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>converted his friend Reza Niknejad to a radicalized form of Islam Honestly asking: Is that any different than spreading any other idea or creed? Seems like t
by MichaelGG 11y ago
>converted his friend Reza Niknejad to a radicalized form of Islam
Honestly asking: Is that any different than spreading any other idea or creed?
Seems like the only proper defense we have as a society is to teach children thinking skills so they aren't easily swayed by poor ideas. Otherwise we encroach on others' freedom of expression.
- tptacek 11y agoConverting friends to radicalized Islam is not and should not be a crime. It's the whole pattern of facts that makes this person's intent and effect clear. Feeding ISIS actual people is material support in the clearest, truest sense.
- smokeyj 11y ago> Feeding ISIS actual people is material support in the clearest, truest sense. To be honest, I have no idea what "material support" means. Google defines it as "In American law, providing material support for terrorism is a crime". Could you shed some light on this unholy circular reference?
- tptacek 11y agoOf course the actual law defines "material support": the term “material support or resources” means any property, tangible or intangible, or service, including currency or monetary instruments or financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, expert advice or assistance, safehouses, false documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, personnel (1 or more individuals who may be or include oneself), and transportation, except medicine or religious materials; This is not a very fuzzy definition.