This is too much

[mahnmut]

Dazed' teacher Gillian Gibbons left to await fate in court over

A teacher is going in front of a court in Sudan because she allowed her pupils to name a teddy bear Muhammad...
The charges are insult to religion and inciting hatred. WTF!?!? Can't I call my teddy bear Jesus, Buddha or whatever? And how is this connected to religion?
And what HATRED can a teddy bear incite? A teddy bear is supposed to be LOVED, right? Am I missing something?

Comments

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

I don't think she was aware that they'd make such a big deal from what she imagined was just a small innocent joke. But sure, she should've known better.

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

She's a teacher in a (predominantly) Islamic country. I'm sure she was very much aware of the implications. It was either a) neglect of the situation, or b) she hoped the parents wouldnt learn. In either case, its incompetence.

I think she at least knew how sensitive the Muslims have become recently on these topics...

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

Neglect, that's a good version.