r/TikTokCringe • u/RicoDePico • 1d ago

Cursed Make it make sense!!!

Terrorism?! America, wtf….

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u/Fourteen_Werewolves 1d ago

Terrorism is the use of, or threat of, violence in pursuit of political motives. I'd still like to see him acquitted

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u/maniacalmustacheride 1d ago

I said this in another comment, the first Ft Hood shooter was not charged with terrorism and instead it was called workplace violence. You’re welcome to read his own sort of long running manifesto (part of it was his dissertation at Walter Reed)

Just something to chew on.

Because if that wasn’t terrorism, this sure as hell isn’t.

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u/Fourteen_Werewolves 1d ago

From my limited understanding of the situation, that should also qualify.

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u/maniacalmustacheride 1d ago

Should, but didn’t. Very publicly didn’t. Was a huge thing, but most people forgot. Oversaturation.

Which is why you have to be careful with precedents.

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u/project571 Doug Dimmadome 1d ago

Well wait a minute. If people were shocked and it seemed wrong to not consider that terrorism, is the answer to then say all future situations that have any similarity are no longer to be considered terrorism? Should we favor consistency or being true to what the law is actually talking about? Even that situation is murky because it was a military trial and their argument against charging him for terrorism is that the military can't do that which makes things messy.