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Je Suis Larry!
Jan 13^th, 2015 at 7:10am

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/cartoonist-larry-pickering-under-police-protect...

CONTROVERSIAL cartoonist Larry Pickering has been placed under protective surveillance by counter terrorism police after he posted a derogatory picture depicting the prophet Muhammad on his website.

Mr Pickering was visited at home by detectives from Queensland Police on Sunday evening.

The officers, who arrived unannounced, said Mr Pickering had “upset a lot of people” and they were putting the four-time Walkley Award-winning cartoonist under high-priority protective surveillance.

“They didn’t say specifically why they were there,” Mr Pickering said.

“I guess they must have picked up some intelligence or chatter after I did the cartoon.

“They gave me their details and special phone numbers and said if I call they will be there in minutes.”

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red baron Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10204 Blue Mountains Gender:	Re: Je Suis Larry! Reply #1 - Jan 13^th, 2015 at 7:59am I do not agree with many of Larry Pickering's posts but we need our Pickerings in this increasingly Politically correct society of ours, where people are howled down often, for getting to the nuts and bolts of the truth.
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 74817 Gender:	Re: Je Suis Larry! Reply #2 - Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:11am what a waste of resources .
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Reply #3 - Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:11am

red baron wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 7:59am:

I do not agree with many of Larry Pickering's posts but we need our Pickerings in this increasingly Politically correct society of ours, where people are howled down often, for getting to the nuts and bolts of the truth.

we are not immune to this.... Larry stepped over the line I am sorry a lot of people disagree with me....but why antagonize these fanatics.......what fun is there in doing that??... I dont call it FREEDOM OF SPEECH to insult someone...come on..when you draw a cartoon.. its usually to mock someone..why mock someone with a gun??? Shocked

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Reply #4 - Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:17am

cods wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:11am:

red baron wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 7:59am:

I do not agree with many of Larry Pickering's posts but we need our Pickerings in this increasingly Politically correct society of ours, where people are howled down often, for getting to the nuts and bolts of the truth.

we are not immune to this.... Larry stepped over the line I am sorry a lot of people disagree with me....but why antagonize these fanatics.......what fun is there in doing that??... I dont call it FREEDOM OF SPEECH to insult someone...come on..when you draw a cartoon.. its usually to mock someone..why mock someone with a gun??? Shocked

Because that empowers them which will cause more problems. Not standing up to monsters has never once worked throughout history.

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Reply #5 - Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:23am

Rocketanski wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:17am:

cods wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:11am:

red baron wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 7:59am:

I do not agree with many of Larry Pickering's posts but we need our Pickerings in this increasingly Politically correct society of ours, where people are howled down often, for getting to the nuts and bolts of the truth.

we are not immune to this.... Larry stepped over the line I am sorry a lot of people disagree with me....but why antagonize these fanatics.......what fun is there in doing that??... I dont call it FREEDOM OF SPEECH to insult someone...come on..when you draw a cartoon.. its usually to mock someone..why mock someone with a gun??? Shocked

Because that empowers them which will cause more problems. Not standing up to monsters has never once worked throughout history.

so what would you do if you were PM for a day...

would you plaster the town... especially the one you live in with every CARTOON of Mohammed you can find???.....is that standing up to them????

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Reply #6 - Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:25am

cods wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:11am:

red baron wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 7:59am:

I do not agree with many of Larry Pickering's posts but we need our Pickerings in this increasingly Politically correct society of ours, where people are howled down often, for getting to the nuts and bolts of the truth.

we are not immune to this.... Larry stepped over the line I am sorry a lot of people disagree with me....but why antagonize these fanatics.......what fun is there in doing that??... I dont call it FREEDOM OF SPEECH to insult someone...come on..when you draw a cartoon.. its usually to mock someone..why mock someone with a gun??? Shocked

It's a game of dare. Tony is playing, “Daesh hates being referred to by this term, and what they don’t like has an instinctive appeal to me,” Abbott said.

All power to Abbott, but it won't be him that cops the brunt of his slurs, it will be some unfortunate shoppers at Westfield or whatever that gets the payback. Words are cheap when you can hide behind armed cops and security agents. Same with Pickering, if and when hey come for him some cops and bystanders will pay for his so called bravery.

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____ Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 33410 Australia Gender:	Re: Je Suis Larry! Reply #7 - Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:28am My initial response was bad taste. Yet thats not the issue here. It's freedom of expression.
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Reply #8 - Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:28am

cods wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:23am:

Rocketanski wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:17am:

cods wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:11am:

red baron wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 7:59am:

I do not agree with many of Larry Pickering's posts but we need our Pickerings in this increasingly Politically correct society of ours, where people are howled down often, for getting to the nuts and bolts of the truth.

we are not immune to this.... Larry stepped over the line I am sorry a lot of people disagree with me....but why antagonize these fanatics.......what fun is there in doing that??... I dont call it FREEDOM OF SPEECH to insult someone...come on..when you draw a cartoon.. its usually to mock someone..why mock someone with a gun??? Shocked

Because that empowers them which will cause more problems. Not standing up to monsters has never once worked throughout history.

so what would you do if you were PM for a day...

would you plaster the town... especially the one you live in with every CARTOON of Mohammed you can find???.....is that standing up to them????

