shots fired at Charlie Hebdo offices - France - Page 91

Forum Index > General Forum
Post a Reply
Prev 1 89 90 91 92 93 135 Next
Read this before posting. Stay civil.

As the news continues to develop, please remember no NSFW images or video. Thank you.
VelJa
Profile Joined October 2011
France1109 Posts
January 09 2015 18:07 GMT
#1801
30-40 impact on Coulibaly's corpse
ANGRY_KOREA_MAN. -- Giff WC4 plz
rezoacken
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2719 Posts
January 09 2015 18:08 GMT
#1802
On January 10 2015 03:05 BeMannerDuPenner wrote:
so female suspect escape confirmed or not? also would that be other dudes gf or another so far unknown?


Not.

Interesting fact: The supermarket terrorist made a call with the shop phone but badly hung up. The RAID was able to listen to some of his actions. They apparently decided to attack when he was making a prayer.
Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
Makro
Profile Joined March 2011
France16890 Posts
January 09 2015 18:09 GMT
#1803
On January 10 2015 03:07 VelJa wrote:
30-40 impact on Coulibaly's corpse

from TF1 ?
Matthew 5:10 "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of shitposting, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven".
TL+ Member
Nouar
Profile Joined May 2009
France3270 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-09 18:15:54
January 09 2015 18:12 GMT
#1804
On January 10 2015 02:56 Grettin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 10 2015 02:49 Nouar wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:45 Grettin wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:43 Nitro68 wrote:
You can see a cop shooting from outsider while they are opzning the door. There is also explosion on the left right at the start.


The police is most likely shooting blanks. I can't see a professional shooting real bullets from an angle like that.


What ? Lol. The policemen were on either side of the door, with the middle open to let one or two guys fire through hidden by the car but having a better view.

Shooting blanks ? Wtf how can you think that... They communicate via radio, voice and hands, and have clear procedures on how to move and when to shoot/wait/storm through...


It would be way too risky to shoot through your fellow policemen from that angle. ESPECIALLY while they are kicking the glass and door down. Sure, we cannot see the whole situation clearly enough to know how much space there is to shoot through. This is common knowledge to anyone that has done any military training what so ever, or even if you'd use your common fucking sense.

And why blanks? Well, first off, you don't need live ammunition for every fucking man when there is dozens of them around the entrance. Secondly, i'm sure its more common than you think to create some kind of diversion using blanks. Thus in a situation like this, it seems more likely than reckless shooting through your friends. Tell me why would someone be shooting from there, if the guys next to the door could shoot inside just as well, SAFELY.


I am a fucking soldier. The door was a 3-panels door so it's at least 2m wide. The guys shooting from behind know how to shoot and when their mates will go forward or stay on the sides. Diversions are made through disorienting grenades fucking up your ears and equilibrium.
They are in a situation they trained and drilled, and thought about it before the assault. Coordination.

Stop spouting bullshit you know nothing about.
NoiR
ZeromuS
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada13422 Posts
January 09 2015 18:14 GMT
#1805
On January 10 2015 03:12 Nouar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 10 2015 02:56 Grettin wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:49 Nouar wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:45 Grettin wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:43 Nitro68 wrote:
You can see a cop shooting from outsider while they are opzning the door. There is also explosion on the left right at the start.


The police is most likely shooting blanks. I can't see a professional shooting real bullets from an angle like that.


What ? Lol. The policemen were on either side of the door, with the middle open to let one or two guys fire through hidden by the car but having a better view.

Shooting blanks ? Wtf how can you think that... They communicate via radio, voice and hands, and have clear procedures on how to move and when to shoot/wait/storm through...


It would be way too risky to shoot through your fellow policemen from that angle. ESPECIALLY while they are kicking the glass and door down. Sure, we cannot see the whole situation clearly enough to know how much space there is to shoot through. This is common knowledge to anyone that has done any military training what so ever, or even if you'd use your common fucking sense.

And why blanks? Well, first off, you don't need live ammunition for every fucking man when there is dozens of them around the entrance. Secondly, i'm sure its more common than you think to create some kind of diversion using blanks. Thus in a situation like this, it seems more likely than reckless shooting through your friends. Tell me why would someone be shooting from there, if the guys next to the door could shoot inside just as well, SAFELY.


