I think this is a sad day for democracy.  I believe in freedom of speech according to Canadian law, which unlike the US prohibits hateful materials from being published and distributed and does not consider acts deemed as hate crimes as free speech.

I am not familiar with Sweden's laws but it is a shame this woman is being the scapegoat for doing what was right.  Those cartoons are not only anti-Islamic, hurtful and harmful but they also constitute a hate crime.  I've said it again but imagine what would have happened if these articles depicted Jesus as a pedophile?  Muslims accept Jesus as a Prophet as well but the difference is that the largely Christian influenced West would likely not tolerate such blatant hate (I know there other examples such as South Park taking shots at Christianity but if the above mentioned event occurred that is crossing the line).

I honestly believe people use and abuse free speech as a way of promoting their own intolerance and hate against people and religions they dislike, and as in most cases, it often ends up being Islam with so many people (including some Muslims) unaware of the roots of their faith and the teachings of Islam in the Holy Qur'an.