An attack on an elementary school would be defended by virtually nobody. An attack on adults who've recently published offensive things about Islam can count on a substantially greater population of potential supporters who think mockery of Islam should be met with violence, and equivocators who'll say things like, "Well, murder is wrong, but Charlie Hebdo had published lots of really offensive things about minorities so they shouldn't be surprised someone finally decided enough was enough."
Seriously, I came here from a link in a discussion thread where multiple people were making that exact argument.
An attack on an elementary school would be defended by virtually nobody. An attack on adults who've recently published offensive things about Islam can count on a substantially greater population of potential supporters who think mockery of Islam should be met with violence, and equivocators who'll say things like, "Well, murder is wrong, but Charlie Hebdo had published lots of really offensive things about minorities so they shouldn't be surprised someone finally decided enough was enough."
Seriously, I came here from a link in a discussion thread where multiple people were making that exact argument.