I am a fucking soldier.


Try to relax. I can understand emotions may be high, but try to take a more calm tone.
StrategyRTS forever | @ZeromuS_plays | www.twitch.tv/Zeromus_
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42416 Posts
January 09 2015 18:14 GMT
#1806
On January 10 2015 03:12 Nouar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 10 2015 02:56 Grettin wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:49 Nouar wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:45 Grettin wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:43 Nitro68 wrote:
You can see a cop shooting from outsider while they are opzning the door. There is also explosion on the left right at the start.


The police is most likely shooting blanks. I can't see a professional shooting real bullets from an angle like that.


What ? Lol. The policemen were on either side of the door, with the middle open to let one or two guys fire through hidden by the car but having a better view.

Shooting blanks ? Wtf how can you think that... They communicate via radio, voice and hands, and have clear procedures on how to move and when to shoot/wait/storm through...


It would be way too risky to shoot through your fellow policemen from that angle. ESPECIALLY while they are kicking the glass and door down. Sure, we cannot see the whole situation clearly enough to know how much space there is to shoot through. This is common knowledge to anyone that has done any military training what so ever, or even if you'd use your common fucking sense.

And why blanks? Well, first off, you don't need live ammunition for every fucking man when there is dozens of them around the entrance. Secondly, i'm sure its more common than you think to create some kind of diversion using blanks. Thus in a situation like this, it seems more likely than reckless shooting through your friends. Tell me why would someone be shooting from there, if the guys next to the door could shoot inside just as well, SAFELY.


I am a fucking soldier.


Good, then you should know better.
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
raynpelikoneet
Profile Joined April 2007
Finland43270 Posts
January 09 2015 18:16 GMT
#1807
On January 10 2015 02:55 kwizach wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 10 2015 01:56 farvacola wrote:
So, for a small change of pace, much of my social media is full of radicals and other folks fighting over exactly what kind of publication Charlie Hebdo is, with some arguing that its hypocritical and a front for conservatism and others saying that they are just really big fans of extremely biting satire. I was wondering if TL's French posters could give us their opinion on the magazine? I'm trying to get a sense for what it is the paper does, and I don't trust pretty much anyone who isn't "around" the magazine regularly.

What I just replied to a friend who posted an article saying Charlie Hebdo was racist:

The point that the article you linked to seems to completely miss is that Charlie Hebdo cartoons only represent racism and xenophobia to fight them and ridicule them - that's the entire point of satire. Their targets were notably racism, xenophobia, religious extremism and religious symbols, but they did NOT target religious people. Mocking religious symbols and institutions (such as the Pope, Jesus, Mahomet, etc.) is NOT racist or xenophobic. Attacking religious people (muslims, christians, jews, etc.) is, and that is NOT what Charlie Hebdo was doing. All of the covers cited in the article mock religious symbols, religious extremists (see the one where Mahomet is weeping, the "cons" he refers to are the extremists, as highlighted in the text next to the picture, not the muslims in general), or mock right-wing xenophobic fantasies about the Other (the drawing on the final "welfare queens" cover does NOT attack muslim women asking for welfare but the exact opposite: it is there to ridicule right-wing fantasies about immigrants profiting from welfare). The message of the cartoons is the OPPOSITE of racist, it is antiracist and works through satire, irony and ridicule. The author of your article completely misunderstands this and reads them at face value (au premier degré), which is not at all how they work. Also, contrary to what is asserted in the article, Charlie Hebdo did not only target Islam and islamic extremists but all religions and religious extremism in all forms.

Regarding this:

What i have always wondered is why do people "give ammunition" to groups like islamic and other extremists? Like i get the freedom of speech and yadda yadda everything but there are people who do not believe in freedom of speech. If there is a guy with a short temper and a gun ready to use it, you do not go call him an idiot (not even through satire) because you can get shot. That's just.. plain stupid. Why do people do this? Like, what's the point? I have never understood it because it just begs extremists to have / create a reason to do something like what's going on in France.

That being said what's going on is really sad and i hope the situation gets solved as soon as possible -- without any new victims.
table for two on a tv tray
Nouar
Profile Joined May 2009
France3270 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-09 18:19:55
January 09 2015 18:16 GMT
#1808
On January 10 2015 03:14 ZeromuS wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 10 2015 03:12 Nouar wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:56 Grettin wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:49 Nouar wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:45 Grettin wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:43 Nitro68 wrote:
You can see a cop shooting from outsider while they are opzning the door. There is also explosion on the left right at the start.


