If terrorists are that desperate to murder someone, why don't they target this guy?
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ArishMell · 70-79, M
It's justice the victims and society at large need, not revenge, for revenge descends to the attackers' level.
I wonder if we'd be better dropping all reference to "terrorist / terrorism" in law, so that the investigation, charge, trial and sentence are for assault, attempted murder or murder.
Similarly for describing an assault as "hate crime": no, don't separate it, treat it as assault.
In either case the trial will examine motive and show such offences have no excuse, but it may stop the perpetrators and their sympathisers form thinking the crime somehow special, somehow apart from other crimes, because it has a special label.
Marks and Spencers, and many other shops since, twigged this principle years ago with notices that "Thieves Will Be Prosecuted" - not "shop-lifters", thieves.
I wonder if we'd be better dropping all reference to "terrorist / terrorism" in law, so that the investigation, charge, trial and sentence are for assault, attempted murder or murder.
Similarly for describing an assault as "hate crime": no, don't separate it, treat it as assault.
In either case the trial will examine motive and show such offences have no excuse, but it may stop the perpetrators and their sympathisers form thinking the crime somehow special, somehow apart from other crimes, because it has a special label.
Marks and Spencers, and many other shops since, twigged this principle years ago with notices that "Thieves Will Be Prosecuted" - not "shop-lifters", thieves.
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Miram · 31-35, F
@Flipflopgal You answered your own question. They chose the date because of the event and people being in large groups. They cared about that. And it is just one example. In some instances they target specific ethnicities, religions and even political orientations.
And you misunderstood me. I said it is terrorism what happened to the victim. An act of Terror. Not what would be done to the guy doing it.
And you misunderstood me. I said it is terrorism what happened to the victim. An act of Terror. Not what would be done to the guy doing it.
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Topaloosera · 31-35, M
Because they're related.
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Crazychick · 36-40, F
That would be a roaringly splendid idea.