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What is the real difference between a terror and a non terror attack?
Posted on 3/22/17 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 3/22/17 at 1:55 pm
Feeling like the label "terror" is just media talk. Armed person killing 2 and a darker skinned armed person killing 2 is not really different, is it?
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Posted on 3/22/17 at 1:58 pm to fareplay
Intent.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 2:05 pm to fareplay
Not every act of violence is a terror related attack.
It's terror related if the violence is determined to be motivated to attain specific goals or to intimidate.
It's terror related if the violence is determined to be motivated to attain specific goals or to intimidate.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 2:09 pm to fareplay
One is to kill for personal reasons while the other is political, meant for citizens to see and inflict terror upon them.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 2:10 pm to fareplay
Killing randomly and en-mass indiscriminately in an attempt to strike paralyzing fear into the masses is terror. That is very much out of the norm of the vast majority of murders and very different.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 2:11 pm to fareplay
ter·ror·ism
'ter??riz?m/Submit
noun
the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
'ter??riz?m/Submit
noun
the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 2:12 pm to fareplay
Ratings
Posted on 3/22/17 at 2:13 pm to fareplay
Terror attack - perpetuated by a nonstate actor against either the state, or civilians, in an attempt to sway the opinion of the public in regards to a political or ideological motif.
Non-terror attack-
Perpetuated by the state (no longer terrorist act, as terrorist are not state actors), perpetuated by civilians against other civilians for personal reasons/gains.
Basically, the difference is who is doing the attacking, what the target is, and what the motivation behind the attack is.
Non-terror attack-
Perpetuated by the state (no longer terrorist act, as terrorist are not state actors), perpetuated by civilians against other civilians for personal reasons/gains.
Basically, the difference is who is doing the attacking, what the target is, and what the motivation behind the attack is.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 2:24 pm to fareplay
I assume you are anti-hate-crime laws. I am, as they are against the First Amendment and seek to punish bad thoughts.
Also, apart from any legal implications, we look at motive in an effort to understand why someone did something and to help bring them to justice and to try to prevent it from happening again. While "terror" may be overused, it isn't the meaningless term you are making it out to be.
Also, apart from any legal implications, we look at motive in an effort to understand why someone did something and to help bring them to justice and to try to prevent it from happening again. While "terror" may be overused, it isn't the meaningless term you are making it out to be.
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