And so it begins.

Yet another government rushing through poorly thought out laws that shuts down freedom of speech and expression to 'protect people from terrorists'.

It's especially sad given that A, this is France we're talking about and B, this sort of fear is exactly what the terrorists want people to feel.

Can some French readers of Hacker News please weigh in on this? Why are you tolerating this sort of thing after witnessing the damage the United States did to itself after 9/11?