A Shocking Story of Censorship in the Netherlands

“Why Islam is Unfunny for a Cartoonist” from this weekend’s Wall Street Journal.

On a sunny May morning, six plainclothes police officers, two uniformed policemen and a trio of functionaries from the state prosecutor’s office closed in on a small apartment in Amsterdam. Their quarry: a skinny Dutch cartoonist with a rude sense of humor. Informed that he was suspected of sketching offensive drawings of Muslims and other minorities, the Dutchman surrendered without a struggle.

Goodbye, freedom of religion. It was nice to know you.