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By Jan M. Olsen And Karl Ritter Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) A shooting at a free speech event featuring an artist who had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad and a second shooting hours later outside a synagogue left two dead and five police officers wounded in Copenhagen, stirring fears that another terror spree was underway in a European capital a month after 17 people were killed in Paris attacks.

Police couldn't say whether the shootings at a cultural center Saturday afternoon and in front of the synagogue early Sunday were connected, but didn't rule it out. In both shootings, the gunman got away.

"We are looking for two perpetrators," police spokesman Allan Wadsworth-Hansen told reporters.

In this photo dated Saturday Feb. 14, 2015, issued by Copenhagen Police believed to show the suspect in a shooting at a freedom of speech event in Copenhagen, in a photo taken from a street camera near to where the getaway car was later found dumped. In what is seen as a likely terror attack against a free speech event organized by an artist who had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, the police believe there was only one shooter in the attack on a Copenhagen cafe that left one person dead and three police officers wounded. (AP Photo /Copenhagen Police) DENMARK OUT - NO SALES (Copenhagen Police/AP)

Two hours later, police announced they had shot and killed a man who shot at them near a train station and were investigating whether he could be linked to the two shootings. The police statement posted online says the shooting occurred after they had put an address near the train station under observation. The statement said no police officers were wounded.

The first shooting happened shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday. Danish police said the gunman used an automatic weapon to shoot through the windows of the Krudttoenden cultural center during a panel discussion on freedom of expression following the Paris attacks. A 55-year-old man attending the event was killed, while three police officers were wounded. Two belonged to the Danish security service PET, which said the circumstances surrounding the shooting "indicate that we are talking about a terror attack."

The gunman then fled in a carjacked Volkswagen Polo that was found later a few kilometers (miles) away, police said.

Lars Vilks, a Swedish artist who has faced numerous death threats for caricaturing the Prophet Muhammad, was one of the main speakers at the event, titled "Art, blasphemy and freedom of expression." He was whisked away by his bodyguards unharmed as the shooting began.

Vilks, 68, later told The Associated Press he believed he was the intended target of the shooting.

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NET NEUTRALITY! Shutting down Free Speech
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DAVID ICKE SQUELCHES FREE SPEECH!
I supported David Icke #39;s Free Speech startup channel, and he has many articles about free speech, but what do you know? I cannot have my free speech to analyze him for shapeshifting, without...

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College campuses are supposed to be welcoming academic arenas where young people can discuss and argue ideas in a spirit of free and open inquiry.

But after a recent incident, in which Georgetown University safety personnel removed pro-choice protesters from a sidewalk adjoining the campus, student groups there are wondering how free they really are to express ideas.

In terms of promoting dialogue, the university could do a better job, said Caleb Younger, a junior and member of the universitys Georgetown Democrats. There is some aggression toward certain groups, and the university is put into a difficult position.

The incident helped the D.C.-based Jesuit-run university earn a dubious distinction this week: Georgetown was named one of 2014s 10 worst colleges for free speech by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), a nonprofit that advocates free speech and religious liberty in academic environments.

Our colleges and universities are supposed to be where students go to debate and explore new ideas, FIRE President Greg Lukianoff said in a statement. But too often on the modern college campus, students and their professors find their voices silenced by administrators who would rather they be absent from the often-contentious marketplace of ideas.

Patrick Coyle, vice president of the national organization Young Americans for Freedom, said that genuine dialogue is lacking on campuses across the country. He cited an incident at Penn State in which students werent allowed to distribute copies of the U.S. Constitution in the Student Center on Constitution Day.

The problem goes across the country. Universities are afraid of being challenged. Instead of challenging students with another event or speaker, they shut it down with bureaucratic maneuvers and tricks. It all goes back to political correctness. You go to a college to discuss various ideas, and some schools have a problem with that, Mr. Coyle said.

Georgetown officials restrict certain student activities to free speech zones, where spontaneous protest and speech of all kinds are allowed. One zone is popularly known as Red Square, and it sits in the center of campus.

We believe that our speech and expression policy is very appropriate for our campus community, said Rachel Pugh, the universitys senior director for strategic communications. [Our policy] offers students broad freedom of expression in keeping with our mission as a Catholic and Jesuit university.

The Speech and Expression Committee advises the vice president for student affairs on the universitys speech and expression policy. The panel provides education about the policy and decides whether it needs to be clarified or amended. The committee also reviews complaints, which can be referred to a sanctioning body.

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Steve Cookseys fight for free-speech (N.C. editorial from the News & Record of Greensboro, reprinted in The Daily Reflector on Monday) ended in victory. Cooksey should not have been required by the N.C. Board of Dietetics/Nutrition to obtain a license for giving advice from personal experience on his blog. If in the end he was forced to obtain a license, it could mean that other U.S. citizens would have to obtain licenses for expressing opinions or giving advice.

As stated in the editorial, Cooksey did not claim to have professional credentials or to be a doctor or nutritionist. Forcing him to discontinue giving advice without a license invaded his free-speech right. The First Amendment of the Constitution states that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech. Even though this amendment was ratified in 1791, it still applies today and should be upheld.

There have been many advances in technology and media since the First Amendment was ratified. Because of the Internet, what we say can have an impact on a greater number of people than in 1791. Even though times have changed and our amount of influence has grown, this law is still the law. It is right that the Board of Dietetics/Nutrition subsequently adopted new guidelines stating that people can give ordinary diet advice without a license. This was a constitutional decision.

