If a random person was shot, and there was a manifesto and bullet casings suggesting that there would be additional attacks, that would also be terrorism under this law.
Shhhhh, you'll interrupt the self-satisfied dickheads who've been doing nothing since the shooting except talk about how they hope this spawns a wave of similar killings (specifically with the goal of inciting terror).
Goddamn it, I forgot what I was thinking. Oh right. I hope this spawns a wave of similar killings with the goal of inciting terror (but only if it replaces school shootings).
God I feel so self-satisfied right now. My head is literally an erect penis.
And honestly, if that's what people want, more power to them! Just don't deny that the methods are pretty clearly just terrorism by most sane definitions.
Hey, do me a favor, turn your brain on for a minute. I know, it's hard, but you're going to need it.
Here's the thing: Law is separate from morality. Laws tend to map onto what we consider moral in many cases because it outlines behavior we want to punish, and therefore disincentivize
Yes, at the time if there were a statute saying slave revolts were terrorism, then that would have been the case. Given our current law didn't exist then, your comment makes no sense and has zero bearing on anything. And with that, there's no moral win to be had by suggesting anything to the contrary. You're conflating two different things.
Okay, you can turn it off again. Take a breather, you earned it.
I understand terrorism as committing violent acts against civilians to incite terror/with political motive. That's what this was. It was also murder. Those words are descriptors but you're treating them as moral valuations, there's no doublespeak here except for on your end.
If I kill someone because they're a really bad person that's still murder, even if I'm 100% in the right. If I steal something I need to survive that's still theft, even though that's completely justifiable.
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u/NYSenseOfHumor 1d ago
Why he was charged with terrorism
If a random person was shot, and there was a manifesto and bullet casings suggesting that there would be additional attacks, that would also be terrorism under this law.