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To name a human child after a figure from history can be seen as granting honour to that figure, but a lot of people see that to associate that name with a lower order animal, is a gross insult. It is like calling that person that kind of animal. As some animals are considered unclean by certain religions, the insult is increased.

When someone is caught hurling insults, they are punished, why should insulting a religious figure, that many people hold so dearly not be considered the same?

To give a non-religious example where this is the law, in France it is against the law to name a pig Napoleon.

BTW, does the prosecution have the right to appeal against acquittals of the other charges and against the leniency of the sentence? If they do, they may just do so to satisfy the hard liners.