AMANDA VERMIGLIO

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Jan M. Olsen and Karl Ritter, The Associated Press Published Saturday, February 14, 2015 11:08AM EST Last Updated Sunday, February 15, 2015 1:14AM EST

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- A shooting at a free speech event featuring an artist who had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad and a second shooting hours later outside a synagogue left two dead and five police officers wounded in Copenhagen, stirring fears that another terror spree was underway in a European capital a month after 17 people were killed in Paris attacks.

Police couldn't say whether the shootings at a cultural centre Saturday afternoon and in front of the synagogue early Sunday were connected, but didn't rule it out. In both shootings, the gunman got away.

"We are looking for two perpetrators," police spokesman Allan Wadsworth-Hansen told reporters.

Two hours later, police announced they had shot and killed a man who shot at them near a train station and were investigating whether he could be linked to the two shootings. The police statement posted online says the shooting occurred after they had put an address near the train station under observation. The statement said no police officers were wounded.

The first shooting happened shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday. Danish police said the gunman used an automatic weapon to shoot through the windows of the Krudttoenden cultural centre during a panel discussion on freedom of expression following the Paris attacks. A 55-year-old man attending the event was killed, while three police officers were wounded. Two belonged to the Danish security service PET, which said the circumstances surrounding the shooting "indicate that we are talking about a terror attack."

The gunman then fled in a carjacked Volkswagen Polo that was found later a few kilometers (miles) away, police said.

Lars Vilks, a Swedish artist who has faced numerous death threats for caricaturing the Prophet Muhammad, was one of the main speakers at the event, titled "Art, blasphemy and freedom of expression." He was whisked away by his bodyguards unharmed as the shooting began.

Vilks, 68, later told The Associated Press he believed he was the intended target of the shooting.

"What other motive could there be? It's possible it was inspired by Charlie Hebdo," he said, referring to the Jan. 7 attack by Islamic extremists on the French newspaper that had angered Muslims by lampooning Muhammad.

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One dead after shooting at free speech event in Copenhagen cafe

Jan M. Olsen and Karl Ritter, The Associated Press Published Saturday, February 14, 2015 11:08AM EST Last Updated Sunday, February 15, 2015 1:14AM EST

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- A shooting at a free speech event featuring an artist who had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad and a second shooting hours later outside a synagogue left two dead and five police officers wounded in Copenhagen, stirring fears that another terror spree was underway in a European capital a month after 17 people were killed in Paris attacks.

Police couldn't say whether the shootings at a cultural centre Saturday afternoon and in front of the synagogue early Sunday were connected, but didn't rule it out. In both shootings, the gunman got away.

"We are looking for two perpetrators," police spokesman Allan Wadsworth-Hansen told reporters.

Two hours later, police announced they had shot and killed a man who shot at them near a train station and were investigating whether he could be linked to the two shootings. The police statement posted online says the shooting occurred after they had put an address near the train station under observation. The statement said no police officers were wounded.

The first shooting happened shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday. Danish police said the gunman used an automatic weapon to shoot through the windows of the Krudttoenden cultural centre during a panel discussion on freedom of expression following the Paris attacks. A 55-year-old man attending the event was killed, while three police officers were wounded. Two belonged to the Danish security service PET, which said the circumstances surrounding the shooting "indicate that we are talking about a terror attack."

The gunman then fled in a carjacked Volkswagen Polo that was found later a few kilometers (miles) away, police said.

Lars Vilks, a Swedish artist who has faced numerous death threats for caricaturing the Prophet Muhammad, was one of the main speakers at the event, titled "Art, blasphemy and freedom of expression." He was whisked away by his bodyguards unharmed as the shooting began.

Vilks, 68, later told The Associated Press he believed he was the intended target of the shooting.

"What other motive could there be? It's possible it was inspired by Charlie Hebdo," he said, referring to the Jan. 7 attack by Islamic extremists on the French newspaper that had angered Muslims by lampooning Muhammad.

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Shots fired at free speech event at Copenhagen cafe: local reports

Published: 5:34AM Monday February 16, 2015 Source: AP

Police investigators work at the scene of the shooting at a free speech event in Copenhagen. Photo / AP

The suspected gunman killed by police after shooting attacks against a free speech event and outside a Copenhagen synagogue was 22-years-old and had a background in criminal gangs, police say.

The suspect was born in Denmark and had a criminal record, including violence and weapons offences, Copenhagen police said in a statement. They didn't release his name.

A Danish film maker attending a panel discussion on blasphemy was killed in the shooting at the free speech event and a member of the Scandinavian country's Jewish community was killed outside the synagogue. Five police officers were also wounded in the shootings.

Police believe the suspect carried out both shootings alone but were investigating whether he had received help from others.

"Denmark has been hit by terror," Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said. "We do not know the motive for the alleged perpetrator's actions, but we know that there are forces that want to hurt Denmark. They want to rebuke our freedom of speech."

Jens Madsen, head of the Danish intelligence agency PET, said investigators believe the gunman was inspired by Islamic radicalism.

"PET is working on a theory that the perpetrator could have been inspired by the events in Paris. He could also have been inspired by material sent out by (the Islamic State group) and others," Madsen said.

Islamic radicals carried out a massacre at the Charlie Hebdo newsroom in Paris last month, followed by an attack on Jews at a kosher grocery store, taking the lives of 17 victims.

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Free Speech TV Ring of Fire featuring Howard Nations: GOP Mad Scientists Create A Disaster
Mike Papantonio, Host of Ring of Fire, discusses with attorney and progressive commentator, Howard Nations, how states are often called the Laboratories of ...

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