HOPE not hate statement on Charlie Hebdo attack

posted by: Nick Lowles | on: Wednesday, 7 January 2015, 12:42

HOPE not hate would like to offer its sincere condolences and solidarity with the staff of the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, following the murder of 12 people (and the wounding of several others) at their offices in Paris this morning.

We are shocked and revolted by the brutality of an attack not only on journalists, and police, but on the notion of free speech itself.

Charlie Hebdo is well-known for its often satirical cartoons and articles, some of which caused deep offence to some. However, there is absolutely nothing which can then be used to justify such horrendous killings.

These killers have harmed not only innocent civilians going about their work but the very notion of a shared society that we are all striving to build.

Let us not give them the justification for their actions by further hatred; let us instead stand firm together while we mourn.

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