The police is most likely shooting blanks. I can't see a professional shooting real bullets from an angle like that.


What ? Lol. The policemen were on either side of the door, with the middle open to let one or two guys fire through hidden by the car but having a better view.

Shooting blanks ? Wtf how can you think that... They communicate via radio, voice and hands, and have clear procedures on how to move and when to shoot/wait/storm through...


It would be way too risky to shoot through your fellow policemen from that angle. ESPECIALLY while they are kicking the glass and door down. Sure, we cannot see the whole situation clearly enough to know how much space there is to shoot through. This is common knowledge to anyone that has done any military training what so ever, or even if you'd use your common fucking sense.

And why blanks? Well, first off, you don't need live ammunition for every fucking man when there is dozens of them around the entrance. Secondly, i'm sure its more common than you think to create some kind of diversion using blanks. Thus in a situation like this, it seems more likely than reckless shooting through your friends. Tell me why would someone be shooting from there, if the guys next to the door could shoot inside just as well, SAFELY.


I am a fucking soldier.


Try to relax. I can understand emotions may be high, but try to take a more calm tone.

tell that to the guy telling me to use my "fucking common sense".

I say that because I was trained like every soldier in close quarters shooting and urban assaults, through doors etc. You'd be amazed at the ratholes we can shoot through as regular soldiers, and now realize these guys are the best professionnals we have, with even more coordination and drill.
Giving these guys blanks would risk their life for nothing and leave them unable to defend in case something unexpected happen.
NoiR
OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
January 09 2015 18:20 GMT
#1809
On January 10 2015 03:16 raynpelikoneet wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 10 2015 02:55 kwizach wrote:
On January 10 2015 01:56 farvacola wrote:
So, for a small change of pace, much of my social media is full of radicals and other folks fighting over exactly what kind of publication Charlie Hebdo is, with some arguing that its hypocritical and a front for conservatism and others saying that they are just really big fans of extremely biting satire. I was wondering if TL's French posters could give us their opinion on the magazine? I'm trying to get a sense for what it is the paper does, and I don't trust pretty much anyone who isn't "around" the magazine regularly.

What I just replied to a friend who posted an article saying Charlie Hebdo was racist:

The point that the article you linked to seems to completely miss is that Charlie Hebdo cartoons only represent racism and xenophobia to fight them and ridicule them - that's the entire point of satire. Their targets were notably racism, xenophobia, religious extremism and religious symbols, but they did NOT target religious people. Mocking religious symbols and institutions (such as the Pope, Jesus, Mahomet, etc.) is NOT racist or xenophobic. Attacking religious people (muslims, christians, jews, etc.) is, and that is NOT what Charlie Hebdo was doing. All of the covers cited in the article mock religious symbols, religious extremists (see the one where Mahomet is weeping, the "cons" he refers to are the extremists, as highlighted in the text next to the picture, not the muslims in general), or mock right-wing xenophobic fantasies about the Other (the drawing on the final "welfare queens" cover does NOT attack muslim women asking for welfare but the exact opposite: it is there to ridicule right-wing fantasies about immigrants profiting from welfare). The message of the cartoons is the OPPOSITE of racist, it is antiracist and works through satire, irony and ridicule. The author of your article completely misunderstands this and reads them at face value (au premier degré), which is not at all how they work. Also, contrary to what is asserted in the article, Charlie Hebdo did not only target Islam and islamic extremists but all religions and religious extremism in all forms.

Regarding this:

What i have always wondered is why do people "give ammunition" to groups like islamic and other extremists? Like i get the freedom of speech and yadda yadda everything but there are people who do not believe in freedom of speech. If there is a guy with a short temper and a gun ready to use it, you do not go call him an idiot (not even through satire) because you can get shot. That's just.. plain stupid. Why do people do this? Like, what's the point? I have never understood it because it just begs extremists to have / create a reason to do something like what's going on in France.

That being said what's going on is really sad and i hope the situation gets solved as soon as possible -- without any new victims.

