I Throw My Shoes at You!

So, this Iraqi journalist throws his shoes at the United States President. The ultimate insult, the media shouts, "See they hate us". The evil empire has struck again.

What happens to this journalist? He's detained, a big debate, should he be fined, or jailed for awhile or just released.

Doesn't anyone see the Big Picture here.

Under Saddam, he probably would have been tortured and executed, and his family, good chance the same fate.

What has the evil empire done?