A Duke University professor is available to comment on the deadly shootings in Texas related to a contest for Prophet Muhammad cartoons.• Quotes: "The group had every right to express its views and to do so without being threatened by or subjected to violence. That does not mean we need to honor the views that were being expressed by Mr. Wilders, Ms. Geller, or others in attendance," says David Schanzer, associate professor of the practice at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy, and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security. "Everyone has a right to free speech, but also a responsibility to exercise that right in a way that is accurate, that truly informs public debate and understanding, and does so without, to the greatest extent possible, demeaning and degrading the deeply held views and beliefs of others.""Wilders and Geller intentionally cross this line as a professional, profit-making endeavor. While there is no excuse for the violent actions of the gunmen, their actions will, ironically, give Geller and Wilders’ ugly views far more attention than they deserve."• Bio:David Schanzer is an associate professor of the practice at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy, and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security, a collaboration between Duke, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and RTI International. He is an expert on counterterrorism and homeland security. From 2003-2005, Schanzer was a Democratic staff director for the House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security.http://sanford.duke.edu/people/faculty/schanzer-david-h• Archive video interviews (on Boston Marathon bombings): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-5LZuoZpIEhttp://live.huffingtonpost.co...• For more comment, contact David Schanzer at:schanzer@duke.edu
