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The definition given might be overreaching a little, but I do believe that you are misreading here. An act that is dangerous to property or infrastructure and
by andrewla 11y ago
The definition given might be overreaching a little, but I do believe that you are misreading here.
An act that is dangerous to property or infrastructure and appears intended to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion. The "by intimidation or coercion" seems to rule out most protests; although protests may result in the damage of property or infrastructure, said damage is most likely not intended to be coercive or intimidating.
- MaysonL 11y agoWell, the Laborer's International Union just got sued under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for an email & voicemail campaign against a company that they felt had unfair labor practices. After the district court threw it out as not applicable, the 6th Circuit appeals court found that there was sufficient cause for a suit.[0] If an email/telephone campaign to protest a company's actions can be called computer fraud or abuse, thinking that a broad definition of terrorism can be applied to protests of various sorts is quite likely. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulte_Homes,_Inc._v._Laborers%27_International_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulte_Homes,_Inc._v._Laborers%...