Great idea. I think you'll find Cods that this isn't about cartoons at all. ISIS has put out directives all around the world to do terrorists attacks. This was one of them. If it wasn't directed at these people it would have been done to somebody else. Stopping Mo pictures won't stop the terrorism.

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Rocketanski Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1335 Gender:	Re: Je Suis Larry! Reply #9 - Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:29am ____ wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:28am: My initial response was bad taste. Yet thats not the issue here. It's freedom of expression. For once a post from you I like!!!!
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Reply #10 - Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:33am

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:25am:

cods wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:11am:

red baron wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 7:59am:

I do not agree with many of Larry Pickering's posts but we need our Pickerings in this increasingly Politically correct society of ours, where people are howled down often, for getting to the nuts and bolts of the truth.

we are not immune to this.... Larry stepped over the line I am sorry a lot of people disagree with me....but why antagonize these fanatics.......what fun is there in doing that??... I dont call it FREEDOM OF SPEECH to insult someone...come on..when you draw a cartoon.. its usually to mock someone..why mock someone with a gun??? Shocked

It's a game of dare. Tony is playing, “Daesh hates being referred to by this term, and what they don’t like has an instinctive appeal to me,” Abbott said.

All power to Abbott, but it won't be him that cops the brunt of his slurs, it will be some unfortunate shoppers at Westfield or whatever that gets the payback. Words are cheap when you can hide behind armed cops and security agents. Same with Pickering, if and when hey come for him some cops and bystanders will pay for his so called bravery.

Probably one of the most infantile things I've ever heard any politician say.

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Reply #11 - Jan 13^th, 2015 at 9:10am

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:25am:

cods wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:11am:

red baron wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 7:59am:

I do not agree with many of Larry Pickering's posts but we need our Pickerings in this increasingly Politically correct society of ours, where people are howled down often, for getting to the nuts and bolts of the truth.

we are not immune to this.... Larry stepped over the line I am sorry a lot of people disagree with me....but why antagonize these fanatics.......what fun is there in doing that??... I dont call it FREEDOM OF SPEECH to insult someone...come on..when you draw a cartoon.. its usually to mock someone..why mock someone with a gun??? Shocked

It's a game of dare. Tony is playing, “Daesh hates being referred to by this term, and what they don’t like has an instinctive appeal to me,” Abbott said.

All power to Abbott, but it won't be him that cops the brunt of his slurs, it will be some unfortunate shoppers at Westfield or whatever that gets the payback. Words are cheap when you can hide behind armed cops and security agents. Same with Pickering, if and when hey come for him some cops and bystanders will pay for his so called bravery.

didnt help charlie hebdo did it?

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Reply #12 - Jan 13^th, 2015 at 9:12am

Rocketanski wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:28am:

cods wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:23am:

Rocketanski wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:17am:

cods wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:11am:

red baron wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 7:59am:

I do not agree with many of Larry Pickering's posts but we need our Pickerings in this increasingly Politically correct society of ours, where people are howled down often, for getting to the nuts and bolts of the truth.

we are not immune to this.... Larry stepped over the line I am sorry a lot of people disagree with me....but why antagonize these fanatics.......what fun is there in doing that??... I dont call it FREEDOM OF SPEECH to insult someone...come on..when you draw a cartoon.. its usually to mock someone..why mock someone with a gun??? Shocked

Because that empowers them which will cause more problems. Not standing up to monsters has never once worked throughout history.

so what would you do if you were PM for a day...

would you plaster the town... especially the one you live in with every CARTOON of Mohammed you can find???.....is that standing up to them????

Great idea. I think you'll find Cods that this isn't about cartoons at all. ISIS has put out directives all around the world to do terrorists attacks. This was one of them. If it wasn't directed at these people it would have been done to somebody else. Stopping Mo pictures won't stop the terrorism.

who said anything about stopping them?????

you are still missing the point.. you have made up your mind.. so I wont repeat myself...

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Reply #13 - Jan 13^th, 2015 at 9:16am

Rocketanski wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:29am:

____ wrote on Jan 13^th, 2015 at 8:28am:

My initial response was bad taste.
Yet thats not the issue here. It's freedom of expression.

For once a post from you I like!!!!

what turns you on so much about a picture of a man with a large thing rammed up his backside? do you need a few minutes for a break from the keyboard Wink

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Reply #14 - Jan 13^th, 2015 at 9:16am

that cartoon is BAD even for pickering....

even I am upset by that... funny nup.. not a bit.. lets hope you havent brought the ire of terrorism down on ozpol by putting that up there greenswine..

or will you guys all stand up and say its our right to FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION OR SPEECH,,,

we greens and rocky will die for it.......

so hands up all those that are rotflol...at that cartoon??

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