Because if you never stand up, you end up losing all liberty. To follow your analogy, no you're not going to tell the guy with a gun that he's an idiot. Now what if he has such a short temper that he'll shoot you not only if you call him an idiot, but if you disagree with him or disobey him?
Then what if other people, seeing the success that one guy with his short temper and his gun have, try to do the same? You lose all liberty. That's why satire, even "stupid" (by that I mean basic and crude) satire is necessary.
Used Sigs - New Sigs - Cheap Sigs - Buy the Best Cheap Sig near You at www.cheapsigforsale.com
raynpelikoneet
Profile Joined April 2007
Finland43270 Posts
January 09 2015 18:24 GMT
#1810
On January 10 2015 03:20 OtherWorld wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 10 2015 03:16 raynpelikoneet wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:55 kwizach wrote:
On January 10 2015 01:56 farvacola wrote:
So, for a small change of pace, much of my social media is full of radicals and other folks fighting over exactly what kind of publication Charlie Hebdo is, with some arguing that its hypocritical and a front for conservatism and others saying that they are just really big fans of extremely biting satire. I was wondering if TL's French posters could give us their opinion on the magazine? I'm trying to get a sense for what it is the paper does, and I don't trust pretty much anyone who isn't "around" the magazine regularly.

What I just replied to a friend who posted an article saying Charlie Hebdo was racist:

The point that the article you linked to seems to completely miss is that Charlie Hebdo cartoons only represent racism and xenophobia to fight them and ridicule them - that's the entire point of satire. Their targets were notably racism, xenophobia, religious extremism and religious symbols, but they did NOT target religious people. Mocking religious symbols and institutions (such as the Pope, Jesus, Mahomet, etc.) is NOT racist or xenophobic. Attacking religious people (muslims, christians, jews, etc.) is, and that is NOT what Charlie Hebdo was doing. All of the covers cited in the article mock religious symbols, religious extremists (see the one where Mahomet is weeping, the "cons" he refers to are the extremists, as highlighted in the text next to the picture, not the muslims in general), or mock right-wing xenophobic fantasies about the Other (the drawing on the final "welfare queens" cover does NOT attack muslim women asking for welfare but the exact opposite: it is there to ridicule right-wing fantasies about immigrants profiting from welfare). The message of the cartoons is the OPPOSITE of racist, it is antiracist and works through satire, irony and ridicule. The author of your article completely misunderstands this and reads them at face value (au premier degré), which is not at all how they work. Also, contrary to what is asserted in the article, Charlie Hebdo did not only target Islam and islamic extremists but all religions and religious extremism in all forms.

Regarding this:

What i have always wondered is why do people "give ammunition" to groups like islamic and other extremists? Like i get the freedom of speech and yadda yadda everything but there are people who do not believe in freedom of speech. If there is a guy with a short temper and a gun ready to use it, you do not go call him an idiot (not even through satire) because you can get shot. That's just.. plain stupid. Why do people do this? Like, what's the point? I have never understood it because it just begs extremists to have / create a reason to do something like what's going on in France.

That being said what's going on is really sad and i hope the situation gets solved as soon as possible -- without any new victims.

Because if you never stand up, you end up losing all liberty. To follow your analogy, no you're not going to tell the guy with a gun that he's an idiot. Now what if he has such a short temper that he'll shoot you not only if you call him an idiot, but if you disagree with him or disobey him?
Then what if other people, seeing the success that one guy with his short temper and his gun have, try to do the same? You lose all liberty. That's why satire, even "stupid" (by that I mean basic and crude) satire is necessary.

I don't agree. Why would you "lose all liberty"?
I don't understand why there has to be so many unnecessary deaths because of some cartoon. Is the world better place now because it had to be said? Did it really have to be said?
table for two on a tv tray
Shortizz
Profile Joined July 2011
Singapore129 Posts
January 09 2015 18:25 GMT
#1811
On January 10 2015 03:14 Grettin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 10 2015 03:12 Nouar wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:56 Grettin wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:49 Nouar wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:45 Grettin wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:43 Nitro68 wrote:
You can see a cop shooting from outsider while they are opzning the door. There is also explosion on the left right at the start.


The police is most likely shooting blanks. I can't see a professional shooting real bullets from an angle like that.


What ? Lol. The policemen were on either side of the door, with the middle open to let one or two guys fire through hidden by the car but having a better view.

