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An update on this story from our "violence gets results department" and Reuters:
JAKARTA - Jakarta's police chief said Thursday that the Indonesia publishers of Playboy magazine should put off their next issue after attacks on their offices.About 300 hardline Islamists vandalized the building housing Playboy's offices Wednesday in a protest against its publication in the world's most-populous Muslim nation.
The protesters threw rocks at the front lobby, breaking windows of the building in the south of Jakarta several days after the magazine hit Indonesian news-stands for the first time.
Police made some efforts to stop the attackers but did not arrest anyone.
"It would be better if there were a deal to postpone the second edition," Jakarta police chief Firman Gani told reporters...
Posted by Rebecca at April 14, 2006 9:16 AM
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Better to take a step back? Rather than everyone agreeing to give in to the threats of violence the police should put down the violence.
Is it just me or can anyone else see that this is giving into violence and terrorism in a way that no other group in history has been able to get governments and companies to do in the past? Something needs to be done NOW to destroy these violent hate mongers.
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at April 14, 2006 11:53 AM
It's an extremely common thing for the Indonesian police to do. Whenever a mob gathers the police put pressure on the victims to enter into "dialogue" or close their place down, anything to avoid real trouble.
Patung,
http://www.indonesiamatters.com/.
at April 14, 2006 4:10 PM
To be replaced with Veilboy magazine.
Chock full of articles like:
Is the brassiere haram?
What will Paradise be like if, as the Prophet (pb&j) said: "Most women will end up in hell"?
Downloading jihad onto you iPod- the 10 best killer tricks to play on unsuspecting infidels!
Lipstick- the first Jewish plot?
And the centerfold ...that doesn't open.
Welcome to Upsidedownville.
Posted by: profitsbeard at April 14, 2006 9:03 PM
Now it's Playboy. Tomorrow, it will be books that Muslim terrorists do not like. The Satanic Verses comes to mind.
Posted by: Christian at April 15, 2006 9:44 PM
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