Freedom of Speech.

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In the United States, Freedom of Speech, as defined by out Bill Of Rights, means that you can not be punished if you speak out against the Federal Government.

It does not mean you can yell Fire in a crowded theater.
It does not mean you can incite a riot.

And, it should not mean those things. For those acitivies, you should, and will be, jailed.

I understand yelling Fire in a theater.

But incite a riot? Did those cartoons incite a riot? Does that mean all satire of religion should be outlawed? Does that mean all satire of anything should be outlawed because someone might be offended and riot?

Arrest the rioters, not the people who "incite" it, whether directly or by offending said people.

In my opinion, even if I said in public "we should riot", I shouldn't be arrested, the people who followed what I did should.