Why are the Danes guilty?

The Muhammed cartoons were published by an independent danish newspaper in September 2005 and were largely unnoticed in Denmark until early this year. In Denmark we have freedom of expression by constitution and the newspaper excercised their right to express themselves on a matter, they regarded as important in a way they thought suitable. Nobody outside the newspaper were asked in advance: not the government, not the police, not the courts and certainly not the danish population. I guess this is standard practice for any independent newspaper in the Western world.

So are the Danes collectively guilty anyway?
Certainly yes.

What crime did they commit?
Many years ago they (or rather their grandparents or great-grandparents) agreed on a Constitution that allows this to happen. And since then the Danes have been voting for members of parliament, that did nothing to remove or effectively restrict this fundamental right.

What about the Prime Minister, is he guilty too?
As a fellow Dane: "Yes". As the Prime Minister: "No". Had he attempted to interfere, he would be out of office before counting to three.

Is it possible for the Danes to change the law?
Yes. Provided a majority of the danes wanted to restrict the freedom of expression, they could elect members of parliament, that supported this issue.

Is that likely to happen in the near future?
No, none of the parties in the parliament support this issue at the moment. Not even the majority of the 200000 Danes, that are muslims support this issue, as far as I know.