Shooting blanks ? Wtf how can you think that... They communicate via radio, voice and hands, and have clear procedures on how to move and when to shoot/wait/storm through...


It would be way too risky to shoot through your fellow policemen from that angle. ESPECIALLY while they are kicking the glass and door down. Sure, we cannot see the whole situation clearly enough to know how much space there is to shoot through. This is common knowledge to anyone that has done any military training what so ever, or even if you'd use your common fucking sense.

And why blanks? Well, first off, you don't need live ammunition for every fucking man when there is dozens of them around the entrance. Secondly, i'm sure its more common than you think to create some kind of diversion using blanks. Thus in a situation like this, it seems more likely than reckless shooting through your friends. Tell me why would someone be shooting from there, if the guys next to the door could shoot inside just as well, SAFELY.


I am a fucking soldier.


Good, then you should know better.


Lol @ shooting blanks in that situation. I wonder how many times you look back at your posts and go "Yeah that was a pretty dumb thing to say".
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42416 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-09 18:28:09
January 09 2015 18:26 GMT
#1812
On January 10 2015 03:25 Shortizz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 10 2015 03:14 Grettin wrote:
On January 10 2015 03:12 Nouar wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:56 Grettin wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:49 Nouar wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:45 Grettin wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:43 Nitro68 wrote:
You can see a cop shooting from outsider while they are opzning the door. There is also explosion on the left right at the start.


The police is most likely shooting blanks. I can't see a professional shooting real bullets from an angle like that.


What ? Lol. The policemen were on either side of the door, with the middle open to let one or two guys fire through hidden by the car but having a better view.

Shooting blanks ? Wtf how can you think that... They communicate via radio, voice and hands, and have clear procedures on how to move and when to shoot/wait/storm through...


It would be way too risky to shoot through your fellow policemen from that angle. ESPECIALLY while they are kicking the glass and door down. Sure, we cannot see the whole situation clearly enough to know how much space there is to shoot through. This is common knowledge to anyone that has done any military training what so ever, or even if you'd use your common fucking sense.

And why blanks? Well, first off, you don't need live ammunition for every fucking man when there is dozens of them around the entrance. Secondly, i'm sure its more common than you think to create some kind of diversion using blanks. Thus in a situation like this, it seems more likely than reckless shooting through your friends. Tell me why would someone be shooting from there, if the guys next to the door could shoot inside just as well, SAFELY.


I am a fucking soldier.


Good, then you should know better.


Lol @ shooting blanks in that situation. I wonder how many times you look back at your posts and go "Yeah that was a pretty dumb thing to say".


Has happened a few times, but not in this case.



Any news on the woman? Did she escape or has she been at large before the second hostage situation?
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
OuchyDathurts
Profile Joined September 2010
United States4588 Posts
January 09 2015 18:27 GMT
#1813
On January 10 2015 03:24 raynpelikoneet wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 10 2015 03:20 OtherWorld wrote:
On January 10 2015 03:16 raynpelikoneet wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:55 kwizach wrote:
On January 10 2015 01:56 farvacola wrote:
So, for a small change of pace, much of my social media is full of radicals and other folks fighting over exactly what kind of publication Charlie Hebdo is, with some arguing that its hypocritical and a front for conservatism and others saying that they are just really big fans of extremely biting satire. I was wondering if TL's French posters could give us their opinion on the magazine? I'm trying to get a sense for what it is the paper does, and I don't trust pretty much anyone who isn't "around" the magazine regularly.

What I just replied to a friend who posted an article saying Charlie Hebdo was racist:

The point that the article you linked to seems to completely miss is that Charlie Hebdo cartoons only represent racism and xenophobia to fight them and ridicule them - that's the entire point of satire. Their targets were notably racism, xenophobia, religious extremism and religious symbols, but they did NOT target religious people. Mocking religious symbols and institutions (such as the Pope, Jesus, Mahomet, etc.) is NOT racist or xenophobic. Attacking religious people (muslims, christians, jews, etc.) is, and that is NOT what Charlie Hebdo was doing. All of the covers cited in the article mock religious symbols, religious extremists (see the one where Mahomet is weeping, the "cons" he refers to are the extremists, as highlighted in the text next to the picture, not the muslims in general), or mock right-wing xenophobic fantasies about the Other (the drawing on the final "welfare queens" cover does NOT attack muslim women asking for welfare but the exact opposite: it is there to ridicule right-wing fantasies about immigrants profiting from welfare). The message of the cartoons is the OPPOSITE of racist, it is antiracist and works through satire, irony and ridicule. The author of your article completely misunderstands this and reads them at face value (au premier degré), which is not at all how they work. Also, contrary to what is asserted in the article, Charlie Hebdo did not only target Islam and islamic extremists but all religions and religious extremism in all forms.

