Do Muslims find these cartoons offensive because they show Mohammed or because they're critical/satirical of Islam as a religion?
If they are offensive just because they show Mohammed then I can see why Muslims would get upset. But if it's for the latter reason then I really can't see why they're such a big deal. Making fun of religion is a pretty elementary thing. To me anyway.
In the words of Rowan Atkinson:
The freedom to criticise ideas – any ideas – even if they are sincerely held beliefs – is one of the fundamental freedoms of society and a law which attempts to say you can criticise or ridicule ideas as long as they are not religious ideas is a very peculiar law indeed.
