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Originally Posted by zico20
Hey h4c,
Here is the FBI "rules" on what is terrorism. Would you like to go through each of your examples or should I.
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investig...ism-definition
"Domestic terrorism" means activities with the following three characteristics:
1) Involve acts dangerous to human life that violate federal or state law;
2) Appear intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination. or kidnapping; and
3) Occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the U.S.
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IF, 2) is read as 3 separate possible alternatives, where ( i ) is a single option, then it appears to meet the definition. If it doesn't- it should! When an Islamist/ South Sider/ anti Planned Parenthood/ aggrieved student- employee-etc. nutter, grabs an Assault Rifle w Handguns and goes on a rampage to a random place to shoot to kill, that is the definition of terrorism! Those individuals are at least, attempting to 'intimidate and/ coerce' other citizens.
The political angle is merely an add on for 'political terrorism'.