Regarding this:

What i have always wondered is why do people "give ammunition" to groups like islamic and other extremists? Like i get the freedom of speech and yadda yadda everything but there are people who do not believe in freedom of speech. If there is a guy with a short temper and a gun ready to use it, you do not go call him an idiot (not even through satire) because you can get shot. That's just.. plain stupid. Why do people do this? Like, what's the point? I have never understood it because it just begs extremists to have / create a reason to do something like what's going on in France.

That being said what's going on is really sad and i hope the situation gets solved as soon as possible -- without any new victims.

Because if you never stand up, you end up losing all liberty. To follow your analogy, no you're not going to tell the guy with a gun that he's an idiot. Now what if he has such a short temper that he'll shoot you not only if you call him an idiot, but if you disagree with him or disobey him?
Then what if other people, seeing the success that one guy with his short temper and his gun have, try to do the same? You lose all liberty. That's why satire, even "stupid" (by that I mean basic and crude) satire is necessary.

I don't agree. Why would you "lose all liberty"?
I don't understand why there has to be so many unnecessary deaths because of some cartoon. Is the world better place now because it had to be said? Did it really have to be said?


If you let some group silence an opinion because it offends them you've lost freedom of speech. People have and should have the right to say anything they want no matter who or how many it offends. If you let them squelch you you've let them win.
LiquidDota Staff
404AlphaSquad
Profile Joined October 2011
839 Posts
January 09 2015 18:28 GMT
#1814
On January 10 2015 03:14 Grettin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 10 2015 03:12 Nouar wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:56 Grettin wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:49 Nouar wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:45 Grettin wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:43 Nitro68 wrote:
You can see a cop shooting from outsider while they are opzning the door. There is also explosion on the left right at the start.


The police is most likely shooting blanks. I can't see a professional shooting real bullets from an angle like that.


What ? Lol. The policemen were on either side of the door, with the middle open to let one or two guys fire through hidden by the car but having a better view.

Shooting blanks ? Wtf how can you think that... They communicate via radio, voice and hands, and have clear procedures on how to move and when to shoot/wait/storm through...


It would be way too risky to shoot through your fellow policemen from that angle. ESPECIALLY while they are kicking the glass and door down. Sure, we cannot see the whole situation clearly enough to know how much space there is to shoot through. This is common knowledge to anyone that has done any military training what so ever, or even if you'd use your common fucking sense.

And why blanks? Well, first off, you don't need live ammunition for every fucking man when there is dozens of them around the entrance. Secondly, i'm sure its more common than you think to create some kind of diversion using blanks. Thus in a situation like this, it seems more likely than reckless shooting through your friends. Tell me why would someone be shooting from there, if the guys next to the door could shoot inside just as well, SAFELY.


I am a fucking soldier.


Good, then you should know better.


Please, dont be so ignorant. these guys know what they are doing and you certainly are not in a position to judge their movements.
aka Kalevi
Nitro68
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
France470 Posts
January 09 2015 18:28 GMT
#1815
Nouar
Profile Joined May 2009
France3270 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-09 18:30:38
January 09 2015 18:28 GMT
#1816
On January 10 2015 03:24 raynpelikoneet wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 10 2015 03:20 OtherWorld wrote:
On January 10 2015 03:16 raynpelikoneet wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:55 kwizach wrote:
On January 10 2015 01:56 farvacola wrote:
So, for a small change of pace, much of my social media is full of radicals and other folks fighting over exactly what kind of publication Charlie Hebdo is, with some arguing that its hypocritical and a front for conservatism and others saying that they are just really big fans of extremely biting satire. I was wondering if TL's French posters could give us their opinion on the magazine? I'm trying to get a sense for what it is the paper does, and I don't trust pretty much anyone who isn't "around" the magazine regularly.

