Jon Stewart has to clarify precisely when it's not OK to shoot people after Prophet Mohamed Texas massacre
The Daily Show host explains really, really carefully when you are and when you are not allowed to try and kill people
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Your support makes all the difference.Jon Stewart has had to really carefully explain to viewers when it is and isn't OK to shoot people.
In a Daily Show segment about the Texas shootings after the Prophet Mohamed drawing competition, Stewart said that it is not right to harm anyone because you happen to disagree with something they've done.
Stewart was discussing the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) shooting in Garland, Texas, over the weekend.
Two gunmen were killed by police after shots were fired at the drawing contest.
Stewart took the gunmen to task on the programme: "I can't believe we have to reiterate this," he said.
"It is not okay to shoot other people because you are offended by what they draw. Even if they drew it to offend you. No shooting of them."
"You cannot shoot people because you don't share their opinions," he further clarified.
Political satirist Stewart also had some choice words for the AFDI, and its head, Pamela Geller. He said the group has been "plastering New York subways with anti-Islamic advertisements".
"AFDI is a First Amendment group the same way people from Philly are sports fans. Ostensibly, they like sports, but really they’re just looking for an excuse to punch a stranger and pour beer on someone’s baby."
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