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It is not terrorism it was a guy named Joe Stack from Austin. The founder of a software business. Apparently he was ticked off at the IRS for interfering with h
by Scott_MacGregor 17y ago
It is not terrorism it was a guy named Joe Stack from Austin. The founder of a software business. Apparently he was ticked off at the IRS for interfering with his business.
He founded his company in California but moved to Austin to take advantage of the growing high tech industry in Texas.
Here is a copy of his online posting just before he did this:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2010/0218102stack1.html http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2010/0218102stack...
Austin is so nice and crime free something like this is crazy.
- trapspam 17y agoif the guy's name was Mohammed instead of Joe... think people would say, 'awww, that's just a patriotic guy standing up for his right to not pay taxes'?
- noelchurchill 17y agoAccording to the FBI terrorism is: "Domestic terrorism refers to activities that involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any state; appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; to influence the policy of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States." Flying a plane into the IRS building would certainly fall into that definition. Link: http://www.fbi.gov/publications/terror/terror2000_2001.htm http://www.fbi.gov/publications/terror/terror2000_2001.htm
- csbrooks 17y agoDoes it matter what his name was, or where he's from? This sure seems like an act of terrorism to me.