What I just replied to a friend who posted an article saying Charlie Hebdo was racist:

The point that the article you linked to seems to completely miss is that Charlie Hebdo cartoons only represent racism and xenophobia to fight them and ridicule them - that's the entire point of satire. Their targets were notably racism, xenophobia, religious extremism and religious symbols, but they did NOT target religious people. Mocking religious symbols and institutions (such as the Pope, Jesus, Mahomet, etc.) is NOT racist or xenophobic. Attacking religious people (muslims, christians, jews, etc.) is, and that is NOT what Charlie Hebdo was doing. All of the covers cited in the article mock religious symbols, religious extremists (see the one where Mahomet is weeping, the "cons" he refers to are the extremists, as highlighted in the text next to the picture, not the muslims in general), or mock right-wing xenophobic fantasies about the Other (the drawing on the final "welfare queens" cover does NOT attack muslim women asking for welfare but the exact opposite: it is there to ridicule right-wing fantasies about immigrants profiting from welfare). The message of the cartoons is the OPPOSITE of racist, it is antiracist and works through satire, irony and ridicule. The author of your article completely misunderstands this and reads them at face value (au premier degré), which is not at all how they work. Also, contrary to what is asserted in the article, Charlie Hebdo did not only target Islam and islamic extremists but all religions and religious extremism in all forms.

Regarding this:

What i have always wondered is why do people "give ammunition" to groups like islamic and other extremists? Like i get the freedom of speech and yadda yadda everything but there are people who do not believe in freedom of speech. If there is a guy with a short temper and a gun ready to use it, you do not go call him an idiot (not even through satire) because you can get shot. That's just.. plain stupid. Why do people do this? Like, what's the point? I have never understood it because it just begs extremists to have / create a reason to do something like what's going on in France.

That being said what's going on is really sad and i hope the situation gets solved as soon as possible -- without any new victims.

Because if you never stand up, you end up losing all liberty. To follow your analogy, no you're not going to tell the guy with a gun that he's an idiot. Now what if he has such a short temper that he'll shoot you not only if you call him an idiot, but if you disagree with him or disobey him?
Then what if other people, seeing the success that one guy with his short temper and his gun have, try to do the same? You lose all liberty. That's why satire, even "stupid" (by that I mean basic and crude) satire is necessary.

I don't agree. Why would you "lose all liberty"?
I don't understand why there has to be so many unnecessary deaths because of some cartoon. Is the world better place now because it had to be said? Did it really have to be said?


You lose all liberty if you close your mouth willingly against people trying to scare the whole world. If you don't say anything, don't stand up, you cower in fear, and they win.
To not let fear through and these guys take over, it is necessary to name and shame this kind of people, whatever the risks. They were trying to ridicule extremists, using laugh, to remove the seriousness and fear from their messages, so that the rest of the population can live peacefully.
They were acid though. The jokes could be very rough :-p
NoiR
Makro
Profile Joined March 2011
France16890 Posts
January 09 2015 18:30 GMT
#1817
On January 10 2015 03:28 Nitro68 wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZX6Bjp--VU

wow that view, they don't hesitate to open fire
Matthew 5:10 "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of shitposting, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven".
TL+ Member
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42416 Posts
January 09 2015 18:30 GMT
#1818
On January 10 2015 03:28 404AlphaSquad wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 10 2015 03:14 Grettin wrote:
On January 10 2015 03:12 Nouar wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:56 Grettin wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:49 Nouar wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:45 Grettin wrote:
On January 10 2015 02:43 Nitro68 wrote:
You can see a cop shooting from outsider while they are opzning the door. There is also explosion on the left right at the start.


The police is most likely shooting blanks. I can't see a professional shooting real bullets from an angle like that.


What ? Lol. The policemen were on either side of the door, with the middle open to let one or two guys fire through hidden by the car but having a better view.

Shooting blanks ? Wtf how can you think that... They communicate via radio, voice and hands, and have clear procedures on how to move and when to shoot/wait/storm through...


It would be way too risky to shoot through your fellow policemen from that angle. ESPECIALLY while they are kicking the glass and door down. Sure, we cannot see the whole situation clearly enough to know how much space there is to shoot through. This is common knowledge to anyone that has done any military training what so ever, or even if you'd use your common fucking sense.

And why blanks? Well, first off, you don't need live ammunition for every fucking man when there is dozens of them around the entrance. Secondly, i'm sure its more common than you think to create some kind of diversion using blanks. Thus in a situation like this, it seems more likely than reckless shooting through your friends. Tell me why would someone be shooting from there, if the guys next to the door could shoot inside just as well, SAFELY.


I am a fucking soldier.


Good, then you should know better.


Please, dont be so ignorant. these guys know what they are doing and you certainly are not in a position to judge their movements.


Oh i agree and i didn't try to be. (Atleast tried not to) Just seemed way too risky to do what everyone seem to think the guy did in the situation.
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
rezoacken
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2719 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-09 18:31:31
January 09 2015 18:31 GMT
#1819
On January 10 2015 03:26 Grettin wrote:

Any news on the woman? Did she escape or has she been at large before the second hostage situation?


How many times do people have to repeat it ?
Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
Nouar
Profile Joined May 2009
France3270 Posts
January 09 2015 18:32 GMT
#1820
On January 10 2015 03:30 Makro wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 10 2015 03:28 Nitro68 wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZX6Bjp--VU

wow that view, they don't hesitate to open fire

He was killed with dozens of bullets. In hostages situation they can't afford to be hesitant, hostages' life are too important. If negociation failed and an assault happens, it's very rare the terrorist life is spared. They shoot to kill and end threat, not to disable.
NoiR
Prev 1 89 90 91 92 93 135 Next
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 3h 34m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
mouzHeroMarine 536
UpATreeSC 78
JuggernautJason52
Dota 2
NeuroSwarm91
febbydoto15
LuMiX0
Counter-Strike
fl0m1521
pashabiceps1096
shoxiejesuss1016
Super Smash Bros
Mew2King87
Heroes of the Storm
Liquid`Hasu575
Other Games
Grubby3609
Beastyqt741
FrodaN550
B2W.Neo451
shahzam440
C9.Mang0286
Dewaltoss127
XaKoH 102
ZombieGrub86
Railgan28
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick1613
BasetradeTV31
[ Show 13 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• Migwel
StarCraft: Brood War
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
Dota 2
• masondota21490
• WagamamaTV398
League of Legends
• TFBlade1447
Other Games
• imaqtpie785
• Shiphtur137
Upcoming Events
Replay Cast
3h 34m
IntoTheTV X SOOP
14h 34m
Cure vs SHIN
herO vs Solar
Percival vs Classic
ByuN vs Rogue
OSC
1d 1h
Replay Cast
1d 3h
IntoTheTV X SOOP
1d 14h
Replay Cast
2 days
GSL
2 days
Replay Cast
3 days
GSL
3 days
Shopify Rebellion Sundays
3 days
Spirit vs Mixu
[ Show More ]
Replay Cast
4 days
Afreeca Starleague
4 days
Shine vs Rush
WardiTV Weekly
4 days
Monday Night Weeklies
4 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
5 days
Afreeca Starleague
5 days
Light vs EffOrt
PiGosaur Cup
6 days
Kung Fu Cup
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Acropolis #5 - TRS
Blizzard Classic Cup 2026
Big Dog Cup 2026 Div 1

Ongoing

KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 3
K-JUNGMAN
ASL Season 22
Super Anchor Qualifying S3
CSL 2026 AUTUMN (S22)
Acropolis #5
Calamity Invitational
FISSURE Playground #3
BLAST Open Fall 2026
Esports World Cup 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer Qual
Stake Ranked Episode 3
XSE Pro League 2026

Upcoming

Acropolis #5 - GSA
Acropolis #5 - GSB
Acropolis #5 - GSC
SC4ALL II: Brood War
HSC XXX
Stellar Fest 2: Lunar Cup
SC4ALL II: StarCraft II
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
RSL Offline Finals
Copium Cup
PGL Major Singapore 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 6
BLAST Rivals Fall 2026
IEM Beijing 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 5
PGL Masters Bucharest 2026
1win Private Club #2
Thunderpick World Champ. '26
ESL Pro League Season 24
Stake Ranked Episode 4
1win Private Club #1
Logitech G Play Connect 2026
SL StarSeries Fall 2026
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.